DEATH OF ALDERMAN F. HILLJE
Our community was overshadowed with gloom last Sunday by the death of Alderman Frederick Hillje, which occurred at 2:15 p.m. that day at his residence in Weimar. He had been in feeble health for several months, but the immediate cause of his death was bilious fever, which attacked him about a week before his death. Prior to this bilious attack he was up and about and constantly energetic at his business, and many of his acquaintances did not know that his health was in the least feeble. Last Saturday it became generally known that he was quite sick, and Sunday morning the news spread rapidly that he was in a dying condition, and many a kind and anxious inquiry was made about him by his numerous friends til the end came.
He was buried in the Weimar Odd Fellows' cemetery last Monday evening at 5 o'clock by the United Workmen and Hermann's Sons, to both of which orders he belonged. The funeral procession was perhaps the longest one ever known at Weimar.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elise Hillje, whom he married in 1903; one brother, John G. Hillje of San Antonio; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Becker of Burlington, Mrs. Helen Fehrenkamp of Frelsburg, Miss Minnie Lauterbach of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. Louis Schilab of Schulenburg; two step-sons, E. E. Hillje and George Hillje, and one step-daughter, Mrs. J. F. Howard, all of San Antonio, besides many other relatives and friends.
He was familiarly known among his German friends as "Fritz."
He was born at Frelsburg, this county, Sept. 13th, 1854, of German parentage. In his childhood his parents moved to High Hill, Fayette county,where he grew to manhood and where his father was engaged in the gin and mill business. There he married Miss Elise Herder, sister of our townsman, Mr. George Herder, and also to Mrs. Adolf Richter of this place.
About eighteen years ago he and his devoted wife moved from High Hill to Weimar, where they permanently settled, and where he, without a dollar, in partnership with his brother Louis established on a small scale the Weimar oil mills, now so prominent, and from which have sprung as branches the oil works at San Antonio and the Hallettsville oil mills, in all of which he is a partner with his brother Louis. Though poor indeed in purse when he came to Weimar about eighteen years ago, he was a successful business manager, and at the time of his death he was in independent financial circumstances, having accumulated all of his possessions by honest effort and good management. He was one of the most enterprising spirits in Weimar, and will be sadly missed in all efforts in public improvements. Honesty and promptness in fulfilling an obligation strongly marked his character. He was generous, too, and truly and practically charitable. Perhaps he aided more poor people in a charitable way than any other man in Weimar, and so far from making any display of this, even his most intimate friends scarcely knew of it. He was a man of superior intelligence, as well as integrity. On account of these characteristics he was importuned almost against his will to be one of the aldermen of this city, was re-elected time and again, and was alderman and city clerk at the time of his death. As city clerk it was almost impossible for him to have had a superior. He was a man of few words, and when he spoke his utterance was strictly to the point and as brief as possible.
It seemed hard for a man so useful, not yet 42 years old, to be summoned to die and forever leave his family, his friends, his countrymen; but, we must meekly bow in submission to the will of the Creator.
Mr. Hillje's picture stands at the head of this article, and his image is also stamped upon the hearts of those who knew him
Weimar Mercury, July 11, 1896
Our community was overshadowed with gloom last Sunday by the death of Alderman Frederick Hillje, which occurred at 2:15 p.m. that day at his residence in Weimar. He had been in feeble health for several months, but the immediate cause of his death was bilious fever, which attacked him about a week before his death. Prior to this bilious attack he was up and about and constantly energetic at his business, and many of his acquaintances did not know that his health was in the least feeble. Last Saturday it became generally known that he was quite sick, and Sunday morning the news spread rapidly that he was in a dying condition, and many a kind and anxious inquiry was made about him by his numerous friends til the end came.
He was buried in the Weimar Odd Fellows' cemetery last Monday evening at 5 o'clock by the United Workmen and Hermann's Sons, to both of which orders he belonged. The funeral procession was perhaps the longest one ever known at Weimar.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elise Hillje, whom he married in 1903; one brother, John G. Hillje of San Antonio; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Becker of Burlington, Mrs. Helen Fehrenkamp of Frelsburg, Miss Minnie Lauterbach of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. Louis Schilab of Schulenburg; two step-sons, E. E. Hillje and George Hillje, and one step-daughter, Mrs. J. F. Howard, all of San Antonio, besides many other relatives and friends.
He was familiarly known among his German friends as "Fritz."
He was born at Frelsburg, this county, Sept. 13th, 1854, of German parentage. In his childhood his parents moved to High Hill, Fayette county,where he grew to manhood and where his father was engaged in the gin and mill business. There he married Miss Elise Herder, sister of our townsman, Mr. George Herder, and also to Mrs. Adolf Richter of this place.
About eighteen years ago he and his devoted wife moved from High Hill to Weimar, where they permanently settled, and where he, without a dollar, in partnership with his brother Louis established on a small scale the Weimar oil mills, now so prominent, and from which have sprung as branches the oil works at San Antonio and the Hallettsville oil mills, in all of which he is a partner with his brother Louis. Though poor indeed in purse when he came to Weimar about eighteen years ago, he was a successful business manager, and at the time of his death he was in independent financial circumstances, having accumulated all of his possessions by honest effort and good management. He was one of the most enterprising spirits in Weimar, and will be sadly missed in all efforts in public improvements. Honesty and promptness in fulfilling an obligation strongly marked his character. He was generous, too, and truly and practically charitable. Perhaps he aided more poor people in a charitable way than any other man in Weimar, and so far from making any display of this, even his most intimate friends scarcely knew of it. He was a man of superior intelligence, as well as integrity. On account of these characteristics he was importuned almost against his will to be one of the aldermen of this city, was re-elected time and again, and was alderman and city clerk at the time of his death. As city clerk it was almost impossible for him to have had a superior. He was a man of few words, and when he spoke his utterance was strictly to the point and as brief as possible.
It seemed hard for a man so useful, not yet 42 years old, to be summoned to die and forever leave his family, his friends, his countrymen; but, we must meekly bow in submission to the will of the Creator.
Mr. Hillje's picture stands at the head of this article, and his image is also stamped upon the hearts of those who knew him
Weimar Mercury, July 11, 1896
DEATH OF ALDERMAN F. HILLJE
Our community was overshadowed with gloom last Sunday by the death of Alderman Frederick Hillje, which occurred at 2:15 p.m. that day at his residence in Weimar. He had been in feeble health for several months, but the immediate cause of his death was bilious fever, which attacked him about a week before his death. Prior to this bilious attack he was up and about and constantly energetic at his business, and many of his acquaintances did not know that his health was in the least feeble. Last Saturday it became generally known that he was quite sick, and Sunday morning the news spread rapidly that he was in a dying condition, and many a kind and anxious inquiry was made about him by his numerous friends til the end came.
He was buried in the Weimar Odd Fellows' cemetery last Monday evening at 5 o'clock by the United Workmen and Hermann's Sons, to both of which orders he belonged. The funeral procession was perhaps the longest one ever known at Weimar.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elise Hillje, whom he married in 1903; one brother, John G. Hillje of San Antonio; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Becker of Burlington, Mrs. Helen Fehrenkamp of Frelsburg, Miss Minnie Lauterbach of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. Louis Schilab of Schulenburg; two step-sons, E. E. Hillje and George Hillje, and one step-daughter, Mrs. J. F. Howard, all of San Antonio, besides many other relatives and friends.
He was familiarly known among his German friends as "Fritz."
He was born at Frelsburg, this county, Sept. 13th, 1854, of German parentage. In his childhood his parents moved to High Hill, Fayette county,where he grew to manhood and where his father was engaged in the gin and mill business. There he married Miss Elise Herder, sister of our townsman, Mr. George Herder, and also to Mrs. Adolf Richter of this place.
About eighteen years ago he and his devoted wife moved from High Hill to Weimar, where they permanently settled, and where he, without a dollar, in partnership with his brother Louis established on a small scale the Weimar oil mills, now so prominent, and from which have sprung as branches the oil works at San Antonio and the Hallettsville oil mills, in all of which he is a partner with his brother Louis. Though poor indeed in purse when he came to Weimar about eighteen years ago, he was a successful business manager, and at the time of his death he was in independent financial circumstances, having accumulated all of his possessions by honest effort and good management. He was one of the most enterprising spirits in Weimar, and will be sadly missed in all efforts in public improvements. Honesty and promptness in fulfilling an obligation strongly marked his character. He was generous, too, and truly and practically charitable. Perhaps he aided more poor people in a charitable way than any other man in Weimar, and so far from making any display of this, even his most intimate friends scarcely knew of it. He was a man of superior intelligence, as well as integrity. On account of these characteristics he was importuned almost against his will to be one of the aldermen of this city, was re-elected time and again, and was alderman and city clerk at the time of his death. As city clerk it was almost impossible for him to have had a superior. He was a man of few words, and when he spoke his utterance was strictly to the point and as brief as possible.
It seemed hard for a man so useful, not yet 42 years old, to be summoned to die and forever leave his family, his friends, his countrymen; but, we must meekly bow in submission to the will of the Creator.
Mr. Hillje's picture stands at the head of this article, and his image is also stamped upon the hearts of those who knew him
Weimar Mercury, July 11, 1896
Our community was overshadowed with gloom last Sunday by the death of Alderman Frederick Hillje, which occurred at 2:15 p.m. that day at his residence in Weimar. He had been in feeble health for several months, but the immediate cause of his death was bilious fever, which attacked him about a week before his death. Prior to this bilious attack he was up and about and constantly energetic at his business, and many of his acquaintances did not know that his health was in the least feeble. Last Saturday it became generally known that he was quite sick, and Sunday morning the news spread rapidly that he was in a dying condition, and many a kind and anxious inquiry was made about him by his numerous friends til the end came.
He was buried in the Weimar Odd Fellows' cemetery last Monday evening at 5 o'clock by the United Workmen and Hermann's Sons, to both of which orders he belonged. The funeral procession was perhaps the longest one ever known at Weimar.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elise Hillje, whom he married in 1903; one brother, John G. Hillje of San Antonio; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Becker of Burlington, Mrs. Helen Fehrenkamp of Frelsburg, Miss Minnie Lauterbach of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. Louis Schilab of Schulenburg; two step-sons, E. E. Hillje and George Hillje, and one step-daughter, Mrs. J. F. Howard, all of San Antonio, besides many other relatives and friends.
He was familiarly known among his German friends as "Fritz."
He was born at Frelsburg, this county, Sept. 13th, 1854, of German parentage. In his childhood his parents moved to High Hill, Fayette county,where he grew to manhood and where his father was engaged in the gin and mill business. There he married Miss Elise Herder, sister of our townsman, Mr. George Herder, and also to Mrs. Adolf Richter of this place.
About eighteen years ago he and his devoted wife moved from High Hill to Weimar, where they permanently settled, and where he, without a dollar, in partnership with his brother Louis established on a small scale the Weimar oil mills, now so prominent, and from which have sprung as branches the oil works at San Antonio and the Hallettsville oil mills, in all of which he is a partner with his brother Louis. Though poor indeed in purse when he came to Weimar about eighteen years ago, he was a successful business manager, and at the time of his death he was in independent financial circumstances, having accumulated all of his possessions by honest effort and good management. He was one of the most enterprising spirits in Weimar, and will be sadly missed in all efforts in public improvements. Honesty and promptness in fulfilling an obligation strongly marked his character. He was generous, too, and truly and practically charitable. Perhaps he aided more poor people in a charitable way than any other man in Weimar, and so far from making any display of this, even his most intimate friends scarcely knew of it. He was a man of superior intelligence, as well as integrity. On account of these characteristics he was importuned almost against his will to be one of the aldermen of this city, was re-elected time and again, and was alderman and city clerk at the time of his death. As city clerk it was almost impossible for him to have had a superior. He was a man of few words, and when he spoke his utterance was strictly to the point and as brief as possible.
It seemed hard for a man so useful, not yet 42 years old, to be summoned to die and forever leave his family, his friends, his countrymen; but, we must meekly bow in submission to the will of the Creator.
Mr. Hillje's picture stands at the head of this article, and his image is also stamped upon the hearts of those who knew him
Weimar Mercury, July 11, 1896
Family Members
Siblings
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
