Permanent Veteran Record
| Branch | Army |
|---|---|
| Rank | Private |
| Conflict / Era | Spanish American War |
| Years of Service | 08/12/1898 |
| Date of Birth | 07/03/1875 |
| Date of Death | 08/12/1898 |
| Hometown | UNKNOWN, OH |
| Burial Location | City Cemetery, Guayama, Puerto Rico; Oakdale |
| Monument Paver | No |
| Source | Ohio Soldiers in the War with Spain, 1898-99; The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War with Spain, 1898-99. 1870 U.S. Federal Census; Union Co. Cem. Rec., Vol. 6, p. 14 | Marysville Tribune (extract), 8/17/1898, p.5, c.4; Marysville Tribune, 8/24/1898; Marysville Tribune, 5/3/1899 |
School: UNKNOWN. military record lists as killed while on out post duty; eye witness account (Marysville Tribune, 8/24/1898) states he was killed by his own guards (believed to have been sleep-walking); buried in City Cemetery, Guayama, Puerto Rico body was disinterred and returned home on the United States funeral ship, Roumania (see Marysville Tribune, 5/3/1899; one of the guards who fired, Harry Maris, was a pall-bearer at Hill's funeral); buried in Oakdale, Sect. B, Row 8 2023 Voice from the Stone Honoree
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