I have a Martin VanBuren "Joker" Hill in my family tree. Elizabeth
Clarissa Brooks was his wife. Have you heard of him? He died Oct 06,
1906, Tippecanoe county, Indiana. The following is his wife obit....
Mrs. Clara Hill, widow of the late Martin (Joker) Hill, died at 3
o'clock Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Laura
Commingore, 401 Chauncey avenue, West Lafayette. Her death followed a
long illness and was caused by a complication of diseases. Although she
had been in poor health for many months, she bore her affliction with
the greatest patience, and had a smile for everyone. She was honored
and revered by all who knew her and her gentle voice and counsel will be
missed by a host of friends. Surviving are the following children:
Mrs. Laura Commingore, William Bungard, Mrs. Lillian Dissler, all of
Lafayette and Cloyd M. Hill, who is ill at the Irene Byron sanitarium in
Fort Wayne. She is also survived by four grand children and four great
grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the Commingore
residence at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon and burial will be in Grand
View Cemetery. She was a member of Trinity M.E. church and Star City
Rebecc Lodge No. 191.
Thelma