Mr. Hilton was married at Cornwall station, Contra Costa County, California, August 11, 1877, to Miss Alice R. Whitney, daughter of William E. Whitney, a pioneer of '49, who, as a contractor, was engaged in building the Central Pacific railroad. To Mr. and Mrs. Hilton three children have been born, two of whom are living, namely: May S. and Leslie Allan Hilton.
She was Miss Alice Rebecca Whitney, daughter of William E. and Sophia A. (Fales) Whitney their marriage taking place August 11, 1877, at New York Landing. William E. Whitney was born at Thomaston, Maine, where he was also married and there Mrs. Hilton was born and lived till she was eleven years of age, attending the public schools. Mr. Whitney came to California in 1849 and dug gold near the Nevada line, went back to Maine and returned again to California. His family joined him in California on Thanksgiving Day, 1868, sailing via Panama. Mrs. Hilton grew up at New York Landing. now Pittsburg, and attended Mill's Seminary. Mr. Whitney followed railroad building at Pittsburg and farmed 300 acres. He built the first limekiln in Santa Cruz; built the Black Diamond Railway, put in a great deal of piling and built many of the piers and wharves about the bay; became an extensive contractor in building culverts and bridges for the Southern Pacific Railway and became well-to-do. He died at York Landing more than thirty years ago. His wife outlived him and died at the home of Mrs. Hilton in April, 1894, seventy-two years old. The Whitneys. had four children who grew up : William J., well known in Contra Costa County. He died at Pittsburg several years ago ; Frank, died in Contra Costa County; Mary A., is the wife of George South, farmer, at Pittsburg; and Alice Rebecca. Four of the Whitney children died before reaching maturity. Mrs. Hilton's mother, Sophia A. Fales, was born in Thomaston, Maine, was a very intellectual person ; was a school teacher in Maine. Her family were merchants and sea-faring men. The Fales were of English and Scotch origin, and the progenitors had settled in Maine before the Revolution.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hilton went to Kernville, Kern County, where he bought a partnership in a blacksmith shop, which he ran three years, thence went to Bodie, Mono County, and worked in blacksmith shop connected with a gold mine one year and then ran a blacksmith shop of his own about nine years, then Mr. Hilton came to Fresno, November 29, 1888; bought two lots on N Street across the road from the old Church Mill. He built a shop and conducted a general blacksmithing business and gained wide recognition as the manufacturer of the Hilton Wagon.
He made and sold thousands of the Hilton Wagons, locally. He also manufactured buggies and light road wagons, but his principal work was the making of wagons for freighting in the mountains and in the valley, wagons, from for two horses to sixteen horses. He remained actively in business until 1904 when he was taken seriouslv ill and underwent an operation. They have lived at 1544 X Street since April, 1894. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton have two living children : Mary Sophia, wife of W. H. Davis, a raisin grower at Round Mountain, Fresno County, and they have eight children: Frederick Hilton ; Mary June ; Alice Adelia ; Elizabeth Ann ; Walton Leslie ; Shirley Jane; Chester Byron; Earla May; and Leslie Allen, manager of the United States Rubber Company in San Diego. He married Miss Ethel Vandercook. formerly of Fresno, and they have one child : Bettie Jane. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton have watched Fresno grow with great interest. Mrs. Hilton and the children are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Hilton is an Odd Fellow ; is a naturalized American citizen, and in political matters is a Republican.
She was Miss Alice Rebecca Whitney, daughter of William E. and Sophia A. (Fales) Whitney their marriage taking place August 11, 1877, at New York Landing. William E. Whitney was born at Thomaston, Maine, where he was also married and there Mrs. Hilton was born and lived till she was eleven years of age, attending the public schools. Mr. Whitney came to California in 1849 and dug gold near the Nevada line, went back to Maine and returned again to California. His family joined him in California on Thanksgiving Day, 1868, sailing via Panama. Mrs. Hilton grew up at New York Landing. now Pittsburg, and attended Mill's Seminary. Mr. Whitney followed railroad building at Pittsburg and farmed 300 acres. He built the first limekiln in Santa Cruz; built the Black Diamond Railway, put in a great deal of piling and built many of the piers and wharves about the bay; became an extensive contractor in building culverts and bridges for the Southern Pacific Railway and became well-to-do. He died at York Landing more than thirty years ago. His wife outlived him and died at the home of Mrs. Hilton in April, 1894, seventy-two years old. The Whitneys. had four children who grew up : William J., well known in Contra Costa County. He died at Pittsburg several years ago ; Frank, died in Contra Costa County; Mary A., is the wife of George South, farmer, at Pittsburg; and Alice Rebecca. Four of the Whitney children died before reaching maturity. Mrs. Hilton's mother, Sophia A. Fales, was born in Thomaston, Maine, was a very intellectual person ; was a school teacher in Maine. Her family were merchants and sea-faring men. The Fales were of English and Scotch origin, and the progenitors had settled in Maine before the Revolution.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hilton went to Kernville, Kern County, where he bought a partnership in a blacksmith shop, which he ran three years, thence went to Bodie, Mono County, and worked in blacksmith shop connected with a gold mine one year and then ran a blacksmith shop of his own about nine years, then Mr. Hilton came to Fresno, November 29, 1888; bought two lots on N Street across the road from the old Church Mill. He built a shop and conducted a general blacksmithing business and gained wide recognition as the manufacturer of the Hilton Wagon.
He made and sold thousands of the Hilton Wagons, locally. He also manufactured buggies and light road wagons, but his principal work was the making of wagons for freighting in the mountains and in the valley, wagons, from for two horses to sixteen horses. He remained actively in business until 1904 when he was taken seriouslv ill and underwent an operation. They have lived at 1544 X Street since April, 1894. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton have two living children : Mary Sophia, wife of W. H. Davis, a raisin grower at Round Mountain, Fresno County, and they have eight children: Frederick Hilton ; Mary June ; Alice Adelia ; Elizabeth Ann ; Walton Leslie ; Shirley Jane; Chester Byron; Earla May; and Leslie Allen, manager of the United States Rubber Company in San Diego. He married Miss Ethel Vandercook. formerly of Fresno, and they have one child : Bettie Jane. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton have watched Fresno grow with great interest. Mrs. Hilton and the children are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Hilton is an Odd Fellow ; is a naturalized American citizen, and in political matters is a Republican.
Mr. Hilton was married at Cornwall station, Contra Costa County, California, August 11, 1877, to Miss Alice R. Whitney, daughter of William E. Whitney, a pioneer of '49, who, as a contractor, was engaged in building the Central Pacific railroad. To Mr. and Mrs. Hilton three children have been born, two of whom are living, namely: May S. and Leslie Allan Hilton.
She was Miss Alice Rebecca Whitney, daughter of William E. and Sophia A. (Fales) Whitney their marriage taking place August 11, 1877, at New York Landing. William E. Whitney was born at Thomaston, Maine, where he was also married and there Mrs. Hilton was born and lived till she was eleven years of age, attending the public schools. Mr. Whitney came to California in 1849 and dug gold near the Nevada line, went back to Maine and returned again to California. His family joined him in California on Thanksgiving Day, 1868, sailing via Panama. Mrs. Hilton grew up at New York Landing. now Pittsburg, and attended Mill's Seminary. Mr. Whitney followed railroad building at Pittsburg and farmed 300 acres. He built the first limekiln in Santa Cruz; built the Black Diamond Railway, put in a great deal of piling and built many of the piers and wharves about the bay; became an extensive contractor in building culverts and bridges for the Southern Pacific Railway and became well-to-do. He died at York Landing more than thirty years ago. His wife outlived him and died at the home of Mrs. Hilton in April, 1894, seventy-two years old. The Whitneys. had four children who grew up : William J., well known in Contra Costa County. He died at Pittsburg several years ago ; Frank, died in Contra Costa County; Mary A., is the wife of George South, farmer, at Pittsburg; and Alice Rebecca. Four of the Whitney children died before reaching maturity. Mrs. Hilton's mother, Sophia A. Fales, was born in Thomaston, Maine, was a very intellectual person ; was a school teacher in Maine. Her family were merchants and sea-faring men. The Fales were of English and Scotch origin, and the progenitors had settled in Maine before the Revolution.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hilton went to Kernville, Kern County, where he bought a partnership in a blacksmith shop, which he ran three years, thence went to Bodie, Mono County, and worked in blacksmith shop connected with a gold mine one year and then ran a blacksmith shop of his own about nine years, then Mr. Hilton came to Fresno, November 29, 1888; bought two lots on N Street across the road from the old Church Mill. He built a shop and conducted a general blacksmithing business and gained wide recognition as the manufacturer of the Hilton Wagon.
He made and sold thousands of the Hilton Wagons, locally. He also manufactured buggies and light road wagons, but his principal work was the making of wagons for freighting in the mountains and in the valley, wagons, from for two horses to sixteen horses. He remained actively in business until 1904 when he was taken seriouslv ill and underwent an operation. They have lived at 1544 X Street since April, 1894. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton have two living children : Mary Sophia, wife of W. H. Davis, a raisin grower at Round Mountain, Fresno County, and they have eight children: Frederick Hilton ; Mary June ; Alice Adelia ; Elizabeth Ann ; Walton Leslie ; Shirley Jane; Chester Byron; Earla May; and Leslie Allen, manager of the United States Rubber Company in San Diego. He married Miss Ethel Vandercook. formerly of Fresno, and they have one child : Bettie Jane. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton have watched Fresno grow with great interest. Mrs. Hilton and the children are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Hilton is an Odd Fellow ; is a naturalized American citizen, and in political matters is a Republican.
She was Miss Alice Rebecca Whitney, daughter of William E. and Sophia A. (Fales) Whitney their marriage taking place August 11, 1877, at New York Landing. William E. Whitney was born at Thomaston, Maine, where he was also married and there Mrs. Hilton was born and lived till she was eleven years of age, attending the public schools. Mr. Whitney came to California in 1849 and dug gold near the Nevada line, went back to Maine and returned again to California. His family joined him in California on Thanksgiving Day, 1868, sailing via Panama. Mrs. Hilton grew up at New York Landing. now Pittsburg, and attended Mill's Seminary. Mr. Whitney followed railroad building at Pittsburg and farmed 300 acres. He built the first limekiln in Santa Cruz; built the Black Diamond Railway, put in a great deal of piling and built many of the piers and wharves about the bay; became an extensive contractor in building culverts and bridges for the Southern Pacific Railway and became well-to-do. He died at York Landing more than thirty years ago. His wife outlived him and died at the home of Mrs. Hilton in April, 1894, seventy-two years old. The Whitneys. had four children who grew up : William J., well known in Contra Costa County. He died at Pittsburg several years ago ; Frank, died in Contra Costa County; Mary A., is the wife of George South, farmer, at Pittsburg; and Alice Rebecca. Four of the Whitney children died before reaching maturity. Mrs. Hilton's mother, Sophia A. Fales, was born in Thomaston, Maine, was a very intellectual person ; was a school teacher in Maine. Her family were merchants and sea-faring men. The Fales were of English and Scotch origin, and the progenitors had settled in Maine before the Revolution.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hilton went to Kernville, Kern County, where he bought a partnership in a blacksmith shop, which he ran three years, thence went to Bodie, Mono County, and worked in blacksmith shop connected with a gold mine one year and then ran a blacksmith shop of his own about nine years, then Mr. Hilton came to Fresno, November 29, 1888; bought two lots on N Street across the road from the old Church Mill. He built a shop and conducted a general blacksmithing business and gained wide recognition as the manufacturer of the Hilton Wagon.
He made and sold thousands of the Hilton Wagons, locally. He also manufactured buggies and light road wagons, but his principal work was the making of wagons for freighting in the mountains and in the valley, wagons, from for two horses to sixteen horses. He remained actively in business until 1904 when he was taken seriouslv ill and underwent an operation. They have lived at 1544 X Street since April, 1894. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton have two living children : Mary Sophia, wife of W. H. Davis, a raisin grower at Round Mountain, Fresno County, and they have eight children: Frederick Hilton ; Mary June ; Alice Adelia ; Elizabeth Ann ; Walton Leslie ; Shirley Jane; Chester Byron; Earla May; and Leslie Allen, manager of the United States Rubber Company in San Diego. He married Miss Ethel Vandercook. formerly of Fresno, and they have one child : Bettie Jane. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton have watched Fresno grow with great interest. Mrs. Hilton and the children are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Hilton is an Odd Fellow ; is a naturalized American citizen, and in political matters is a Republican.
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