Kilgour Estate Tied to Major Little Miami Railroad Wealth
J G Kilgour served as president of the Little Miami Railroad, a highly profitable line, and owned the largest block of its securities. Upon his 1865 death, Cincinnati Commercial estimated the estate would yield about $75,000 annually. The record notes three children, including a daughter Elizabeth.
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J.G. Kilgour
Little Miami Railroad
The
Cincinnati Commercial
Elizabeth
Old Hyde Park estate and Kilgour family ties in Cincinnati
The article traces Beau Lew Hill Farm later named The Pines in Hyde Park, James Hey’s 19th century lineage, and the Kilgour family’s rise in Cincinnati. It chronicles Hey’s death, the estate’s sale, and the Kilgours’ ascent from a Scottish immigrant grocer to influential local bankers with ties to the Central Trust Company.
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Hyde Park
Wulsin
Regency
Withrow High School
Wulsin Playground
Cincinnati Historical Society
Springfield
Mills Judy
James Hey
Esquire
England
China
India
Beau Lew Hill
Columbia Township
Observatory Road
Madisonville
Benjamin
Bayard Drive
John S. Radcliffe
B. L. Kilgour, Jr
Nicholas Longworth
the Pines
Mr. Hey
Pines
John Kilgour
Kilgour
Charles
Cincinnati
David W. Kilgour
Scotland
Thomas Sully
Drake Road
Incinnati
Ohio
David
John Glenny Kilgour
Franklin Bank
Third Street
Main
Walnut
Central Trust Company
Kilgours
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Old Hyde Park
Jones
Erie Ave
Hyde Park Business Club
Hyde Park Square
Erie
Edwards Rd
Herschede
Edwards Road
Potter's
Brown Suede
Patent
Navy
American National Red Cross
Vine
Race
Tri-County
Kenwood Plaza
Beechmont Mall
Northgate Mall
Observatory
Maggie O’donnell
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