(2) Hiller by his second wife, Mary (Townsend) Hiller, was born in the town of Carroll, Chautauqua county, New York, June 16,
1870. He was educated in the schools of
Frewsburg, to which village his parents removed when he was six years of age. In
1893 he began the study of telegraphy as an
apprentice in the Frewsburg office. So well
did he master the art that in 1896 he was
appointed ticket agent and operator at Irving-
ton, Pennsylvania, on the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburg railroad. He remained there until May 1, 1899, when his
health compelled him to resign and take a
long rest. In about two years he was again
in good health, and on July i, 1901, he entered the employ of the Jamestown, Chautauqua & Lake Erie Railroad Company as relief agent, remaining until March, 1902, when he went to the Chautauqua station, and in
June of the same year was appointed agent
at Westfield. On April 29, 1903, he was ap-
pointed station agent and operator at Frews-
burg, where he yet remains (1912). He has
been a member of Frewsburg Lodge, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, since July 1,
1903, has passed all the chairs and is one of
the trustees. He belongs to the Order of
Railway Telegraphers, being affiliated with
Lake Shore Division, No. 29.. He is a Republican in politics.
He married, in Warren county, Pennsyl-
vania, December 17, 1896, Cora Edith LEARN,
born September, 1870, educated in the Russell
schools and a member of the United Brethren
church. She is a daughter of Jacob and Sa-
rah (Northrop) Learn. Children: i. May
Edith, born in Irvington, Pennsylvania, July
16, 1898. 2. Maurice Lucien, born in Frews-
burg, New York, March 15, 1908. This family resides in Frewsburg, where Mr. Hiller
erected a residence on Front street, in 1906.
Hiller Cora E.1870 Dec 27 1940
(2) Hiller by his second wife, Mary (Townsend) Hiller, was born in the town of Carroll, Chautauqua county, New York, June 16,
1870. He was educated in the schools of
Frewsburg, to which village his parents removed when he was six years of age. In
1893 he began the study of telegraphy as an
apprentice in the Frewsburg office. So well
did he master the art that in 1896 he was
appointed ticket agent and operator at Irving-
ton, Pennsylvania, on the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburg railroad. He remained there until May 1, 1899, when his
health compelled him to resign and take a
long rest. In about two years he was again
in good health, and on July i, 1901, he entered the employ of the Jamestown, Chautauqua & Lake Erie Railroad Company as relief agent, remaining until March, 1902, when he went to the Chautauqua station, and in
June of the same year was appointed agent
at Westfield. On April 29, 1903, he was ap-
pointed station agent and operator at Frews-
burg, where he yet remains (1912). He has
been a member of Frewsburg Lodge, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, since July 1,
1903, has passed all the chairs and is one of
the trustees. He belongs to the Order of
Railway Telegraphers, being affiliated with
Lake Shore Division, No. 29.. He is a Republican in politics.
He married, in Warren county, Pennsyl-
vania, December 17, 1896, Cora Edith LEARN,
born September, 1870, educated in the Russell
schools and a member of the United Brethren
church. She is a daughter of Jacob and Sa-
rah (Northrop) Learn. Children: i. May
Edith, born in Irvington, Pennsylvania, July
16, 1898. 2. Maurice Lucien, born in Frews-
burg, New York, March 15, 1908. This family resides in Frewsburg, where Mr. Hiller
erected a residence on Front street, in 1906.
Hiller Cora E.1870 Dec 27 1940
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