BIO: Isaac HILLER's Sons, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, 371-372.
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  ISAAC HILLER'S SONS, conducting a general harness store at Houtzdale, 
established this plant in this borough, in 1883, coming from Luthersburg, 
Clearfield county, where Isaac Hiller has been in business for fourteen years 
previously.
  Isaac Hiller was born September 4, 1832, at Krebstein, Wurtemberg, Germany, 
and when eighteen years of age accompanied his two brothers to America.  He 
learned the harness-making trade at Pittsburg and lived there for nine years, 
and then moved to Glen Hope, in Clearfield county, and eighteen months later 
to Luthersburg.  His death occurred at Houtzdale, February 9, 1904, and his 
burial was in Brisbin cemetery.  Isaac Hiller has one brother living, Martin 
Hiller, residing at Marion, O.
  On November 4, 1859, Isaac Hiller was married to Miss Charlotte Clara 
Burket, who was born in 1840, in Doerzbach, Germany, and was seventeen years 
old when she came to America and lived at Marion, O., and at Pittsburg and 
also at Tyrone, Pa., where her brother resided.  One of her brothers, 
Christian, now lives at Altoona.  Mr. and Mrs. Hiller were members of the 
Lutheran church.  They had the following children born to them:  Mary A., who 
was born August 21, 1860, died at the age of twenty-nine years; Charles 
Frederick, who was born January 9, 1862, at Tyrone, died young; Henry 
William, who was born July 14, 1864, died in infancy.  Christian Louis, who 
was born July 26, 1866, died in infancy; William Henry, who was born June 20, 
1868, died at the age of fourteen years; Frederick John, who was born 
February 13, 1872, at Luthersburg, is agent for the Philipsburg and 
Susquehanna Railroad at Houtzdale, and is also a member of the firm of Isaac 
Hiller's Sons, married Margaret Conrad, and they have two children - David 
and Margaret Elizabeth; Edward Herman, who was born October 7, 1875, at 
Luthersburg, is employed in the First National Bank at Houtzdale; George 
Albert, who was born March 29, 1879, resides at Ramey, Pa.; and Philip 
Ernest, who was born August 4, 1881, is manager of the business of Isaac 
Hiller's Sons.  He is also a member of the Houtzdale Fire Company.  The 
Hillers are all Republicans in politics, and Edward H. has served several 
terms as borough auditor.  They are all representative business men and 
thoroughly respected citizens.  They are members and liberal supporters of 
the Lutheran church.