Harry Martin Hill was born Apr 30, 1878 in Milton, PA. He was the youngest of seven children of Seth Comly Hill and Rachel Angeny. As a child, he lived on the Heinen farm, where his father worked as manager of the farm and dairy of William Heinen. He attended the Heinen's Addition school at 397-399 Park Avenue, then the Milton High School on Center St., graduating in 1897. On May 21, 1898, he married Mary Louisa Cadwallader, daughter of Albert Cadwallader and Annie Louisa Supplee. He enlisted in the military May 7, 1898 for service in the Spanish American War, and was discharged on Oct 12 1898. He lived at 36 Stanton Ave. from 1898 to 1911, then at 740 N. Front street until his death. He and Mary were the parents of seven children. He worked as a warehouse clerk at Reid Tobacco Co. from appromimately 1898 to 1915, then went to work at Milton Mfg. (shell plant) for about 3 years during WWI. After the war, he worked for Shipper's Car Line until retirement. He took a part-time job as custodian at Lincoln St. School during retirement. Harry died on Sep 29, 1951, and was buried in the Upper Cemetery in Milton, PA. He fell and broke his hip while descending the stairs at his home. His son, Laurence, took him to Geisinger Hospital in Danville, where he was treated. He was later moved to a Veteran's Hospital in Lebanon, PA, where he died from a blood clot resulting from the surgery to put a pin in his hip.
