HILTON, GEORGE O.

HILTON, LUCE, HUBBELL

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/19/2019 at 14:50:54

Keokuk City
(P.O. Keokuk)

HILTON, GEORGE O., proprietor of Mississippi Valley Nursery ; residence and nursery on Des Moines avenue ; Mr. Hilton was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1828; in 1853, he engaged in the nursery and fruit-growing business with Charles Hubbell ; the partnership was dissolved on Mr. Hubbell's departure for California ; the business is now carried on by Mr. Hilton quite extensively. Mr. Hilton married Miss Mary E. Luce, in Oberlin, Ohio ; she was born Buffalo, N. Y.; they have five children—George F., Frank E., Robert A., Libbie M. and Birdie. Mr. Hilton and family are members of the Baptist Church ; Republican.

Source: BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY
HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY IOWA
CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY, 1879

Transcription typed/proofed as article was originally published in 1879