W. A. HILL
W. A. Hill is a native of Lake county, Indiana, born July 1, 1844. He is a son of William and Caroline Hill, of Ohio, who were the parents of six sons and two daughters. They are still living in Lake county, Indiana. W. A. Hill was brought up on a farm, and received a common school education. In 1864 he enlisted in the one hundred day service, in the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He afterwards enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Illinois Infantry, and served until the close of the war. In 1865 he came to Cass county, and located on section 31, Cass township, where he engaged in farming until the spring of 1882. At that date he came to Griswold, and embarked in the grocery business. In 1883 he sold out, and in March, 1884, purchased the livery business of which he is now proprietor, in connection with O. L. Brockway. He also deals in coal, stock and ice. In the fall of 1868 Mr. Hill was married to Mary A. Wright, of Noble county, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Hill have had four children, only one of whom is now living--Ina M. Mr. Hill is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is now holding the office of N. G. He is one of the leading business men of the county. His father was born in Connecticut, and his mother in Ohio.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 825-826.
