Person Sheet


Name Roscoe R. HILTON
Father George HILTON (1852-)
Mother Mary HOUGHTON
Spouses
Unmarried
Notes for Roscoe R. HILTON
According to Lewis Parker Abell,
"Left an orphan at 12 years of age and lived with relatives for
several years in the Albany-Schenectady, N.Y. district and later
entered employ of the American Bridge Company following their
construction work in various parts of the world. When the U.S.
entered the World War he enlisted in the Navy as a special mechanic
attached to the Naval High Powered Radio Unit in July 1917 and
promoted to Chief of the same unit attached to Naval And Marine high
powered battery of 14" railroad guns in Sept. 1917 and served in
active duty on the Western Front until the Armistice and received
final discharge in Feb. 1919.
Mr. Hilton was ready to settle down in 1921, married and
established The Hilton Company in Aurora, Ind., wholesale & retail
dealers in paints, wall-papers, shades, radios, etc. (No children
mentioned in 1928)"
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