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About
Title
WPL-977
Creator
Wichita Public Library Collection
Subject
Real Estate Agent; St. Jon's Episcopal Church; Lay Preacher; Famous Wichitans; Wichita; Sedgwick County; Kansas
Description
- John Price Hilton was born in May 1831 in Sevenoaks District, Kent, England. He married Frances Sybil Hurnall in 1854 in Surrey, England. They immigrated to United States where he settled as a farmer in Randol. Missouri.
- John settled in Wichita by 1870 as a real estate agent. In 1873, he assisted in establishing the St. John’s Episcopal Church. In absence of an ordained minister, he conducted the services as a deacon/lay preacher.
- Losing his wife in 1874 John moved to California before passing away in August 1894 in Hot Springs County, Arkansas. Six children are known to born to this union.
Date
2024-01-26
Type
TIFF
Identifier
WPL-977
Rights
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