COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
Record
Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Frank Hill
Collection Name:
WPA Collection
Collection Number:
WPA Bio 1983
Item Description:
Hill, Frank - Biographical information for Frank E. Hill; "Interview wiwth Pioneers", no published source, n.d.
Date:
Undated
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born: Mar. 9, 1860, on Statten Island (N. Y.)
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sage chicken hunter
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witness to Joel J. Hurt shooting William Milne in front of Grand Central Hotel
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lived in Salt Creek oil field (1911)
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relocated in ranch home near Casper on the bank of Platte River
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moved home into Casper (Natrona Co., Wyo.)
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died: Jan. 5, 1951 (age: 90) at Casper
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buried: Highland Cemeter (Plot Blk 81, Lot 7, Grave 3 - Memorial ID: 51183960) at Casper
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arrived Wyoming (1886)
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Hill, Mrs. Bridget Belle Martin. (wife, born: Mar. 27, 1864 [or 1860], at Joliet, Ill. - married: May 12, 1886, at Fremont, Neb. - died: May 16, 1951 (age: 87) - buried: Highland Cemetery at Casper, Wyo.)
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one child: Monty F. Hill (born: May 5, 1895 - died: Mar. 12, 1929)
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located in Casper (Natrona Co. - 54 yrs.)
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Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad employee (1886 - 1898) - helped build Platte River Bridge
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oil industry business worker - Richards' and Cunninghams' General Store (Casper, Natrona Co.) - trash man
Type:
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