Scandalous Facts About The Hilton Family, America's Tabloid Royals
While Paris is perhaps the most famous of the Hilton family in this century, there are generations of Hiltons before her, who lived equally decadent lives, with bigger struggles, and accomplishments that remain hugely impressive to this day.
Here are 40 hot facts about the Hilton family.
Hilton Family Facts
1. Old Man Hilton had a Farm...E-I-E-I-O
Conrad Hilton Sr.’s father, Gus, was born on the Hilton family farm in Kløfta, Norway. The Hiltons still have “salt of the earth” relatives in Norway, and Germany.
2. Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone
Gus Hilton emigrated from the family farm in Norway, settling into a true pioneer existence, in San Antonio, New Mexico, where supplies were brought in by mules.
3. Hilton Child Labor for the General Store
Gus had seven kids, including Conrad, who became patriarch of the Hilton family as we know it today. All of them were expected to work in the family’s general store in San Antonio.
Gus amassed a small fortune, but he lost it in the 1907 financial crisis.
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