| - | Born January 16, 1818 Died October 6, 1898
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| - | This pioneer of [[Lane County]] was born in Madison county, New York, in [[January 16]], 1818 to Joel Hills (1788) and Mary Polly (maiden name Fox) Hills. As early a date as October, 1847, he took up a claim on the Middle Fork of the [[Willamette River]], where he has since resided. In the historical portion of this work the name of Mr. Hills occurs frequently, while it is to such men of character and force that the world owes such splendid heritages as Lane county and Oregon generally. He married in Iowa, February 19, [[1851]], [[Hills, Sophrona P|Sophrona P. Briggs]], and has seven children, viz: [[Jacoby, Henrietta Hills|Henrietta]], [[Humphrey, Jessie Cornelia Hills|Jessie]], [[Hills, Jasper B|Jasper B.]], [[Hills, John Amos|John A.]], [[Hills, Phillip Sheridan|Sheridan P.]], [[Hills, Joel Samuel|Joel S.]], and [[Hills, Elijah C|Ellijah]].
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| - | "Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon." Portland, Oregon: A. G. Walling, publisher, [[1884]]. pg. 490.
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| - | One daughter is not listed within the article, [[Powers, Mary Susannah Hills|Mary Susannah Powers]] was born on [[April 3]] [[1852]] in [[Jasper]], Lane County, Oregon. She died [[January 25]] in [[1929]] in Jasper, Oregon. She married Thaddeus P. Powers on 21 Nov 1868 in , Lane, Oregon.
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