Obituary from the Jan. 6, 1900 Jonesboro Gazette:
Henry Hilton died Dec. 29, 1899, at his home 1 mile south of Cobden. He was buried in the (St. Joseph) Catholic cemetery.
There is also the following obituary on page 1 of the Carbondale Free Press of Jan. 6, 1900:
One of the oldest citizens of Cobden, Henry Hilton, died last Friday of last week at the age of 84 years, He was the originator of the process of making hot-beds for the purpose of starting early plants to grow tomatoes for the St. Louis and Chicago markets. He shipped the first baskets of tomatoes ever sent from Cobden, which is now the largest tomato-growing point in the state.
Henry Hilton died Dec. 29, 1899, at his home 1 mile south of Cobden. He was buried in the (St. Joseph) Catholic cemetery.
There is also the following obituary on page 1 of the Carbondale Free Press of Jan. 6, 1900:
One of the oldest citizens of Cobden, Henry Hilton, died last Friday of last week at the age of 84 years, He was the originator of the process of making hot-beds for the purpose of starting early plants to grow tomatoes for the St. Louis and Chicago markets. He shipped the first baskets of tomatoes ever sent from Cobden, which is now the largest tomato-growing point in the state.
Obituary from the Jan. 6, 1900 Jonesboro Gazette:
Henry Hilton died Dec. 29, 1899, at his home 1 mile south of Cobden. He was buried in the (St. Joseph) Catholic cemetery.
There is also the following obituary on page 1 of the Carbondale Free Press of Jan. 6, 1900:
One of the oldest citizens of Cobden, Henry Hilton, died last Friday of last week at the age of 84 years, He was the originator of the process of making hot-beds for the purpose of starting early plants to grow tomatoes for the St. Louis and Chicago markets. He shipped the first baskets of tomatoes ever sent from Cobden, which is now the largest tomato-growing point in the state.
Henry Hilton died Dec. 29, 1899, at his home 1 mile south of Cobden. He was buried in the (St. Joseph) Catholic cemetery.
There is also the following obituary on page 1 of the Carbondale Free Press of Jan. 6, 1900:
One of the oldest citizens of Cobden, Henry Hilton, died last Friday of last week at the age of 84 years, He was the originator of the process of making hot-beds for the purpose of starting early plants to grow tomatoes for the St. Louis and Chicago markets. He shipped the first baskets of tomatoes ever sent from Cobden, which is now the largest tomato-growing point in the state.
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