Christopher J. Hiltner
1880 - 1955 (74 years)-
Name Christopher J. Hiltner Birth Nov 1880 Defiance County, Ohio 
[1] Gender Male Census 1910 Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio Census 1920 Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio Census 1930 Van Buren Township, Montgomery County, Ohio Census 1940 Van Buren Township, Montgomery County, Ohio Census 1950 Van Buren Township, Montgomery County, Ohio Occupation farmer [2] Death 29 Jul 1955 Marathon, Monroe County, Florida [1, 3] Burial Sugar Ridge Cemetery, Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio [1, 3] Person ID I14 Hiltner Last Modified 8 Apr 2025
Father John Hiltner, b. 20 Feb 1847, Bavaria St., Germany d. 10 Jun 1928, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio (Age 81 years) Mother Margaret Frisch, b. 10 Sep 1844, Bavaria St., Germany d. 03 Jun 1914, Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio (Age 69 years) Marriage 22 May 1873 Defiance County, Ohio Albums 
Family of John and Margaret (Frisch) Hiltner (16)
Scanned from computer prints from Martha Knaggs.Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Viola Casselman, b. 3 May 1887, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio d. 1943 (Age 55 years) Marriage 28 Nov 1907 Putnam County, Ohio [3] Children 1. Mildred Hiltner, b. 21 Jun 1913, Putnam County, Ohio d. 12 Sep 1976, Sprague River, Klamath County, Oregon (Age 63 years)Family ID F14 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Apr 2023
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Event Map 
Birth - Nov 1880 - Defiance County, Ohio 
Marriage - 28 Nov 1907 - Putnam County, Ohio 
Census - 1910 - Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio Census - 1920 - Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio 
Census - 1930 - Van Buren Township, Montgomery County, Ohio Census - 1940 - Van Buren Township, Montgomery County, Ohio Census - 1950 - Van Buren Township, Montgomery County, Ohio 
Death - 29 Jul 1955 - Marathon, Monroe County, Florida 
Burial - - Sugar Ridge Cemetery, Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Hiltner, Chris and Viola (Casselman) Hiltner, Chris
Documents 
1919 Plat Map NW corner Palmer Township Putnam County
Palmer Township 1919 plat map.
JW Hiltner in northwest corner, CJ Hiltner, and Mary Hiltner. Mary Schafer, BF Schafer.
Mary Hiltner might have been Mary Foltz Hiltner wife of John William Hiltner. Mary's parents Samuel and Margaret Baughman Foltz owned property a bit to the east. Mary Schafer might be Mary Ida Brecht Schafer.
1919 Plat Map Palmer Township Putnam County
Palmer Township 1919 plat map.
JW Hiltner in northwest corner, CJ Hiltner, and Mary Hiltner. Mary Schafer, BF Schafer.
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Notes - LEIPSIC - Chris J. Hiltner, 74, a resident of Leipsic many years, died at 5 p.m. Friday of a heart attack at Marathon, Fla.
Mr. Hiltner and his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Waters, owned and operated the Seaward Motel at Marathon (Monroe County, Florida). He had been in Florida four years. Prior to that he had worked as a construction engineer at Leipsic (Putnam County, Ohio).
Born in Defiance County, he married Vila Castleman Nov. 28, 1907, and she died Dec. 9, 1943. Surviving besides the daughter are two sisters, Mrs. Clara White of Northtown, Pa., and Mrs. Barbara Esfenberger of Florida.
The body will arrive here Monday and be removed to the Purnell Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Methodist Church with the Rev. Ira Benton officiating. Burial will be made in Sugar Ridge Cemetery.
(published in The Lima News, Saturday, July 30, 1955, page 2)
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- LEIPSIC - Chris J. Hiltner, 74, a resident of Leipsic many years, died at 5 p.m. Friday of a heart attack at Marathon, Fla.
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