HISTORY OF MOWER COUNTY, 1911
Benjamin Hilker, a veteran of the Civil war, now deceased, and for many years a well-liked resident of Austin, was born in Preston, Ontario, November 22, 1843, and as a boy moved with his parents to Fort Elgin, Ontario, where he grew to manhood.
He was married there January 22, 1869, to Abigail Detwiler, daughter of John R. Detwiler. Mr. and Mrs. Hilker came west in 1873, and settled in Lansing, where they lived on a farm for twelve years.
In 1885 they moved to Austin, where the family has since resided. For three years Mr. Hilker was in the meat business with Fiehn & McMann. Later he worked at the trade of mason and house mover.
During the Civil war, while at work in the Michigan woods, he enlisted at Flint, Mich., in Co. I, 30th Mich. Vol. Inf., in 1864, serving until the close of the war. He died September 10, 1905.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilker had five children: Mrs. Dell Roberts, John Hilker, Mrs. Eugene Fairbanks, Albert Hilker and Mrs. Charles Pitcher.
Abigail Detwiler Hilker, widow of Benjamin Hilker, now makes her home at 400 Water street, Austin. She was born in Roseville, Ontario, Canada, and is the daughter of John R. and Nancy (Dodge) Detwiler, the former a hotel keeper in Canada. John R. Detwiler and his father were both from Pennsylvania, and of Dutch (Holland) ancestry, the latter for many years conducting a grist mill on the Schuylkill river in that state.
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Mower County Transcript
September 13, 1905 Page 3, Column 3
HILKER
At his home on Water Street, Sunday evening, September 10, 1905, of Bright's disease, Benjamin Hilker, age, 61 years. He was born in Preston, Ontario, November 22, 1843 and when a boy moved with his folks to Port Elgin, Ontario, where he grew up. He was married there January 29, 1869, to Miss Abigail Detwiler. After living there several years they moved in 1873 to Lansing, in this county where they lived on a farm for 12 years. In 1885 they moved to Austin where the family has since resided. He was in the meat market with Flehn and McMann for three years and later worked at the trade of mason and house mover.
Six years ago he took a trip to the Klondike. He has been failing for the past two years. During the civil war, while at work in the Michigan woods as a logger, he enlisted at Flint, Michigan in Company I, 30th Michigan Voluntary Infantry in 1864 and served until the close of the war. He was a member of the G.A.R. In 1870 he was converted and baptized in Lake Huron, uniting with the United Brethren church. He was an upright citizen and his decease makes a vacancy in the home which brings especial sorrow. The widow and five children survive: Mrs. Dell Roberts, Lyle Township, John Hilker, Canby, Minnesota, Mrs. Eugene Fairbanks, Caledonia, Minnesota, Albert Hilker and Mrs. Charles Pitcher, Austin. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. C.D. Belden, will be held at the residence at two o'clock, this Wednesday afternoon. Interment in Oakwood.
Provided by Dorothy Kunz
Benjamin Hilker, a veteran of the Civil war, now deceased, and for many years a well-liked resident of Austin, was born in Preston, Ontario, November 22, 1843, and as a boy moved with his parents to Fort Elgin, Ontario, where he grew to manhood.
He was married there January 22, 1869, to Abigail Detwiler, daughter of John R. Detwiler. Mr. and Mrs. Hilker came west in 1873, and settled in Lansing, where they lived on a farm for twelve years.
In 1885 they moved to Austin, where the family has since resided. For three years Mr. Hilker was in the meat business with Fiehn & McMann. Later he worked at the trade of mason and house mover.
During the Civil war, while at work in the Michigan woods, he enlisted at Flint, Mich., in Co. I, 30th Mich. Vol. Inf., in 1864, serving until the close of the war. He died September 10, 1905.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilker had five children: Mrs. Dell Roberts, John Hilker, Mrs. Eugene Fairbanks, Albert Hilker and Mrs. Charles Pitcher.
Abigail Detwiler Hilker, widow of Benjamin Hilker, now makes her home at 400 Water street, Austin. She was born in Roseville, Ontario, Canada, and is the daughter of John R. and Nancy (Dodge) Detwiler, the former a hotel keeper in Canada. John R. Detwiler and his father were both from Pennsylvania, and of Dutch (Holland) ancestry, the latter for many years conducting a grist mill on the Schuylkill river in that state.
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Mower County Transcript
September 13, 1905 Page 3, Column 3
HILKER
At his home on Water Street, Sunday evening, September 10, 1905, of Bright's disease, Benjamin Hilker, age, 61 years. He was born in Preston, Ontario, November 22, 1843 and when a boy moved with his folks to Port Elgin, Ontario, where he grew up. He was married there January 29, 1869, to Miss Abigail Detwiler. After living there several years they moved in 1873 to Lansing, in this county where they lived on a farm for 12 years. In 1885 they moved to Austin where the family has since resided. He was in the meat market with Flehn and McMann for three years and later worked at the trade of mason and house mover.
Six years ago he took a trip to the Klondike. He has been failing for the past two years. During the civil war, while at work in the Michigan woods as a logger, he enlisted at Flint, Michigan in Company I, 30th Michigan Voluntary Infantry in 1864 and served until the close of the war. He was a member of the G.A.R. In 1870 he was converted and baptized in Lake Huron, uniting with the United Brethren church. He was an upright citizen and his decease makes a vacancy in the home which brings especial sorrow. The widow and five children survive: Mrs. Dell Roberts, Lyle Township, John Hilker, Canby, Minnesota, Mrs. Eugene Fairbanks, Caledonia, Minnesota, Albert Hilker and Mrs. Charles Pitcher, Austin. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. C.D. Belden, will be held at the residence at two o'clock, this Wednesday afternoon. Interment in Oakwood.
Provided by Dorothy Kunz
HISTORY OF MOWER COUNTY, 1911
Benjamin Hilker, a veteran of the Civil war, now deceased, and for many years a well-liked resident of Austin, was born in Preston, Ontario, November 22, 1843, and as a boy moved with his parents to Fort Elgin, Ontario, where he grew to manhood.
He was married there January 22, 1869, to Abigail Detwiler, daughter of John R. Detwiler. Mr. and Mrs. Hilker came west in 1873, and settled in Lansing, where they lived on a farm for twelve years.
In 1885 they moved to Austin, where the family has since resided. For three years Mr. Hilker was in the meat business with Fiehn & McMann. Later he worked at the trade of mason and house mover.
During the Civil war, while at work in the Michigan woods, he enlisted at Flint, Mich., in Co. I, 30th Mich. Vol. Inf., in 1864, serving until the close of the war. He died September 10, 1905.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilker had five children: Mrs. Dell Roberts, John Hilker, Mrs. Eugene Fairbanks, Albert Hilker and Mrs. Charles Pitcher.
Abigail Detwiler Hilker, widow of Benjamin Hilker, now makes her home at 400 Water street, Austin. She was born in Roseville, Ontario, Canada, and is the daughter of John R. and Nancy (Dodge) Detwiler, the former a hotel keeper in Canada. John R. Detwiler and his father were both from Pennsylvania, and of Dutch (Holland) ancestry, the latter for many years conducting a grist mill on the Schuylkill river in that state.
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Mower County Transcript
September 13, 1905 Page 3, Column 3
HILKER
At his home on Water Street, Sunday evening, September 10, 1905, of Bright's disease, Benjamin Hilker, age, 61 years. He was born in Preston, Ontario, November 22, 1843 and when a boy moved with his folks to Port Elgin, Ontario, where he grew up. He was married there January 29, 1869, to Miss Abigail Detwiler. After living there several years they moved in 1873 to Lansing, in this county where they lived on a farm for 12 years. In 1885 they moved to Austin where the family has since resided. He was in the meat market with Flehn and McMann for three years and later worked at the trade of mason and house mover.
Six years ago he took a trip to the Klondike. He has been failing for the past two years. During the civil war, while at work in the Michigan woods as a logger, he enlisted at Flint, Michigan in Company I, 30th Michigan Voluntary Infantry in 1864 and served until the close of the war. He was a member of the G.A.R. In 1870 he was converted and baptized in Lake Huron, uniting with the United Brethren church. He was an upright citizen and his decease makes a vacancy in the home which brings especial sorrow. The widow and five children survive: Mrs. Dell Roberts, Lyle Township, John Hilker, Canby, Minnesota, Mrs. Eugene Fairbanks, Caledonia, Minnesota, Albert Hilker and Mrs. Charles Pitcher, Austin. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. C.D. Belden, will be held at the residence at two o'clock, this Wednesday afternoon. Interment in Oakwood.
Provided by Dorothy Kunz
Benjamin Hilker, a veteran of the Civil war, now deceased, and for many years a well-liked resident of Austin, was born in Preston, Ontario, November 22, 1843, and as a boy moved with his parents to Fort Elgin, Ontario, where he grew to manhood.
He was married there January 22, 1869, to Abigail Detwiler, daughter of John R. Detwiler. Mr. and Mrs. Hilker came west in 1873, and settled in Lansing, where they lived on a farm for twelve years.
In 1885 they moved to Austin, where the family has since resided. For three years Mr. Hilker was in the meat business with Fiehn & McMann. Later he worked at the trade of mason and house mover.
During the Civil war, while at work in the Michigan woods, he enlisted at Flint, Mich., in Co. I, 30th Mich. Vol. Inf., in 1864, serving until the close of the war. He died September 10, 1905.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilker had five children: Mrs. Dell Roberts, John Hilker, Mrs. Eugene Fairbanks, Albert Hilker and Mrs. Charles Pitcher.
Abigail Detwiler Hilker, widow of Benjamin Hilker, now makes her home at 400 Water street, Austin. She was born in Roseville, Ontario, Canada, and is the daughter of John R. and Nancy (Dodge) Detwiler, the former a hotel keeper in Canada. John R. Detwiler and his father were both from Pennsylvania, and of Dutch (Holland) ancestry, the latter for many years conducting a grist mill on the Schuylkill river in that state.
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Mower County Transcript
September 13, 1905 Page 3, Column 3
HILKER
At his home on Water Street, Sunday evening, September 10, 1905, of Bright's disease, Benjamin Hilker, age, 61 years. He was born in Preston, Ontario, November 22, 1843 and when a boy moved with his folks to Port Elgin, Ontario, where he grew up. He was married there January 29, 1869, to Miss Abigail Detwiler. After living there several years they moved in 1873 to Lansing, in this county where they lived on a farm for 12 years. In 1885 they moved to Austin where the family has since resided. He was in the meat market with Flehn and McMann for three years and later worked at the trade of mason and house mover.
Six years ago he took a trip to the Klondike. He has been failing for the past two years. During the civil war, while at work in the Michigan woods as a logger, he enlisted at Flint, Michigan in Company I, 30th Michigan Voluntary Infantry in 1864 and served until the close of the war. He was a member of the G.A.R. In 1870 he was converted and baptized in Lake Huron, uniting with the United Brethren church. He was an upright citizen and his decease makes a vacancy in the home which brings especial sorrow. The widow and five children survive: Mrs. Dell Roberts, Lyle Township, John Hilker, Canby, Minnesota, Mrs. Eugene Fairbanks, Caledonia, Minnesota, Albert Hilker and Mrs. Charles Pitcher, Austin. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. C.D. Belden, will be held at the residence at two o'clock, this Wednesday afternoon. Interment in Oakwood.
Provided by Dorothy Kunz
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