History of Lee County, Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

420 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY
township and this property he has since operated, adding to it
from time to time until his holdings comprise today eight hundred
and twelve acres. Mr. Hill specializes in dairying, keeping
a line herd of fifty milch cows, and he has also about thirty head
of young cattle. His general farming and stock-raising interests
are extensive and important, and his success in their conduct
places him in the front ranks of progressive agriculturists of his
locality.
Mr. Hill married Miss Lottie Miller, a daughter of Samuel and
Mary Miller, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Illinois in the
early '60s, locating on a farm in Lee county, where both passed
away. Mr. and Mrs. Hill have become the parents of four children:
Samuel J. and Lester, at home; Frederick, deceased, and
Lee, at home. Mr. Hill gives his political allegiance to the democratic
party and is now serving in a capable and progressive way
as school trustee. He is one of Lee county's most energetic and
enterprising native sons, and he enjoys in full measure the con-
fidence and good-will of those with whom he has been brought in
contact.
FRANK K. EMMONS.
F'rank K. Emmons, specializing in the breeding and raising
of high-grade stock upon a farm of two hundred acres on sections
2 and 3, May township, was born in Lee county, June 12, 1873.
He is a son of Abe and Mary (Hall) Emmons, the former of
whom came to this part of Illinois from Kendall county about the
year 1870 and settled iqion a farm about half a mile from the
property upon which his son now resides. He is now living
retired with the subject of this review. The family is of English
origin and of old American establishment, the first representative
in this country having settled in New Jersey in the early part of
the seventeenth century.
Frank K. Emmons acquired his education in private schools
in Amboy and Dixon Normal College, later taking a course in a
business college at Amboy. After laying aside his books he
assisted with the operation of the home farm for some time. In
1895 he made his first purchase of land but after a few years sold
this and bought the property which he now owns. He has two
hundred acres on sections 2 and 3, May township, and concen-