BIOGRAPHY

J.R. HILLS - OF LE ROY, NY

Hills, J. R., PO Le Roy, NY, was born in Albany, N. Y., December 13, 1830, a son of Rensselaer Hills, a native of Albany also. Mr. Hills married Jennie, daughter of Asel Knapp, of Dutchess County, a man of sterling integrity and a farmer. Mrs. Hills has one daughter, Matie L. Hills Trega. Mr. Hills died July 4, 1883. He was a thorough business man and in the community where he lived was highly esteemed.
Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890