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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bsweit, post: 9776801, member: 86394&quot;]No, it was a furniture company in Altamont, IL from the 1880&#039;s til about 1930. Here is something I found</p><p>&quot;George Hillemann was born November 1, 1853 in Hanover, Germany (Prussia). He came to the United States around 1866.&nbsp; He married Ada Wright on April 24, 1883. She was the daughter of Dr. Charles M. and Victoria (Peck) Wright. </p><p><br /></p><p>George Hillemann was a timberman and a furniture maker. He bought a lot of his lumber for his furniture factory in Arkansas. The factory was west of the B &amp; O tracks. At its peak the factory employed 75 to 100 employees. George Hillemann was said to be one of the richest men in Altamont. Samuel Schroeder was a manager at the factory at one time. After the factory closed, it was sold to George Strobel and was torn down in 1936. I’d bet that you can still find people in Altamont that have a piece of furniture that was made at Hillemann Furniture Factory. </p><p>George Hilleman died on May 16, 1932. His wife Ada died on February 16, 1937. Both are buried at Union Cemetery in Altamont, Illinois&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently there is a town in Arkansas named after him as well[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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