HILL BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== HILL, C. A. - b: 1819 Carroll Co, VA source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 643 residence: Tebo Twp C. A. Hill, wagon maker and blacksmith, was born in Carroll County, Virginia, March 15, 1819, and was a son of William Hill, a Virginian by birth. who also followed that trade. His mother, formerly Hannah Anthony, was a native of Virginia. When C. A. was. twelve years of age his parents moved to Centerville, Wayne, County, Indiana, where he was reared to manhood and received his education, there also learning his trade in the wagon shop of his father. At the age of twenty-two he began to learn the blacksmith trade, following both of these occupations in Indiana until 1865, when he moved to his present location. Here he has since carried on his business. He is a member of the Christian Church, and belongs to the Masonic fraternity. In April, 1845, Mr. Hill was married to Miss Sallie Wilson, a native of Kentucky. They have four children, William, John, George and Sallie M. ==================================================================== HILL, Fred C. - b: 1878 Calhoun, Henry Co, MO source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 410 residence: Calhoun, Henry Co, MO Fred C. Hill. The success of an institution depends almost entirely upon the personality and ability of the executive head. A banking concern depends for its popularity and success upon the personality and ability of the cashier, especially in the smaller cities where the cashier is practically the only individual with whom the patrons are brought into personal contact while transacting business with the bank. The Montrose Savings Bank is a popular, thriving financial concern whose success is due in no small measure to the energy, geniality, progressiveness, and ability of its cashier, Fred C. Hill. Fred C. Hill was born May 15, 1878 in Calhoun, Missouri, and is the son of George and Mary (Ostermeyer) Hill, natives, respectively of Indiana and Illinois. George Hill was born in 1853 and was the son of Christopher A. Hill, a native of Indiana who moved to Henry County, Missouri, in 1865 and made a settlement near Montrose. After a few years' residence in this vicinity he located at Calhoun, Missouri, where George Hill was married and embarked in the smithing business, being thus engaged for a number of years until his recent retirement. He, with his sons conduct a thriving mercantile business in Calhoun, which is one of the most prosperous towns in Henry County. Three sons were born to George and Mary Hill: Charles L. and Walter O., merchants at Calhoun, Missouri; and Fred C., subject of this sketch. Fred C. Hill was educated in the public schools of his native town, his education being supplemented by experience in the usual school which affords a thorough training for a young man who if possessed of ability, can make his own way in the world without an academic education and training. We refer, to the school of experience which requires that a man actually do things worth while. Mr. Hill's training has been such as to eminently fit him for banking. His first experience in banking was as bookkeeper in the Bank of Calhoun, a position which he entered upon in 1898. Two years later he became bookkeeper of the Citizens Bank of Windsor. In January of 1906 he became teller of the Clinton National Bank, a position which he resigned in June, 1906, to become cashier of the Montrose Savings Bank. Mr. Hill was married in October. 1904, to Miss Earl Morrow, of Buffalo, Missouri, a daughter of R. A. Morrow. Two children have been born of this marriage: George Robert Hill, aged ten years; and Mary Ellen Hill, aged five years. The Democratic party has always had the support and allegiance of Mr. Hill. He is affiliated with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of Clinton. Mrs. Hill is interested in religious works and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The Montrose Savings Bank was established in 1895 by R H. Dugan, O. P. Wilson, W. S. Winkler, and others. Mr. O. P. Wilson served as the first cashier of the bank, and was succeeded by W. S. Winkler, who served as cashier until succeeded by the present incumbent, Fred C. Hill. This bank has a capital of $15,000, with a surplus of $15,000 and is in a flourishing and prosperous condition. The undivided profits on hand at this writing (April, 1918) exceed $1,750, all of which has been earned by the bank in due course of business. The bank is owned by twelve individual stockholders who live in Montrose or vicinity. The deposits now exceed $210,000. The officers of the bank are as follows: R. H. Dugan, president; H. Welling, vice-president; Fred C. Hill, cashier; R. H. Dugan, H. Welling, Fred C. Hill, A. J. Mann, Mrs. W. N. Nickell, Joseph DeBold, and W. L. Gurner form the board of directors. ==================================================================== HILL, W. T. - b: 1829 Moniteau Co, MO source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 777 residence: Leesville Twp Dr. W. T. Hill, a native of Moniteau County, Missouri, was born June 3, 1829. His father, Green B. Hill, was originally from Virginia, but went from that state to Kentucky with his parents where he grew to manhood and married Pelina Evans, a Kentuckian by birth. In 1827 he moved to Missouri with his family and was one of the early pioneer settlers of Moniteau (then a part of Cooper) County. Entering land, he improved a farm where he resided till his death in December, 1866. Dr. Hill was reared in the county of his birth on a farm where he received a practical education. He commenced the study of medicine in the spring of 1853 under the instruction of Dr. William U. Smith with whom he remained for two years. He attended lectures at the St. Louis Medical College in the winter of 1853-54. After finishing his studies at this college he commenced the practice of his profession at California in the spring of 1854, continuing it about one year when he came to Henry County, locating at Leesville. He has built up a large and increasing practice and is one of the most successful physicians of this county. Dr. Hill was married in Benton County in May, 1857, to Miss Martha C. Chastain, a daughter of Joseph Chastain. Mrs. Hill is a native of Kentucky but was reared and educated in Benton County. They have a family of five children: Jennie, William O., M. M., Katie and Gertrude. Dr. Hill and wife are members of the Christian Church. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity and has been one of the most active members of his lodge since its organization. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================