This story had my Spidey-sense tingling, even when I had yet to nail down a lot of details. As more information came in, I felt both justified—and frustrated. I think there’s a really interesting tale here, with some meaty connections, but just not enough detail, and so what’s left is even more vague than other chronicles of Forteans—never rising to the level of suggestive, just tantalizing.
Gertrude Martin was likely born in England or Ireland around 1886. She moved to the U.S., married and naturalized by 1903—when she was only 17. Her husband was Horace Hills, 12 years her senior, an automobile and bicycle enthusiast, and descendant of James Hills, who had fought in the Revolutionary War. They had a son in 1905, Horace Babcock Hills, third by that name.
Gertrude Martin was likely born in England or Ireland around 1886. She moved to the U.S., married and naturalized by 1903—when she was only 17. Her husband was Horace Hills, 12 years her senior, an automobile and bicycle enthusiast, and descendant of James Hills, who had fought in the Revolutionary War. They had a son in 1905, Horace Babcock Hills, third by that name.