Farmer.
Born at Watford, Ontario on 28 April 1857, one of seven children of Joseph Hillis and Maria Taylor, he worked on the family farm until he was 29 years old then he moved to Manitoba and took up a farm in Section 19, Township 11, Range 19 near Brandon where he raised crops and horses. He was active in the Corn Hill Syndicate. He retired from farming in the spring of 1919 and moved to Brandon.
On 12 August 1897, he married Anna Abbey (1860-1950) on his farm and they had one stepchild, Cassie Hillis (wife of George Dennison). He was a member of the Presbyterian church and the Conservative party. He died at his Brandon residence, 149 Fourteenth Street, on 18 November 1933 and was buried in the Zion Cemetery.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Death registration [James Henry Hillis], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Brandon Daily Sun, 18 November 1933, page 5.
Obituary [Mary Ann Abey Hillis], Vancouver Daily Province, 24 January 1950, page 15.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 May 2024
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
