Henry Hill was a tradesperson, working as a tinner. His sister, Mary, had worked at Western Electric's Hawthorne Works for six and a half years, working in department 3307 as a factory hand. Henry was twelve years senior to Mary, and they both perished aboard the Eastland.
Henry and Mary's mother Josephine had passed away approximately five years earlier, and their father Joseph had not worked in approximately four years. Their married sister plus her husband and child lived in the Hill home at 1343 South 56th Court. Henry and Mary's salaries plus their brother-in-law's salary went to support and maintain their household.
The funeral for Henry and Mary was on Tuesday, July 27 from their home to St. Attracta's Parish in Cicero, then to Mt. Carmel in Hillside for burial.
The Hill family story is told through this video from 2015 (courtesy of WGN-TV).