The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 854 

MRS. ALFRED HILTON.

Mrs. Alfred Hilton is now at the head of a successful fruit raising enterprise
in Yakima county, owning ten acres of orchard one and three-quarters miles east
of Buena. Since 1910 this ranch, whereon she built a fine modern bungalow, has
been the family residence. Mr. Hilton was a cotton merchant of Manchester,
England, and in that city passed away February 11, 1908. In 1912 Mrs. Hilton
brought her family to this county, having in 1910 acquired title to the ranch
which has since been the family home.

Mrs. Hilton has two children. Geoffrey, born February 19, 1895, attended the
public schools in England and ever since old enough has taken a great interest
in the fruit ranch, which he has assisted his mother in managing. Three times he
tried to enlist but three times was rejected. He then took himself in hand and
got himself in such good physical shape that on September 3, 1918, he was
accepted and he entered the depot brigade at Camp Lewis. Three months after
joining the army he was made a corporal. Since his return home he has given his
undivided attention to his work as foreman for the Manuel Orchard Tracts,
operating some five hundred acres, including his mother's ranch. On August 31,
1918, he married Miss Georgia V. Walter, of Pullman. He is exceedingly popular
and has served as secretary of the Community Club and also as secretary of the
Buena Community Fair. In the best sense of the word he is a social favorite.
well liked by all who have the pleasure of his closer acquaintance. The other
child of Mrs. Hilton is Eleanor Mary, at home.

Mrs. Hilton was secretary of the Red Cross Auxiliary, in the work of which she
was deeply interested and in her home neighborhood she did all she could to make
the Red Cross drives successful. In fact she was greatly interested in all war
work and is equally interested in social development and upbuilding. The family
are of the Episcopal faith and are devoted members of that church. They are
refined people of a cultured English family who sought this locality as a place
of residence largely because of their health.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.