Descendants of Ezekiel Billington Generation No. 1 1. EZEKIEL1 BILLINGTON was born 22 Mar 1759 in NEWARK, Essex, NJ, and died 26 Sep 1848 in CANEY SPRINGS, Marshall, Tn.. He married (1) ELIZABETH PENNY 08 Nov 1784 in ,Johnston, NC. She was born 1760 in ,Johnston, N.C., and died 1825 in ,Bedford, TN. He married (2) ESTHER SARGENT 05 Nov 1829 in Bedford, Johnston, Tn.. She was born 1790 in NC., and died Unknown. Notes for EZEKIEL BILLINGTON: Revolutionary War Pension No. W 8365. 1832 Ezekiel and father both fought in the Revolutionary war. Resolution of the Senate of the 5th and 3oth of June 1834 and 3rd of Mar ch 1835 established a pension. Ezekeil was awarded as a Private from Bedfo rd Co. from the New Jersey Line $53.33 annual Allowance. $159.99 Amount Re ceived December 3, 1832 Pension started. Age 75. Goodspeed's History 1886 states Ezekiel had 9 children, 7 lived to be adul ts, 5 still living in 1886. Other researchers and I show 14 children. Marriage record and Will of Edward Penny; N.C. State Census 1784/87.; Mar riage certificate, Ezekiel Billington and Elizabeth Penny, Archives, Ralei gh,N.C. DAR page 4 s No. 61134 (Swisher); No. 439747 (Sorenson); No. 330604 (Billi ngton). DAR Patriot Index page 59. James, Allison, Pennuel, America Billington (Ashley), were mentioned as in heritors 24 October 1850. Middle Tennessee Land grant No. 1357, land of E zekiel Billington (Marshall County Tennesse Historical Quarterly Vol. 1 3, No. 2, Summer 1982. Johnston County N.C. Will abstracts, 1746-1825, Will book no. 2, Edward Pe nny,November 1782, proven. Abstracts of Norfolk County Virinia Wills book P 222, will of William Ball entine names daughter Elizabeth Penny. 1786 Wayne Co., NC. Tax List. Pension application, Esther Sargent Billington, 1 August 1853 Rutherford C ounty Tennessee. Biographical Review of Johnson, Massac, Pope, and HardinCounties, Illino is page 307 (Chicago, Ill. 1893) Census 1790 in Johnston, NC 3 white males over 16, 2 white males under 1 6, 1 white female. Census 1800 in Johnston Co., NC. listed as 4-2--1//1 Census 1810 in Johnston, NC. Index lists him as Ozckill 3-1-4--1//2-1-1 Census 1820 in Bedford, TN.3-1--2-- 1-2-1-//3------2 Census 1830 in Bedford Co., TN. listed as 1 male 60-70, 1 female 40-5 0, 3 males 10-15. Census 1840 in Marshall, TN. Tracey Billington 6 doors away.(Probably Lucr etia Phillips Billington) Census McCracken Co., Ky. 1830-1840 Census Adair Co., Mo. 1850 Dwelling No. 118 family 117. Census Ballard Co., Ky. 1850 page 288. Census Marshall Co., Tn. 1850-1860 Census Ballard Co., Ky. page 280 #418 shows 5 children for Anna America Bi llington and William Ashley - Ezekiel 15, James 13, John 10, Augustine 8 ( f), Jarratt 5. 24 October 1850 Allison Billington, Penuel Billington, William Ashley a nd his wife America Ashley of Ballard County Kentucky sold William Billing ton their interest in 140 acres of estate of Ezekiel Billington, dec'd f or $75. Court Records. "A History of Billington Texas" 1876-1878 by Carmen Weempe. Marshall Co., Tn. Wills 1838-1868 by Deane Porche (1978) age 78. Marshall Co., Tn. Will book G pages 51-54 Settlement of Estate James Billi ngton. McCracken Co., Ky. Will book A page 330, will of Jarred Billington. Marshall Co., Tn. Court Minute Book D page 27. "Sons of Ezekiel Billington 1759-1848" by Glenn W. Dixon. "The Olde Tree Trunk and a few Limbs and Twigs Billington and Related Fami lies" by Marvin S. Barger. "The Olde Tree Trunk and a few Limbs and Twigs Shufflebarger and Related F amilies" by Marvin S. Barger. "The Billingtons in America 1739-1991" by Winnie A. Southern. "Revolutionary War Patriots of Marshall County Tennessee" by Jane Walla ce Alford. Some records show his f. Nathaniel and m. Eleanor Warren. PERSI Ezekiel Rev.War Vet. New Jersey Middle Tennessee Jourenealogy & Hist ory Vol. 22 Issue 2, Fall 1998. 1820 Federal Census of Bedford County TN. shows him as Ezekiel Bellingt on page 5 Line 8 pg 01.txt. It shows John Bellington page 5 line 9, It shows Elias Billington PAGE 8 l INE 19, It shows James Billington Page 6 line 26, It shows Pennel Billingt on Page 8 Line 20. The 1820 Federal Census of Bedford County TN. shows Ezekiel has two sla ve girls under the age of 14. No other Billingtons had slaves that I can f ind. 1820 Census Page 1 Reel M33-122 Sht 5. 1840 census in Marshall Co., Tn. next door to William Tramill. BEDFORD AND MARSHALL CO. TN. 28 Sept 1851 Alason and Pennuel Billington of Ballard Co., Ky., granted po wer of attorney to Birton F. Billington of same county to collect what w as owed them from the estate of Ezekiel Billington, dec'd. (Marshall Co. L -74) 28 Aug 1850 Ezekiel Billington of Adair Co., Mo., granted power of at ty to Wm. Billington of same county to collect from estate of Ezekiel Bill ington, dec'd. Witnesses: Thomas W. Allen, James Cogkill (Marshall Co. L- 39). 24 Oct 1850 Allison Billington, Penual Billington, William Ashley and h is wife, America Ashley, of Ballard County, KY., sold Wm.Billington the ir interest in 140 A of estate of Ezekiel Billington, dec'd, for $75, wi th possession after the death of Hetty Billington who has a life esta te in the same, beginning in G.R. May's W line, S 140 1/2 poles, W 150 pol es, N 127 poles, E 9 poles, E 142 poles to the beginning. 22 Jun 1815 John Warner, Jr., sold Joseph Robertson 150 A for $80 pa rt of 879 A granted to Abram Landers by NC, beginning at NW corner of sa id land and NE corner of 400 A of Ezekiel Billington, E 110 poles, S 220 p oles, W 110 poles, N 220 poles to the beginning. Witnesses: Wm. M. Warn er (Bedford Co. F-125) The tract was transferred to George R. May befo re 1836. 22 Jan 1844 George R. May sold Wm. Billington the tract for $47 0, beginning in Ezekiel Billington's E. line, 136 poles to Calhoon's lin e, S with his line 180 poles, W 126 poles N to the beginning. Witnesse s: H.O. Gilliam, Wm. F. Pickens (Marshall Co. F-286) 12 Nov 1851, Wm. Bill ington sold to John Manire the 150 A for $400. Witnesses: John H. Manir e, Joel J. Manire (Marshall Co. M-391). 27 June 1815 John Warner, Jr., sold Joseph Robertson 50 A for $200, pa rt of 879 A, beginning on the Sl bank of Duck River, S 100 poles, 80 pol es to a sugar tree on the bank of the river, up the river to the beginnin g. Witnesses: Wm. W. Warner (Bedford Co. F-127). This tract went to Jam es Billington. 4 Apr 1806 John Warner Sr., sold Obediah Wadsworth 50 A of the 879 A for $ 50, beginning on the river bank, N with Richard Trotter's line 70 pole s, E 100 poles, S 70 poles, W 100 poles to the beginning. Witnesses: Jo hn Adkinson, John Warner Jr. (Bedford Co. A-37). This tract and 50 A join ing it to the E were transferred to Michael Roberson. 31 Jan 1837 Micha el Robinson sold James Bass 100 A for $100, part of 879 A now formerly own ed by Ezekiel Billington beginning at the SW corner of a 200 A tract now o wned by Geo. R. May formerly part of the 879 A, N with May's line 70 1 /2 poles, W 227 poles to the W line of grant, S 70 1/2 poles to SW corn er of original tract, E with the S line 227 poles to the beginning. Witnes ses: B>D> Butler, Joseph H Britian (Marshall Co. K-5). James Billington acquired 87 A on the N bank of Duck River. 1 Oct 1834, J ames Billington sold Michael Robinson the 87 A for $400, beginning on t he N bank of Cuck River just below the road that leads from Warners to Bas ses, N 135 poles to S line of Abram Landers 879 A, E with said line 98 pol es to the W line of George Davidson's 1,500 A tract, S with his line 178 p oles to his corner on Duck River, down the river to the beginning. Witnes ses: Isaac H. Smith, John Billington (Bedford Co. FF-214) 1 April 1836 Mi chael Robinson sold John Bass the 87 A for $450, Witnesses Samuel Bass, Je fferson Rhea (Marshall Co. K-6). 21 Feb 1839 James Bass sold James Williams 18 A for $13.50 part of 1 00 A "I bought of Michael Robinson" and on the W end of the tract, beginni ng at the NE corner of a 40 A tract now belonging to James Williamson a nd adjoining his mills on the N side of Duck River, N to the S line of 1 01 A tract now belonging to James Williamson which he bought of Ezekiel Bi llington, W 42 poles, S 70 1/2 poles, E to the beginning to James William s' NE corner of his a40 A tract. Witnessess: G.R. May, W.B. Faver (Marsha ll Co. G-36). 25 Sept 1813 Ephriam Davidson of Iredell Co., NC, by atty John Jones so ld Ezekiel Billington of Bedford Co., Tn., 269 A for $150 on the N si de of Duck River, part of 1500 A granted to George Davidson beginning at J ohn Warner's NE corner, N 164 poles, W 260 poles, S 164 poles to said Bill ington's line and Warner's, E to the beginning. Witnesses: Samuel, Pennu el Billington, James Billington (Bedford Co. D-286) 31 Dec 1813. Ezekiel Billington sold James and David Hall 238 A of the 269 A for $40 0, beginning at John Warner's NE corner, N 164 poles, W 260 poles, S 130 p oles E 135 poles, S 34 poles to John Warner's NW corner,E to the beginnin g. Witnesses: Absolem Fry, James Billington (Bedford Co. E-262). 29 Aug 1817 David Hall sold James Hall for $425 all his right, title, a nd claim to the 238 A. Witnesses: Penuel Billington, Elias Billington (Be dford Co. H.197). MIDDLE TENNESSEE GRANT 1341 - EZEKIEL BILLINGTON - 44 A. By virt ue of 12 1/2 cents per A paid to the entry taker of Bedford Co. and enter ed 5 Jul 1821 by No. 291, surveyed 25 Oct 1824 on the N side of Duck Rive r, beginning at a small dogwood lettered B. on David Lander's N line, E wi th said line 101 poles to the W line of Ephriam Davidson's survey. N wi th his line 69.7 poles with James Hall's line, W 101 poles with Lemuel Bas s's line, S to the beginning. Granted 14 May 1825, recorded 7 Oct 1825 (M id-Tn. Grants 2-583). NC GRANT 296 - ABRAM LANDERS - 879 A.....on 22 JAN 1811, WM. HOUSE SOLD EZ EKIEL BILLINGTON 400 A FOR $700, PART OF THE 879 A, BEGINNING AT DAVID WIL SON'S SE CORNER, S WITH RICHARD TROTTER'S LINE 310 POLES, E 205 POLES, N 3 10 POLES, W 205 POLES TO THE BEGINNING. INCLUDING A SINK HOLE SPRING ON S AID LAND. WITNESSES: JAMES HOUSE, PENNUEL BILLINGTON (BEDFORD CO. C 339). 15 May 1820 Ezekiel Billington sold James Billington 100 A of the 400 A f or $2, beginning at a red oak, W 227 poles, n 70 1/2 poles, E 227 pole s, S 70 1/2 poles to the beginning, joined on S by Meichael Robertson. Wi tnesses: W. Henly, Michael Robinson (Bedford Co., DD 465). James Billingt on transferred the 100 A to James Williams. portions of Ezekiel Billington 's tract were transferred to his children and he had 231 A remaining wh en he died. Middle Tn. Grant 1307 - Ezekiel Billington - 7- 33/160 A for 12 1/2 cents /A paid to the entry taker of Bedford Co., entered 27 July 1824 No. 384 su rveyed 26 Oct 1824 on W fork of Rock Creek, beginning in John Leeper's N l ine 8 poles S of James L. Ewing's SW corner, N 8 poles, E with Ewing's li ne 41 poles to Wm. Sawyer's corner, S 63 poles to his corner, W with his l ine 15 poles to his NW corner on Leeper's line, N 55 poles to his NE corne r, W 26 poles to the beginning. Granted 10 May 1825, recorded 4 Oct 18 25 (Mid TN Grants 2-545) This tract was sold to Richard Saye with 1 - 7/1 6A joint to Wm. Brechon. Middle TN Grant 440 - Ezekiel Billington 50 A, for 12 1/2 cents/A pa id to the entry taker of Bedford Co. entered 21 April 1824 by No. 40, surv eyed 20 May 1824, on the W fork of Rock Creek, beginning 8 poles S of Jam es L. Ewing's SW corner of John Leeper's N line, N with Jas. L. Ewing's li ne 64 poles, W 125 poles, S 64 poles to James Fullerton's line, E with h is and Leeper's line to the beginning. Granted 19 Nov 1824. recorded 10 M ay 1825 (Mid-TN Grants 1-440). 1 Sept 1829 Ezekiel Billington sold Wm. Brechen the 50 A for $120. Witnes ses: Geo. Woodcock, James B. Fullerton. At August term, 1830, Geo. Woodco ck was dead. (Bedford Co. BB-84). 19 Jan 1842 Jason W. Billington purchased 160 Acres NW quarter of Secti on 23 township Six Range two West No. 8464 West of Tennessee Riv er Bk 10 Pg 214. Receivers Office Waidsboro Ky. March 11, 1833 Jason W. Billington. Name: Ezekiel Billington Gender: male Birth Place: NJ Birth Year: 1759 Spouse Name: Elizabeth Penny Spouse Birth Place: of NC Marriage Year: 1785 Marriage State: NC Number Pages: 1 More About EZEKIEL BILLINGTON: Census: 1790, Johnston, NC. Notes for ELIZABETH PENNY: EZEKIEL BILLINGTON Born 27/Mar/1759 at New Arc, Essex, N.J. Married 8/Nov/1784 at Johnston C., N.C. Died 29/Sep/1848 at Caney Springs, Marshall, Tn. REFERENCES Rev. War Pension App. #8365 Marriage record and will of Edward Penny Marriage certificate, Ezekiel Billington; Elizabeth Penny, Archives - Rale igh, N.C. DAR page 4s No.330604 "SONS OF EZEKIEL BILLINGTON" 1759-1848 by Glenn W. Dixon Ezekiel Billington 1759 - 1848 If it were not for the pensions granted R evolutionary War soldiers in 1832, it is likely we wouldn't know much of t his man. In applying for a pension, each soldier was required to prove h is service, and in so doing, he often described his parentage and na me of progeny. So, we learn that Ezekiel was born in Essex County, New Je rsey near the village of "New Arc", as he spelled it then. From other his torical documents we learn that there was a James Billington in Newa rk as early as the 1740s. He was a schoolmaster, and called upon to wri te and witness legal documents. I suspect he was so used because he like ly was one of few, among the Dutch, who could both read and write Englis h. Many researchers accept him as the father of Ezekiel. He had a daught er named America and this name is repeated in a kin of Ballard County, Ken tucky. The author of Hardy Billington's bio-sketch says that Ezekiel's fa ther came with his parents from England at age 15. It is a bit confusin g, but it is accepted that it is the arrival date of this family of Billin gtons. Ezekiel had brothers and sisters as you will see from his family c hart. Our teenage ancestor must have been an adventuresome spirit, for he fir st volunteered for militia service in lieu of John Garabrantz, likely h is brother-in-law. It is believed the marriage took place in 1840 s, so it might be a cousin. Although this enlistment was just for one mon th, Ezekiel immediately re-enlisted. "The British Cavalry went up the cre ek on the opposite side.....crossed over, came on the rear....firing befo re they would clear the 'vilas' (??) of New Arch. This company killed so me of the company, took applicant, Captain, and several others prisoner, t here being 18 of the number captured and killed and taken to New York whe re they were placed in the Sugar House with a great many other prisoners ". (Allow me to comment here that in today's army, a detail of 18 would re quire no more than a sergeant in command). I do not want to deny you the j oy of reading the entire pension application of Ezekiel's so I'll not repe at anymore here. Let it be said that Ezekiel served both sides - yes, t he British - and finally asked for discharge because he was just tire d. On the way home, he passed through North Carolina and found wo rk on a plantation. Here he found his wife, Elizabeth Penny, a daughter of a family long in t he Americas. I am indebted to Mary Lancaster of Box 2068, Florence, Alaba ma for the lineage on the Penny family back to 1680. One can readily s ee the similarity of this family surname and that of Pennuel, used so fre quently in the Billington family. Ezekiel bought land in Johnston County, North Carolina where he met his wi fe, farmed, and sired a large family. He must have suffered much anxie ty to see his sons off to war, for he knew war first hand. He watched, Ja mes, Pennuel, Elias, John, enlist for the War of 1812. It is likely th at Jarred went, too. The roster is illegible in places. Samuel was marri ed, so he escaped the war. The returning soldiers found wives and readi ly joined with the family when Ezekiel moved to Bedford County, Tenness ee about 1810???. James married a daughter of Richard Walker, another we ll documented veteran in the Revolution. As they came to Tennessee, one can well imagine the excitement of Ezekiel 's family and newly married sons, as they all tried to find land, bui ld a cabin, and get out a crop so they could have food. Ezekiel came wi th money in hand from the sale of his Carolina plantation and the deed bo ok reflects buying and selling. He eventually had 375 acres that apparent ly made the "home plantation". Marshall County was formed in 1836 and abs orbed the Billington holdings. Today, this area is noted for its Tenness ee Walking Horses. Ezekiel died in 1848 intestate. In the settlement of his estate, a lar ge auction was held. A copy of the sale is made a part of this report bec ause of list of items sold as well as the price paid. Note that the wid ow had to bid just the same as anyone else. The probate records are not c omplete so we know little more of what was left behind. You can see by Ja rred's will that he anticipated an inheritance and deeds reflect childr en buying and selling their portion to one another. This is where we lea rn that Anna America is a daughter of Ezekiel. Apparently she was named f or Anna America, the wife of James Billington, the schoolmaster of Newar k. This establishes that James and Anna America were parents of Ezekiel. Ezekiel's first wife, Elizabeth Penny died in the late 1820s, and in 18 29 Ezekiel married Esther Sergent. She survived him and finished her li fe with her kin in Rutherford County, Tennessee. She also made applicati on for a military pension as a widow of a soldier and it also is attach ed and makes interesting reading. THE DECLARATION OF EZEKIEL BILLINGTON in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 State of Tennessee County of Bedford On this 16th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before S amuel Phillips, John B. Armstrong, and John L. Neil, Justices of the Cou rt of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Bedford County now sitting EZEKIEL BI LLINGTON, a resident of Bedford County and State of Tennessee, age 73 yea rs and nearly 5 months who being first duly sworn according to law do th on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benef it of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. Applicant entered the serv ice of the United States under Captain Thomas Seglar and Lieutenant Abr am Garrabrant and Colonel Joseph Allen of Newark in the State of New Jerse y, the spring of the year 1776 at Elizabethtown point the day and month n ot recollected as a volunteer and remained one month or more. Applicant t hen substituted in the room(??) of John Garabrant. Served one month, w as then dismissed from service. Then in the month of September of the sa me year turned and volunteered under the same Captain that applicant fir st volunteered under, and served on the ______River at the big Bridge at t he town of Aquacanae (??). Stayed there until the first of November of t he same year, when General Washington army came on from the White Plains a nd informed Captain Seglar that the British Army were after him and, the a pplicant, with the balance of the New Jersey Militia that were there und er Captain Seglar were dismissed and sent home. General Washington, taki ng head quarters at Morristown. In the month of December following the Br itish coming into New Arch, the tenants of that valley moved over New Ar ch Mountain. Applicant volunteered under Bill Camp and met the enemy at t he Bridge and fired on them from the hill or bank near the bridge, the com pany counted only about twenty in number. The British Cavalry went up t he creek on the opposite side to which they could ford, crossed over ca me in on the rear of Bill Camp's Company who were firing a fire or two bef ore they would clear the velas(??) of New Arch, this company retiring to t he mountain were met in their rear by the British Cavalry who killed so me of the company took applicant with the Captain and several other prison ers, there being 18 of the number captured and killed. The captured, wi th the applicant, were taken to the City of New York and put into a Sug ar house where there were a great many other prisoners, who all suffer ed much with hunger and cold and many died, until about the first of Apr il 1777 when the prisoners were removed from the Sugar house aboard the Pr ison Ships that were laying in the bay. The applicant with others then be ing propositioned by the enemy to join them rather than remain in priso n, enlisted in the British Army. Stationed on Statton Island in the mon th of June or July, applicant intending to desert and swim the River fr om Staton Island to Elizabethtown point which is about one mile across, a nd having previously revealed his object to one John Tucker, who had join ed the British at the same time, applicant did. In order to get from the ir imprisonment, the said Tucker betrays this applicant's plans to the Bri tish Colonel who sent a sargent with a file of men to carry this applica nt before the Colonel. But, before they got to the applicant, he learn ed the object of the sargent and the file of men and that they were comi ng to take him, when applicant charged the said Tucker with having betray ed his secret, who replied, yes you Rebbel, you did propose deserting a nd wanted me to go with you. At which words, applicant struck Tucker wi th his fist and said Tucker gave applicant a severe wound on the hand wi th a knife, which has left a scar to this day. When he was taken before t he Colonel, his hand bleeding. The Colonel wrote a few lines and ga ve to sargent directing him to go to the watering place and hale the m an of war "Experiment" when he was put aboard and his wound in his hand w as sowed up and cured. Where said Billington remained two months. Aft er he was put on board of a vessel called the "Badger" where he remained " till the first of the year 1777. Then removed to the transport vessel cal led the "William". And a fleet was then made up to go to Savannah, Georg ia and started. When there came up a storm at sea, and the fleet were sca ttered and the transport "William" driven far out to sea, and separated fr om the fleet and the captain directing his course for Savannah. When he a rrived at _____, the fleet had not arrived. Transport "William" then p ut to sea again and a storm blew her off to the coast of West Indias. A s loop was sent after transport "William" by the name of "Chikaway" who to ok this vessel to the Cape of _____, where General Plus(???) was going fr om there to Savannah with a regiment _____ _____ _____ belonging to the tr ansport "William" was taken up on river Boats at ______Creek to Lansbury f rom thence through marshes to Savannah. When we arrived, Savannah had be en taken where we remained until the latter part of 1778. We were march ed to Augusta, Georgia, remaining there but a short time, went down to Hud son's Ferry where we were stationed, when one who had joined the British a rmy under the same circumstances as applicant, deserted by name, James Yar borough, who was caught and brought back by the Tores, who was then hang ed in an hour afterwards to a tree. About this time, General Ash landed h is army in Georgia and come down to Brice Creek, where he was attack ed by the British Army. And, on the first onset_____scattered and defeate d. Applicant then, with the British Army, marched up to Augusta, when a s mall detachment, among whom was the applicant, were removed to Savanna h. After which the French Fleet laid next to Savannah. The present appli cant was in a fort on the river bank. The Americans also laid siege a nd in the attempt to storm the town, the French and Americans were defeate d. The British forces were commanded by General Franks(???). The America ns and French were commanded by the French General_____. After the sie ge said Billington was marched to 96 in South Carolina. This was someti me in the year 1778. And sometime in this year was Gates defeated at Camd en. Applicant remained at 96 'til General Green came to Camden. About th is time, another one of the applicant's comrades deserted by the name of J ames Bell, was caught in three days by the Tores, and brought back to t he British Army. But was not allowed to be brought into camp. When the S argent Major sent out with the Law, read it to him, Applicant being o ne of the number under said Sargent Major, when he was hanged. General Gr een, about this time, marched against 96. Said Billington was with a par ty of British near Saluda when he saw some of Colonel Lee's Light-horse un der the command of Cornel Carvan, applicant being a small distance from th is party, ran to them when he was fired on by the British Party that he h ad left, was pursued by the British until Cornel Carvan ordered his lig ht horse men to take him behind him on his horse, which was done, who to ok me to the Camp of General Green, then on the other side of Saluda. Wh en applicant got to Green's Army, he was known by Maj. William Burnett, th en aidecamp to General Green. Said Burnett was reared with applicant ne ar New Arc, and knew him well and the circumstances of his captivity. Sa id Burnett was son of Doctor Burnett of the Village of New Arc, New Jers ey and seemed very glad to meet with applicant when brought in by said com pany of light horse. Said Billington then joined as a volunteer -- Capta in Field's company of infantry, and remained with General Green's Army abo ut 12 months, until April 1780. In August 1779, applicant was in the memo rable Battle of Endow Springs. If it had not happened that the American T roops got to some hogshead of Rum that belonged to the British Army, wou ld have been totally defeated. General Green marched from the Battle abo ut four miles and took up camp in order to get his men sober. The next mo rning, about break of day, Green marched his men on the British ground aga in and the British had gone ____about one hundred of wounded men under t he care of a doctor. From which place General Green marched to the high H ills of the Santee, and in the fall of the year marched down towards the c ity of Charlstown, took headquarters at Dosserter (Dorchester). Applica nt remained with Green's troops during this winter until the Month of Apri l. In the meantime, General Marion had guarded the troops very much. App licant desired of Major Burnett, a discharge to return home to New Arch, N ew Jersey. General Green then granted a discharge from Military duty duri ng the war to return home to New Arch. Applicant was about 21 years of a ge at this time. On the way homeward he stopped at Cape fears in Cumberla nd County in order to work, to get some clothing, he then being very nake d. He remained in Cumberland sometime, becoming attached to the Peop le of his acquaintance, and pursued the business of overseer from Cumberla nd County. Applicant went on to Wake County, North Carolina and over lo rd for Major Simon Turner. Still remained in North Carolina and in the mo nth of November after applicant was 26 years old he married in Johnson Cou nty. And then removed to Warren (???), North Carolina taking possessi on of a quarter and overseeing for Col. Samuel Smith. Lived five yea rs in Wake, then bought land in Johnson County, N. Carolina. Then sold h is land and property and moved to Bedford County, Tennessee in the year 18 10 where he has resided ever since. Up to the present period, applicant wh en a single man in North Carolina left his discharge that was given h im by General Green on a chest at Billy Jones in Wake County together wi th a recommendation given him by General Green in allusion to the captivi ty and imprisonment of applicant. The papers were missing and on a searc h, part of them were found made into paste board for a woman's bonnet. Ap plicant knows of no person now alive that can testify as to his servic e. Simon Turner who died some three or four years ago has seen applicant 's discharge. Said Turner resided in Maury County of this State. Said Billington hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pensi on or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the Pensi on Rolls of the Agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day a nd year aforesaid. EZEKIEL(X) BILLINGTON W. James Y. Green, a clergyman residing in the county of Bedford and Sta te of Tennessee and William Norvell residing in the county and state afore said do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ezekiel Billingt on who has subscribed and sworn to be above declaration that we believe h im to be 73 years and nearly five months old, that he is reputed and belie ved in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the re volution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed to th is year and date aforesaid. /s/ Wm. Simons (??) The following are the questions propounded by the court to the applicant f or pension on account of his service. Question #1 Where and in what year were you born? Answer - Either on 22 or 27th day of March 1759 in the township of N ew Ark in the State of New Jersey. Question #2 Have you any record of your (birth) and if so, where is it? Answer - I have no record of my age. There was a record in my father 's family Bible, but applicant can not tell what ever became of it. Question #3 Where were you living when called into service? Where ha ve you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer - I was living in the Township of New Ark, State of New Jersey w hen called into service. Since the Revolutionary War I lived first 5 yea rs in Wake County in the State of North Carolina, removed from Wake Coun ty to Johnson and lived in Johnson County 21 years of State in North Carol ina. From Johnson County I moved to Bedford County, Tennessee now goi ng on 22 years where I now live. Question #4 How were you called into service; were you drafted, did y ou volunteer, or were you a substitute? And, if a substitute, for whom? Answer - I volunteered in the service of the United States. Question #5 State the name of some of the regular officers who were wi th the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia regiments as y ou can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Answer - I remember the name of General Green, William Barnett, Aideca mp to General Green; Col. Lee; Captain Fields; & Cornel Caraan(??) of t he light horse; applicant does not now recollect the name of any Continent al or Militia regiment the general circumstances of his service he has alr eady set out in his declaration as made out. Question #6 Do you ever recollect a discharge from the service a nd if so by whom and by whom was it given, and what became of it? Answer - I received a discharge from General Green the spring of the ye ar after the Battle at Endow Springs, and also a recommendatory letter fr om General Green specifying the nature of his capture by the British, a nd his desertion from them, as set out in the declaration. Question #7 State the name of persons to whom you are known in your pres ent neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for reality a nd their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution? Answer - I am known to James Y. Green, William Norvell, Esquire, a depu ty Sheriff of Bedford County, Wm D. Orr, the high sheriff of said Count y; John Worthham, a former sheriff of Beford County; Captain Andrew Patter son; Wm. S. Mayfield; Michel Roberson, Esquire; Joseph Rosson, Esquire; a nd John Lam, Esquire; who could testify as to my character for veracity a nd their belief of my service as a soldier in the Revolutio n. his EZEKIEL (X) BILLINGTON mark Sworn and subscribed in open court this August 1832 And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigati on of the matter after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War De partment that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and se rved as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to th em that James Y. Green who has signed the preceding certificate is a clerg yman resident in the County of Bedford and the State of Tennessee and th at William Norvell, Esquire who has signed the same. STATE OF TENNESSEE RUTHERFORD COUNTY On the 1st day of August, Eighteen hundred and fifty three, personally app eared before Chairman of the County Court now setting in the town of Murfr eesboro and in the State and County aforesaid, Mrs. Esther Billington, a r esident of Tennessee in the county of Rutherford, aged 66 years, who bei ng duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declara tion in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of C ongress passed the 5th day of February Eighteen hundred and fifty three th at she is the widow of Ezekiel Billington who was a Revolutionary Pension er of the United States and drew a pension of fifty three dollars and 33 c ents per annum that he drew the pension at the pension agency at Nashvill e, State of Tennessee, that he resided in Marshall County, State of Tennes see. She further declares that she was married to the said Ezekiel Billin gton on the__day of November Eighteen hundred and twenty nine, that her hu sband, the aforesaid Ezekiel Billington died on the 29th day of Septemb er Eighteen hundred and forty eight, that she was married at the time abo ve stated. She further swears that she was a widow at the passage of t he Act and is still a widow and that she has never before made applicati on for a pension. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the Chair man of the County Court in and for the County of Rutherford and State of T ennessee in open court. /s/ ESTHER BILLINGTON Sworn and subscribed before me Jos Lindsay, Chairman August 1853 Notes for ESTHER SARGENT: 1850 census Esther was in Millersburgh, Rutherford, TN. others in the hou se were: Elizabeth Billington age 50 born in NC., May Billington age 45 bo rn in NC., Samuel Billington 26 born in TN., Robert Billington 22 bo rn in TN., Margaret Billington 19 born in TN. , Susanna Righam 16 bo rn in TN. , May Nichols 22 born in TN., John Hail 19 born in TN. 1860 census she was with John and Amanda Cowan. Shelbyville, Bedford, TN. Bedford & Marshall Co. Tn. probate records 1848 Page 33. Settlement on 29 Nov 1848 with Geo. R. May, Gdn of Polly, Pats y, Hettie, Elias, & Tresey Billington, minor heirs of Elias Billington. Page 33. Commissioners to set apart a years provisions for Ester Billingto n, Widow of Ezekiel Billington: John H. Robinson, Thomas C. H. Miller, E. B. Kitrell & Marcus D. Wilson. Page 33. Commissioners report by George R.May & others on years provisio ns for Ester Billington, widow of Ezekiel Billington, objected to. Court a pptd other commissioners. Marshall County Court Minutes, book "D" 1848-1851 Page 49 James Billington, Adm. of Ezekiel Billington dec'd allowed one mon th longer to report. Pge 50 Report of Commissioners to lay off support for Hetty Billington, wi dow of Ezekiel Billington: 30 brls corn, 4 hogs to make 800 lbs of por k, 1 milch cow, 400 bundles of fodder, 400 bushels of oats, sugar and coff ee on hand, 250 lbs salt, spun cotton & wool on hand, fruit, tallow, soa p, lard, turkeys, chickens on hand, one small beef, 500 lbs of flour, $ 25 cash. T>C>H> Miller, E>B> Kittrell, J>R> Robinson. Pge 54 Estate of James Patterson. Adm. Harrison O. Gilliam. Bond $600. Se c: James Billington and George R. May. Pge 54 Commissioners to lay off years support to Margaret Patterson, wid ow of James Patterson, dec'd: G.R. May, James Billington. More About ESTHER SARGENT: Census: 1860, Shows Esther 70 yrs. of age. Children of EZEKIEL BILLINGTON and ELIZABETH PENNY are: 2. i. SAMUEL W.2 BILLINGTON, b. Dec 1786, , Johnston, NC; d. 1846, , Ballard, KY.. 3. ii. ELIAS BILLINGTON, b. 1787, , Johnston, NC; d. 1839, , Marshall, TN. 4. iii. PENUEL BILLINGTON, b. 24 Dec 1790, , Johnston, NC; d. 20 Apr 1857, MT Calm, Limestone, TX. 5. iv. JARED BILLINGTON, b. 1791, , Johnston, NC; d. Jan 1850, , MC CRAKEN, KY. 6. v. JAMES BILLINGTON, b. 1792, , Johnston, NC; d. 1864, , Marshall, TN. 7. vi. MARTHA BILLINGTON, b. 1794, , Bedford, TN; d. Unknown. 8. vii. EZEKIEL JR. BILLINGTON, b. 29 May 1799, ,Johnston, TN.; d. 16 Nov 1857, Kirksville, Adair, Mo. viii. ALICE BILLINGTON, b. 1804, , Bedford, TN; d. Unknown. 9. ix. ANNA AMERICA BILLINGTON, b. 1806, , Bedford, TN; d. 1850, , Ballard, KY. 10. x. ALLISON BILLINGTON, b. 1807, , Johnston, N.C.; d. 15 Jul 1860, , Limestone, TX.. 11. xi. ANN ELIZABETH BILLINGTON, b. 1811, Bedford, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. 12. xii. WILLIAM H. BILLINGTON, b. 07 Jan 1812, Bedford, Marshall, Tn.; d. 27 Nov 1897, Sage, Ar.. Generation No. 2 2. SAMUEL W.2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born Dec 1786 in , Johnston, NC, and died 1846 in , Ballard, KY.. He married TABITHA MOORE 02 Jan 1810 in Fayetville, Cumberland, N.C.. She was born 1793 in NC, and died 1865 in , Robertson, TX. Notes for SAMUEL W. BILLINGTON: Cumberland County Marriage Bonds - Fayettville, Cumberland, N.C. Court Ho use page 21 2 January 1810 Tabitha Moore married Samuel Billington. Sure ty - Adron Moore Witness - R. Raiford. Marriage Record at Library 1803-1878 page 00008 and page 00074. 1820 and 1830 Bedford Co. TN. 3-1--2--1//--2-2-1-1 1820 Ezekiel, John a nd Samuel next door to each other. 1830 Samuel 8 doors from Ezekiel. James 17 doors from Samuel. Tennessee Census 1840 in Dyer Co. TN. page 091. same info on Federal censu s. SAMUEL BILLINGTON FROM: "SONS OF EZEKIEL BILLINGTON BY GLENN W. DIXON Samuel Billington 1787 - 1840? As one researches this family, one finds so many of the same given nam e. It is difficult to isolate one from the other. This one is sa id to be the oldest of the children by Ezekiel and Elizabeth. It is inter esting to note that he grew up in Johnston County, North Carolina but th at he married in Cumberland County with a county in between. Normally, yo ung men didn't travel but a walking distance to find a bride. It might th en be inferred that Samuel was "hired out" when he married in 181 0. It is also interesting that an adjoining county is named Moore. Cou ld this have any relation to his bride Tabitha Moore? Or, one might specu late that Samuel didn't want to move to Tennessee without his sweethear t, and thus married before the migration. We can point to the date of mov ing for there is a deed in Bedford County dated 25 September 1813 where Sa muel signed as a witness. For that matter, so did Pennuel and James, h is brothers. Samuel lived in Bedford County through the 1830's and moved to Dyer Count y, Tennessee before he was persuaded to move on to Ballard County, Kentuc ky near his brothers. He died in Ballard County in 1846. Tabitha went wi th her son to Texas, first to Smith County and later to Limestone Count y. She died in Texas about 1865. It is to be noted to the reader that the courthouse burned in 1880 thus re cords before that date are gone. And, so is much of the Billington histo ry that one would like to have. Originally the courthouse was in Blandvil le although much effort was made to get it moved to Wickliffe, givi ng it a boost economically. It might appear that the burning was convenie nt to the move. Name: Samuel Billington Gender: male Birth Place: NC Birth Year: 1786 Spouse Name: Tabitha Moore Spouse Birth Place: NC Spouse Birth Year: 1793 Marriage Year: 1810 Marriage State: NC Number Pages: 1 More About SAMUEL W. BILLINGTON: Census: 1820, Bedford, TN. Notes for TABITHA MOORE: 1850 census in , Ballard, KY. with kids A., L., M. Children of SAMUEL BILLINGTON and TABITHA MOORE are: i. BILLINGTON3, d. Unknown. 13. ii. MARTHA BILLINGTON, b. 10 Mar 1818, Bedford, TN; d. 06 Nov 1904, Stoddard, Mo. iii. E. J. BILLINGTON, b. 1821, , Bedford, Tn.; d. Unknown. 14. iv. HARDY BILLINGTON, b. 06 Sep 1823, Bedford, TN; d. 03 Nov 1895, Pope, IL. 15. v. DAVID G. BILLINGTON, b. 02 Mar 1825, Bedford, TN; d. 23 Apr 1880, Leon, TX.. vi. A. BILLINGTON, b. 1827, Bedford, TN; d. Unknown. 16. vii. JOHN LEVI BILLINGTON, b. 17 Jun 1829, Bedford, TN; d. 26 Oct 1895, Parker, Tx.. viii. M. BILLINGTON, b. 1832, Bedford, TN; d. Unknown. ix. BILLINGTON, b. Unknown; d. Unknown. 3. ELIAS2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born 1787 in , Johnston, NC, and died 1839 in , Marshall, TN. He married LUCRETIA PHILLIPS 1816 in Bedford, Tn.. She was born 1800 in , Surry, KY, and died 1850 in , Marshall, TN. Notes for ELIAS BILLINGTON: 4 August 1845 George R. May was made guardian of Polly, Patsy, Trecy, Elia s, and Hettie Billington. Another later paper shows December 1848 G. R. Hay appointed guardian of Pa tsy, Hettie, Elias, and Treacy. More About ELIAS BILLINGTON: Military service: War of 1812 Notes for LUCRETIA PHILLIPS: 27 November 1839 set apart provisions as will be sufficient in our opini on to support Treacy Billington and family one year. Fifty barrels cor n, forty bushels wheat, one stack of oats, one stack of fodder, sixteen ch oice hogs, twenty dollars worth of sugar and coffee, ten dollars wor th of salt, one pen of shucks. 1850 census in , Marshall, TN. List Lucretia as Trecy age 50, Elias age 1 6, Crecy age 13. Children of ELIAS BILLINGTON and LUCRETIA PHILLIPS are: 17. i. WILLIAM3 BILLINGTON, b. 1819, Bedford, Tn.; d. 27 Nov 1897, Sage, Izard. AR.. 18. ii. ELIAS BILLINGTON, b. 28 Oct 1821, Bedford, TN; d. Unknown. 19. iii. SYLVIA BILLINGTON, b. 18 Mar 1824, Bedford, Tn.; d. 12 Nov 1912, Coquille, OR.. 20. iv. JANE BILLINGTON, b. 1826, Bedford, TN; d. Unknown. v. MARY POLLY BILLINGTON, b. 01 Jul 1828, Bedford, Tn.; d. Unknown. 21. vi. HETTIE BILLINGTON, b. 02 Jan 1829, Bedford, TN; d. 20 Feb 1887, Calloway, Ky.. vii. MARTHA A. BILLINGTON, b. 1830, Bedford, Tn.; d. Unknown. 22. viii. LUCRETIA BILLINGTON, b. 04 Nov 1836, Marshall, TN; d. 28 Aug 1891. ix. PATSY BILLINGTON, b. 11 Jan 1842, Bedford, Tn.; d. Unknown. 4. PENUEL2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born 24 Dec 1790 in , Johnston, NC, and died 20 Apr 1857 in MT Calm, Limestone, TX. He married NANCY WADSWORTH 1815 in Bedford, Tn.. She was born 19 Feb 1794 in Bedford, N.C., and died 09 Aug 1868 in Mt. Calm, Limestone, Tx.. Notes for PENUEL BILLINGTON: In War of 1812 Private in Rangers, United States Volunteers. Roll box 17. 1840 census in McCracken Co., KY. 1850 census in , Ballard, KY. Pennuel Billington 1791 - 1857 Through the years, various researchers have had difficulty in establishi ng the dates of birth for Ezekiel's children. Here, though the grave mark er has been found in the old Mt. Calm, Texas Cemetery. It reads that he d ied at age 66 on the 20th day of April 1857, fixing the birth date in 179 1. By the same manner, his wife, Nancy died at age 73 on the 9th of Augu st 1868, fixing her birth year as 1795. Both were born in North Carolina. The given name of Pennuel is a bit unusual. One can't help but compa re it to his mother's maiden name of Penny. By the same token, it is stri king to note the number of younger generation who were given the name of P ennuel. Was it in honor of their father or uncle? Certainly he was a m an of leadership and venturesome so that one might like to honor him and h ope the one so named might prove worthy of it. Pennuel grew up on his father's plantation and early showed his ventureso me nature by enlisting in the War of 1812. Through his leadership, d id he encourage his other brothers to enlist as well? Perhaps so, One mystery is that he enlisted in the WEST Tennessee Militia. Usually su ch military units were organized locally and were for the protection of t he "home front". Thus, one speculates as to whether Pennuel actually liv ed in WEST Tennessee at the time? Or, maybe in those days, the militia un it included Bedford County in Middle Tennessee. The U.S. Rangers is diffe rent. It is the "real McCoy" organized to engage the enemy. Records of Bedford County Tennessee reveal that Pennuel, Samuel, and Jam es Billington witnessed deed of land transaction for their father, Ezekie l. This was in September of 1813. No further documentation is known of Pennuel until 1833 when he and his fa mily join the Ohio Baptist Church near Lovelaceville, Kentucky. The chur ch disbanded long ago, but Judy MaGee, publisher of "The Yeoman" weekly pa per of Wickliffe, Kentucky has a copy of the minutes. The Kentucky land west of the Tennessee River was once a reservation for t he Choctaw Indians. In 1818, the federal government bought it and beg an to prepare it for open settlement. In January of 1829 the land was red uced in price to 25 cents per acre and a land office was established in Ca lloway County. Pennuel, Jarred, "Jaron" bought land. Pennuel bought thr ee tracts (apparently adjoining) of 160 acres each. It was located in McC racken County until Ballard was formed in 1842 and thus became a part of B allard County. On its formation, Pennuel was a member of the organizing party that m et in the log cabin in the town of Blandville. As a result he got a min or office of the county. Blandville remained the county seat and hub of activity until 1880 when t he courthouse burned. It seemed convenient for there was a big moveme nt to get Wickliffe declared the county seat. Many valuable records we re destroyed to the distress of researchers. Pennuel's children began to find spouses and marry there in Ballard Count y, until in the early 1850's it left just he and Nancy. It was at this ti me that something urged local folks to talk of moving to Texas. Thus qui te a party came together to form a caravan. Pennuel seemed to be one of t he older ones. But there was his son, Ezekiel Jackson (commonly kno wn as E.J.), Allison Billington, Jarred's widow - Phoebe/Farraby -, the Ra sco's who were the parents of E.J.'s wife, Kitty, and several more. Th is migration took place in 1854, going through Little Rock and Texarkana a nd on to an area 15 miles east by north of Waco. From this point on, it appears that E.J. became the leader in many communi ty endeavors and Pennuel and Nancy enjoyed their last years. They join ed the Baptist Church that was organized by their son and were among the f irst to be buried in the Old Mt. Calm Cemetery. It appears that sometimes government red tape and miss-handling happen ed in the 1850 as is true today. Pennuel was entitled under land warra nt No. 10284 for a parcel of 160 acres by the Act of 28th Sept. 1850 but b ecause of a misspelling of his last name was not recognized as entitled un til June 9, 1852 and it appears it may have been September before he recei ved it. More About PENUEL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Mt. Calm Military service: War of 1812 Notes for NANCY WADSWORTH: 1860 census in , Limestone, TX., next door to Ezekiel Jackson Billington f amily. One male N. at home age 18 listed as born in KY. More About NANCY WADSWORTH: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Calm Cem Children of PENUEL BILLINGTON and NANCY WADSWORTH are: 23. i. ELIZABETH P.3 BILLINGTON, b. 1818, Lovelaceville, McCracken, Ky.; d. Unknown. 24. ii. JASON H. BILLINGTON, b. 1820, Bedford, Tn.; d. Bef. 1850, , Ballard, KY.. 25. iii. MARIAM ANN BILLINGTON, b. 17 Jul 1822, Bedford, Tn.; d. 10 Dec 1870, Limestone, Tx.. 26. iv. BURTON FRANK BILLINGTON, b. 18 Sep 1823, Bedford, TN; d. 15 Jan 1901, Lovelaceville, Ballard, KY. 27. v. EZEKIEL JACKSON BILLINGTON, b. 11 Jan 1826, Bedford, TN; d. 05 Aug 1896, Billington, Limestone, Tx.. vi. MANSEL BILLINGTON, b. 1834, Bedford, TN; d. Unknown. 5. JARED2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born 1791 in , Johnston, NC, and died Jan 1850 in , MC CRAKEN, KY. He married PHOEBE WADSWORTH 1820 in McCracken, Ky.. She was born 1798 in Bedford, TN, and died 1866 in Owenville, Robertson, TX. Notes for JARED BILLINGTON: 1840 census in McCracken Co., KY. 1850 Census in McCracken Co., KY. J.A.W head of house with all but Rans om Lee at home. JARED BILLINGTON 1790 OR 91 - 1850 He is the fourth child and fourth son of Ezekiel Billington and Elizabe th Penny, born in Johnston County, N.C. To those of us who researchin g, we wonder how anyone can go through life and leave no trail. But, ma ny of these old pioneers did just that. One has to remember that these we re the early days, the organizing days, the "restless foot" days, and cond itions were not as now. The British made war on us in 1812 and burned o ur records when they ransacked Washington D.C. And, too, there have been s ome accidental fires and losses. Records were not so important to the pio neers. This Jarred Billington ancestor of mine seemed to agree. I suspect that he was a twin to Pennuel, born in 1791. Although I have no thing to go on but a "feeling". He and Penuel did marry sisters. Pennu el married Nancy and Jarred married Phoebe Wadsworth. Her name is often s pelled as pronounced in those days - "Farraby". In the 1860 Robertson Cou nty, Texas census it is spelled Barraby. I also suspect that Jarred served in the War of 1812, along with his broth ers. I am trying to verify this from the War Department records. Somehow Jarred turns up as a chain carrier for the surveyor of a tra ct of land in Shelby County where Memphis is the County seat. Usually t he chain carrier is a non paying job. Being anyone who is handy. And, th is is usually the one buying the land or the next door landowner. In eith er case, they are pleased to be present and see to their own interest s. At the present time I am unable to obtain the official records from Wa shington to see where Jarred acted in this capacity. Maybe he and Phoe be actually lived in this West Tennessee county. Such reasoning might mat ch with the service his brothers gave to the West Tennessee Militia. In spite of poor means of communications, he seemed to keep in contact wi th his brothers and together they bought land in the Western Purchase Terr itory of Kentucky. In 1829, the land was reduced in price to 25 cents p er acre and later a land office was opened at Waidsboro (Calloway Count y) Kentucky. Jarred bought at least 160 acres described as being the NE Qu arter, Sec 35, T-6, R-2 W. This land was in McCracken County then, but be came a part of Ballard County when it was formed in 1842. So it was that Jarred and Phoebe tilled their farm in this rich bottom la nd filled with all sorts of wild game. Land had to be cleared for cultiva tion and nearly all essentials of life had to be made by hand. Late in 18 49, Jarred became very ill. Realizing it, he wrote his will. He mention ed that he had an inheritance from his father's estate and trusted a frie nd to wisely invest it in more land. He died in January of 1850. The whe reabouts of his marker is not known. It is probably on a high knoll on h is farm as was the custom in those days. Some of his children selected husbands and wives in Ballard County, but Ph oebe somehow is persuaded to go on the migration to Texas in 1854. In t he 1860 census of Robertson County, Texas she is listed as a "midwife" liv ing alone. It is believed she died in this county near the old ghost to wn of Owenville which was then the county seat. The progeny of Jarred a nd Phoebe is scattered in Western Kentucky, Texas, and Southern Illinois. Last will and Testament of Jarred Billington McCracken County, Kentucky Will Book A, page 330. In the name of God, Amen: I, Jarred Billington of the county of McCracken and State of Kentucky, bei ng low in affliction, but of sound and disposing mind and memory, in vi ew of my probably approaching dissolution, do hereby think proper to ma ke and ordain this my last will and testament as follows, to wit: 1st - To the Lord Almighty who give it to me, I would humbly devote my so ul beseeching him for the alone sake of my Lord & Saviour Jesus Chri st to accept the poor offering I bring. 2nd - My will and desire is that out of the funds coming to me from my de ad father's estate that my funeral expenses, doctor bills, and all my oth er just debts shall be paid. 3rd - That with the remaining of the money that is coming and shall recei ve from the estate of my father, a piece of timbered land sufficient to su pport the farm on which I now live shall be purchased by my executor, Thom as Young. But, if no such purchase can be made at a reasonable price a nd within a reasonable distance of my present residence, of which said Tho mas Young is to be the judge, then the sum so remaining is to be equally d ivided between all my children. 4th - I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife, Phoebe Billingto n, all of my estate both real and personal now in my possession in the Cou nty and State aforesaid as also all sums of money or property due or in a ny wise coming to me (except the aforesaid portion from my father's estat e) to have, hold, and fully enjoy control and manage the same during her n atural life or widowhood and no longer. 5th - At the death or marriage of my wife (should she mary again) a ll of my estate of every kind, real and personal, is to be equally divid ed among all my children. 6th - I hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Young of this County execut or of this my last will and testament. In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th D ay of December 1849. his /s/ Jarred (X) Billington mark Attest: R.D. Gholson A. Billington James A. Billington KENTUCKY, McCRACKEN COUNTY SEAT: At a court held for the county aforesaid at the courthouse in Paducah on t he 11th day of February, 1850, the written last will and testament of Jarr ed Billington, dec'd was probated to the court by the executor therein nam ed, and proven by the oath of James A. Billington, one of the subscribi ng witnesses thereto, who proved the handwriting of R.D. Gholson and A. Bi llington, the other two subscribing witnesses and testifies that they atte sted the same in his presence and in the presence of the testator, and ord ered to be recorded as the true last will and testament of the said Jarr ed Billington, deceased, whereupon I have admitted the same together wi th this certificate to record in my office. Given under my hand this 3rd day of July 1850. /s/B. Small, Clerk McCracken County Court Name: Jarred Billington Gender: male Birth Place: NC Birth Year: 1790 Spouse Name: Phoebe Wadsworth Spouse Birth Place: VA Spouse Birth Year: 1798 Number Pages: 1 More About JARED BILLINGTON: Census: 1850, Phoebe 52 J.A.W. head of house. 28, and Ransom Lee had left home. Military service: In war of 1812 Will: 1850, Probate Notes for PHOEBE WADSWORTH: 1850 census in McCracken, KY. with kids, J.A.W., J.H.M., A.M., A.W., R.G. More About PHOEBE WADSWORTH: AKA (Facts Page): Faraby Wagesworth Children of JARED BILLINGTON and PHOEBE WADSWORTH are: 28. i. J. A. W.3 BILLINGTON, b. 1822, Bedford, TN; d. Unknown. 29. ii. JASON H.M. BILLINGTON, b. 1829, Bedford, TN; d. Unknown. 30. iii. ALIBRIA M. UNION BILLINGTON, b. 1833, Carroll, Bedford, TN.; d. 1859. 31. iv. ARIBIA WILBURN BILLINGTON, b. 02 Mar 1835, Shelby, Bedford, TN; d. 08 Oct 1902, Hartsville, Pope, IL. v. RUDOLPH G. BILLINGTON, b. 1836, Marshall, TN; d. Unknown. 32. vi. RANSOM LEE BILLINGTON, b. 01 Aug 1840, Bedford, TN; d. Unknown. 6. JAMES2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born 1792 in , Johnston, NC, and died 1864 in , Marshall, TN. He married SARAH E. WALKER 02 Sep 1815 in Johnston, N.C.. She was born 1791 in , Johnston, N.C., and died 1862 in ,Marshall, Tn.. Notes for JAMES BILLINGTON: 18 February 1857 donated land for Meeting House, School and Church. Served in War of 1812 Census 1830 in Bedford, TN. 3-1-2--1//-1-1-3-- 1850 census in dist 10, Marshall, TN. kids Mary Hoge, James Billington, J oseph Billington, Martha Hogg. 1860 census in , Marshall, TN. James Sarah and Sarah's mother Anson her e. More About JAMES BILLINGTON: Census: 1850, Mary and Matia Hogue here. Military service: In War of 1812 Will: 24 Oct 1850, ,Marshall, Tn. More About SARAH E. WALKER: Burial: Unknown, ,Marshall, TN. Children of JAMES BILLINGTON and SARAH WALKER are: 33. i. MARY A.3 BILLINGTON, b. 1815, Bedford, TN; d. 1895, Calloway, Ky.. 34. ii. JOHN BILLINGTON, b. 16 Sep 1816, Bedford, TN; d. 02 Feb 1892, Marshall, TN. 35. iii. JESSE PENNY BILLINGTON, b. 19 Jan 1817, Bedford, TN; d. 15 Mar 1894, Bedford, Wayne, IL. 36. iv. ELIZABETH BILLINGTON, b. 1821, Bedford, TN; d. 12 Feb 1874, Grant, Ar.. v. EZEKIEL BILLINGTON, b. 1822, Bedford, Tn.; d. 1830, Marshall, TN.. More About EZEKIEL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. 37. vi. REUBEN BILLINGTON, b. 23 Mar 1823, Bedford, TN; d. 20 Apr 1899, Marshall, Tn.. vii. INFANT BILLINGTON, b. 1826, Bedford, Tn.; d. Unknown. 38. viii. JAMES MARSHALL BILLINGTON, b. 05 Sep 1827, Bedford, TN; d. 30 Aug 1885, Marshall, TN. 39. ix. JOSEPH A. BILLINGTON, b. 04 Apr 1833, Bedford, TN; d. 1898, FT. WORTH, Tarrant, Tx.. 7. MARTHA2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born 1794 in , Bedford, TN, and died Unknown. She married JAMES WALKER. He was born 1794 in NC., and died Unknown. Notes for MARTHA BILLINGTON: Martha nickname Patsy. 1850 census lists her as born in NC. Notes for JAMES WALKER: 1850 census in dist 10, Marshall, TN. William Aldridge age 22 a stude nt is here. He is listed just before Ann. Next door is a Josiah Walker fam ily. Children of MARTHA BILLINGTON and JAMES WALKER are: i. ANN3 WALKER, b. 1824, TN.; d. Unknown. ii. MATILDA WALKER, b. 1828, TN.; d. Unknown. iii. JOSEPH WALKER, b. 1833, TN.; d. Unknown. 8. EZEKIEL JR.2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born 29 May 1799 in ,Johnston, TN., and died 16 Nov 1857 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo. He married POLLY ANN IVIE 09 Dec 1819 in Adair, Mo.. She was born 07 Apr 1801 in Duck River, Bedford, Tn., and died 15 Dec 1887 in Spring City, Sanpete, Ut.. Notes for EZEKIEL JR. BILLINGTON: 1840 census in Southfort, Monroe, MO. 1850 census in Dist 1, Adair, MO. 1870 census in Dist 1, Adair, MO. More About EZEKIEL JR. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Kirksvile, Adair, Mo. Census: 1840, Monroe, MO. Notes for POLLY ANN IVIE: Some people say she was born in Franklin Co., Ga. and Monroe Co., MO. 1860 census in Benton, Adair, MO. with sons John and Thomas. Polly Ann Ivie. b 7 April 1801, Franklin County, GA. m. Ezekiel Billingt on Jr., 19 Dec 1819, TN, d 15 Dec 1887, [Spring City, Sanpete, Utah]) Polly Ann is listed as being baptized in 1864, possibly at the time of h er migration to Utah. Ezekiel Billington, jr. (b. 22 March 1795, Johnston County, NC, d. 16 Nov ember 1857, Kirkville, Adair County, MO) Ezekiel Billington jr owned 57 acres of land in two lots, near t he town of Verona, present day Marshall county, TN. This was in the sa me vacinity as land owned by James R Ivie, and various Allred family membe rs. The Billington family migrated from Tennessee to Missouri with the Iv ie & Allred families in 1829, again living near them in Monroe County. Eze kiel Billington was in Caldwell County, Missouri in 1837, where son Nathan iel was born. He was a signer of the "Warning to Dissenters", June 183 8, at Far West, Mo., which would indicate that he was a militant Mormon, p opularly known as Danites. He was placed in Richmond Jail after the fa ll of Far West, but was within the first wave of prisoners whose charges w ere dropped. The period between November 1856 through November 1857 was very diff icult for the Billingtons in Adair County, MO. Daughter Mary Ann died Nov ember 1856, son Ezekiel 14, died October 1857, daughter Elizabeth Octob er 1857, and in November, the father Ezekiel was murdered by James Dye. T he Circuit Court case went to Scheyler County, MO under a change of ven ue in 1858. The case was apparently posponed until James Dye died, and t he case was dismissed. Polly Ann is listed as being baptized in 1864, possibly at the ti me of her migration to Utah, though it is likely she had been baptized ear lier in Missouri. Poly Ann and her husband were certainly Mormons as ear ly as 1837, when they moved to Caldwell County. Of the three surviving chi ldren, two sons ultimately migrate to Utah, sons William Gordon died in Sp ring City, Utah, 14 January 1914, son Nathaniel, 29 December 1922. Son Hen ry Thomas, the only surviving child to remain in Missouri, died ten days e arlier on 19 December 1922, in Kirkville, Adair County, MO. Children of EZEKIEL BILLINGTON and POLLY IVIE are: 40. i. SARAH DIANE3 BILLINGTON, b. 12 Jul 1820, SULVAN, Tn.; d. Jul 1861, Kirksville, Adair, MO.. ii. ELIAS BILLINGTON, b. 28 Oct 1821, Sullivan, TN.; d. 07 Sep 1846; m. ELIZABETH CROW; b. 1821; d. Unknown. 41. iii. JAMES ANDERSON BILLINGTON, b. 24 Nov 1822, Sullivan, Tn.; d. 11 Jan 1866. 42. iv. ELIZABETH BILLINGTON, b. 15 Feb 1826, Sullivan, Tn.; d. 17 Oct 1857. v. MARY ANN BILLINGTON, b. 01 Jul 1828, Sullivan, Tn.; d. 16 Nov 1856; m. GEORGE WM. CAPPS; b. 1828; d. Unknown. 43. vi. WILLIAM GORDON BILLINGTON, b. 09 Dec 1830, Monroe, Mo.; d. 14 Jan 1914, Spring City, San Pete, Ut.. vii. JOHN BILLINGTON, b. 17 Mar 1833, Monroe, Mo.; d. 1888; m. SALLY DARROW; b. 1833; d. Unknown. 44. viii. ARRAPHES M. BILLINGTON, b. 29 Apr 1835, , Monroe, Mo.; d. 31 Jan 1865, St. Louis, MO.. 45. ix. NATHANIEL BILLINGTON, b. 07 Sep 1837, Caldwell, Mo.; d. 28 Dec 1922, Spring City, San Pete, Ut.. 46. x. HENRY THOMAS BILLINGTON, b. 23 May 1840, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 19 Dec 1922, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.. xi. PATSY BILLINGTON, b. 11 Jan 1842, SHEBBIS POINT, Monroe, Mo.; d. 29 Jan 1842, Mo.. 47. xii. EZEKIEL ALEXANDER III BILLINGTON, b. 18 May 1843, Adair, Mo.; d. 16 May 1857. 9. ANNA AMERICA2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born 1806 in , Bedford, TN, and died 1850 in , Ballard, KY. She married WILLIAM ASHLEY 13 Dec 1833 in Paducah, Mc Cracken, Ky.. He died Unknown. Children of ANNA BILLINGTON and WILLIAM ASHLEY are: i. 136.11.1 EZEKIEL3 ASHLEY, b. 1835, , Ballard, KY.; d. Unknown. ii. 136.11.2 JAMES ASHLEY, b. 1837, , Ballard, KY.; d. Unknown. iii. 136.11.3 JOHN ASHLEY, b. 1840, , Ballard, KY.; d. Unknown. iv. 136.11.4 AUGUSTINE ASHLEY, b. 1842, , Ballard, KY.; d. Unknown. v. 136.11.5 JARRATT ASHLEY, b. 1845, , Ballard, KY.; d. Unknown. 10. ALLISON2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born 1807 in , Johnston, N.C., and died 15 Jul 1860 in , Limestone, TX.. He married ELIZABETH HAMILTON 1832. She was born 1805 in N.C., and died 10 Mar 1871. Notes for ALLISON BILLINGTON: 1840 census in , McCracken, KY. 1850 census in, Ballard, KY. 1860 census in Springfield, Limestone, TX. Allison was member of 10th Texas Inf. buried September 2, 1862 at Camp Nel son, ARK. More About ALLISON BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Faulkenberry Cem. Groesbeck, Limestone, TX. Notes for ELIZABETH HAMILTON: 1860 census listed as E. Children of ALLISON BILLINGTON and ELIZABETH HAMILTON are: i. WILLIAM JEFFERSON3 BILLINGTON, b. 31 Jan 1834, McCracken, KY; d. Unknown; m. BETTIE DULANEY, 1855, GRAVES, KY; d. Unknown. ii. T. BILLINGTON, b. 1835, MC CRAKEN, Ky.; d. Unknown. iii. MARY A. BILLINGTON, b. 08 Apr 1836, MC CRAKEN, Ky.; d. Unknown. iv. MARTHA ANN BILLINGTON, b. 15 Feb 1839, MC CRAKEN, Ky.; d. 25 Jun 1865; m. F. M. BAITES; d. Unknown. v. J. ALLISON BILLINGTON, b. 13 Sep 1841, Ballard, KY; d. 02 Sep 1862, Camp Nelson, Austin, AR.; m. LUCINDA BENNETT; d. Unknown. Notes for J. ALLISON BILLINGTON: Allison PVT in the 10th Texas Inf. Died of disease. Either Typhoid or Measles. The 10th Texas Infantry arrive at Little Rock in June 1862; having march ed from Millican, Texas, to Shreveport, Louisiana, then traveling by wat er to their destination. The water conditions of the area were deplorable. Due to that fact, epidem ics of both typhoid fever and measels broke out in the regiment. During th eir stay in the vicinity of Little Rock, the regiment suffered heavily fr om disease; casualties of 108 deaths and 62 disharges from June to Octob er 1862 was the direct result of the epidemics (see Little Rock National C emetery). The graves of this cemetery are filled, entirely with headstones marked "U nknown". This is due to the fact that when the Confederate cemetery had be en established long after the war, the graves of these men that we re to be reentered, were spread out helter skelter throughout the communi ty of Austin, and the wooden markers that had identified them, had long si nce rotted off. 1860 census in , Limestone, TX. More About J. ALLISON BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Camp Nelson Confederate Cem. 48. vi. THEOPHILAS BILLINGTON, b. 16 Sep 1846, Ballard, KY; d. Unknown. 11. ANN ELIZABETH2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born 1811 in Bedford, Marshall, Tn., and died Unknown. She married (1) KILGORE. He died Unknown. She married (2) ROBERT W. BLOODWORTH 30 Nov 1837 in Marshall, Tn.. He died Unknown. Child of ANN BILLINGTON and KILGORE is: i. ALMA C.3 KILGORE, b. 1849, Ark.; d. Unknown. Children of ANN BILLINGTON and ROBERT BLOODWORTH are: ii. DANIEL L.3 BLOODWORTH, b. 1838, Ky.; d. 1876, Tarrant, Tx.. iii. MALVENA A. BLOODWORTH, b. 1843, Ky.; d. Unknown; m. GODWIN MAXWELL; d. Unknown. 12. WILLIAM H.2 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL1) was born 07 Jan 1812 in Bedford, Marshall, Tn., and died 27 Nov 1897 in Sage, Ar.. He married (1) PERMELIA P. GILLIAM 29 Nov 1842 in Marshall, Tn.. She was born 11 May 1817 in Tn., and died 11 Oct 1862. He married (2) SARAH BUSCH 1863. She died Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM H. BILLINGTON: He was killed in an accident on his farm. 1850 census in dist 10, Marshall, TN. 1860 census shows him in Gadsen, Gibson, TN. Listed as William age 27, Per melia age 30, James age 7, Francis age 5, Sarah age 4, Nancy age 2, Virgin ia age 9/12. Next door to Trecy Billington, Elias, and Crecy. More About WILLIAM H. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Small Cem. on farm Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and PERMELIA GILLIAM are: i. 136.13.1 JAMES THOMAS3 BILLINGTON, b. 1843, Marshall, Tn.; d. 1858. ii. 136.13.2 FRANCIS MARION BILLINGTON, b. 1845, Marshall, Tn.; d. 1864. 49. iii. 136.13.3 SARAH JANE BILLINGTON, b. 1846, Marshall, Tn.; d. 26 May 1896. 50. iv. JOHN LOUSHEN BILLINGTON, b. 09 Sep 1846, TN.; d. 30 Apr 1915, TX.. 51. v. 136.13.4 NANCY AMERICA BILLINGTON, b. 03 Mar 1848, Marshall, Tn.; d. 07 Feb 1916, Mt. Pleasant, Izard, AR.. vi. 136.13.5 VIRGINIA CAROLINE BILLINGTON, b. 1849, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. vii. WILLIAM ANDERSON BILLINGTON, b. 1853; d. 1900. 52. viii. 136.13.6 TENNESSEE EMALINE BILLINGTON, b. 28 May 1858, Ballard, KY; d. Unknown. Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and SARAH BUSCH are: ix. JEFFERSON3 BILLINGTON, b. 1864; d. Unknown. x. ROBERT BILLINGTON, b. 1867; d. 1868. xi. FLORENCE BILLINGTON, b. 1872; d. Unknown. xii. WILLIAM YANCY BILLINGTON, b. 1880; d. Unknown. Generation No. 3 13. MARTHA3 BILLINGTON (SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 10 Mar 1818 in Bedford, TN, and died 06 Nov 1904 in Stoddard, Mo. She married ALLEN GUILLIAMS 1842. He was born 1823 in TN., and died Unknown. Notes for MARTHA BILLINGTON: 1860 census in Pope Co. IL. Also here is Rebecca Williams age 65. Notes for ALLEN GUILLIAMS: 1860 census in Pope Co. IL. next door is Elizabeth Guiilliam age 30 b. TN ., children: Joseph 8 TN, Martha P. 7 TN, Charley 6 TN, Mary 5 KY, Nan cy A. IL, Susanna 5/12 IL. Allen Guilliam born 1823 who married Martha Billington born 1822. They a re listed in the 1860 census in Walnut Grove, Pope, IL. This is now Eddyvi lle. They had the following children: Lawson born 1842, Becca T. Born 18 51 and Samuel A. 1852. Also in their home was Rebecca William age 65. The next house one way was: Henry Guilliam born 1825 who married Susan bo rn 1825, their children are: Betsy born 1845, Franklin born 1847, Huston b orn 1855, Ann born 1856, Monroe born 1859. The next house the other direction was: Elizabeth Guilliam born 1830 marri ed to ?, their children: Joseph born 1852, Martha born 1853, Charley bo rn 1854, Mary born 1855, Nancy A. Born 1858, Susanna born 1859. It doesn't take too much imagination to think that Rebecca William was t he mother of Allen, Henry and ?. Other references I found were: All in Pope County, IL. Rebecca Guilliam married John Williams 6 Oct 1848 This cannot be Allen's d aughter. Henry A. Guilliam married Sarah Jane Kidd 8 May 1864. This has to be the H enry daughter of Allen and Martha. John F. Guilliam married Martha Jane Castle 5 Aug 1866. I would guess th at this is Franklin son of Henry and Sarah. Rebecca T. Guilliam married Wilson V. Patterson 1 Mar 1868. This is possib ly Becca T. Daughter of Allen and Martha. Martha Billington married Gideon Tucker 8 Feb 1845. No idea where she ca me from. David Levitt and Elizabeth Guilliam son Henry age 21 married Margaret A. L auderdale age 21 on 19 Apr 1887. Allen and Martha's daughter Rebecca T. Phillips age 39 married Robert C. D avis age 39 on 18 Nov 1890. David Levitt and Elizabeth Guillion son David S. Age 18 married Annie M. E stes age 21 on 12 Apr 1891. David Levitt and Elizabeth Guillion daughter Nancy A. Age 20 married Alon zo Miles age 22 on 4 May 1889. Elizabeth A. Guilliam and Anderson King's daughter Martha age 27 married J asper Newton Hart age 26 on 8 Dec. 1889. Frank Guilliam and Martha C. Son John age 21 married Alice Harper a ge 16 on 19 Jun 1889. These are all in the records in the Golconda, Pope, IL. Court House. What I was going to tell you earlier was that there never was another husb and for Martha Billington. Her son Lawson Guillion mearly changed his na me to Billington. I have looked for years for any other solution and can f ind none. I had originally gotten my information from the Billington 's in Kentucky in 1886. The Guilliam family was in Virginia in the same area as the Shufflebarg er families. They were in Pope, IL. Close to the Barger families. They app arently left the IL. Area and went to Missouri. 1870 census in Stonefort, Pope, IL. Listed Allen age 52, Martha 52, Rebec ca F. 18, and Rebeca 70. Henry A. Born TN. 1827 Chair maker, Sarah Jane born TN. 1835, Henry H. Bo rn TN. 1853, Fanny N. Born TN. 1855, William M. Born IL. 1858, Almiry Nan cy born IL. 1860. James N. Born IL. 1867, Missouri L. Born IL. 1869. 1880e 2. census in Union, Pope, IL. Listed as Allen Gwilliams age 56, Mart ha 62, Rebecca Phillips 30, Sarah 4, Francis (f) 1. Henry born IL. Nov 1853, Mary F. Born MO. Apr 1858, Angela born MO. Dec 18 76, Josh A. Born MO. Oct 1878, Monroe born MO. Aug 1880, Sylvester born M O. Jun 1882, Anderson born MO. Mar 1884, Samantha born MO. Jan 1886, Ali ce born MO. Nov 1887, Isabelle born MO. Mar 1890, Ida born MO. Jul 1892, M athew born MO. Jul 1898. Children of MARTHA BILLINGTON and ALLEN GUILLIAMS are: 53. i. LAWSON ELMER4 BILLINGTON, b. 27 Jan 1849, Ripley, Lauderdale, Tn.; d. 27 Jul 1919, Homberg, Pope, IL. ii. BECCA T. GUILLIAMS, b. 1851, IL.; d. Unknown; m. (1) PHILLIPS; d. Unknown; m. (2) WILSON V. PATTERSON, 01 Mar 1868, , Pope, Il.; d. Unknown. iii. SAMUEL A. GUILLIAMS, b. 1852, IL.; d. Unknown. Notes for SAMUEL A. GUILLIAMS: 1860 census in Pope, IL. 14. HARDY3 BILLINGTON (SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 06 Sep 1823 in Bedford, TN, and died 03 Nov 1895 in Pope, IL. He married ELIZABETH JANE BURROW 03 Oct 1847 in Lovelaceville, Ballard, KY. She was born 29 Dec 1832 in Bedford, TN, and died 23 Jan 1902 in ESTHER, St. Francois, Mo. Notes for HARDY BILLINGTON: 8 months 1846 Mexican War, Pensioned 12975 filed by 15 May 1887. 3 years Civil War, CSA, Co. I 18th Texas Cavalry, 1st Lt. (From Texas M uster Roll CSA.) Application for pension rejected # 20475. Elizabeth J. Burrow filed claim # 69383-100-55 turned down 3 July 1897. 1850 in My Subdivision, Smith, TX. Sarah Wolf Billington 15 with them. Har dy 26, Elizabeth Jane 19, Ellison W. 1 1860 census in pct 6, Owensville, Robertson, TX. Hardy 35, Eliza J. 28, Em merson W. 11, James S. 8, Tennessee 5, William T. 3. 1880 census listed as Hardin in Polk, Madison, MO. HARDY BILLINGTON- Deed book J pg 470-471 Robertson Co. Tx. Know all men by these present that we, HARDY BILLINGTON and ELIZABETH J. B ILLINGTON of the county of Robertson and State of Texas for and in conside ration of an exchange of a certain tract or parcel of land situated lyi ng and being in the counties of Tarrant and Parker, on the waters of Silv er Creek about 13 miles north-west from Ft. Worth, and is the same land gr anted to Joseph B. Tyus(?) assignee of Mary A. Freeman and Thomas Freema n, to W.W. Oliver on the 15th November 1856 and by him transferred to Jose ph R. Tyus(?) on the 11th February 1858 and is bounded and followeth to wi t: Beginning at the S.E. corner of J.M Thurman's 620 acre tract, a sa ck in the West line of Jacob Wilson's Survey 1000 Vas South of the N.W. co rner of the same from which a Spanish Oak. Bears N. 86 degrees W 13 Vara s, another bears S. 73 degrees W 10 Vars. Thence West 1400 Varas to the S .W. corner of said Thurman Survey, a stoke on Elm Brs N. 49 degrees We st 70 Vrs, another bears N. 80 degrees W 11 Vrs. Thence N at 800 vrs. Br anch at 1900 vrs, a stone near the South branch of Silver Creek, from whi ch a Post Oak vrs N. 4 degrees E. 20 vrs, a Burr Oak brs N. 27 degre es W 24 vrs. Thence East at 170 vrs cross Silver Creek at 1370 vrs. Silv er Branch 1400 vas the N.E. corner of said Thurman Survey, a stake from wh ich a Post Oak brs S. 57 degrees E. vrs, another bears N. 44 degre es W. 4 vrs. Thence South 1000 vrs crossing Silver Creek to the pla ce of beginning, the possession of which tract they, the aforesaid HARDY B ILLINGTON and ELIZABETH BILLINGTON, do hereby acknowledge, hath granted, b argained, swapped and released, and do by these presents grant swape and r elease unto William A. Brown of the County of Limestone and State aforesa id one certain tract or parcel of land, situated, lying, and being in t he County of Robertson and State of Texas on the waters of the Mineral( ?) it being the East half of a four hundred and twenty acre tract grant ed to R.H. Mathews by Government of Texas containing one hundred and nine ty five acres being the same more or less and bounded as follows: on the N orth by land owned by and now occupied by Henry Hursh, on the East of J. S. Williams, on the South by Smith's Eleven League grant and on the We st by W.G. Forson. To have and to hold the above described tract of la nd with all and singular the appurtenances, improvements, members, and con cerning thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the said Will iam B. Brown, his heirs and assigns forever. It being the homestead of HA RDY BILLINGTON and ELIZABETH J. BILLINGTON, will forever warrant the tit le of said land unto the said William A. Brown, his heirs and assigns agai nst themselves their heirs executors administrators or assigns against a ll and every person or persons claim or claims whatsoever. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 14th d ay of October 1865. /s/ HARDY BILLINGTON /S/ E. J. BILLINGTON Note: this deed is not on file in Tarrant County since the courthouse burn ed in 1876. Name: Hardy Billington Gender: male Birth Place: TN Birth Year: 1823 Spouse Name: Elizabeth Jane Burrow Spouse Birth Place: TN Spouse Birth Year: 1832 Marriage Year: 1847 Marriage State: KY Number Pages: 1 More About HARDY BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Concord Baptist Church Cem. Census: 1900, St. Francois, Mo. Military service: 1846, Mexican War Children of HARDY BILLINGTON and ELIZABETH BURROW are: i. F.M.4 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. 54. ii. EMERSON WESLEY BILLINGTON, b. 08 Mar 1849, , Smith, TX; d. 29 Oct 1889, RIO VISTA, MILL, TX Cleburne, Rio Vista, Johnson, TX.. iii. JAMES S. BILLINGTON, b. 1852, Robertson, TX; d. 1882, Mo. Notes for JAMES S. BILLINGTON: 1860 in Owensville, Robertson, TX. at home 1880 census possibly in Dist 145, Hood, TX. 55. iv. TENNESSEE ANN BILLINGTON, b. 27 May 1855, Robertson, TX; d. 24 Mar 1902, Kennett, Dunklin, Mo. v. JENNIFER BILLINGTON, b. 27 May 1855; d. Unknown. Notes for JENNIFER BILLINGTON: 1860 census not listed. 56. vi. WILLIAM T. BILLINGTON, b. Oct 1857, Robertson, TX; d. 1921, GIDEON, New Madrid, Mo. 57. vii. PLEASANT GREENE BILLINGTON, b. 15 Aug 1860, Owenville, Robertson, TX; d. 15 Jul 1924, PASCOLA, PEMISCOT, Mo. viii. ELIZABETH BILLINGTON, b. 11 Feb 1863, Robertson, TX; d. Unknown; m. W.R. SIKES; d. Unknown. ix. HARMON BILLINGTON, b. 11 Feb 1863; d. Unknown. 58. x. THOMAS MANSEL BILLINGTON, b. 10 Sep 1867, Tarrant, TX; d. 29 Sep 1950, FLINT, GENESEE, MI. 59. xi. SARAH HOSIE BILLINGTON, b. 17 Sep 1870, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX; d. 09 Dec 1946, Medford, Jackson, OR. 60. xii. NETTIE MAY BILLINGTON, b. 11 Jan 1872, Tarrant, TX; d. Unknown, KEIFER, OK ?. 15. DAVID G.3 BILLINGTON (SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 02 Mar 1825 in Bedford, TN, and died 23 Apr 1880 in Leon, TX.. He married JANE KINGSTON SWEETMAN 1848 in Ballard, KY. She was born 11 Jul 1827 in ,McCracken, Ky., and died 15 Jul 1915 in ,Limestone, TX.. Notes for DAVID G. BILLINGTON: 1850 census in , Ballard, KY. David, Jane, and William. 1870 census in Eutaw, Limestone, TX. More About JANE KINGSTON SWEETMAN: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Antioch Children of DAVID BILLINGTON and JANE SWEETMAN are: i. CYNTHIA4 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. 61. ii. WILLIAM H. BILLINGTON, b. 07 Apr 1849, Ballard, KY; d. 16 Feb 1877. iii. PERMELIA F. BILLINGTON, b. 08 Mar 1850, Ballard, KY; d. 02 Aug 1907; m. HARRY PEARSON; d. Unknown. iv. JEROME G. BILLINGTON, b. 29 Jan 1853, Ballard, Ky.; d. 19 Oct 1871. 62. v. MARY ELIZABETH BILLINGTON, b. 18 Jun 1855, Robertson, Tx.; d. 31 Mar 1931. vi. VICTORIA J. BILLINGTON, b. 27 Nov 1857, Robertson, Tx.; d. Unknown; m. DAVID DAVIS; d. Unknown. 63. vii. PERLINA PARALEE BILLINGTON, b. 05 Sep 1858, Robertson, Tx.; d. 24 Dec 1939, Bethany, Ok.. 64. viii. DAVID OWEN BILLINGTON, b. 03 Jun 1861, Robertson, Tx.; d. 24 Dec 1929. ix. ABRAM O. BILLINGTON, b. 1863; d. Unknown. x. MARGARET J. BILLINGTON, b. 31 Aug 1864, Robertson, Tx.; d. 14 Mar 1877. xi. HARRIETT W. BILLINGTON, b. 21 Dec 1865, Robertson, Tx.; d. 19 Oct 1866. 65. xii. SUSAN EMMA BILLINGTON, b. 17 Sep 1868, Robertson, Tx.; d. 18 Oct 1948, Erick, Beckham, Ok.. 66. xiii. MARTHA PHOEBE BILLINGTON, b. 21 Jun 1871, ,Limestone, Tx.; d. Apr 1910. xiv. MARION REBECCA BILLINGTON, b. 01 Jun 1874, Tx.; d. 18 Sep 1880. 16. JOHN LEVI3 BILLINGTON (SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 17 Jun 1829 in Bedford, TN, and died 26 Oct 1895 in Parker, Tx.. He married LOUISA VIRGINIA KIMBROUGH 1849. She was born 1834 in Va., and died 25 May 1912 in Childress, Childress, Tx.. Notes for JOHN LEVI BILLINGTON: Tabitha was here 1860. in , Limestone, TX. John is listed as J.L. Civil War Confederate. 1870 census in Fly Water, Parker, TX. 1880 census in , Wise, TX. John 51, Louisa 46, Tabitha 15, John L. 12, Wil liam E. 10, Virginia A. 6, Benjamin F. 3. John L. working on farm. William E. at school. John Levi Billington born 26 Oct.1829 in Kentucky to Samuel Billington a nd Tabitha Moore. Places of residence has been Bedford Tennessee, Balla rd Kentucky, Navaro Texas, Wise Texas. He died 16 Jun 1895 in Parker Co. T x. John married in 1851 and had one child; Isabell born 10 December 1853 (18 50 on Tombstone). in Ballard County, Kentucky. John's mother Tabitha Moo re lived with him at this time and took care of the baby. John married Lou isa Virginia Kimbrough, born 1835 in Mississippi. They married in 18 55 in Kentucky. John traveled to Texas to participate in the Texas land r ush. He then owned a section of land. They had ten children; Tabatha A. bo rn 1865 in Parker Texas; John Louis Jr. born 23 Nov 1868 in Parker Texa s, Married Sallie L. ?, lived in Montague Co. Texas in early 1900's.; Will iam Edward born Apr 1870 in Parker Texas; Virginia Anne born 1874 in Wi se Texas; Benjamin Franklin born 1875 in Wise Texas.; Albert born May 18 58 in Parker, Texas.; Mary (Meary) born 1861 in Parker, Texas.; Morton Da vid and Medora (twins) born 1859 in Texas and Rebecca born 1872 in Texa s. Sources 1860 Limestone Tx. Census, 1870 Parker, Texas Census, 1880 Wis e, Texas census, 1900 Wise Co. Tx. census. John Levi's mother Tabitha Moo re Billington was living with John in 1860 when the Precinct 8 Limestone C ounty Texas census was taken. John Levi was a thirty second degree Maso n. He participated in the Civil War for the Confederacy - there is not mu ch information available on his war record. Louise Virginia Kimbrough was born 1834 in Mississippi. She died 25 May 19 12 in Childress Co., Tx. More About JOHN LEVI BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Markley, TX. Census: 1860, Tabitha here - Limestone, Tx. Military service: Civil War Confederate Notes for LOUISA VIRGINIA KIMBROUGH: 1870 census lists her born in Miss. More About LOUISA VIRGINIA KIMBROUGH: Burial: Unknown, Childress, TX. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and LOUISA KIMBROUGH are: 67. i. ISABELL4 BILLINGTON, b. 10 Dec 1853, Ballard, Ky.; d. 20 Feb 1908, FAXON, COMANCHE, Ok.. 68. ii. ALBERT BILLINGTON, b. May 1857, Parker, Tx.; d. 07 Jun 1918, Vinita, Craig, Ok.. iii. MORTON DAVID BILLINGTON, b. Oct 1859, Limestone, Tx.; d. 1861, Limestone, Tx.. iv. MADORA BILLINGTON, b. Oct 1859, Limestone, Tx.; d. Mar 1860, Limestone, Tx.. Notes for MADORA BILLINGTON: Death ID. # MRT197_24948 69. v. MARY BILLINGTON, b. 1861, Parker, Tx.; d. Unknown. vi. TABITHA A. BILLINGTON, b. 1865, Parker, Tx.; d. Unknown. 70. vii. JOHN LEWIS BILLINGTON, b. 23 Nov 1868, Azle, Parker, Tx.; d. 27 Feb 1944, Altus, Jackson, Ok.. 71. viii. WILLIAM EDWARD BILLINGTON, b. Apr 1870, Fort Worth, Parker, Tx.; d. Aug 1910, Antelope, Jack, TX.. ix. REBECCA BILLINGTON, b. 1872; d. Unknown. 72. x. ANNIE VIRGINIA BILLINGTON, b. 27 Jan 1874, Aurora, Wise, TX; d. 25 Jun 1960, Eldorado, OK.. 73. xi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BILLINGTON, b. 30 Jun 1876, Wise, TX; d. 10 Aug 1962, Wise, Tx.. 17. WILLIAM3 BILLINGTON (ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1819 in Bedford, Tn., and died 27 Nov 1897 in Sage, Izard. AR.. He married MARY E.. She was born 1840 in TN., and died Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM BILLINGTON: 1870 census in Conway, Izard, AR. 1880 census in dist 84 LaCrosse, Izard, AR. Listed as age 58. Farmer chil dren Jefferson D. age 16, Leanah age 16, Florence age 8. Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and MARY E. are: i. VIRGINIA4 BILLINGTON, b. 1850; d. Unknown. ii. WILLIAM BILLINGTON, b. 1855; d. Unknown. iii. TENNESSEE BILLINGTON, b. 1858; d. Unknown. iv. REED JOSEPH BILLINGTON, b. 1859; d. Unknown. v. JEFFERSON D. BILLINGTON, b. 1864, AR.; d. Unknown. vi. LEANAH BILLINGTON, b. 1864, AR.; d. Unknown. vii. ROBERT BILLINGTON, b. 1869; d. Unknown. viii. FLORENCE BILLINGTON, b. 1872, AR.; d. Unknown. 18. ELIAS3 BILLINGTON (ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 28 Oct 1821 in Bedford, TN, and died Unknown. He married MARY ANN CLARDY 1855 in , Jackson, Tn.. She was born 09 Feb 1837 in Shelbyville, Bedford, TN., and died 27 Jul 1863 in Bedford, TN.. Notes for ELIAS BILLINGTON: 1850 census lists him as age 16. 1860 listed in index as female. In Shelbyville, Bedford, TN. William Bra ms 82 with them. Lists Elias as age 26. Children of ELIAS BILLINGTON and MARY CLARDY are: 74. i. WILLIAM RICHARD4 BILLINGTON, b. 30 Jun 1856, Marshall, Tn.; d. 12 Dec 1921, New Salem, Palo Pinto, Tx.. ii. MARY B. BILLINGTON, b. 1858, Jackson, Tn.; d. Unknown. iii. CLARA D. BILLINGTON, b. 1862, , Bedford, TN.; d. 1906, Paducah, TX.; m. GEORGE W. L. DENNIS, 1878; d. Unknown. Notes for CLARA D. BILLINGTON: 1870 census in Shelbyville, Bedford, TN. with grandmother. 19. SYLVIA3 BILLINGTON (ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 18 Mar 1824 in Bedford, Tn., and died 12 Nov 1912 in Coquille, OR.. She married JOHN LINDLEY 03 Dec 1841 in Marshall, Tn.. He died Unknown. Children of SYLVIA BILLINGTON and JOHN LINDLEY are: i. THEODOCIA DELANA4 LINDLEY, b. 02 Jan 1839; d. Unknown. Notes for THEODOCIA DELANA LINDLEY: step-child ii. CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH LINDLEY, b. 07 Sep 1842; d. Unknown. iii. HUGH LAWSON WHITE LINDLEY, b. 15 Mar 1844; d. Unknown. iv. MARY ANN LINDLEY, b. 10 Apr 1846; d. Unknown. 20. JANE3 BILLINGTON (ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1826 in Bedford, TN, and died Unknown. She married GEORGE W. BURNS 11 Aug 1843 in , Marshall, TN.. He was born 1819 in SC., and died Unknown in TX.. Notes for GEORGE W. BURNS: 1850 census in Southern Division, Tishomingo, MS. 1860 census in Briley Town, Nacogdoches, TX. George W. age 42, Jane age 3 3, E. age 14, John age 12, William age 9, George age 7, Jennie A. age 7, S amuel age 5, Mary age 2. 1870 census in Gainsville, Cooke, TX. 1880 census in , Cooke, TX. 2 children and two grand children here. Robe rt 5 GS, Gleanna 3 GD. Not sure of spelling. Equilla's family close. Other Burns families close include: Nancy B. a ge 45, Equyilla age 15, Martha age 13, Thomas age 10, Ada age 6. Jos eph age 55, Mary his wife age 41, a female age 5, Dolpus age 11, Belle a ge 7, Warren age 3, Millie age 65 Sister. Children of JANE BILLINGTON and GEORGE BURNS are: i. JAMES R.4 BURNS, b. 1845, TN.; d. Unknown. 75. ii. EQUILLA BURNS, b. 1847, TN.; d. Unknown. iii. JOHN L. BURNS, b. 1848, MS.; d. Unknown. Notes for JOHN L. BURNS: 1870 census lists him as age 20. iv. WILLIAM G. BURNS, b. 1850, MS.; d. Unknown. v. GEORGE C. BURNS, b. 1856, TX.; d. Unknown. More About GEORGE C. BURNS: AKA (Facts Page): Cunny vi. VIRGINIA A. BURNS, b. 1856, TX.; d. Unknown. More About VIRGINIA A. BURNS: AKA (Facts Page): Jenny vii. MARY E. BURNS, b. 1858, TX.; d. Unknown. Notes for MARY E. BURNS: 1870 census lists her as age 11. viii. SAMUEL BURNS, b. 1859, TX.; d. Unknown. Notes for SAMUEL BURNS: 1870 census lists him as age 13. 21. HETTIE3 BILLINGTON (ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 02 Jan 1829 in Bedford, TN, and died 20 Feb 1887 in Calloway, Ky.. She married BALAAM CAIN HAY 23 Oct 1849 in Marshall, TN. He was born 1824 in Ky., and died 1897 in Calloway, Ky.. Notes for HETTIE BILLINGTON: Name: Hettie Billington Gender: female Birth Place: TN Birth Year: 1828 Spouse Name: Ballaam Cain Hay Spouse Birth Place: TN Spouse Birth Year: 1824 Marriage Year: 1849 Marriage State: TN Number Pages: 1 More About HETTIE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Ivey Cem. Notes for BALAAM CAIN HAY: 1880 census in Liberty, Calloway, KY. Next door is Daniel M. Holland age 3 4, Louisa J. age 33, Lee A. age 9. Two doors down is Daniel Holland age 5 4, Drucilla age 50, James age 26, William B. age 23, Drucilla A. age 17, D aniel C. age 13, Tennesee J. age 11, Enos E. age 9. Next to them is Robe rt B. Holland age 26, Martha L. age 26, Lulu H. age 4, Birtie age 2, and B -I-L Thomas J. Hay. More About BALAAM CAIN HAY: Burial: Unknown, Ivie Cem. Children of HETTIE BILLINGTON and BALAAM HAY are: 76. i. WILLIAM. PETTUS4 HAY, b. 20 Oct 1850, Marshall, Tn.; d. 17 Jul 1904, Murray, Calloway, Ky.. 77. ii. MARTHA LUCRETIA HAY, b. 11 Oct 1852, Marshall, Tn.; d. 27 May 1937. iii. JAMES BALAAM HAY, b. 01 Jan 1855, Marshall, Tn.; d. 11 Oct 1921; m. SUSAN FRANCIS BROWNE, 01 Jan 1885; d. Unknown. 78. iv. MARGARET HAY, b. 1856, , Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. v. JERIMIAH HAY, b. 1860, , Marshall, TN.; d. Unknown. vi. JOHN THOMAS HAY, b. 1861, , Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown, ROCKWALL, Dallas, Tx.. Notes for JOHN THOMAS HAY: 1880 census with Robert B. Holland. vii. ELIAS RICHARD HAY, b. 10 Feb 1862, , Marshall, Tn.; d. 20 Jan 1875, Calloway, Ky.. More About ELIAS RICHARD HAY: Burial: Unknown, Ivey Cem. viii. RUTH CLEMENTINE HAY, b. 07 Apr 1866; d. 15 Oct 1889; m. RUBEN OWEN, 12 Jan 1888; d. Unknown. ix. ALEXANDER IRVEN HAY, b. 1868, , Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown; m. (1) ALICE CHANDLER; d. Unknown; m. (2) BLANCHE MASSINGALE; d. Unknown. x. PATRICIA ALICE HAY, b. 1871, , Calloway, Ky.; d. 12 May 1925, Calloway, Ky.. 22. LUCRETIA3 BILLINGTON (ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 04 Nov 1836 in Marshall, TN, and died 28 Aug 1891. She married ELEAZER J. STEWART. He was born 25 Dec 1813 in Bedford, TN., and died 03 May 1887. Children of LUCRETIA BILLINGTON and ELEAZER STEWART are: i. HAYWOOD J.4 STEWART, b. 15 Jan 1857, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown. 79. ii. MARY CHEATHAM STEWART, b. 27 Aug 1859, Bedford, Tn.; d. 08 Oct 1931. iii. WILLIAM D STEWART, b. 1862, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown. 80. iv. SAMUEL E. STEWART, b. 1864, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown. v. GARRETT STEWART, b. 1868, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown; m. EMMA; d. Unknown. vi. ROBERT LEE STEWART, b. Jan 1870, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown; m. EDNA; d. Unknown. 81. vii. EMMA JANE STEWART, b. 05 Jan 1872, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown. 23. ELIZABETH P.3 BILLINGTON (PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1818 in Lovelaceville, McCracken, Ky., and died Unknown. She married (1) CHILDRESS in Lovelaceville, Ballard, Ky.. He died Unknown. She married (2) SAMUEL CARUTHERS 03 Aug 1833 in Lovelaceville, McCracken, Ky.. He died Unknown in Lovelaceville, MC CRACKEN, KY. Notes for ELIZABETH P. BILLINGTON: Samuel son of Burton Frank Billington is with Samuel Caruthers and Elizabe th 23 April 1890. Birt and Mary Lou in school April 1890. Children of ELIZABETH BILLINGTON and SAMUEL CARUTHERS are: i. MARY LOU4 CARUTHERS, d. Unknown. ii. BURT CARUTHERS, d. Unknown. iii. ANGUS CARUTHERS, d. Unknown. 24. JASON H.3 BILLINGTON (PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1820 in Bedford, Tn., and died Bef. 1850 in , Ballard, KY.. He married SARAH ADALINE MORROW 13 Jan 1840 in , McCracken, KY.. She was born 1818 in KY., and died Unknown. Notes for JASON H. BILLINGTON: 1850 census in , Ballard, KY. Children of JASON BILLINGTON and SARAH MORROW are: i. MAXIMUS4 BILLINGTON, b. 1841, , Ballard, KY.; d. Unknown. 82. ii. WILLIAM NORRIS BILLINGTON, b. 1843, , Ballard, KY.; d. 01 Feb 1903. iii. PENNEL BILLINGTON, b. 1845, , Ballard, KY.; d. Unknown. iv. MARGARET A. BILLINGTON, b. 1846, , Ballard, KY.; d. Unknown. Notes for MARGARET A. BILLINGTON: 1860 census in dist 2 Paducah,McCracken, KY. at Samuel Caruthers house. a ge 14. 25. MARIAM ANN3 BILLINGTON (PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 17 Jul 1822 in Bedford, Tn., and died 10 Dec 1870 in Limestone, Tx.. She married (1) DANIEL CHRIST. He died Unknown. She married (2) W. R. KIRKPATRICK. He died Unknown. She married (3) HAUGHTON HUGHES 27 Feb 1840 in McCracken, Ky.. He was born 1819 in , Montgomery, Ky., and died Unknown. Notes for MARIAM ANN BILLINGTON: 1850 census listed as Midey Ann age 28. Notes for HAUGHTON HUGHES: 1850 census in Dist. 2, McCracken, KY. Willis Hughes age 21 laborer her e. Probably a brother. Child of MARIAM BILLINGTON and HAUGHTON HUGHES is: i. NANCY E.4 HUGHES, b. 1844, KY.; d. Unknown; m. (1) W. R. MAJOR KIRKPATRICK; d. Unknown; m. (2) DANIEL CRIST; d. Unknown. 26. BURTON FRANK3 BILLINGTON (PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 18 Sep 1823 in Bedford, TN, and died 15 Jan 1901 in Lovelaceville, Ballard, KY. He married ANGELINE W. HUDGENS 1854. She was born 10 Jan 1829 in TN., and died 03 Jan 1897 in Lovelaceville, Ballard, KY. Notes for BURTON FRANK BILLINGTON: 1860 census in Lovelaceville, Ballard, KY. Listed as Birty F. 1870 census in Lovelaceville, Ballard, KY. 1880 census in All Distr., Ballard, KY. He is listed as Birtis. Ida Wils on age 18 Niece here. More About BURTON FRANK BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Lovelaceville Cem. More About ANGELINE W. HUDGENS: Burial: Unknown, Lovelaceville Cem. Children of BURTON BILLINGTON and ANGELINE HUDGENS are: i. CHARLES BURNETT4 BILLINGTON, b. 26 Oct 1855, Ballard, KY; d. 09 Jan 1905, Wickliffe, Ballard, Ky.. 83. ii. BERTIS FRANKLIN BILLINGTON, b. 10 Mar 1858, Ballard, KY; d. 11 Jul 1935, Wickliffe, Ballard, Ky.. iii. SAMUEL Y. BILLINGTON, b. 1860, Ballard, KY; d. Unknown. Notes for SAMUEL Y. BILLINGTON: In Parks, Scott, Az. 1890 with Jason H.M. Billington. 1860 census lists him as Samuel J. iv. MANSEL F. BILLINGTON, b. 03 Jan 1866, Ballard, KY; d. 15 Feb 1953, Wickliffe, Ballard, Ky.. 27. EZEKIEL JACKSON3 BILLINGTON (PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 11 Jan 1826 in Bedford, TN, and died 05 Aug 1896 in Billington, Limestone, Tx.. He married (1) KITTIE ANN ROSCOE 10 Jun 1847 in Wickliff, Ballard, Ky.. She was born 22 Nov 1827 in Christian, Ky., and died 30 Mar 1864 in Billington, Limestone, Tx.. He married (2) AMANDA ANN HOLLOWAY 04 Jun 1865 in Limestone, Tx.. She was born 02 Nov 1832 in Tn., and died 24 Apr 1874 in Limestone, Tx.. He married (3) LOUISA JANE POLK 24 Feb 1875 in Limestone, Tx.. She was born 02 May 1839 in Montgomery, Ar., and died 07 Dec 1898 in Billington, Limestone, Tx.. Notes for EZEKIEL JACKSON BILLINGTON: Baptist Minister. Served in the Texas Guard during the Civil War. 1850 census in , Ballard, KY. E. J., Kitty, Samuel. 1860 census in Mt. Calm, Limestone, TX. E.J. listed as 32 Kitty as 30 a nd ( R. A. as 1 not listed other times.)Others here are: V.S. 11, Jo hn H. 9, P.J. 7, Lucy 6, Nancy 4. Next door is Nancy age 66 with N. (mal e) 18 Farm Laborer. 1860 TX. Slave Schedule page 098. 1870 census in P.O. Eutaw. West Texas, Limestone, TX. with Elizabeth a ge 44, and children, John A. 21, Lucy T. 16, Nancy W. 14, Kitty A. 11, Sar ah L. 9. Also Amanda A. Billington age 38 born in TN. here. Ezekiel list ed as Ezekiel H. Elizabeth is listed as head of house. 1880 census in Eutaw, West Texas, Limestone, TX. 1880 census in Limestone, TX. age 54 Farmer, with wife Louisa age 41, Lavo nia age 19, James age 8, Lucretia age 4, Bert age 3, Julia age 1. Ezekiel Jackson Billington 1826 - 1895 Why would anyone want to move from a place where they have invested thir ty years of their life, cleared land, built a house, made friends, and rea red their children? I have heard it said that one moves because one is di ssatisfied with the present address and the new on promises an improvemen t. Grant that this is true, what draws one to a specific area? These questions have puzzled me in my research and I would like to dr aw on my imagination to bring these ancestors to vivid living beings. Here was the situation. Chickasaw Indians held Western Kentucky as a rese rvation and did not become a part of the state when Kentucky came into bei ng. During Andrew Jackson's administration the Indians agreed to sell a nd move. The process of opening the new land began. But, it was in the 1 830's before a land office was opened in Calloway County and anyone cou ld purchase at 12 ˝ cents (one bit) per acre. It was laid out in 160 ac re lots. Somehow the Billington brothers, Samuel, Pennuel, Jarred, and Allison g ot word to one another of this new frontier. Pennuel was first, arrivi ng in 1833 and buying four lots where the Billington Creek runs toda y. He sold his most northern lot - just below the town of Gage - to Allis on the next year. Samuel bought a lot 1 mile east in 1839, and finally Ja rred moved up from Tennessee in 1839. He located just below Lovelaceville . Each had to build a cabin, clear the land, and busy himself with the maki ng of a crop. Pennuel and family joined the Ohio United Baptist Church, a nd Pennuel was present at the county organization in the little log cab in at Blandville. Each of the Billingtons became established and stalwa rt citizens. Pennuel further increased his assets as he filed for and obt ained a land bounty of 160 acres for his services in the War of 1812. Th is bounty was in the form of a warrant and good at any land office, just l ike a check is today. However, thirty years does take it's toll. Samuel died in 1846. Jarred d ied in 1850. The second generation grew up and married. Pennuel's daught er Elizabeth married a Caruthers at Lovelaceville and his son, Burton/Bert is married Angelina Hudgens. Two daughters of Jarred's married Unsell bro thers, and Samuel's son Hardy married Elizabeth Burrow at Lovelaceville. So, what inducement was strong enough to break these bonds to the la nd of Ballard County, Kentucky? It must have been something powerful. An d, I speculate that it came from Hardy Billington. When his father di ed in 1846, Hardy married and moved to Graves County, Kentucky. But, he o nly stayed about a year and went to Smith county, in East Texas. He wro te to his mother, Tabitha, and she joined him down there. It must have be en that he wrote back and found fertile ground for his glowing terms in Ez ekiel. Ezekiel was a young married man with his first children, no firm root s. As Ezekiel's later life shows, he was a man of persuasive powers a nd leadership ability. Therefore, it is my guess that he became the pri me mover for the trek to Texas. The Rascos, Ezekiel's in-laws, were not too secure either for they had be en in Kentucky only a short time from Illinois, and they would be easily p ersuaded. Then, I suspect he worked on his parents, Pennuel and Nancy Bil lington. When they agreed, his uncle Allison fell right in line. N ow he had a compatible group. Surely there were others but I don't know t heir names. When word got around that the wagon train would actually for m, some married so as not to leave a sweetheart. Jarred's two daughters m arried brothers in the Unsell family. The caravan must leave early to travel the 800 miles so as to arrive in ti me to put out a late crop - June, no later. At 10 miles per day, they mu st leave in March. And they gathered the train of wagons filled with a ll sort of household furnishings and kitchenware. Another wagon of farm i mplements and seed, plus another probably for supply along the way. The n, there were cattle tied to the wagons and horses and their riders. Emot ions must have been high as each told others goodbye, knowing full well th at they would not see one another again - ever. However, the townsfo lk of Lovelaceville surely gave them a loud cheer as they drove through. It wasn't far to the Mississippi River. One of the Unsells owned and oper ated a ferry here into Missouri. And, it would be nice to be in friend ly hands as they crossed in the spring rains. Having done so, they directed themselves to Little Rock, Arkansas. It w as here that word comes to us that a lady of the party died. Her man, th us left without a helper, simply accepted the fact and told the party, "Y ou go on and I'll catch up. Now, I am mounting my horse and going ba ck to Kentucky and get me another woman". And, this he did. Of course, in 1854, the roads were primitive and there were lots of mudhol es, creeks to cross, and gnats and mosquitoes to contend with. It was n ot easy going. Pine Bluff must have been a stop along the way. Friends m ust have been made here, for later, there was traveling back and forth a nd some inter-marrying. They got to their destination by June. I have no idea how they picked the ir spot. Surely, it was not fashioned after Brigham Young, who, looking i nto the valley, said, "This is the place". Allison and his family picked Navarro County, Hardy was already in Roberts on County, and the rest chose the northern edge of Limestone County near t he village of Mt. Calm, some 15 miles east of Waco. The leadership of Ezekiel began to show from here on. He had hardly tak en care of his own cabin building until he gathered up $25 and started a B aptist Church at Mt. Calm. Attesting to this fact is a large plaque erect ed on the church grounds by the Texas Historical Society. It relates t he beginnings of the church and the cemetery to its rear. The church a nd cemetery are still in use. Being and active leader, it wasn't long until the church ordained him f or the ministry. His name became known all around the several countie s. He organized churches, held revivals, preached at funerals, and presid ed at numerous weddings. All of this was in addition to his being a succe ss at farming. Within ten years, Kitty, his first wife died. He marri ed a second wife and she, too, died shortly. Then, he married a third tim e. John, his son, married and had a son. This grandchild became a preach er, attended Baylor University, pastured the Baptist Church in Quanah, Tex as and some in Southern Oklahoma. Other people moved in near the Billington farm west of Mt. Calm and it was n't long until a general store opened, a gin was built, and finally a po st office. Ezekiel was highly honored when the community and post offi ce was named Billington, Texas. A Baptist church was added to the communi ty. It, too, along with it's cemetery, was given the name of Billingto n. All is gone now except for the church, and cemetery, yet, it is availa ble for special occasions. Annually relatives of those buried - the Billi ngtons and Weempes - meet here to clean up the cemetery and have a litt le service and family reunion. Ezekiel was a successful farmer. He left a will and favored all as he pas sed his estate around. He is buried in the Billington Cemetery. His fath er and mother, Pennuel and Nancy, are buried in the Old Mt. Calm Cemetery. As the new generation of children came on, they married but they move awa y. Today, they are found through out Central Texas, and a few in West Tex as. A few gravitated northward to locate in southeast Missouri. Hardy fi nally moved to Pope County, Illinois and is buried in country church cemet ery there - Concord Baptist Church. Sprinklings of the Billington name c an be found in all of these areas. In the southwest portion of Pope Count y, the following bought a bit of acreage and reared their families: John B. Billington near Azotas Sam. B. Billington near Homberg Lawson Messner Billington near Homberg All are descendants from Samuel Billington. I have in my possession a transcribed copy of E.J. Billington last will a nd testament. No. 952 WILL The State of Texas County of Limestone) Died 5 th day of August A.D. 1895. And Application to Probate Will from Proba te Court Minutes of Limestone County, Texas Book J, page 51 and 52. E. J. BILLINGTON Every state in the Union has helped to people Texas, and usually the be st citizens are contributed. This time it was Kentucky. Elder Billington w as born in Bedford county, Tenn., Jan. 11, 1826, but moved with his paren ts to Ballard county, Ky., in 1830, where he grew up. In his eighteen ye ar he was baptized into the Lovelaceville Baptist church by Elder Willis W hite. In 1847 Elder Billington was married to Miss Kittie Ann Rosco. Th ey came to Texas in 1854 and settled in Limestone county. Here they fou nd a sparsely settled population, many of them very kind and hospitable. T here were some Baptists. The Trinity River Association had been organiz ed six years, and was doing active work. Bro. Billington collected $25 a nd bought a log house in which to worship. He then rode 25 miles to get El der W. J. Bowden to aid in the organization of Mt. Antioch church. Bro. Bo wden lived near where the town of Groesbeck now stands. Bro. Billington w as recognized as deacon of the church. He lived in the Mt. Antioch chur ch 34 years. By this church he was ordained to the gospel ministry in 186 2. In 1869 he organized a church on Christmas Creek, seven miles nor th of Horn Hill, and organized the Horn Hill church in a log school hous e, with 7 members. At one time he baptized 17 into this church. Among th em the beloved Hon. L. L. Foster. In 1869 Bro. Billington was pastor of Cl over Dale church (now Hubbard City), continuing two years. These were yea rs of prosperity at Clover Dale. Bro. Billington lost his first wife Mar ch 30, 1864. This sad affliction made it necessary for him to give up thr ee churches and remain at home with his six children. On June 4, 1865, he was married to Mrs. Amanda A. Stokes, and on April 2 4, 1874, this lady died. On Feb. 24, 1875, he married Miss Louisa Jane Polk. Three children are t he result of this last marriage. In the early days of Bro. Billington’s ministry they had no fine house s. On one occasion he preached in a grove and the sun burned his sca lp so badly that the skin peeled off. He fell asleep in Jesus Aug. 5, 189 6. He knew his time had come and asked his children to sing, “We shall me et beyond the river,” and “Death is only a dream.” The town Billington per petuates his memory. J. L. Walker and C. P. Lumpkin, History of the Waco Baptist Associati on of Texas (Waco: Byrne-Hill Printing House, 1897), pp. 239-241. _________________________ GenealogyMagazine.com - Copyright © 2000-2005 Datatrace Systems | About GenealogyMagazine.com | Contact Us | More About EZEKIEL JACKSON BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Notes for KITTIE ANN ROSCOE: Shown as Lillie Ann Billington in Texas records. More About KITTIE ANN ROSCOE: AKA (Facts Page): Catherine Ann Rasco Burial: Unknown, Mt. Antioch Cem. Notes for AMANDA ANN HOLLOWAY: Name may have been Amanda Ann Stokes. More About AMANDA ANN HOLLOWAY: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Antioch Cem Limestone, TX. More About LOUISA JANE POLK: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Limestone Co., TX Children of EZEKIEL BILLINGTON and KITTIE ROSCOE are: i. BETTY4 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown; m. JACKSON; d. Unknown. ii. AUDLOURY UDORA BILLINGTON, b. 10 Feb 1848, Ballard, Ky.; d. 12 Feb 1848, Ballard, Ky. Premature birth.. Notes for AUDLOURY UDORA BILLINGTON: Premature born. 84. iii. VASHTI SAMUEL BILLINGTON, b. 24 Feb 1849, Ballard, Ky.; d. 02 Jun 1887, Limestone, Tx.. 85. iv. JOHN HARRINGTON BILLINGTON, b. 31 Aug 1850, , Ballard, Ky.; d. 11 Jan 1874, , Limestone, Tx.. v. PENUEL JASON BILLINGTON, b. 08 Aug 1852, Ballard, Ky.; d. 20 Jul 1862, Limestone, Tx. drowned. More About PENUEL JASON BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Antioch Cem. Prairie Hill, Tx. 86. vi. LUCY TAYLOR BILLINGTON, b. 13 May 1854, Ballard, KY; d. 1942, Billington, Limestone, Tx.. 87. vii. NANCY WADSWORTH BILLINGTON, b. 16 Apr 1856, Limestone, Tx.; d. Unknown. viii. JOSHUA BERTIE BILLINGTON, b. 01 Dec 1857, Ballard, Ky.; d. 17 Jan 1858, Ballard, Ky.. More About JOSHUA BERTIE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Antioch Cem. Prarie Hill, Tx. 88. ix. KITTIE ANN BILLINGTON, b. 13 Feb 1859, Billington, Limestone, Tx.; d. Unknown, GAINSVILLE, COOKE, Tx.. 89. x. SARAH LIVENIA BILLINGTON, b. 15 Jan 1861, Limestone, Tx.; d. 19 Feb 1951, Billington, Limestone, TX.. 90. xi. MEDORA ADLOVA BILLINGTON, b. 20 Aug 1863, Limestone, Tx.; d. 05 Dec 1933, CLARENDON, DONLEY, Tx.. Child of EZEKIEL BILLINGTON and AMANDA HOLLOWAY is: xii. EZEKIEL JACKSON4 BILLINGTON, b. 14 Mar 1874, Limestone, Tx.; d. 13 Sep 1886, BRANSTON, Limestone, Tx.; m. LUCY M.; b. 03 May 1876; d. 03 Oct 1896, Billington, Limestone, TX.. More About LUCY M.: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem Billington, TX. Children of EZEKIEL BILLINGTON and LOUISA POLK are: 91. xiii. MARY LUCRITIA4 BILLINGTON, b. 09 Dec 1875, Billington, Limestone, Tx.; d. 03 Mar 1961. 92. xiv. BERTIS JACKSON BILLINGTON, b. 28 Feb 1877, Billington, Limestone, Tx.; d. Unknown. 93. xv. JULIA ANGELINE BILLINGTON, b. 25 Nov 1878, Billington, Limestone, Tx.; d. 07 Dec 1908. 28. J. A. W.3 BILLINGTON (JARED2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1822 in Bedford, TN, and died Unknown. He married SARAH ELIZABETH KING 1850. She was born 1828 in KY., and died Unknown. Notes for J. A. W. BILLINGTON: 1850 census in Dist. 2, McCracken, KY. Head of house with mother, and a ll except Ransom Lee. 1860 census in Dist 2. Paducah, McCracken, KY. Lists him as J. H. J. H. 3 7, Sarah E. 32, Elizabeth C. 7, Josdephine S. 5, Rebecca 4, LinnB. 2, Hen ry C. 6/12. R. L. Billington 21 a farm hand here. Children of J. BILLINGTON and SARAH KING are: i. ELIZABETH C.4 BILLINGTON, b. 03 Sep 1852, MC CRACKEN, KY; d. Unknown. ii. JOSEPHINE S. BILLINGTON, b. 29 Mar 1854, MC CRACKEN, KY; d. Unknown. Notes for JOSEPHINE S. BILLINGTON: 1860 census lists him as age 5. iii. REBECCA BILLINGTON, b. 1856, KY.; d. Unknown. iv. LINN BOYD BILLINGTON, b. 03 Oct 1857, MC CRACKEN, KY; d. Unknown. v. HENRY C. BILLINGTON, b. 1860, KY.; d. Unknown. 29. JASON H.M.3 BILLINGTON (JARED2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1829 in Bedford, TN, and died Unknown. Notes for JASON H.M. BILLINGTON: Married twice. Second wife died before 1890. 1840 census in McCracken Co., KY. 1850 census age 21 still at home. 1880 census in Wilson&Lee, Pope, AR. no wife listed. Children of JASON H.M. BILLINGTON are: 94. i. HIRAM A.4 BILLINGTON, b. 1861, KY.; d. Unknown. ii. JARRET BILLINGTON, b. 1863, KY.; d. Unknown. iii. CARTHENIA BILLINGTON, b. 1866, KY.; d. Unknown. iv. DAVID BILLINGTON, b. 1868, KY.; d. Unknown. v. MARY BILLINGTON, b. 1873, MO; d. Unknown. vi. JASON BILLINGTON, b. 1890, KY.; d. Unknown. 30. ALIBRIA M. UNION3 BILLINGTON (JARED2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1833 in Carroll, Bedford, TN., and died 1859. She married JOHN W. UNSELL 30 Apr 1853 in MC CRACKEN, KY. He was born 1828 in , Muhlenburg, Ky., and died Unknown. Notes for JOHN W. UNSELL: 1860 census in Blandville, Ballard, KY. Name: Alibria Union Billington Gender: female Birth Place: KY Spouse Name: John W. Unsell Spouse Birth Place: KY Spouse Birth Year: 1827 Number Pages: 1 More About JOHN W. UNSELL: Burial: Unknown, Simmons Cem. Child of ALIBRIA BILLINGTON and JOHN UNSELL is: i. WILLIAM4 UNSELL, b. 1857; d. Unknown. 31. ARIBIA WILBURN3 BILLINGTON (JARED2, EZEKIEL1) was born 02 Mar 1835 in Shelby, Bedford, TN, and died 08 Oct 1902 in Hartsville, Pope, IL. She married ALFRED W. UNSELL 08 Mar 1855 in Lovelaceville, McCracken, Ky.. He was born 13 Dec 1832 in Blandville, Ballard, KY, and died 01 Apr 1904 in HICKS, HARDiN, IL. Notes for ARIBIA WILBURN BILLINGTON: Aribia Wilburn Billington 1835-1902 Statement By Glenn W. Dixon- Early in my research of family history, Mrs. Dixon and I checked the recor ds of the county clerk of McCracken County, Paducah, Kentucky. We found t he index to the marriage record for 8 March 1855 for Alfred W. Unsell a nd Aribia Wilburn Billington. The assistant clerk offered to all ow us to see the original. It was located in the topmost file and when t he can was brought down and opened, it was obvious that it had not been op ened probably since filing in 1855. And that is more than 125 years ag o. The dust had accumulated on all papers therein. The Unsell - Billingt on license was covered, and refused to be blown off. It was tacky and clu ng to our fingers. We had to get a dust cloth. It seemed almost aweso me to handle a paper 125 years old and see the actual handwriting! How th rilling! It is a part of what makes this research so much pleasure. It is to be noted that just two years before, in 1853 Aribia's sister marr ied John W. Unsell, a brother to Alfred. Alibria must have died shortly t hereafter for John shows up in the 1860 census as a single man. Soon after marriage, Aribia and husband with their first child moved to Lo uisiana. It is said that they settled "just across the river from Natchez ", but their names do not appear in the 1860 census. The second child, Sa lly, (my grandmother) was born in Louisiana. She tells that she remembe rs the soldiers coming to the house for forage and horses. The latter we re hidden in the canebrakes, but the soldiers flushed them out anyhow.. Aribia's husband, Alfred was caught up in the Civil War. He was a priva te in Company "D" 5th LA Cav. He was captured at Liberty, Mississip pi on 17 November 1864 and became a prisoner at Ship's Island, Mississip pi by 13th of December. Along with others, he took the oath of allegian ce on 7th of February 1865 and moved to Vicksburg on 1st of May and receiv ed his parole on 6th of May. It is to be understood that Southern Soldie rs did not receive an honorable discharge, but were paroled after taking t he oath of allegiance. Soon after the war, Aribia and Alfred moved back to Ballard County Kentuc ky where they farmed. However, it wasn't long until they moved to Pope Co unty, Illinois to continue farming. They bought a small acreage near Hart sville and soon, "Uncle Alf" had a job carrying the mail. On page 78 of J ohn W. Allen's "Pope County Notes" he describes "Hartsville is now a sma ll collection of houses on the Herod-Golconda road, about four miles south west of Herod. A Post Office and two country stores are located there. T his is a division point for mail between Harrisburg and Golconda. The ma il was carried for sometime by "Uncle Alfred Unsell". At times, Mr. Unse ll carried the mail on mule back, going from Hartsville to Golconda and re turning in one day, and from Hartsville to Harrisburg and return on the se cond day". Since Alfred was an avid reader he saw to it that his children obtain ed a "common school" education. He remained a believer in the Southern ca use all of his life. Aribia had to uphold the religious end for the fami ly at the Baptist church for Alfred did not join until late in life. He w as wounded in the jaw during the war and had to eat soft foods through a s traw. Aribia is buried at the Social Brethern Church cemetery near their far m. Today it is better known as "Wasson Kingdom". Name: Aribia Billington Gender: female Birth Place: TN Birth Year: 1835 Spouse Name: Alfred W. Unsell Spouse Birth Place: KY Spouse Birth Year: 1832 Marriage Year: 1855 Number Pages: 1 More About ARIBIA WILBURN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Bethesda Church Cem. Wassons Kingdom Notes for ALFRED W. UNSELL: 1860 census in pct 6, Robertson, TX. Wife islisted as Arbila. 1900 census in Grand Pier, Pope, IL. Alfred and Aribia alone. Name: Alfred W. Unsell Gender: male Birth Place: KY Birth Year: 1832 Spouse Name: Aribia Billington Spouse Birth Place: TN Spouse Birth Year: 1835 Marriage Year: 1855 Number Pages: 1 More About ALFRED W. UNSELL: Burial: Unknown, Bethesda Church Cem. Census: 1880, Lists Ransom and Jacinth opposite ages. Military service: Cofederate Soldier Religion: Baptist Children of ARIBIA BILLINGTON and ALFRED UNSELL are: i. RACHEL4 UNSELL, d. Unknown, died young. ii. MOLLIE UNSELL, d. Unknown. 95. iii. WILLIAM ALLEN UNSELL, b. 19 Nov 1856, Blandville, Ballard, KY; d. 08 Aug 1926, Harrisburg, Saline, IL Murdered.. 96. iv. SALLIE MAE UNSELL, b. 07 Jan 1858, La.; d. 25 Nov 1944, Golconda, Pope, IL. v. JEFFERSON UNSELL, b. 15 Jun 1861; d. 13 Nov 1862. vi. ALICE UNSELL, b. 15 Mar 1864, LA; d. Unknown, died young; m. MILTON EDWARDS; d. Unknown. vii. MARY SOPHRONIA UNSELL, b. 11 May 1866, Tn.; d. Unknown; m. (1) COLUMBIA HOLLOWAY, 11 Nov 1883, Hartsville, Pope, IL; d. Unknown; m. (2) WILLIAM DAVIDSON SMITH, 09 Dec 1888, Hartsville, Pope, Il.; d. Unknown. 97. viii. RANSON LEE UNSELL, b. 08 Apr 1869, Blandville, Ballard, KY; d. 23 Nov 1905, Pope, Il.. 98. ix. JASON HENRY UNSELL, b. 08 Jan 1872, Blandville, Ballard, KY; d. Unknown, infant. x. WALTER UNSELL, b. 17 Apr 1875, Blandville, Ballard, KY; d. Unknown. 32. RANSOM LEE3 BILLINGTON (JARED2, EZEKIEL1) was born 01 Aug 1840 in Bedford, TN, and died Unknown. He married CATHERINE M. CRAWFORD 11 Jul 1865 in Paducah, Mc Cracken, Ky.. She was born 1842 in Henry, Tn., and died Unknown. Notes for RANSOM LEE BILLINGTON: Ransom Lee Billington was born August 1, 1840, in Bedford County Tennesse e, and is the youngest of six children (four boys) born to Jarred and Phoe be (Wadsworth)(Wageworth) Billington, natives of Tennessee and Virginia, r espectively, and son and daughter of Ezekiel Billington and Jason Wagewort h, of English and Scotch origin. He was reared on a farm and attended sch ool about three months in his lifetime. His father died January 1853 in M cCracken County; his mother died in Texas, in 1866, age sixty-nine year s. The family moved to McCracken County in 1840, and located twelve mil es west of Paducah. In 1855, R.L., with his mother, moved to Graves count y, Kentucky, and in 1856, moved to Robertson County, Texas where he was en gaged in herding cattle till March, 1859, when he came to Ballard Count y, Ky., in the vicinity of Blandville, where he was engaged in farmin g. In September 1861, he enlisted in Company "E", 7th Reg't Tenn Cav, und er Captain Nealey, William Jackson, Colonel, commanding. He took pa rt in the battles of Nashville, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Sukatonica Bridg e, Miss., Ft. Pillow, Briton's Lane Tenn., Island No. 10 (here his compa ny escaped after surrender), Shiloh, Harrisburg, Miss., Corinth, Mitchell 's Crossroads, Holly Springs and was at Vicksburg when it surrendered, b ut escaped again; was at the fight at Franklin, was in Forrest's comman d. He surrendered and took the oath in May 1865. He returned to Ballar d, was accused of being a captain of a guerrilla company, was arrested a nd imprisoned at Paducah till July 2, 1865, but proved his innocence and w as released. He was married July 11, 1865 to Miss Carolina Crawford, of M cCracken County, Ky., native of Henry County, Tenn., and daughter of Jo hn and Fannie (Aaron) Crawford, natives of Tennessee and Virginia respecti vely. He had born to him three children: Ella Lee (dec'd), Emma A. and Be dford C., and after marriage he engaged in farming. Mr. Billington is a m ember of the Masonic fraternity and the K. of H. and he and wife are membe rs of the Baptist Church. In 1882, he was elected jailer of Ballard Count y, which office he still holds.(date ?) 1860 census with brother J. A. W. in Paducah, McCracken, KY, age 21. 1880 census in dist 61 Borth Humphries, Ballard, KY. nephew William Unse ll age 23 here. Census lists his wife as Caroline. Emma and Bedford are t hier children. More About RANSOM LEE BILLINGTON: Military service: Civil War Union Army Religion: Baptist Children of RANSOM BILLINGTON and CATHERINE CRAWFORD are: i. ELLA LEE4 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. ii. EMMA A. BILLINGTON, b. 1882, Ky.; d. Unknown. iii. BEDFORD CRAWFORD BILLINGTON, b. 1885, Ky.; d. Unknown. Notes for BEDFORD CRAWFORD BILLINGTON: Bedford C. R. L. Billington 33. MARY A.3 BILLINGTON (JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1815 in Bedford, TN, and died 1895 in Calloway, Ky.. She married EDWARD HARVEY HOGUE 22 Feb 1838 in Marshall, TN. He was born 1815 in ,York, S.C., and died 1850 in , Marshall, TN.. Notes for MARY A. BILLINGTON: 1850 census lists her as age 35. at father's home with daughter Martha 11. More About MARY A. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Dale Cem. Calloway Co., Ky. Child of MARY BILLINGTON and EDWARD HOGUE is: 99. i. MARTHA JANE4 HOGUE, b. 26 Jan 1838, Marshall, TN; d. 20 May 1923, Morrilton, Ar.. 34. JOHN3 BILLINGTON (JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 16 Sep 1816 in Bedford, TN, and died 02 Feb 1892 in Marshall, TN. He married CAROLINA VIRGINIA GILLIIAM 11 Jun 1842 in Marshall, TN. She was born 23 Dec 1819 in TN, and died 1899 in Marshall, TN. Notes for JOHN BILLINGTON: Court appointed John as Commisioner of General Assembly - Act of May 6, 18 61 14th Section. 1860 census shows Caney Springs, Marshall, TN. 1870 census in Palmetto, Marshall, TN. 1880 census in , Marshall, TN. More About JOHN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. Military service: Civil War Officer Notes for CAROLINA VIRGINIA GILLIIAM: 1860 census listed as C. V. More About CAROLINA VIRGINIA GILLIIAM: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and CAROLINA GILLIIAM are: i. ELIZABETH SARAH4 BILLINGTON, b. 1843, Marshall, Tn.; d. Bef. 1892. ii. EZEKIEL BILLINGTON, b. 1844, Marshall, Tn.; d. Bef. 1892. 100. iii. EGLESTON PETTUS BILLINGTON, b. 02 Dec 1845, Lewisburg, Marshall, Tn.; d. 29 Mar 1924, Gotebo, OK.. iv. ANSON DALLAS BILLINGTON, b. Jun 1847, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown; m. ELIJAH A. HURT; d. Unknown. Notes for ANSON DALLAS BILLINGTON: 1870 census listed as Dallas. 101. v. PERMELIA EMALINE BILLINGTON, b. 07 Apr 1849, Marshall, Tn.; d. 19 Nov 1901, Marshall, Tn.. 102. vi. MARY MOLLY BILLINGTON, b. 27 Feb 1857, Marshall, Tn.; d. 28 Apr 1927, Marshall, TN. 35. JESSE PENNY3 BILLINGTON (JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 19 Jan 1817 in Bedford, TN, and died 15 Mar 1894 in Bedford, Wayne, IL. He married WYLMOTH HOGG 24 Sep 1839 in Marshall, TN. She was born 13 Sep 1818 in Marshall, TN, and died 27 Feb 1903 in JEFFERSONVILLE, Wayne, IL. Notes for JESSE PENNY BILLINGTON: 1850 census in , Marshall, TN. Listed as age 31. 1860 census in dist 9 Chapel Hill, Marshall, TN. 1870 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL.Lists Francis A. as a male age 9, Thom as J. male age 9. 1880 census in , Wayne, IL. JESSE PENNY BILLINGTON Jesse Penny Billington born 1818 in Tennessee died 15 March 1894 at Bedfo rd township, Wayne County, Illinois; married by bond dated 24 Sep 183 9, at Marshall County, Tennessee to Wylmoth "Willie" Hogg, born 13 Sep 18 19 in Marshall county Tennessee and died 27 Feb 1903 at Jeffersonville, (G eff) Wayne county, Illinois and buried at Yarnell, Cisne, Illinois. Wylmot h's father was Pinkethman Hogg and she the sixth child. Jesse was a son of James Billington (b. 1792, Johnson County, North Caroli na, who died 1864, Marshall County, Tennessee and wife, Sarah "Sally" Walk er, daughter of Richard Walker (DAR Patriot) and Anson Swearinger Walke r. Sarah was b. 1793 in North Carolina and died in 1862, Marshall Count y, Tennessee. James Billington, father of Jesse Penny Billington, served in the War of 1 812. He was son of Ezekiel Billington, Sr. (b. 22 Mar 1759 New Jerse y; d. 26 Sep 1848, near Caney Spring, Marshall County, Tennessee). and (1s t)wife, Elizabeth Penny. Elizabeth was daughter of Edward Penny who di ed before 1829 in Bedford County, Tennessee and Elizabeth Ballentine. Eze kiel's marriage to Elizabeth Penny took place in Johnson County, North Car olina, 8 November 1784. [Early Billington lineage compiled by Mrs. Bernard Bryant, 824 Belton Driv e, Nashville, Tennessee 37205; published in the Marshall County Historic al Quarterly, Vol. XIII, No. 2, Summer of 1982]. In 1840, Marshall County, Tennessee, the federal census enumeration list ed the Jesse Billington family on Page 194, adjacent to Lewis Ring. [Lew is Ring was married to Jane "Jennie" Hogg, sister to Wilmoth]. In 1850, the Marshall County Tennessee Census shows the Jesse Billington f amily on Page 51, in District 10, Household 35. Five of their children h ad been born by that date. Names of the children born after 1850, shown b elow, are from Mrs. Bryant's records. (ibid.) Children of Wilmoth and Jessee Billington: 1. Susan Ellen Billington b. 1841, Tennessee 2. James P. Billington b. 23 Jan 1843, Tennessee, married twice. 3.Sarah J. Billington b. 1845 Tennessee. 4. David A. Billington b. 1847 Tennessee. 5. Mary Billington b. 1850 Tennessee. 6. John H. Billington b. 28 Jan 1852; d. 24 Aug 1933 7. William H. Billington b. 1855. 8. Louisa Billington b. 1857. 9. Frances A. Billington More About JESSE PENNY BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Yarnell Cem. Cisne, Il. Military service: War of 1812 Notes for WYLMOTH HOGG: 1850 census listed as age 31. 1860 census shows her as Wilmer. More About WYLMOTH HOGG: Burial: Unknown, Yarnell Cem. Cisne, Il. Children of JESSE BILLINGTON and WYLMOTH HOGG are: i. CLAY4 BILLINGTON, b. TN.; d. Unknown. ii. SUSAN ELLEN BILLINGTON, b. 1839, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. Notes for SUSAN ELLEN BILLINGTON: 1850 census listed as age 9. iii. ELLEN BILLINGTON, b. 1840, TN.; d. Unknown. 103. iv. JAMES PENNY BILLINGTON, b. 23 Feb 1843, Marshall, TN; d. Unknown. 104. v. SARAH JANE BILLINGTON, b. 1845, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. 105. vi. WILLIAM HENRY BILLINGTON, b. Oct 1845, Marshall, Tn.; d. 1941. 106. vii. DAVID ALBERT BILLINGTON, b. Mar 1847, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. viii. MARY BILLINGTON, b. 1850, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. Notes for MARY BILLINGTON: 1850 census loists her as age 9/12. 107. ix. JOHN HARVEY BILLINGTON, b. 28 Jan 1852, Marshall, TN; d. 24 Aug 1933, Geff, Wayne, Il.. 108. x. NANCY LOUISA BILLINGTON, b. Feb 1858, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. xi. FRANCIS ANN BILLINGTON, b. 1860, IL.; d. Unknown. xii. J. THOMAS BILLINGTON, b. 1861, IL.; d. Unknown. 36. ELIZABETH3 BILLINGTON (JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1821 in Bedford, TN, and died 12 Feb 1874 in Grant, Ar.. She married HIRAM HOGG 1836 in Maury, Bedford, Tn.. He was born 05 Feb 1815 in York, S.C., and died 20 Jan 1903 in Benton, Saline, Ar.. More About ELIZABETH BILLINGTON: AKA (Facts Page): Betsy Burial: Unknown, Marvin Chapel Cem. Notes for HIRAM HOGG: 13 kids per notes from Mrs. A.F. Smith and P. P. Davis. 1850 census in Saline Dist., Saline, AR. Lists Hiram as age 23, h as to be at least 32. 1860 census in Calvert, saline, AR. Lists him as age 44. 1870 census in Calvert, Saline, AR. P.O. at Belfast. 1880 census lists him as age 68 which would be born in 1812. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Record about Hiram Hogue Name: Hiram Hogue Gender: male Birth Place: SC Birth Year: 1817 Spouse Name: Elizabeth ??? Spouse Birth Place: TN Spouse Birth Year: 1821 Number Pages: 1 More About HIRAM HOGG: Burial: Unknown, Marvin Chapel Cem. Children of ELIZABETH BILLINGTON and HIRAM HOGG are: 109. i. JAMES W.4 HOGUE, b. 19 Feb 1839, Marshall, Tn.; d. 16 Oct 1862, Ar. Civil War. 110. ii. EZEKIEL HOGUE, b. 1840, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. iii. JOHN HOGUE, b. 1842, Tn.; d. Unknown. 111. iv. SARAH MATILDA HOGUE, b. 1844, Marshall, Tn.; d. 1892. 112. v. SAMUEL MCDOWELL HOGUE, b. 07 Aug 1848, Saline, Ar.; d. 30 Mar 1916, SALINE, AR.. 113. vi. MARY JANE HOGUE, b. 28 Nov 1850, Saline, Ar.; d. 15 Nov 1934, Benton, Saline, Ar.. 114. vii. NANCY ADELINE HOGUE, b. 19 Feb 1852, Saline, Ar.; d. 14 Apr 1930, Little Rock, Ar.. 115. viii. THOMAS NEWTON HOGUE, b. 1854, Saline, Ar.; d. 1896, Lamar, Tx.. ix. MARGARET L. HOGUE, b. 12 Mar 1857, Saline, Ar.; d. 25 Dec 1892, Saline, Ar.; m. IRBY SHEPHERD; b. 21 Feb 1852, S.C.; d. 25 Feb 1895. More About MARGARET L. HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. More About IRBY SHEPHERD: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. 116. x. ELIZA ANN HOGUE, b. Mar 1864, Saline, Ar.; d. Unknown. 37. REUBEN3 BILLINGTON (JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 23 Mar 1823 in Bedford, TN, and died 20 Apr 1899 in Marshall, Tn.. He married MATILDA WALLACE 18 Sep 1845 in Marshall, TN. She was born 02 Feb 1825 in Bedford, TN, and died 03 Nov 1904 in Marshall, TN. Notes for REUBEN BILLINGTON: Civil War in Col. Hayne's Co. 4th TN. Cavalry A Co. (McLemore) 26 May 1862 1850 census in dist 10 , Marshall, TN. 1860 census in Caney Springs, Marshall, TN. 1870 census in , Marshall, TN. 1880 census in, Marshall, TN. REUBEN BILLINGTON - THE GOODSPEED HISTORIES , MARSHALL COUNTY, TENNESS EE pages 1192, 1193. Reuben Billington, son of James and Sarah (Walker) Billington, was born Ma rch 23, 1823 in what is now Marshall County. And, while receiving a comm on school education, worked on a farm. Like a dutiful son, he remain ed on the farm until he was twenty one years of age, and a year later beg an the duties of a farmer, and has followed that calling up to the prese nt time. In 1845 he married Matilda Wallace, who was born February 2, 182 5, and four children were the result of their union: Maslissa (wife of Cha rles Jones); William K.; Amanda M. (wife of C.J. Farris); and Thomas J .. Mr. Billington is a staunch Democrat, and after a year of faithful ser vice in the late war in Colonel Hayes' company, he was discharged on accou nt of failing health. He owns a farm of 190 acres, and gives considerab le attention to breeding stock. His parents were born in North Carolina; the father in 1792 and his moth er in 1793. They came to Marshall County when young, and after their marr iage always followed agriculture pursuits. Of their nine children, sev en lived to be grown, and five are still living. James Billington serv ed for some time in the War of 1812; was magistrate; and a Democrat. Mr s. Billington died in 1862, and he two years later. Both of our subject 's grandfathers were Revolutionary soldiers. Arlington, Tx. library WAR OF 1812 JAMES BILLINGTON Land Bounty Warrant - 22953 - 160 - 12 Pvt. - Captain Foster 9th U.S. Inf. Pvt. - Captain Whiting 5th U.S. Inf. More About REUBEN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. Census: 1880, Walter Wallace & nephew here. Military service: Civil War Notes for MATILDA WALLACE: 1860 census shows her as Martelia. 1900 census in dist 10, Marshall, TN. brother James and neice, and g. neph ew here. More About MATILDA WALLACE: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. Children of REUBEN BILLINGTON and MATILDA WALLACE are: i. MALISSA E.4 BILLINGTON, b. 08 Jul 1846, Marshall, TN; d. Unknown; m. CHARLES JONES; d. Unknown. Notes for MALISSA E. BILLINGTON: 1850 census lists her as Motica age 4. 117. ii. WILLIAM KELSEY BILLINGTON, b. 10 Mar 1848, Marshall, TN; d. 28 Sep 1926, Williamson, TN. 118. iii. AMANDA M. BILLINGTON, b. 10 Feb 1849, Marshall, TN; d. 25 May 1924, Marshall, TN. iv. MATTIE S. BILLINGTON, b. 1855, Tn.; d. Unknown. 119. v. THOMAS JEFFERSON BILLINGTON, b. 25 Apr 1861, Marshall, TN; d. 04 Dec 1907. vi. ANNE BILLINGTON, b. 1874, Tn.; d. Unknown. 38. JAMES MARSHALL3 BILLINGTON (JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 05 Sep 1827 in Bedford, TN, and died 30 Aug 1885 in Marshall, TN. He married EMILY J. HARDISON 06 Feb 1850 in Maury, Tn.. She was born 21 Oct 1832 in Tn., and died 08 Oct 1915 in Maury, TN.. Notes for JAMES MARSHALL BILLINGTON: Captain of Duck River Riflemen Co. G. 24th Tn. Inf. 1860 census in Hurts Crossroads, Maury, TN. 1870 census in dist 25, Maury, TN. 1880 census in , Maury, TN. More About JAMES MARSHALL BILLINGTON: Military service: Civil War Notes for EMILY J. HARDISON: 1910 census in Lewisburg, Marshall, TN. with daughter Sallie. Children of JAMES BILLINGTON and EMILY HARDISON are: i. JAMES M.4 BILLINGTON, d. 30 Aug 1885. ii. SARENA F. BILLINGTON, b. 13 Jan 1852, Maury, Tn.; d. 25 Sep 1853, MAURY TN.. 120. iii. JOHN MARSHALL BILLINGTON, b. 14 Jul 1854, Maury, Tn.; d. Unknown. iv. SARAH JANE BILLINGTON, b. 05 Oct 1856, Maury, Tn.; d. Nov 1927; m. (1) R.G. MOODY, 12 Dec 1878; d. Unknown; m. (2) WILLIAM H. MERRITT, 1902; d. Unknown. Notes for SARAH JANE BILLINGTON: 1910 census in Lewisburg, Marshall, TN. with husband William H. Merritt m d. 8 years. 121. v. ELLA J. BILLINGTON, b. 10 Mar 1864, Maury, Tn.; d. Unknown. 122. vi. ROBERT LEE BILLINGTON, b. 28 Feb 1868, Maury, Tn.; d. 29 Jun 1927. 123. vii. LULA BINE BILLINGTON, b. 15 Apr 1871, Maury, Tn.; d. 1962, LEWISBURG, Marshall, TN. ONE OAK CEM.. 39. JOSEPH A.3 BILLINGTON (JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 04 Apr 1833 in Bedford, TN, and died 1898 in FT. WORTH, Tarrant, Tx.. He married MARTHA JANE TAYLOR 01 Dec 1852 in Marshall, TN. She was born 21 Oct 1836 in Tn., and died 1901 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant, TX.. Notes for JOSEPH A. BILLINGTON: History of Texas, Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties, p g. 269-270. Mesquite Library, RG976.4 T176 Sergeant Joseph A. Billingto n, a well known farmer of Tarrant County, Texas, claims Tennessee as his n ative state, the date of his birth being April 4, 1833. He was rear ed on a farm, was married in early life and settled down on the old hjomes tead and remained there until 1877. That year he came to Texas, first loca ting in Wise County, and in 1881, removing from there to Tarrant County a nd buyin the farm upon which he has since made his home. Here he has 160 a cres, ninety of which are under cultivation, producing cotton, corn and oa ts. At the time he made purchase here this land was all in it's wild stat e. Mr. Billington is also engaged in stock raising and makes a special ty of horses, keeping the Percheron stock. The subject of our sketch won h is title as Sergeant in the late war. In September, 1862, he entered the C onfederate army under General Forrest, and was in all the imnportant battl es of the Army of the Tennessee. At Middletown, near Murphreesboroug h, he was among five or six hundred who were taken prisoners. They were he ld eight months at Camp Chase, Ohio, after which they were taken for excha nge to City Point, and returned to their command. At the time of Hood's ra id on Nashville, Mr. Billington was taken sick with chronic diarrhea and w as left behind his command. He dogged the Yankees, escaped capture, and re turned home, and for a year was unable for any kind of labor. At the ti me of the surrnder he was at his home in Tennessee/ The ravages of war h ad swept away the greater part of his property, and, after he sufficient ly recovered his health, he resumed, farming having to begin almost from t he start. He continued farming operations there until, as above state d, he took up residence in Texas. 1860 census in Belfast, Marshall, TN. Listed as J. S. 1870 census in dist 8, Marshall, TN. 1880 census in , Wise, TX. More About JOSEPH A. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, East Oakwood Cem. More About MARTHA JANE TAYLOR: Burial: Unknown, East Oakwood Cem. Children of JOSEPH BILLINGTON and MARTHA TAYLOR are: i. SARAH C.4 BILLINGTON, b. 1854, Marshall, Tn.; d. 11 Jan 1891; m. W. R. SHIRES, 21 Dec 1871, , Marshall, TN.; b. 1850; d. Unknown. 124. ii. CLEOPATRA JANE BILLINGTON, b. 1856, Marshall, Tn.; d. 03 Apr 1891. iii. VIRGINIA T. BILLINGTON, b. 1858, Marshall, Tn.; d. 21 Jan 1888; m. GEORGE BUCK; d. Unknown. Notes for VIRGINIA T. BILLINGTON: 1860 census listed as Virginia Lin. 125. iv. JAMES THOMAS BILLINGTON, b. Feb 1860, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. 126. v. ELGIN A. BILLINGTON, b. Dec 1865, Marshall, Tn.; d. 27 Sep 1926. 127. vi. JOHN MORGAN BILLINGTON, b. 1868, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. 128. vii. CHARLES D. BILLINGTON, b. Jul 1868, Marshall, Tn.; d. Unknown. viii. MARY A. BILLINGTON, b. 1871, Marshall, Tn.; d. 26 Jun 1889. 40. SARAH DIANE3 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 12 Jul 1820 in SULVAN, Tn., and died Jul 1861 in Kirksville, Adair, MO.. She married ELI WARD ALGER 1841 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo.. He was born 11 Mar 1809 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Ma., and died 23 Jul 1890 in Kirksville, Adair, MO.. More About ELI WARD ALGER: Burial: Unknown, Green Castle Cem. Children of SARAH BILLINGTON and ELI ALGER are: i. POLLY ANN4 ALGER, d. Unknown. ii. ALVA ALGER, d. Unknown. iii. CLARISSA ALGER, d. Unknown. iv. SARAH ALGER, d. Unknown. 129. v. JAMES ANDERSON ALGER, b. 20 Oct 1849, MO.; d. 23 Dec 1932. vi. MARTHA JANE ALGER, b. 1861, MO.; d. Unknown. 41. JAMES ANDERSON3 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 24 Nov 1822 in Sullivan, Tn., and died 11 Jan 1866. He married PAMELA JANE LONG. She was born 1822, and died Unknown. Notes for JAMES ANDERSON BILLINGTON: 1850 census in Dist. 1 , Adair, MO. with Thomas Allred family. 1860 census in Benton, Adair, Mo. with wife Permelia, and two children. 1870 census in Kirksville, Adair, MO. wife not here. Children of JAMES BILLINGTON and PAMELA LONG are: 130. i. JAMES A.4 BILLINGTON, b. 1855, Benton, Adair, MO.; d. Unknown. ii. EMILY BILLINGTON, b. 1859, Benton, Adair, MO.; d. Unknown. Notes for EMILY BILLINGTON: 1870 census , Adair, MO. listed as Alice. Mother not here. 42. ELIZABETH3 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 15 Feb 1826 in Sullivan, Tn., and died 17 Oct 1857. She married GEORGE RICE 09 Dec 1841. He was born 1826, and died Unknown. Children of ELIZABETH BILLINGTON and GEORGE RICE are: i. EZEKIEL BILLINGTON4 RICE, b. 1850, MO.; d. Unknown. ii. N. T. RICE, b. 1857, MO.; d. Unknown. 43. WILLIAM GORDON3 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 09 Dec 1830 in Monroe, Mo., and died 14 Jan 1914 in Spring City, San Pete, Ut.. He married CATHERINE JANE MORELOCK 13 Mar 1853 in Adair, Mo.. She was born 22 Nov 1834 in Green, Tn., and died 28 Nov 1926 in Tremonton, Box Elder, Ut.. Notes for WILLIAM GORDON BILLINGTON: William Gordon Billington Spouse: Catherine Jane Marlock Parents: Ezekiel Billington , Polly Ann Ivie Birth Place: Monroe Co, MO Birth Date: 9 December 1830 Marriage Place: Adair Co, MO Marriage Date: 13 March 1853 Death Date: 15 January 1914 1860 census in Clay, Adair, MO. 1870 census in Kirksville, Adair, MO. Ezekiel and Sallie A. at home. wi th Ezekiel and Sally. 1880 census in dist 66, Spring, Sanpete, UT. Mary Billington age 79 liv es next door by herself. Lists Mary born in GA. her father in NC. and h er mother in NC. 1900 census in dist 119, Spring City, Sanpete, UT. wife listed as Kate. Th ey are alone. Bi 1499 William G. Billington (taken from "Life Under The Horseshoe", A Hi story of Spring City, Utah 1987 by Kay C. Watson. William G. Billington, son of Ezekiel and Polly A. Billington, was bo rn on December 9, 1830, in Missouri. His parents became Mormons in 183 6. He was raised in Missouri, where he married Catherine J. Morelock w ho had been born in Tennessee. Billington came to Utah in 1877 and purcha sed a small Spring City farm. He was appointed road supervisor and in 189 1, began carrying the mail from the railroad to the post office, a distan ce of about 2 miles. Ezekiel A. Billington was the only surviving chi ld of five children. "History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah" "Billington, E. A., dealer in Agricultural implements, son of William G. a nd Catherine J; was born in Kirksville, Mo., Dec. 24, 1855. He was rais ed on a farm. In "77 the family came to Spring City, where they now resi de father being a mail carrier. In "91 he engaged in the mercantile busin ess and getting out timber for the railroad company. He sold out in spri ng "98 and engaged as a agent in Sanpete Co., for the Utah Implement Co ., handling all kinds of agricultural implements, farm machinery, wagon s, and buggies. He owns a 200 acre farm and raises stock. Was married fi rst in Spring City to Elsie Adler, who died soon after marriage. Marri ed again May 26, 1891 to Adelia, daughter of Lucellus and Sarah Burdick, b orn in Provo, April 5, 1862. She was the widow of William Conover, by wh om she had two children, William and Albert. In "88 she was appointed pos tmistress and held the position 7 years. Her children by her last marria ge are: Elsie, Carlisle, Catherine, and Ruby. Mr. Billington is also a Co nstable." "Billington, William G., mail carrier, son of Ezekiel and Polly A. Billing ton was born in Monroe County Mo. Dec. 9, 1830. His parents joined the Mo rmon Church in 1836, and were in all the persecutions up to Far West losi ng all they had and having to trade 80 acres of land for enough to get awa y. Father died in Adair Co., Mo. Nov. 16, 1857. William was raised in Mo ., to farm work and when 12 years of age the family removed to Adair Co ., where he married and lived until he came to Utah in "77. He bought a s mall farm in Spring City and has since resided here. Was road supervis or for 10 years. In "91 he began to carry mail from railroad to post offi ce. His wife was Catherine J. Daughter of Hon. Edward M. C. And Elizabe th Morelock, born in Green Co., Tn., Nov. 22, 1834. They have had five ch ildren, E. A. Billington of this city being the only one living. Her fath er was a prominent man in Mo., represented his district in the State Legis lature, was Clerk of the County and Circuit Court, and many years edit or of the Kirksville Democrat." Also in the History if Spring City Utah, is a list of veterans of World W ar I: Carlisle Billington. More About WILLIAM GORDON BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Spring City Cem. More About CATHERINE JANE MORELOCK: Burial: Unknown, Spring City Cem. Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and CATHERINE MORELOCK are: i. EDWARD MCMULLIN4 BILLINGTON, b. 24 Aug 1854, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 27 Sep 1855. 131. ii. EZEKIAL ALEXANDER BILLINGTON, b. 24 Dec 1855, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 1944. iii. GEORGE WASHINGTON BILLINGTON, b. 09 Dec 1856, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 11 Oct 1857. iv. MARY ELIZABETH BILLINGTON, b. 26 Jun 1858, Adair, Mo.; d. 13 Oct 1858. 132. v. SALLY ANN BILLINGTON, b. 16 Jul 1860, Green Castle, Adair, Mo.; d. 05 May 1882, Spring City, San Pete, Ut.. 44. ARRAPHES M.3 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 29 Apr 1835 in , Monroe, Mo., and died 31 Jan 1865 in St. Louis, MO.. He married ELIZABETH ELVIRA LEDFORD 05 Feb 1854 in Adair, MO.. She was born 17 Oct 1832 in , Green, TN., and died 30 Sep 1866 in Stal, Adair, MO.. Notes for ARRAPHES M. BILLINGTON: Co. B. 39th Regt. Inf. MO. Union Army. Died in Benton Barracks now Jeffe rson, St. Louis. More About ARRAPHES M. BILLINGTON: AKA (Facts Page): Rufus Burial: Unknown, St. Louis Cem. St. Louis, MO. More About ELIZABETH ELVIRA LEDFORD: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. Children of ARRAPHES BILLINGTON and ELIZABETH LEDFORD are: 133. i. THOMAS PORTER4 BILLINGTON, b. 29 Oct 1854, Kirksville, Adair, MO.; d. 14 Mar 1945, Greencastle, Sullivan, MO.. ii. J. A. BILLINGTON, b. 1855, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown. Notes for J. A. BILLINGTON: Sometimes listed as Z. A. 134. iii. ALBERT WESLEY BILLINGTON, b. 09 May 1856, , Adair, MO.; d. Unknown. iv. J.L. BILLINGTON, b. 1857, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown. 135. v. JOHN SAMUEL BILLINGTON, b. 27 Jan 1859, Stal, Adair, MO.; d. 07 Nov 1937, , Adair, MO.. vi. RUFUS M. BILLINGTON, b. 23 Nov 1864; d. 23 Nov 1864. 45. NATHANIEL3 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 07 Sep 1837 in Caldwell, Mo., and died 28 Dec 1922 in Spring City, San Pete, Ut.. He married (1) HULDA CATHERINE VOSS. She was born 1837, and died Unknown. He married (2) ORETTA LOUISA BROWNELL 03 May 1859 in Adair, Mo.. She was born 05 Jul 1842 in RALLS, Mo., and died Unknown. Notes for NATHANIEL BILLINGTON: 1880 census in Benton, Adair, MO. Listed as Nat. More About NATHANIEL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Spring City Cem. Notes for ORETTA LOUISA BROWNELL: 1880 census listed as Louisa. Children of NATHANIEL BILLINGTON and ORETTA BROWNELL are: i. MARY ROSETTA4 BILLINGTON, b. 24 Apr 1861, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown; m. LEE WORTMAN; d. Unknown. ii. HENRY THOMAS BILLINGTON, b. 29 Jul 1863, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown; m. AMANDA WOODS, Adair, Mo.; b. 1863; d. Unknown. 136. iii. GEORGE WILLIAM BILLINGTON, b. 25 Nov 1868, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown. iv. LEWIS VINCENT BILLINGTON, b. 06 Oct 1878, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown; m. IDA MARINDA LARSEN; b. 1878; d. Unknown. Notes for LEWIS VINCENT BILLINGTON: 1880 census listed as Vincent. WWI Registration Record. Spring City, San Pete, UT. wife Ida 46. HENRY THOMAS3 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 23 May 1840 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 19 Dec 1922 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo.. He married SUSAN SHARP 25 Jun 1865 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo.. She was born 20 Apr 1846 in SHARPSBURG, Bath, Ky., and died 07 Jan 1924 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo.. Notes for HENRY THOMAS BILLINGTON: 1870 census in Kirksville, Adair, MO. 1880 census in dist 146, Benton, Adair, MO. More About HENRY THOMAS BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Llewellen Cem. More About SUSAN SHARP: Burial: Unknown, Llewellen Cem. Children of HENRY BILLINGTON and SUSAN SHARP are: 137. i. MARTHA ANN4 BILLINGTON, b. 14 Jun 1867, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 04 Oct 1932, Pomona, Los Angeles, CA. 138. ii. WM. HENRY BILLINGTON, b. 23 Sep 1869, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 30 Oct 1956, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Ca.. 139. iii. NATHANIEL LEE BILLINGTON, b. 02 Sep 1870, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 09 Oct 1934, Tappen, Kidder, N.D.. 140. iv. MARION BILLINGTON, b. 19 Jan 1874, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 07 Jun 1958, Lindstrom, Mn.. v. MARY BILLINGTON, b. 19 Jan 1874, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown, as infant. 141. vi. LONA BILLINGTON, b. 05 Feb 1876, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 16 Oct 1957, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Id.. 142. vii. JESSE BILLINGTON, b. 24 Feb 1878, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 05 Jul 1944, Paul, Minnedoka, Id.. 143. viii. JOSEPH VERNIE BILLINGTON, b. 06 Apr 1880, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 29 Nov 1949. ix. ETHEL G. BILLINGTON, b. 13 Feb 1882, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 14 Feb 1907, Kirksville, Adair, Mo. More About ETHEL G. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Llewellen Cem. 144. x. LEONARD BILLINGTON, b. 12 Feb 1884, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 26 Jul 1959, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Id.. 145. xi. EARL BILLINGTON, b. 29 Jul 1886, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 25 May 1948, Toole, Toole, Ut.. 146. xii. PEARL BILLINGTON, b. 29 Jul 1886, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 24 Jul 1948. 47. EZEKIEL ALEXANDER III3 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 18 May 1843 in Adair, Mo., and died 16 May 1857. Children of EZEKIEL ALEXANDER III BILLINGTON are: i. JAMES4 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. ii. ALICE BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. 48. THEOPHILAS3 BILLINGTON (ALLISON2, EZEKIEL1) was born 16 Sep 1846 in Ballard, KY, and died Unknown. He married MARY E. UNK 1880 in Dallas, Tx.. She was born 1851 in MISS, and died Unknown. Notes for THEOPHILAS BILLINGTON: 1860 census in , Limestone, TX. Listed as T. 1880 census in Dallas, Dallas, TX. Children of THEOPHILAS BILLINGTON and MARY UNK are: i. ANNA M.4 BILLINGTON, b. 1869, TX; d. Unknown. ii. JOHN A. BILLINGTON, b. 1871, TX; d. Unknown. iii. PAUL BILLINGTON, b. 16 Jan 1878, TX; d. Unknown. Notes for PAUL BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TX. Trveling Auditor father Theopolis in L.A., CA . iv. JEFFY BILLINGTON, b. 1880, Dalas, TX; d. Unknown. 49. 136.13.3 SARAH JANE3 BILLINGTON (WILLIAM H.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1846 in Marshall, Tn., and died 26 May 1896. She married WILLIAM RUDOLPH 04 Jan 1865. He died Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM RUDOLPH: Reverend Child of SARAH BILLINGTON and WILLIAM RUDOLPH is: i. CHESTERFIELD4 RUDOLPH, d. Unknown. 50. JOHN LOUSHEN3 BILLINGTON (WILLIAM H.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 09 Sep 1846 in TN., and died 30 Apr 1915 in TX.. He married MARY E. SWINK. She was born Sep 1846 in AR., and died Unknown. Notes for JOHN LOUSHEN BILLINGTON: 1880 census in , Gonzales., TX. Listed as J.L., M.E., P. F., Leroy, J.L. 1900 census in pct 2 , Liberty, TX. son Lawson at home. More About JOHN LOUSHEN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Phair Cem. Oyster Cr., Brazoria, TX. Notes for MARY E. SWINK: 1900 census lists her as born in AL. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and MARY SWINK are: 147. i. PEARL F.4 BILLINGTON, b. 1873, AR.; d. 1962, TX.. 148. ii. LEROY PHILLIP BILLINGTON, b. 1875, AR.; d. Unknown. iii. JOHN L. BILLINGTON, b. 1878, TX.; d. 1880. iv. EMMA E. BILLINGTON, b. 1881; d. Unknown. v. LEE J. BILLINGTON, b. 1885; d. Unknown. Notes for LEE J. BILLINGTON: 1900 census lists Lawson born Fe 1886, this is probably Lee listed previou sly. vi. LAWSON BILLINGTON, b. Feb 1886, TX.; d. Unknown. vii. VIRGINIA A. BILLINGTON, b. 1889; d. 1892. viii. ROBERT A. BILLINGTON, b. Nov 1894; d. Unknown. ix. ? BILLINGTON, b. Apr 1900; d. Unknown. 51. 136.13.4 NANCY AMERICA3 BILLINGTON (WILLIAM H.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 03 Mar 1848 in Marshall, Tn., and died 07 Feb 1916 in Mt. Pleasant, Izard, AR.. She married 136.13.4S JOHN MILTON JEPTHA CONYERS 06 Feb 1867. He was born 06 Mar 1838 in Bear Wallow, Hart, Ky., and died 15 May 1922 in Mt. Pleasant, Izard, AR.. More About 136.13.4 NANCY AMERICA BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Barren Fork Cem. Izard, AR. Notes for 136.13.4S JOHN MILTON JEPTHA CONYERS: John Milton Jeptha Conyers was born 6 March 1838 in Hart Co., Ky., the fir st son of Pascal and Elizabeth Ralston Conyers; being the first of Pascal 's 16 children. His mother died when he was l3ess than 3 years of age a nd with his two younger brothers he was taken by Mary Ralston, his mother 's unmarried sister, to rear. It is thought he returned to the home of h is father when he married Tabitha Arthur Gooch in March 1842, and it is kn own he was with them in Henry Co., Tennessee, when the 1850 census was tak en. He came with his father's family when the migration was made to Arkans as in 1856 being then a young man 21 years of age. Though the census reco rds of 1860 show him still living with his father's family, he purchased 2 00 acres of land across the Barren Fork Creek from his father's place on D ecember 8, 1856 for which he paid 12 ˝ cents per acre. He was a good carp enter and cabinet maker and later built a nice house on top of a hill abo ve a good spring in which he reared his family. The patent to this la nd is still in the family, being now owned by Ray and Beulah Conyers, s he being his granddaughter by his youngest child, Charles Ewing Conyers. He enlisted in the Confederate Calvary at Pocahontas on September 28, 186 1. He was enlisted u under Captain Barrett. He served as 2nd Sargent unt il 18th of April 1862 at which time he entered the hospital at Atlanta, Ge orgia. He was then reduced in ranks and remained a private throughout t he war. He was in the hospital a couple months during which time he serv ed as a nurse. If he was sick at this time, the records do not show i t. By the 1st of July he was back in Arkansas with his regular outfit---C o. F. Regiment 8 -- and served with them until the end of the war. On 6 February 1867 he married Nancy America Billington, daughter of Willi am and Pemela Billington of Tennessee. He was then almost 32 years of a ge and she was about 19. She was a small brunette person with heavy eyebr ows and a bit stooped when I knew her. She was rather quiet but faithf ul in all her duties as a wife and mother and was the mother of a ll 12 of his children. She died on 7 February 1916 after 43 years of marr ied life. J.M.J.C. died 15 May 1922 being 87 years 2 months and 9 da ys of age. J.M.J.C. and his family were faithful members of the Barren Fork Cumberla nd Presbyterian Church. He held the office of Junior Deacon in the Mason ic Order, and in public life had been deputy sheriff of Izard Co., and al so held the position of constable of his township. In 1868 he paid tax es on 440 acres of land. As I remember him, he was a bit smaller than an average size man, small fr ame, fair complexion with bright blue eyes. Pearson says, "He got a democ ratic newspaper each week from St. Louis which he read and believed like t he Bible. He never used tobacco of any kind, no liquor, and never curs ed or swore." His granddaughter, Nettie Conyers Oldham, remembers how ki nd he was to her in her loneliness at the death of her mother, and sa ys he is the first one she wants to see when she gets to heaven. There c an be no greater compliment than this. More About 136.13.4S JOHN MILTON JEPTHA CONYERS: Burial: Unknown, Barren Fork Cem. Izard, AR. Children of NANCY BILLINGTON and JOHN CONYERS are: 149. i. WILLIAM PASCAL4 CONYERS, b. 19 Dec 1867, AR.; d. 06 Aug 1907, ,Izard, AR.. 150. ii. THOMAS ABNER CONYERS, b. 27 Jul 1870; d. Unknown. iii. FRANKLIN M. CONYERS, b. 21 Mar 1871; d. Unknown. iv. NEWTON ALONZO CONYERS, b. 03 Nov 1872, AR.; d. 1942, Sidney, Sharp, AR.; m. TINA S. MCKEE, 1900; b. 1882, AR.; d. 1966, Sidney, Sharp, AR.. More About NEWTON ALONZO CONYERS: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Carmel Cem. More About TINA S. MCKEE: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Carmel Cem. v. JAMES A. CONYERS, b. 21 Mar 1873, AR.; d. 01 Aug 1881, AR.. vi. NATHANIEL EVANS CONYERS, b. 10 Sep 1877, AR.; d. 26 Mar 1916; m. MATTIE D. PEASON, 03 Oct 1906, ,Izard, AR.; b. 15 Sep 1875; d. 07 Jul 1957. vii. DORA AGNES CONYERS, b. 16 Oct 1879, AR.; d. 04 May 1885. More About DORA AGNES CONYERS: Burial: Unknown, EHC viii. NANCY A. CONYERS, b. 25 Oct 1881, AR.; d. 12 May 1912; m. JAMES HENRY MCKEE; d. Unknown. ix. JEPTHA ALLISON CONYERS, b. 17 Feb 1886, AR.; d. 05 Jan 1971, AR.; m. THEODOLIA E., 1907, AR.; b. 1882, AR.; d. Unknown. x. MARY EMMA CONYERS, b. 24 May 1886, AR.; d. Unknown. xi. SARAH J. CONYERS, b. 18 Jul 1888, AR.; d. 04 Aug 1888, AR.. More About SARAH J. CONYERS: Burial: Unknown, EHC 151. xii. CHARLES EWING CONYERS, b. 29 Jul 1891, AR.; d. 26 Jan 1926, ,Izard, AR.. 52. 136.13.6 TENNESSEE EMALINE3 BILLINGTON (WILLIAM H.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 28 May 1858 in Ballard, KY, and died Unknown. She married 136.13.6S JOSEPH MARION HELTON 1878. He was born 1856, and died 1923. Children of TENNESSEE BILLINGTON and JOSEPH HELTON are: i. ALFRED4 HELTON, d. Unknown. ii. FLORENCE HELTON, b. 1880; d. Unknown. iii. EMMA HELTON, b. 1885; d. 1910; m. JAMES EDMOND HELTON; d. Unknown. iv. PEARL HELTON, b. 1885; d. 1962. v. ANDERSON HELTON, b. 1886; d. 1954. vi. BILL HELTON, b. 1888; d. Unknown. vii. JOSEPH DAVID HELTON, b. 1893; d. Unknown. viii. 136.13.6.8 JOHN ALVIN HELTON, b. 22 Apr 1896; d. Unknown; m. MAGGIE LIKES; d. Unknown. ix. TOM HELTON, b. 1898; d. Unknown; m. EVE; d. Unknown. Generation No. 4 53. LAWSON ELMER4 BILLINGTON (MARTHA3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 27 Jan 1849 in Ripley, Lauderdale, Tn., and died 27 Jul 1919 in Homberg, Pope, IL. He married (1) ALICE. She was born Sep 1858, and died Unknown. He married (2) FRANCES E. SMITH 08 May 1862 in Golconda, Pope, Il.. She was born 1840 in IL, and died Unknown. He married (3) MARTHA E. MC CLANAHAN 28 Dec 1884 in Fredericktown, Madison, Mo.. She was born 18 Sep 1858 in MO., and died 28 Dec 1927 in Knob Lick, St. Francois, MO.. Notes for LAWSON ELMER BILLINGTON: Lawson Mesner Billington came to Pope County Il. as a teenager from Ky. T he information I have been able to collect appears to be true but I have n ot been able to confirm. Some relatives say he was Lawson Elmer. Lawson is the son of Martha Billington who was a daughter of Samuel W. Bil lington. The only marriage I can find for Martha is to Allen Guillia m. Lawson was the son of Allen and Martha Guilliam. He apparently decid ed to use his mothers name for some reason, so his descendants are kno wn as Billington. He married Frances E Smith May 8, 1862, in Golconda, Il. They later mov ed to Missouri in 1880 where he carried on his farming and construction bu siness. Lawson had six children that I have found that belonged to Frances. Ida, W illiam Perry, Wilson Levi, Margaret J., John Ell, Leona. By the time of t he 1880 Census Lawson had left the family and married Martha E. McClanaha n. In 1880 Frances was alone with the six children. Lawson and Martha had nine children that I have found. Willard Patrick, O scar Wayman, Clarence J., Samuel E., Elsie M., Maude E., Prisley Allen, Th omas E., Ruth. These children were all born in Knob Lick, St. Francois, Mi ssouri. He was visiting in Illinois when he died July 27, 1919. He was buri ed in Pope County. Probably at Levi Wilson Billington home. More About LAWSON ELMER BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Pope Co. Notes for ALICE: 1900 census in Liberty, St. Francois, MO. with Willard, Oscar, Clarenc e, Maud, Allan, Thomas, Ruthie. Notes for FRANCES E. SMITH: 1880 census in dist 80 Union, Pope, IL. with kids William P., Levi, Margar et, John and Leona. 1900 census in dist 61, Polk, Pope, IL. married to William F. Hall. Willia m, Frances, Robert and Wm's step son Levi Billington. Levi is listed as bo rn December 1878. Notes for MARTHA E. MC CLANAHAN: 1920 census in dist 123, Lewis, New Madrid, MO. as a boarder. age 61. More About MARTHA E. MC CLANAHAN: Burial: Unknown, Knob Lick Cem. Children of LAWSON BILLINGTON and FRANCES SMITH are: i. IDA5 BILLINGTON, b. 1863, Pope, Il.; d. 1972, St. Louis, Mo; m. ADOLPH KUESTER; d. Unknown. Notes for IDA BILLINGTON: 1 son, 3 daughters. More About IDA BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, St. Louise, Mo. ii. WILLIAM PERRY BILLINGTON, b. 14 Feb 1864, Eddyville, Pope, IL; d. 17 Jan 1940, Jacksonville, Duval, FL; m. (1) CORA GREGORY, 23 Mar 1890, Pope, Il.; b. 1872, Pope, Il.; d. Unknown; m. (2) ADDEEN LOUELLA BAKER, 20 Oct 1896, Pope, Il.; b. 06 Sep 1871, Pope, Il.; d. 03 Dec 1938, Hodgeville Jacksonville, Fl.. Notes for WILLIAM PERRY BILLINGTON: 1880 census in dist 80 Union, Pope, IL. with mother and Levi, John, Margar et and Leona. 1910 census Golconda, Pope, IL. shown as Perry. 1900 census in Washington, Pope, IL. 1930 census in Golconda, Pope, IL. Two houses away fromJulius, and three a way from Levi. More About WILLIAM PERRY BILLINGTON: Md. Lic.: 1051 - 2095 iii. LEVI WILSON BILLINGTON, b. 05 Jun 1868, Pope, IL; d. 1944, Homberg, Pope, IL; m. SARAH MC DERMON, 23 Sep 1891, Foot of the Hills Schoolhouse, Pope, Il.; b. Apr 1873, Pope, IL; d. 1963. Notes for LEVI WILSON BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Golconda, Pope, IL. 1910 census Golconda, Pope, IL. Shown as Levi Billington 1920 census in Golconda, Pope, IL. Listed as L. W. 1930 census in Golconda, Pope, IL. shown as Levi. More About LEVI WILSON BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Prospect Cem. Md. Lic.: 1314 E51 More About SARAH MC DERMON: Burial: Unknown, Prospect Cem. iv. MARGARET J. BILLINGTON, b. 1871, Golconda, Pope, IL; d. Unknown. v. JOHN ELL BILLINGTON, b. 10 Oct 1874, Golconda, Pope, IL; d. 30 Dec 1944, Chicago, Cook, IL; m. DELCY JANE DELLA SLOVER, 15 May 1904, Knob Lick, Buchanan, Mo; b. Jun 1880, Mo; d. 02 Dec 1944, Metropolis, Massac, IL. Notes for JOHN ELL BILLINGTON: Wounded in action in the Spanish American War. Navy. John was the first man from Pope County to have a ship trip around the wor ld. 1910 Cencus Washington, Pope, IL. shows John as John B. Billington, b ut it was corrected to E. 1920 census in Jefferson, Pope, IL. Listed as John E. age 45. 1930 census in Golconda, Pope, IL. Lists his parents as being born in KY. John Ell Billington was the fifth child of Lawson Mesner and Frances E. Sm ith Billington. Born October 10, 1874 in Golconda, Il. He spent mo st of his early life in Illinois, Missouri, and Texas. He served in the N avy during the Spanish American War and was wounded in battle. He ma de a trip around the world during his term in the Navy. He was a good mus ician and a baseball player. John married Delcy Jane Slover May 15, 1904, in Buchanan, Missouri. Th ey moved to Illinois in 1908. John has owned farms in Texas, Missouri a nd Illinois. He was a farmer, livestock dealer and construction worker, a lso janitor of the Golconda School System for five years. Physical disabi lity caused him to retire in 1937. His health and that of his wife continued to decline. She died Decemb er 2, 1944, in a Metropolis hospital. He died December 30, 1944 in Hin es Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Both are buried in the IOOF Cemetery, G olconda. They were the parents of eleven children, one pair of twin boys. There children are: Frances, Opal, Georgia, William Levi, Perry Andrew, Ra yford John, Raymond, Ruby Esther, Bertha, Fern, and one son that live abo ut three days. More About JOHN ELL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, IOOF Military service: Spanish American War Notes for DELCY JANE DELLA SLOVER: 1920 census listed as Della. More About DELCY JANE DELLA SLOVER: Burial: Unknown, IOOF Cem. Golconda vi. LEONA BILLINGTON, b. 1876, Golconda, Pope, IL; d. 1966, CA.; m. (1) MR. HEISTENSTEN; d. Unknown; m. (2) NATHAN ELLIOTT; d. Unknown. More About LEONA BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, St. Louise, Mo. Children of LAWSON BILLINGTON and MARTHA MC CLANAHAN are: vii. WILLARD PATRICK5 BILLINGTON, b. 26 Nov 1884, Knob Lick, St.Francois, Mo; d. 02 Apr 1979, Knoblick, St.Francois, Mo.; m. FLORA L. O'BANNON, Fredericktown, St.Francois, Mo.; b. 24 Apr 1886, Mo.; d. 12 Aug 1963, Knob Lick, St.Francois, Mo. Notes for WILLARD PATRICK BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Liberty, St. Francois, MO. 1930 census in Marion, St. Francois, MO. Neice Doris J. here age 5. More About WILLARD PATRICK BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Knob Lick More About FLORA L. O'BANNON: Burial: Unknown, Knob Lick viii. OSCAR WAYMAN BILLINGTON, b. 11 Jul 1886, Knoblick, St.Francois, Mo; d. 21 May 1950, Knob Lick, St.Francois, Mo; m. ANNIE ARNOLD, 26 Nov 1907, New Madrid, Mo.; b. TN.; d. Unknown. Notes for OSCAR WAYMAN BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Liberty, St. Francois, MO. 1930 census in Nashville, Davidson, TN. Lists him as born in TN. in 1900. More About OSCAR WAYMAN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Knob Lick ix. CLARENCE J. BILLINGTON, b. 27 Jul 1888, Knob Lick, Buchanan, Mo; d. 24 Apr 1889. Notes for CLARENCE J. BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Liberty, St. Francois, MO. 15 June 1900 listed. x. SAMUEL ELMER BILLINGTON, b. 24 Apr 1889, Knob Lick, St.Francois, Mo; d. 24 Nov 1968, Sikeston, Scott, MO.; m. (1) EDNA MAE SHERIDAN, 1911; b. 20 Oct 1893, IL.; d. 20 Aug 1947, Sikeston, Scott, MO.; m. (2) IDA WOODS, Private; b. Private. Notes for SAMUEL ELMER BILLINGTON: WWI Draft Registration he lists himself born April 24, 1895 with wife a nd two children to support. 1920 census in New Madrid, New Madrid, MO. Hard to read but looks like S am age 28, Ethe age 27, Paul A. age 5, Marion age 3, Burl age 2. Copy is v ery poor. on index estimated birth date is 1891. 1930 census in New Madrid, New Madrid, MO. It lists him as being marri ed in 1908, with wife Edna married in 1911 with children Alvernica 17, Ma rion 13, Burl 12, C.H. 8, and Charles W. 6. The census shows him born in M O., his father in IL. and his mother in MO. Samul Billington SSN: 486-22-3504 Last Residence: 63801 Sikeston, Scott, Missouri, United States of Ameri ca Born: 24 Apr 1891 Died: Nov 1968 State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951 ) Notes for EDNA MAE SHERIDAN: 1930 census lists her and both parents born in KY. xi. ELSIE M. BILLINGTON, b. 20 Feb 1891, Knob Lick, St.Francois, Mo; d. 28 Dec 1891, Knob Lick, St.Francois, Mo. xii. MAUDE E. BILLINGTON, b. 17 Nov 1893, Knob Lick, St.Francois, Mo; d. 29 Oct 1966, ST LOUIS, ST LOUIS, Mo; m. ROBERT BOND, 16 Oct 1911, Kewanee, New Madrid, Mo.; d. Unknown. Notes for MAUDE E. BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Liberty, St. Francois, MO. xiii. PRISLEY ALLAN BILLINGTON, b. 11 Dec 1895, Knob Lick, St.Francois, Mo; d. Unknown. Notes for PRISLEY ALLAN BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Liberty, St. Francois, MO. Listed as Allan. More About PRISLEY ALLAN BILLINGTON: Military service: WWI Army xiv. THOMAS E. BILLINGTON, b. 24 Feb 1897, Knob Lick, St.Francois, Mo; d. Unknown; m. INEZ BORTHICK, 26 Jan 1923, Lilburn, New Madrid, Mo.; d. Unknown. Notes for THOMAS E. BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Libedrty, St. Francois, MO. xv. RUTH BILLINGTON, b. 12 Feb 1900, Knob Lick, St.Francois, Mo; d. 29 Apr 1909. Notes for RUTH BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Liberty, St. Francois, MO. 54. EMERSON WESLEY4 BILLINGTON (HARDY3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 08 Mar 1849 in , Smith, TX, and died 29 Oct 1889 in RIO VISTA, MILL, TX Cleburne, Rio Vista, Johnson, TX.. He married RACHEL MC KEE BOSWELL 1869 in , Tarrant, TX. She was born 10 Dec 1852 in Columbus, LOWNDES, MISS., and died 27 Apr 1932 in Tulia, Swisher, Tx.. Notes for EMERSON WESLEY BILLINGTON: Dragged to death by his spooked mule, catching his foot in the spokes of t he gig. 1850 census shows him as Ellison W. Also a Sarah Wolf Billington 15 is li ving with them. 1860 census in , Robertson, TX. age 11. 1870 census in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. with wife Rachel 16 and son Benjam in H. 1/12. 1880 census in , Tarrant, TX. Listed Emmerson age 36, Rachel age 30 othe rs as listed. Bi 209 EMERSON WESLEY BILLINGTON AND RACHEL MC KEE BOSWELL Rachel McKee Boswell was born December 10, 1852, in Columbus, Lowndes Coun ty, Mississippi. Named for her grandmother, she was the daughter of Cassa ndra and Benjamin Franklin Boswell and the granddaughter of Rachel (McKe e) and Edward Boswell. Rachel was brought to Fannin County, Texas when s he was two years old. A year later the family settled in Parker County ne ar the Tarrant County line. Rachel attended the nearest schools availab le and grew up in Parker County. Rachel McKee Boswell and Emerson Wesley Billington were married in 18 69 in Tarrant County Texas. E. W. Billington and his father, Hardy Billin gton, were included in the 1860 census of Robertson County, Texas. Har dy operated a store in Reno, Parker, Texas around 1870. Emerson fil ed on vacant land near W. E. (Billy) Boswell's tract in Tarrant Count y. To this union were born eight children, the first of six in Tarrant Co unty and the last two in Hill County. Benjamin Hardy Billington 1870; Wa lter Scott Billington 7 May 1872; Virgil Billington 1874, ( he died in ear ly youth ); James Efrom Billington 2 Feb 1877; Lillie Billington 1878, ( s he died in early youth ); John Thomas Billington 18 Jun 1879; William Alex ander Billington 13 Jan 1885; Edgar Lewis Billington 7 May 1889. About 1883, Emerson Billington moved with his family to Hill County, Texa s, and settled near Blum. Later he bought a farm on the Nolan River ne ar Rio Vista and worked in Cliburn part time. He was returning home alo ne one night in a gig drawn by a mule. The animal became frightened, turn ed over the gig, and one of Emerson's feet was caught in the spokes of a w heel. Having been dragged to death, his body was found the following morn ing. Thus Rachel McKee Billington was widowed in 1889 and was left with s ix sons, all minors. More About EMERSON WESLEY BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Cleburne, Johnson, Tx. Notes for RACHEL MC KEE BOSWELL: 1900 census in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. with James, William a nd Edgar. 1910 census in Olustee, Jackson, OK. with her son James E. Lists her as b orn in AR. Children of EMERSON BILLINGTON and RACHEL BOSWELL are: i. BENJAMIN HARDY5 BILLINGTON, b. 05 Jul 1870, Tarrant, Tx.; d. Jun 1935, Hale Center, Hale, Tx.; m. EVA MAE YARBERRY, 1895, Cleburne, Johnson, Tx.; b. 05 Jun 1872, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Tx.; d. 28 Jan 1937, HALE CENTER, Hale, Tx.. Notes for BENJAMIN HARDY BILLINGTON: d. also shown as 24 Oct. 1935. 1870 census 1910 census in Olustee, Jackson, OK. Lists his f born in AR. m born in A R. not right. Lists them married for 13 years. The index for all 30 pag es of this census in this town, county, state are wrong on Ancestry.com. 1920 census in Olustee, Jackson, OK. 1930 census in , Floyd, TX. More About BENJAMIN HARDY BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Hale Center Cem. Notes for EVA MAE YARBERRY: 1930 census listed as Eva R. More About EVA MAE YARBERRY: Burial: Unknown, Hale Center Cem. ii. WALTER SCOTT BILLINGTON, b. 07 May 1872, Tarrant, Tx.; d. 26 Jun 1940, Tulia, Swisher, Tx.; m. ALLA MAE HONEA, 11 Dec 1892, Cleburne, Tx.; b. 03 May 1876, Cleburne, Tarrant, Tx.; d. 24 Sep 1961, Canyon, Tx.. Notes for WALTER SCOTT BILLINGTON: 1880 census listed as Scott in Tarrant, TX. 1900 census in All, Johnson, TX. 1910 census in Olustee, Jackson, OK. Listed as Scot W. Parents born in A R. 1920 census in Olustee, Jackson, OK. 1930 In Olustee, Jackson, OK. 1930 census in Swisher, TX. Rachel Bradl ey with them listed as mother. 1940 In Tulia, Swisher, TX. More About WALTER SCOTT BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Rose Hill Cem. Notes for ALLA MAE HONEA: 1910 census lists her as May. f born in GA. m born in AL. More About ALLA MAE HONEA: Burial: Unknown, Rose Hill Cem. iii. VIRGIL BILLINGTON, b. 1874, Tarrant, Tx.; d. Unknown, died early youth. iv. JAMES EFROM BILLINGTON, b. 02 Feb 1877, Tarrant, Tx.; d. 01 Feb 1947, MANGUM, Greer, Ok.; m. ELIZABETH H. FRAZIER, 18 Jun 1900, Pike, Ok.; b. 06 Apr 1882, AR.; d. 22 Oct 1943, MANGUM, Greer, Ok.. Notes for JAMES EFROM BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. OK. Lists born in Olustee, Jackson, OK. wife Eli zabeth 1910 census in Olustee, Jackson, OK. Lists his f and m as born in AR. 1930 census in Looney, Harmon, OK. More About JAMES EFROM BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Riverside Cem. Notes for ELIZABETH H. FRAZIER: 1910 census lists her as b in TX. and her parents in MO. More About ELIZABETH H. FRAZIER: Burial: Unknown, Riverside Cem. S4, R3 v. MILLIE BILLINGTON, b. 1878, Tarrant, Tx.; d. 1887, Hill, Tx.. vi. JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON, b. 18 Jun 1879, Tarrant, Tx.; d. 30 Nov 1955, PLAINVIEW, Tx.; m. LOLA BELLE BROOKS, 30 Jan 1897, Cleburne, Tx.; b. 04 Sep 1879, Pulaski, Tn.; d. 24 Nov 1967, PLAINVIEW, Tx.. Notes for JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON: 1900 census in dist 9, Williamson, TN. 1910 census in Olustee, Jackson, OK. Lists his parents as born in AR. Lis ts him as Thomas J. 1930 census in pct 1, Lamb, TX. More About JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Plainview Memorial Cem. Notes for LOLA BELLE BROOKS: 1910 census lists her as Bell L. Parents born in TN. More About LOLA BELLE BROOKS: Burial: Unknown, Plainview Memorial Cem. vii. WILLIAM ALEXANDER BILLINGTON, b. 13 Jan 1885, , Hill, Tx.; d. 02 Apr 1957, LYONS, LINN, Or.; m. TRUDY ALICE CONNERS, 18 Dec 1904, Olustee, Ok.; b. 05 Jul 1885, Coleman, Tx.; d. 04 Feb 1982, Stayton, Marion, OR.. Notes for WILLIAM ALEXANDER BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record . Farmer in Rush Spring, Grady, OK. wife Trudy A. 1920 census in Olustee, Jackson, OK. More About WILLIAM ALEXANDER BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Fox Valley Cem. More About TRUDY ALICE CONNERS: Burial: Unknown, Fox Valley Cem viii. EDGAR LEWIS BILLINGTON, b. 07 May 1887, Hill, Tx.; d. 17 Mar 1936, L.A., L.A., Ca.; m. MYRTLE REEVES, 1904, Olustee, Jackson, Ok.; d. Unknown. Notes for EDGAR LEWIS BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record TX. In Cleburne, TX. with wife and 4 children. More About EDGAR LEWIS BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Inglewood Park Cem. 55. TENNESSEE ANN4 BILLINGTON (HARDY3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 27 May 1855 in Robertson, TX, and died 24 Mar 1902 in Kennett, Dunklin, Mo. She married (1) ELBERT NEWTON REYNOLDS 1873. He was born 09 Jan 1852 in TN, and died 17 Jan 1897 in Kennett, Dunklin, Mo. She married (2) P. A. MEEK 19 Feb 1898 in Kennett, Dunklin, Mo.. He died Unknown. More About TENNESSEE ANN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Gregory Cem. Notes for ELBERT NEWTON REYNOLDS: 1880 census in Polk, Madison, MO. More About ELBERT NEWTON REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Gregory Cem. Children of TENNESSEE BILLINGTON and ELBERT REYNOLDS are: i. ALPHA MAY5 REYNOLDS, b. 1874, TX; d. 1898, MOREHOUSE, Stoddard, Mo; m. DAVID RANDOLPH, 1893, Harrisburg, Saline, IL; d. Unknown. More About ALPHA MAY REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Ellis Cem. ii. THOMAS MARSHALL REYNOLDS, b. 16 Mar 1876, AR; d. 04 Aug 1902, Kennet, Dunklin, Mo. More About THOMAS MARSHALL REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Gregory Cem. iii. JAMES HARDY REYNOLDS, b. 04 Feb 1879, AR; d. 29 Jan 1898, Kennet, Dunklin, Mo. More About JAMES HARDY REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Gregory Cem. iv. ETTA REYNOLDS, b. 15 Oct 1881, Polk, Madison, Mo; d. 28 Jul 1969, Kennett, Dunklin, Mo; m. (1) WILLIAM ALDERSON SOUTHERN, 15 Jul 1896, Kennett, Dunklin, Mo; b. 08 Aug 1854, Clifton, Wayne, Tn.; d. 25 Jun 1933, TWO MILE ISLAND, Dunklin, Mo; m. (2) JOHN F. RADAFORD, 11 Jul 1934, Piggott, Ar.; d. Unknown; m. (3) THOMAS JEFFERSON BOHANNON, 24 Dec 1939, Kennett, Mo.; d. Unknown. More About ETTA REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Oak Ridge Cem. More About WILLIAM ALDERSON SOUTHERN: Burial: Unknown, Oak Ridge Cem. v. ELIZABETH REYNOLDS, b. 02 Apr 1884; d. 26 May 1964, MILLBRAE, SAN MATEO, CA; m. JAMES ALEXANDER OLIVER, 21 Jan 1901, Piggott, Clay, AR; b. 14 Sep 1871, Tn.; d. 15 Sep 1945, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.. More About ELIZABETH REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Oak Grove Cem. St. Louis, Mo. Md. Lic.: Bk 3 page 268 More About JAMES ALEXANDER OLIVER: Burial: Unknown, Oak Grove Cem. St. Louis vi. MANCIL REYNOLDS, b. 14 Aug 1886, Anna, Union, IL; d. 12 Jun 1971, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ; m. MINNIE M. TROUT, 05 Feb 1909, Kennet, Dunklin, Mo; b. 19 Apr 1892, Anna, Union, Il.; d. 27 Dec 1974, Phoenix, Maricopa, Az.. More About MANCIL REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Resthaven Park Glendale, Az. More About MINNIE M. TROUT: Burial: Unknown, Resthaven Park Glendale, Az. vii. WALTER FOREST REYNOLDS, b. 17 Sep 1889; d. 05 May 1913, Kennet, Dunklin, Mo; m. GOLDA ETHEL MATHENY, 24 Jul 1906, Kennett, Dunklin, Mo; d. Unknown. More About WALTER FOREST REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Gregory Cem. viii. WILLIAM ELBERT REYNOLDS, b. 17 Jan 1892; d. 19 Jan 1902, Kennet, Dunklin, Mo. More About WILLIAM ELBERT REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Gregory Cem. 56. WILLIAM T.4 BILLINGTON (HARDY3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born Oct 1857 in Robertson, TX, and died 1921 in GIDEON, New Madrid, Mo. He married LUCINDA WARSING 07 Feb 1884 in Fredericktown, Madison, Mo. She was born Feb 1854 in Pa., and died Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM T. BILLINGTON: 1900 census in St. Francois, St. Francois, MO. More About WILLIAM T. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Gilead Cem. unmarked Notes for LUCINDA WARSING: Lucinda and the two girls left William and were never heard of again. Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and LUCINDA WARSING are: i. EMMA5 BILLINGTON, b. Jul 1884, Mo.; d. Unknown. ii. BERTHA BILLINGTON, b. Jan 1885, Mo.; d. Unknown. 57. PLEASANT GREENE4 BILLINGTON (HARDY3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 15 Aug 1860 in Owenville, Robertson, TX, and died 15 Jul 1924 in PASCOLA, PEMISCOT, Mo. He married LOUISA RUTH BECKETT in POLK TWP, Madison, Mo. She was born 02 Jan 1862 in Fredericktown, St. Francois, Mo., and died 11 Jun 1946 in St. Louis, Mo.. Notes for PLEASANT GREENE BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Filmore, Bollinger, MO. 1910 census Independence, Dunklin, MO. More About PLEASANT GREENE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Gilead Cem. Dunklin, Clarkton, MO. Md. Lic.: Bk page 240 Notes for LOUISA RUTH BECKETT: 1900 census lists her as Lucinda R. 1910 census lists her as Lucinda. More About LOUISA RUTH BECKETT: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Gilead Cem. Children of PLEASANT BILLINGTON and LOUISA BECKETT are: i. BESSIE M.5 BILLINGTON, b. Aug 1884; d. Unknown. ii. GERTRUDE MAY BILLINGTON, b. 25 Aug 1887, Mo.; d. 26 May 1960, Akron, Summit, Oh.; m. JOSEPH HARLON MCGREGOR, 1916; b. 1884; d. Oct 1931, Grassy, Mo.. Notes for GERTRUDE MAY BILLINGTON: 1900 census lists her as Gerta. Notes for JOSEPH HARLON MCGREGOR: Had eight children, six sisters one brother, Services held at McGee Chapel. More About JOSEPH HARLON MCGREGOR: Burial: Unknown, McGee Chapel Cem. Grassy iii. ELIZABETH ELLA BILLINGTON, b. 22 Jun 1889, Fredericktown, Madison, Mo.; d. 02 Apr 1979, Clarkton, Dunklin, Mo.; m. (1) JAMES WILLIAM YANT, 21 Mar 1911, Gibson, Dunklin, Mo.; b. 11 Dec 1890, Rector, Clay, Ar.; d. 14 Oct 1918, Holcomb, Dunklin, MO.; m. (2) JAMES BARNEY COCHRAN, 10 Mar 1920, Gideon, New Madrid, Mo.; b. 07 Aug 1877, McGuire, Dunklin, Mo.; d. 22 Apr 1940. Notes for ELIZABETH ELLA BILLINGTON: 1910 census lists her as Ella. Notes for JAMES BARNEY COCHRAN: 7 kids iv. MELISA A. BILLINGTON, b. 27 Jun 1891; d. 03 Oct 1895, Grassy, Mo.. More About MELISA A. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, McGee Chapel Cem. Grassy, MO. v. MANSEL WILLIAM BILLINGTON, b. 25 Dec 1895, Glen Allen, Bollinger, Mo.; d. 07 Jan 1980, Fredricktown, Madison, Mo.; m. (1) TEVA JANE STONE; b. 30 May 1903, Thomas, Dunklin, Mo.; d. Unknown; m. (2) LUCY SARA SHIPMAN, 18 Oct 1914, Manley, Dunklin, Mo; b. Jan 1895, Holcomb, Dunklin, Mo.; d. Unknown. Notes for MANSEL WILLIAM BILLINGTON: 1910 census lists him as Willie M. More About MANSEL WILLIAM BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Clarkton, Dunklin, Mo. Mt. Gilead Cem. vi. IVA S. BILLINGTON, b. 26 Oct 1897; d. 02 Feb 1899, Grassy, Mo.. More About IVA S. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, McGee Chapel vii. PLEASANT HARDY BILLINGTON, b. 27 Feb 1899, Filmore, Bollinger, Mo.; d. 14 Mar 1974, Independence, Polk, Or.; m. OPAL LEE SHIPMAN, 18 Nov 1921, Kennett, Dunklin, Mo; b. 1906, Campbell, Dunklin, Mo.; d. Unknown. Notes for PLEASANT HARDY BILLINGTON: 1910 census lists him as Hardy. More About PLEASANT HARDY BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Fircrest Cem. Monmouth, Or. viii. EMERSON EDWARD BILLINGTON, b. 26 Apr 1901, Grassy, Bollinger, Mo.; d. 03 Apr 1972, St. Louis, Mo.; m. (1) RUBY JUANITA MANIUS, 23 Nov 1920, Kennett, Dunklin, Mo; d. Unknown; m. (2) MAURINE MENNEN SPROUSE, 06 Sep 1924, Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Mo; b. 11 Sep 1909, Searcy, White, Ar.; d. Unknown. Notes for EMERSON EDWARD BILLINGTON: 1930 census in dist 21, Lima, Adams, IL. Emmerson E. 28. Maurine M. 20. Be dford Junior 4 11/12. More About EMERSON EDWARD BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, McGee Chapel Glenn Allen, Mo. ix. RUTHIE S. BILLINGTON, b. 13 Apr 1902, Kennett, Dunklin, Mo.; d. 14 Mar 1911. x. VESTER GREEN BILLINGTON, b. 14 Nov 1905, Grassy, Dunklin, Mo.; d. 14 Jul 1976, Kennett, Dunklin, Mo.; m. MARY BETTY THRASHER, 21 Nov 1927; d. Unknown. Notes for VESTER GREEN BILLINGTON: 1910 census lists him as Lester. 58. THOMAS MANSEL4 BILLINGTON (HARDY3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 10 Sep 1867 in Tarrant, TX, and died 29 Sep 1950 in FLINT, GENESEE, MI. He married (1) FLOY HAMBERSLEY 1889. She was born 26 Feb 1875 in IL., and died 25 Apr 1954 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Mo.. He married (2) MRS. WHITE Private. She was born Private. Notes for THOMAS MANSEL BILLINGTON: 1910 census in Union, Dunklin, MO. 1920 census in Union, Dunklin, MO. 1930 census in Flint, Genesse, MI. at Deaf School. Also there is a Fl oy H. Billington. More About THOMAS MANSEL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Woodlawn Cem. Campbell, Dunklin, Mo. More About FLOY HAMBERSLEY: Burial: Unknown, Woodlawn Cem. Campbell, Dunklin, Mo. Children of THOMAS BILLINGTON and FLOY HAMBERSLEY are: i. IVA V.5 BILLINGTON, b. 1890, Il.; d. 1945, St. Louis, MO.; m. JESSE MATHEW CONYERS, 05 Jun 1909; b. 31 Jan 1889, Metropolis, Massac, IL.; d. Nov 1962. Notes for JESSE MATHEW CONYERS: 1920 Census Anderson TWP, New Madrid, MO. Jesse 30 IL,KS,IL; Iva 28 IL,TX ,IL; Deloris 9 MO, IL,IL; Jesse L. 7 MO,IL,IL. 1930 Census St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. Jesse 41, Iva 39, Delores 19, Jes se Lee (f) 17, Donna 11, Jesse Jr. 7, Martha A. 4 1/2. More About JESSE MATHEW CONYERS: Social Security Number: 492-09-3491 ii. GERTRUDE BILLINGTON, b. 02 Nov 1891, Il.; d. 28 Nov 1961, Flint, Genesee, MI.; m. (1) SHERMAN GRANT CRAWFORD, 01 Oct 1911; b. 1891, Campbell, Mo.; d. 21 Dec 1958, Flint, Genesee, MI.; m. (2) LEVI LALE, Aft. 1932; b. 15 Sep 1890; d. 02 Jul 1969, Flint, Genesee, MI.. Notes for GERTRUDE BILLINGTON: 1910 census listed as Gertie. More About GERTRUDE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Morris iii. ALBINA BILLINGTON, b. 09 Nov 1892, Marion, Williamson, Il.; d. 02 May 1972, Flint, Mi.; m. WILLIS ALBERT DALTON, 25 Jun 1911, Campbell, Mo.; b. 17 Jan 1874, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, MO.; d. 19 Sep 1948, Flushing, Genesee, MI.. Notes for ALBINA BILLINGTON: 1910 census listed as Allie. More About ALBINA BILLINGTON: AKA (Facts Page): Allie Burial: Unknown, Sunset Hills Cem. Flint, MI. Notes for WILLIS ALBERT DALTON: Father b. 1850 MO. d. 1904 MO. Mother b. 1845 d. 1934 MO. More About WILLIS ALBERT DALTON: Burial: Unknown, Flint, Genesee, MI. iv. DONNIE M. BILLINGTON, b. 18 Apr 1894, Harrisburg, Saline, Il.; d. 30 Aug 1968, Saginaw, Saginaw, Mi.; m. JULIA E. PARRENT, 13 Jun 1920; d. Unknown. More About DONNIE M. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Flint, Genesee, MI. v. CARRIE BILLINGTON, b. 27 Aug 1895, Il.; d. 16 Jul 1984, Flint, Genesee, Mi.; m. DELMAR AYRES; d. Unknown. More About DELMAR AYRES: Burial: Unknown, Coffeeville vi. EDITH BILLINGTON, b. 27 Jan 1897, Campbell, Dunklin, Mo.; d. 22 Dec 1900, Campbell, Dunklin, Mo.. More About EDITH BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Campbell Cem. vii. INF BILLINGTON, b. 28 Jul 1902, Campbell, Dunklin, Mo.; d. 28 Jul 1902, Campbell, Dunklin, Mo.. More About INF BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Campbell, Dunklin, MO. viii. LAVERN BILLINGTON, b. 20 Jan 1906, Campbell, Dunklin, Mo.; d. 14 Jun 1912, Paragould, Alexander, Ar.. Notes for LAVERN BILLINGTON: 1910 census listed as Laverne. More About LAVERN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Campbell, Dunklin, MO. 59. SARAH HOSIE4 BILLINGTON (HARDY3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 17 Sep 1870 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, and died 09 Dec 1946 in Medford, Jackson, OR. She married SPENCER LEFTRIC SHUFFLEBARGER 25 Dec 1889 in Hartsville, Pope, IL. He was born 02 Dec 1869 in Eddyville, Pope, IL, and died 06 Jan 1951 in Rogue River, Jackson, OR. Notes for SARAH HOSIE BILLINGTON: Sarah Hosie Billington Written by: Lorena Barger a nd edited by Marvin S. Barger. Sarah Hosie Billington was born September 17, 1869 to Hardy and Elizab eth Jane Burrow Billington, in what was known as Indian Territory, duri ng the 10 year period that Texas seceded from the Union. She always hat ed the name and wanted everyone to call her Sallie. She and her sisters B etty and Nettie were born after what she called "Ma's and Pa's first famil y" were mostly married and moved away from home. From her stories they mu st truly have been the "Apple of their parents eyes. " Apparently the family moved quite a lot for those times. One of the o lder girls was born in Tennessee, Sarah in Texas, then they were in Hartsv ille, Pope Co., Illinois when she met and married Spencer Barger, Decemb er 25, 1889. They must have lived fairly close as Spencer's brother Natha n's wife Julia Stone and Aunt Molly were her best friends. She called Jul ia sister as long as she lived. She and Julia )Stone) Barger correspond ed regularly until her death. A story she loved to tell must also have happened about this time. S he was raised to very definitely know "woman's place". On Sundays she sta yed home to cook dinner while Spencer went to church and most times broug ht the preacher home to dinner. This time her Mother-in-law happened to c ome by and found her chopping wood to keep the fire burning. She told Sar ah to stop and just leave it alone. They went in the house, prepared t he food, set it on the cold stove and when Spencer and the preacher arriv ed home they were quietly sitting in their chairs with their hands in the ir laps. His mother told Spencer they would finish dinner as soon as he f illed the wood box. As far as I know she never again had to chop wood. S he laughingly admitted she would never have had the nerve to do such a thi ng without her Mother-in-law. They only had one living child - Perry Garth Barger, July 9, 1894, bo rn in Eddyville, Poe County, Illinois. She had others but miss-carried th em. One in particular, a little girl, she lost when she became upset ov er Spencer's forcing Perry, still a little boy, to go under the house to d rive out a wild sow that had pigs under the house. Some time during this era, they were not in- but followed after the Oklaho ma Land Rush. They were about two weeks late I think, but have no exact d ate, also which one, I do not know. The openings were held for fourteen y ears, starting September 18,1889, with the Cherokee Strip opening in 189 3. This was somewhere in Western Oklahoma. My memory of them began in the last of December 1927. They were at t he old place in Arkansas. They were no longer at the old house (the re in 1918 when I was born) but had moved down to what she called the Call ahan place on the road, so they weren't quite so isolated. This proper ty joined theirs across the road. Spencer walked through the woods morni ng and night to do all the chores and carry water. There was no well at t he Callahan place. Here I first learned of her thoughtfulness. In those days children w ere lucky to have a change of cloths to put on come wash day. It seem ed a small miracle to me to have someone do special things for me. She ac tually spent money to buy dye and dyed flour sacks, dark green and dark bl ue to make me two dresses. To make them even more special she embroider ed a flower on the pocket of each dress. The first time I'd ever seen emb roidery work. In March 1929, she and Grandpa had an auction sale, selling all the fa rm equipment, stock, and most of the household goods, but she would not pa rt with her featherbed, dresser (brought from the Oklahoma Territory ), or her sewing machine. Grandpa bought an old Magnolia oil truck (Mod el A Ford), with a flat bed and stake body. This brought them all the w ay to Oregon. They came West with son Perry and his family. They lived a while in 1930 at the upper end of Upper Klamath Lake at t he Brown sawmill at Crystal, Oregon. From there they moved to Keno, stayi ng in half of the Snyder house, then moved in and worked for Mrs. Anderse n. She kept house while Grandpa did farm work and milking. When Mrs. And ersen moved to Medford, Jackson Co., Oregon, they moved with her. It w as on Cottage Street I think, then to the place they bought on Springbro ok Road. When she was remembering stories she was like a giggly school girl, b ut she was a real scrapper too. Especially with my Mother. Most of the t ime things went smoothly but once in a while the "fur would fly". Throu gh hushed whispers I heard she once went so far as to "Moon" a neighbor wo man back in her younger days. As she got older she wasn't well. All her life she faithfully studied h er Bible every day. Although she had little formal schooling, she could r ead and write, and kept records, though she spelled by sound only. Towa rd the end she kept telling me "I'm longing to see Ma and Pa". She died D ecember 9, 1946. Things she told me about her family- One of the girls, Tennessee was named for the state where she was born. S he married into the feuding family of Reynolds. (against the Crosses). Ac cording to a letter written in January 22, 1933, by Elizabeth Moore,. t he youngest living daughter of Tennessee "after leaving Illinois, her Moth er and nine other family members died in the swamps of Southern Missou ri at Two Mile Island." I don't know which state Emerson died in. He went out one morning to rou nd up the milk cows. He was found three days later where Indians had pok ed out his eyes and ears and cut off his tongue. He lived about a week. Bill seemed to be Sarah's favorite. She talked often of how much he teas ed and played with the girls. Harmon may have been the oldest brother. I don't know if Betty was older than Sarah or between her and Nettie. Bet ty married a man named Benton. She had two boys. I think the older one w as "Dave", but the younger one was Hurley. He visited us in 1928. Aft er Mr. Benton died, Betty and the boys were very poor. One winter all th ey had to live on was birds, mostly sparrows. They set up a wooden do or in the yard with a figure four trap and trip string. When birds got un der it they pulled the string. They lived somewhere back in the woods. One year they had a hog to butche r, but to protect the meat from wolves they built a pole pyramid and hu ng the meat from the center. The wolves ran up the outside, jumped down t hrough the hole left in the top, so when inside they couldn't reach the me at or get out. She died in the Callahan place where Grandma lived not lo ng before we came in 1927. At that time her last name was Busby-pronounc ed "Buzz-be". Nettie was lucky she ever grew up. At one time when she was a baby, her p arents thought that she died. She was laid out, all bathed and dressed f or burial the next day. The neighbors gathered to set up with the bod y. Sometime after the middle of the night she started crying. She was li ving at Box 675 Keifer, Oklahoma when we came to Arkansas in 1927 and sti ll living there when Grandma died in 1946. I never did know her last name . Dates from Grandma's green book - just the way she wrote them- Hardy Billi ngton, born September,6, 1824, died November 3, 1895 Elizabet J. Burr ow born December 29, 1831. -Died January 23, 1902 Hardy Billington and E. J. Burrow married October 3, 1847 Hardy - Elizabet Harmon born Feb. 11,603 Tom born Jan. 10,607 Nettie born Jan. 11,702 Ettie Reynolds born Oct. 15, 1881 (Tennessee's daughter) Elizabeth Reynolds born Apr.2,1884 (Tennessee's daughter) In 1933 these two plus a brother Mancil Reynolds were living around Kenne tt Mo, Route 2, Box 232. NOTE: Apparently Sarah had been taught to count, "eighteen naught naugh t, eighteen naught one, etc. and never learned not to include the naug ht in numbers larger than nine. Therefor ,603 is really 1863. Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Barger, who died at the Sacred Heart Hospi tal in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon December 9, 1946 at 12:30 a. m. wi ll be held at the Litwiller Funeral chapel, Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. Mr s. Barger has been ill for the past two years, but has only been in the ho spital for a few days. The deceased was born September 17, 1869 at Fort W orth, Tarrant County, Texas. She was married to Spencer Barger, Decemb er 25, 1889. To this union were born two children, one passing away in in fancy. She was aged 77, two months and 22 days at the time of her passin g. The survivors include her husband Spencer Barger of Medford ; one s on Perry Barger, of Eugene, and eight grandchildren: John Barger, Lauren ce Barger, Marvin Barger, Kenneth Barger, Ray William Barger,and LeRoy Bar ger, and Gladys Barger all of Ashland; and Mrs T.E. Deckard of Keno, Orego n, There are five great grandchildren and one brother and one sister, wh o, with many friends, join in sorrow at her loss. She was formerly a memb er of the Baptist church but has not been affiliated with a church here. Additional notes by Marvin S. Barger: Several things that Sarah made stuck in the minds of her grandchildren-- f resh sweet cream butter made in her hand churn-- burnt sugar syrup, ma de by first browning white sugar in a skillet and adding water to the rig ht consistency--fried biscuits--and black eye peas with just the right amo unt of okra--and the mild soap she made using fat,and wood ashes. Name: Barger, Sarah H County: Jackson Death Date: 09 D 1946 Certificate: 8405 Data Introduction Sarah H. Billington found in: U.S. Western and Prairie States - Census Index (1880) State: Missouri County: Madison Township: Polk Relationship to Head: Daughter Age: 10 Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Birthplace: Texas Birth Year: <1870> Mother Birthplace: TN Father Birthplace: TN Roll: T9_702 Page: 89A ED: 64 Data Introduction Notes for SPENCER LEFTRIC SHUFFLEBARGER: 1870 census in Eddyville, Pope, IL. 1880 census lists him with middle initial L. shows him as a farm labore r. In Eddyville, Pope, IL. 1900 census Did not find any listing. I searched Bloomfield, Stoddard, M O. complete listing. 1910 census Did not find any listing. 1920 census in Little River, Little River, AR. next to Perry and family. L isted as Barger. 1930 census in Klamath Lake, Klamath, OR. and listed as S. S. Barger. Aft er this they lived in Keno, OR, Medford, OR. and he finally resided in Rog ue River, OR. on East Evans Creek. SPENCER LEFTRIC S.BARGER NOTES BY: LORENA DECKARD Very little is known of his early life. He was born at the home pla ce in southern Illinois, near Eddyville, on December 2, 1869. He had a ve ry serious type personality, not given to frivolity in any way. He was ve ry studious, a habit he kept as long as he lived. During his younger adulthood he decided he wanted to become a docto r. At this time all that was required was to study medical books, pa ss an examination and start your practice. One day, after studying his bo oks and feeling quite competent, he attended a community picnic. All w as well until another family showed up that was feuding with a family gro up already there. There was so many shot and so much blood everywhere th at he fainted. This ended his doctoring career. After he married Sarah Billington (December 25, 1889) they lived in Eddyvi lle, Pope County, Illinois, where their son, Perry Garth Barger was bor n, then Bloomfield Missouri, At one time they lived in the Oklahoma Territ ory, then in Arkansas. During the teens and twenties he was always a fait hful officer of the local church and most of the time the singing teache r. He read music and got the correct pitch with a tuning fork.When coff ee reached 10 cents a pound he stopped drinking it because it was too expe nsive. He just drank hot water with cream and sugar instead. His wife, S arah, continued to enjoy her coffee, but bought her own from her butter a nd egg money. He never gave in to sickness. When malaria fever and chills struck hi m, he believed the only way to cure it was with hard work in the cotton fi elds. My older brother and I only quarreled in front of him once. After he h ad stood it just so long, he said "tut tut" in such a manner that we we re thoroughly squelched. I never heard him raise his voice to any thi ng or anybody, argue or say anything that could be considered a bad wor d. He was strict but fair and accepted things calmly that he could not ch ange. When they decided to sell out in Arkansas and come to Oregon (the promis ed land of lots of jobs and opportunity) he sent by mail for a course to b ecome a Forrest Ranger. (these I have.) He only applied once while we we re in Arizona, but we didn't stay there long enough for him to get a jo b. During the time we spent north of Springerville he and his son Perry f ell timber on a government strip for Ike Isaacson. In those days all fell ing was done with crosscut saws, then horses pulled the logs out of the wo ods. Before they could be paid for their logs the government required th at all limbs had to be gathered and stacked ready to burn. This job fe ll to my brother, 12 and myself,10. In Oregon he worked in the Brown Brothers sawmill at Crystal, on upper Kla math Lake. At Keno he ran the ranch for Mrs. Anderson. After moving to Sp ringbrook road out of Medford he helped build the Medford Airport and Ca mp White during the war, driving back and forth each morning and evenin g. Driving never came easy to him. He sat in the middle of the seat a nd sighted down the center groove of the hood. After Sarah died he and Perry bought a ranch out of Rogue River. They far med and sold cream until he died. 1951. Spencer S.Barger, 81, a resident of Box 244, Rogue River, died suddenly Sa turday night January 6, 1951 at his home. Mr. Barger was born on De c. 2, 1869, at Eddyville, Ill., and was a rancher in Oregon for 20 year s, having lived at the place of his death for two years. His wife Sara h, died on Dec. 9, 1946. Survivors include his son P.G. Barger of Rogue R iver, by eight grandchildren and eight great grand children. Funeral serv ices will be held at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon at the Litwiller Funeral hom e. Interment will be beside his wife in the Mountain View cemetery, Ashla nd, Jackson County, Oregon. Name: Barger, Srencer S County: Jackson Death Date: 06 Jan 1951 Certificate: 257 Spouse: Sarah More About SPENCER LEFTRIC SHUFFLEBARGER: Burial: Unknown, Mountain View Cem. Ashland, Or. Md. Lic.: 1038 Child of SARAH BILLINGTON and SPENCER SHUFFLEBARGER is: i. PERRY GARTH5 SHUFFLEBARGER, b. 09 Jul 1894, Eddyville, Pope, IL; d. 06 May 1955, Ashland, Jackson, OR; m. CORDELIA TURNER, 02 Jan 1916, Stephens, Boone, Mo; b. 17 Dec 1897, Stephens, Boone, Mo; d. 07 Nov 1971, Grants Pass, Josephine, Or.. Notes for PERRY GARTH SHUFFLEBARGER: Perry Garth Barger Written by: Lorena Barger (SHUFFLEBARGER) Born July 9, 1894 in Bloomfield, Missouri.(Eddyville, Pope, Il.) He gr ew up in Missouri, Southern Illinois, and Oklahoma. During part of that t ime one of his jobs was using a small raft to catch enough fish, mostly Ga r, to put in a live box for his Father to feed several hogs. He didn't like school very well and only went to either the third or four th grade. He believed strongly in education, was very supportive and no o ne was as proud as he when we children not only went to the eighth grade b ut everyone graduated from high school. The first such accomplishme nt in either family. He tried to give each child a good fountain pen wh en we started high school. Because he and his father didn't get along very well, he ran away from ho me when he was fourteen. During the next six or eight years I only kn ow of two incidents, not even where they happened. One was that he spe nt about a year with someone he called "Old man Tate" who raised hogs f or a living. When it came time for him to leave Mr. Tate refused to pay h im for his years work. The other thing, he and some friends were hangi ng around the entrance of an outdoor brush arbor where a revival meeting w as going on. As boys will, they were laughing at , and poking fun at t he goings on. Suddenly he said, it felt like someone grabbed him by the c oat collar and the seat of the pants and before he knew it he was at the a ltar turning his life over to God. He had told me this long ago and aga in just a few days before he died. He still had amazement in his eyes wh en he talked about it, for he was a big man. The next thing I know, he w as living somewhere around Columbia, Missouri, at (great) uncle Jim's a nd Aunt Kate Langston's place. He and Lloyd (their oldest son) were the w ild hoodlums of the countryside- racing their big motor cycles everywher e, Harley Davidson's I think, even up the court house steps and jumping cr eeks. Lloyd had more silver in his head than anyone else in the countr y. The heat and cold bothered him a lot. They changed temperatures fast er than bone, and very sensitive. They also owned prize riding horses. E ach one wanted the best looking and fastest one anywhere. This is the ti me they were such good friends with the Renfros, Reames, Youngers and Rodg ers. Also he was riding 15 miles each way to court Mom - Cordelia Turne r, who lived out at Stephens. He said the reason he picked her was becau se she was the only girl he was ever out with that was smart enough to s et quietly in the buggy and hold the reins while he jumped out to hold t he horses head when they met a car. They were married Jan. 2, 1916. In those days, in the spring or whenever families got together, the men fo lk had marble games, horse shoe pitching contests or baseball games. He w as an expert at all of them. He always hoped to have enough sons to ha ve his own baseball team. At home, not in public, he had a good voice and would sing the country bal lads to us children. Mom whistled as well as sang. He teased her a lot a bout that, always with a twinkle in his eyes, about "What did the Bible s ay about a whistling woman and a crowing hen, coming to no good end ". He and Mom had a good farm and together they made a good living for th at day and time, but his desire for the best crops, the best stock, etc ., kept him struggling all the time. The best times to me were the long winter evenings. He always kept a supp ly of seasoned oak and hickory on hand. After he had roughed out the piec es with the axe and drawing knife, he worked in the living room every nigh t. He used a piece of glass and worked axe handles, even wagon tongues, s ingle trees, double trees, hammer handles and everything made of wo od to a shining smoothness that left soft shavings sometimes up to his kne es. I liked to play with the shavings. He took pride in his work. The re was always an extra axe handle made to be used to stir the big iron ket tle in the yard when he and mom made apple and pumpkin butter for winte r. If he had time he whittled round ball puzzles and long chains, I was a lways amazed at the length of chain out of a short stick. In the fall everyone wanted him to help with the fall butchering. Wh en it was cold enough for meat to keep, everyone brought their hogs to o ur house or mostly to (great) Grandpa Turners. It was nothing for the re to be from 50 to 100 hogs. After all the men got the water hot and a f ew hogs scalded and up on the gamboling sticks, Dad would start cutting th em up. He rounded the hams smoother and mixed the best sausage in our com munity. Mom had long muslin casings made so they could stuff the sausa ge and then smoke it. A wonderful tasting change from the regular w ay of frying all the sausage in small cakes and putting them in a stone j ar covered with their own grease. Dad hunted rabbits to sell after it got cold enough for the carcasses to f reeze. He cleaned the inside, then he took them to Dan Jones store, whe re they were put in a barrel with rabbits from others, and taken to Columb ia where the butchers hung them up for sale. They were a big treat for ci ty people. At times he hauled groceries out of Columbia to Stephens for Dan Jones sto re. At other times he hauled coal for Mr. Nicholson from his mine to h is customers. At Christmas time he was like a little kid and could never wait for Christ mas. He would tell us kids that he heard Santa outside checking around, a nd he would go out and bring back a piece or two of candy to share, or on ce in a while a whole coconut. He had a storage spot in the top of the bu ggy shed. In the fall of either 1925 or 1926 our big barn full of hay, pumpkins, app les and even watermelons, as well as part of our corn cribs burned while D ad and John (son) were away peddling a fresh beef on his butcher rout e. It discouraged him so much that he just lost interest. The summer of 1927 he went with friends to Fort Collins, Colorado, to wo rk in the grain harvest. When he came home that fall, he sold everythi ng except the property, (that couldn't be sold until all Mom's children we re grown. This was part of the deed because the property was bought wi th money Mom inherited from her Grandfather Langston) Dad also did not se ll the Fordson tractor. Times were so bad that no one could make a dece nt bid on it. In December 1927 they bought a Star car and went to Arkansas, arriving a f ew days after Christmas. After helping his Father put in the cotton cro p, a big field of peanuts and several acres of tomatoes he again went to C olorado. That fall after he came back we picked the cotton at home, th en the whole family picked cotton through eastern Oklahoma around Bangor a nd Lokeba, returning to Arkansas in time for Christmas. In March, 1929 h is Mother and Father, and family left Arkansas headed for Oregon. At Spr ingerville, Arizona he and his Father fell timber for Issacsons sawmil l, at Nutrioso he dynamited stumps for a right of way for a new roa d. At Bores Corner out of Casa Grande they picked cotton and he dynamit ed mesquite to clear ground for the new Coolidge Dam that was being starte d. Each night he came home telling us about how many side winder rattle rs were blown out with each tree. In March 1930 both families arrived in Oregon, working the first summ er at the Brown Brothers sawmill at Crystal on Upper Klamath Lake. That w inter and many to follow were spent in the tents in the corner of Balls op en lot. In 1931 he went to work for Weyerhauser Timber Co., helping bui ld their logging railroads and trestles around camp no. 2 and later ca mp 3. We lived in a tent at Keno from March 1929 until April 1938. We h ad lived in tents from the time we left Arkansas in March 1929 (9 years o ne month). He and his family moved to North Main street in Ashland in April 193 8. He worked at the W.P.A. and odd jobs. He and Cordelia were divorc ed in mid 1941 and the youngest six children remained with her. In the ear ly 40's he went north around Brownsville and drove an animal reclamation t ruck. When his mother died in 1946 he returned to Medford to care for h is Father. They sold that place and bought a larger one on Evans Creek o ut of Rogue River. When his father died in 1951 he sold the place and spe nt the rest of his life helping friends, Mr. and Mrs. Clute, on their h op ranch at Applegate. Perry Garth Barger died May 6, 1955. Obituary "Perry Garth Barger, 60, died today following a short illness f or which he had been hospitalized. (Colon Cancer). Mr. Barger was born July 9, 1894 at Eddyville, Ill., and married Cordel ia Turner in Missouri in 1916. He moved to Klamath Falls in 1930 and eig ht years later came to the Ashland area where he has made his home sin ce that time. He is survived by six sons, John, Laurence, Kenneth and William of Ashlan d; Marvin, Hanford Washington., and LeRoy of Grants Pass; two daughters, M rs. Lorena Deckard, Rogue River, and Miss Gladys Barger of Grants Pass, a nd 13 grandchildren. He was a member of the Masonic lodge. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Litwillers Mountain V iew Chapel with the Rev. Everett McGee officiating. Burial will be at Mou ntain View cemetery. Litwillers Funeral home is in charge of arrangements ". (As can be seen in this article several discrepancies exist) PERRY GARTH SHUFFLEBARGER AND CORDELIA TURNER NOTES BY MARVIN SPENCER BAR GER. Perry Garth Shufflebarger was born in Eddyville, Pope county, Illinois; ac cording to birth certificates issued for John , Laurence and Marvin, whi ch were secured from the State department in Springfield , Missouri. The c ustom for the Barger family at this time was to name the first male in ea ch family by the full name Shufflebarger. My grandfather Spencer Leftric w as named S.Barger because his father decided to shorten the name and call ed all of his fourteen children S.Barger. Spencer chose to return to the p revious custom and named his one and only son Perry a Shufflebarger. Perry chose to name his first son John Franklin a Shufflebarger, also h is last Perry Leroy Shufflebarger. With the new laws in existence in our g eneration , all of Perry's sons have named their children by the shorten ed version of Barger. Dad and Mom started housekeeping with: old cook stove, orange crates for t able, barrels for flour and sugar, two old chairs and one bed. They rais ed white corn which they took to the mill to be ground into flour for brea d. Dad was a good butcher. He butchered his own cows and sold what he di dn't need. He did a lot of the butchering at the "Hog kills" each year. D ad and Mom lived up by Murray, 8 miles North East from Stephens, in the Kn eenobber place. They lived on the John and Frank Allen place, about 1 mi le North of the Turner place when John Franklin Shufflebarger was born. Th is was listed as Stephens, Boone Co., Mo. When Laurence and I were bo rn we lived about two miles south and were listed as Stephens, Calloway C o. Mo. When Dad and Mom returned from Arkansas for a visit to Missouri, John a nd Lorena were so bashful they hid under the bed anytime someone visited. Jim Langston "Peg leg Jim had one leg off at the knee, which he had lo st in the war", left an inheritance to Mom of $10,000, about $2,000 in ca sh and $8,000 in property. The property was one of the best in the coun ty with a house of three rooms downstairs, and the attic divided into t wo large rooms, smokehouse and well at the back door. Mom bought a bug gy and old gray mare of her own. She named the mare "Old Bird". Mom pick ed up her sister Virginia and drove to town where she bought a new dress a nd wide brim, black lacy hat. This place was South East of the Turner pla ce and in Calloway county instead of Boone county. Virginia and John Jac ob Turner (Mom's half sister and half brother), rode their horse over to D ad and Mom's place to play cards (pitch). Dad and Virginia were usually pa rtners. Dad was so big compared to Virginia that they always called them t he "elephant and the runt". Dad did'nt like to socialize so Mom and Virgin ia did a lot of going and dancing. Dad said he didn't mind if she went b ut he wouldn't. When I was born Mom was still going to dances with Virgini a. Dad stayed home with John, Lorena and Laurence. Charley Bennett play ed violin at the dances before he married Virginia and always laughed at M om dancing out the door with me in her arms. The deed for the property w as written so it could not be sold by Dad until Moms youngest child w as of age. When things got bad there, they had an auction and sold what t hey could. The tractor had such a low bid price that Dad would not l et it go and it is still setting there in 1987. Dad had said if he couldn 't sell the property he could walk off and leave it. This they did in la te 1927, going back to Arkansas. At this time Stephens Store consisted o f: two stores, one bank, one Doctor, two blacksmiths, one telephone switch board, several coal mines and one ice house. The place was rented out f or awhile, and Julius Turner kept up the taxes for awhile, but it final ly had to be sold for back taxes due. Along side the road on the way out, there were signs advertising for he lp wanted at the Blue Diamond Match Factory. When we arrived at the poi nt where a single lane dirt road left the road and signs pointed toward t he match company, we turned off and followed it as Perry and Spencer we re looking for work. Some miles off the road we came to a fence with arm ed guards and a sign showing we were at the right place. When inquiring ab out work the guards laughed and said " your eyes aren't slanted so the re is no work". (They only hired Chinese, and at a wage that they always o wed the company store more than they earned). The guards, with guns aim ed at Perry, ordered him to back out and leave. After looking at the immed iate area Perry explained that we couldn't turn around without coming insi de the gate to a flat area. The guards still pointing their guns at Per ry said they would shoot him if he tried. He calmly walked up to both of t hem, took their guns away, and had mom and grandpa drive in and turn aroun d. He then gave the guns back to the guards, unloaded. The guards swo re we would never live to see the light of day. That night we were wary th at they might be after us, so the vehicles were hidden, and we hid und er a bridge abutment, and went without supper or a fire. Later that nig ht five truck loads of armed men did look for us but were not successfu l. Everyday Dad told Mom how many more miles she drove because she did n ot cut the corners like he did. Some other things I remember about Dad are: While at Keno he really lov ed to fish. He went several times to Upper Klamath lake with Mr. Yaden f or Mullet, he caught big catfish by the bridge in Keno, out of the Klama th river, they were almost big enough to fill a gunny sack, and went to t he ocean every time he got the opportunity for fish, clams, oysters, and c rabs. The place where he cut wood for the shake mill had deer that visit ed the camp site every night and snored so loud it was hard for me to sle ep the one week end he took me to visit. He made plaster of paris critte rs for sale. He was the best beer maker and everyone in town was eag er to come for a ball game or any other excuse. He made willow whistles a nd sling shots for us kids. We had a mean rooster that bothered us but o ne day he attacked Bill and the pistol came out and the old rooster g ot it right between the eyes. He saw what he thought was a chicken hawk ci rcling around one day and when it lit at the top of a big pine tree he sh ot it only to find that it was a bald eagle. He had us kids deliver wo od to people during the snowy times on a toboggan which he rewarded us a nd any neighbor kid that helped with a candy bar. At one of the two loc al grocery stores Wheeler's and Shears, when the monthly bill was paid D ad got a bag of candy. Winter time also was time to cut blocks of ice fr om the Klamath river to fill Wheelers ice house, where ice lasted until t he fourth of July. We had a little ice box (wood and sawdust) that kept i ce for us the same period of time. During the summer Dad would plow the fi eld for Pucketts garden. He let me ride the horse and guide it so rows we re kept straight. He butchered for several different families. One nig ht he had a dream about his new tires being stolen off the Model T truck w hich he told us at breakfast, and found that they were gone when he we nt to check. He was at Bandon during the big fire and helped in fighting i t. One day Luther Jacobson was running down the plank road and got a sliv er in the bottom of his foot about the same size as the bottom. Dad was a sked to remove it as no one else had the courage or butchering ability. H is foot was relieved and healed swiftly. Dad took his whole family to lea rn to swim at Lake of the woods one time. He stopped in Klamath Falls a nd bought new swim suits for everyone. At that time (1936) it was a law t hat even men had to be covered on top as well as women. He had so much f un floating and swimming that he forgot to teach us how to swim. (He was g oing to use his Dad's method of throwing us in and sink or swim). He al so fished Hyatt lake and sometimes took his whole family there for a picn ic outing. At Keno along with his wood business where he furnished wo od to schools and individuals, he also cut wood for the local shake mil l. At Ashland he worked on WPA on the highway over the Siskyou mountai n. Before his death he was selling both Watkins products, Mason shoes a nd several lines of clothes. He was poor at bookkeeping and we had a ha rd time collecting from his debtors who he had too generously given credit . One exceptional thing that he cooked was a sour cream candy. He would nev er let anyone see how he did it or what was put into it. 1920 census in Little River, Little River, Arkansas. Listed as Barger. 1930 census shows him in dist 38, Klamath Lake, Klamath, OR. That was at B rowns Mill in Crystal, OR. They listed their children with ages: John F. 1 3, Lorena 11, Laurence 4, Marvin 3, Kenneth 1 1/12. Perry is listed as Ler oy in the index. Cordelia is listed as Coriadla, Lorena is listed as Loria nn. (very poor penmanship and spelling) Death Certification # 5278. Name: Barger, Perry G County: Jackson Death Date: 07 May 1955 Certificate: 5278 Spouse: Cordeli N More About PERRY GARTH SHUFFLEBARGER: Burial: Unknown, Mountain View Cem. Ashland, Or. Notes for CORDELIA TURNER: 1930 Census her name was spelled Cordelila Barger. CORDELIA TURNER WRITTEN BY LORENA BARGER, DECKARD Cordelia Turner, born December 17, 1897 at Stephens, Boone County, Missou ri to Julius Ernest and Nancy (Langston) Turner. Her mother died when s he was a few months old and she was taken to her Grandparents home to be r aised. That was the old home place not far from Old Cedar Church. Her Gra ndmother fed her milk warmed with coffee until she was big enough to ea t. She attended McGuire School, her school picture is dated 1910, possib ly an eighth grade graduation picture. She was baptized at Old Cedar Chur ch. At that time women wore a dark all wool dress so it wouldn't hold a ir and billow up in the water or cling to the body afterwards. On January 2, 1916, she married Perry Garth Barger. He was working for h er uncle Jim Turner at Columbia Missouri. I don't know if the haunted hou se at the end of Old Cedar bridge was their first home or if it came late r. When John Franklin was born, October 9, 1916, they were back with Gran dpa and Grandma Turner. Sometime in the next year they had moved to Arkan sas, and were chopping cordwood for a living in the canebrakes on Flat Riv er. Lorena was born August 11, 1918, in the log cabin on Grandpa Spencer and G randma Sarah (Billington) Barger's old place out of Arkinda, Arkansas. Pe rry joined the "home guard" because he had a family and wasn't allow ed to join the "service". He became section foreman on the railroad and t hey moved into a section house at Alene. He joined the Odd Fellows and Ma sonic Lodges and she joined the Eastern Star. About this time they decided to take Grandpa and Grandma Barger to see rel atives in Illinois. Before Rural Free Delivery of mail there was no syst em of roads, only dirt roads between towns. It rained the whole trip a nd as Perry was the only one that could drive the Model T Ford, she and Gr andpa Barger pushed the car most of the way. Sometime in the early 20's they moved back to Missouri, living in what w as known as the Johnny Cavens house. When her Grandfather Langston pass ed away, she used her inheritance money to buy the property at the corne r, a mile from Sunrise Church and School. The deed was signed Februa ry 6, 1923, and had previously belonged to Charles T. and Pearl Stephens. Laurence Leon was born here May 6, 1924 and Marvin Spencer, September 1 4, 1926. Besides farming, Perry occasionally hauled loads of coal for M r. Nicholson from Stephens to Columbia, and freight from Columbia to Steph ens for Mr. Dan Jones, the local merchant. Mr. Jones was the national fid dling champion in the fall of either 1924 or 1925. The selection he cho se to play was "Over the Waves." Grandpa Ernest Turner came over and we a ll set around the fire and waited for "central" to call on the party li ne and let us know that he had won. As soon as the weather cooled in the fall, Perry ran a butcher wagon rout e. They would butcher a steer one day, then while still dark the next mor ning they put sheets in the wagon, loaded the beef, meat saws, knives a nd scales, then covered with another sheet. On the route Perry had regul ar customers where he stopped. After the lady of the house made her select ion, he cut the desired meat, which was usually taken to the house in a di shpan. In winter there was trapping to do, also with Grandpa Ernest Turne r, it was rabbit hunting season. After a days hunt, the rabbits were clea ned, hung up to freeze, then at the end of the week they were deliver ed to Dan Jones to be taken to Columbia meat markets. After spending a summer in the Colorado wheat fields Perry was convinced t hat the west was the land of opportunity, especially Oregon. This coincid ed with the opening of highway 40, the first all-weather paved trans-conti nental highway. In the fall of 1927 they held an auction and disposed of all their possess ions except the property, this, according to the deed, could not be sold u ntil Cordelia's last heir had reached maturity. Buying a Star touring car they once again left Missouri for Arkansas in De cember. In the spring of 1928, after helping to put in the cotton crop, P erry went to Colorado again, leaving her to cultivate the crop at home. T hat fall he returned, they picked the cotton at home, then the family we nt to Oklahoma to work in the cotton fields, returning to Arkansas just be fore Christmas. Kenneth Lee was born March 3, 1929. When Kenneth was two weeks old, the f amily started for Oregon, accompanied by Grandpa and Grandma Barger in the ir flatbed Magnolia gas truck. About three miles out, the wiring under t he dash of the truck caught on fire. Grandma Barger jumped out into the g rader ditch and refused to get back in as long as Grandpa was driving. Pe rry came over to the car, told Cordelia to get "under the wheel, turn t he key on this way, step on the gas with your feet and shift with your rig ht hand- take out and I'll follow." This was the extent of her driving le ssons. After many close calls and hilarious events she did drive all t he way to Oregon. Driving never did come naturally to her and she never d rove again. The first stop for work along the way was at Ike Isaccsons sawmill, nor th of Springerville, Arizona. Perry and Grandpa Barger had a job of falli ng timber on a National Forest, and as they couldn't be paid until all t he limbs were neatly piled, John and Lorena were given that job. On pay d ay they were given Becker chips instead of money. These they used in tra de at Beckers Mercantile in Springerville. Here they had their first wild turkeys and porcupine. When fall weather s et in, they moved on to Nuteroso, Arizona, a Mormon settlement, where Per ry dynamited Mesquite trees for the new Coolidge Dam that was getting rea dy to be built. A few weeks later they moved to Casa Grande where they pi cked cotton. Times were bad, they lived mostly on wild desert jackrabbit s. Cordelia was still cooking outside on a campfire, rain or shine. T he tent was floorless, and the ground always muddy with no bedframes, on ly pallets on the ground. Here the family spent Christmas. Work was hard to find in California, so the middle of March 1930,they camp ed above Penny Springs, in eight feet of snow, out of Keno, Oregon. The l ast of March they followed the snowplow into Crystal, Oregon, to the Bro wn Brothers sawmill, located at the north end of Upper Klamath Lake. Per ry worked in the mill, and she cooked for the men until the cook shack ope ned. In October they moved to Keno, still living in the tent until the su mmer of 1938. They spent many years there. Perry worked on the railro ad for Weyerhauser log camp #2. She milked cows for the Puckett Ranch. R ay William was born July 22, 1934, and Perry Leroy, March 30, 1936. Th ey moved to Ashland in March 1938 to a house on North Main. Cordelia work ed at the Porter Fruit Orchard and did housework around town. Gladys w as born December 31, 1939. In the spring of 1941 she and Perry were divor ced and she moved to Third Street. On September 5, 1945, she married Lym an Barger (Perry's cousin). She never had to work outside the home agai n. They moved to Foundry Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, September 1953. S he lived there until she died November 7, 1971. Truly a pioneer, to he r, each child was special, and she had an indominatable spirit that hard w ork, hardships, and heartache could not subdue. CORDELIA TURNER ADDITIONAL NOTES BY MARVIN SPENCER BARGER. Cordelia was born in a house that is listed in 1987 as one of Columbia's H istoric Homes. I went to visit it and have some slide pictures of it. T he house belonged to Dr. George R. Jacobs who is thought to be the build er in 1863. I have a copy of Cordelia's and Perry's marriage license. Cordelia was raised by John William Turner and his wife Nancy Jane Wright. Cordelia's Uncle George took her to school and picked her up each day a ll of her school life through the eighth grade. He got the horse out ea ch morning and led it with Mom riding both ways. George was very good wi th children. He never told them no but would suggest better or correct th ings to do. George was considered backwards in his time and never had a ny schooling, never got married and never left home except in old age wh en someone else was taking care of him. He still had all the things Mom se nt him each year for his birthday and Christmas when he died at 96 yea rs of age. While at Keno Mom took us to church each Sunday. Just before going in a ll of us kids were inspected and cleaned with a hanky (moistened by mouth ). Mom smoked and played cards, but these were both hidden when Grandmoth er Sarah was around. Mom took in washing and ironing besides her milki ng cows. The things that kept us alive was getting and using things that o ther people wouldn't. We always liked, beans, potatoes, water gravy, brai ns, heart, liver, pigs feet and heads, squirrels, pigeons and vinegar pi e. At Ashland she did house work for several families. Sometime in the mid 30's Mom was afraid she might get caught illegally own ing some gold coins. She got three ten dollar gold coins out of a hide p lace and turned them in to the government. This was the last of her inheri tance money. Two unusual things Mom cooked that we all liked was a tomato gravy with eg gs cooked in it after the gravy was ready. The eggs ended up fried at t he bottom of the mixture. The other was the vinegar pie that we all lik ed and has continued to be a favorite to this date. It is made by prepari ng a pie crust, cut in strips and set aside. Then in a large iron skill et mix one cup vinegar, two cups sugar, and three cups of water. Bring th is mixture to a boil and add one teaspoon each of nutmeg and cinnamon, a nd four tablespoons of butter. Put the pie crust strips into the boili ng mixture being sure to add them slow enough to continue a good rolling b oil. When there are enough strips inserted to nearly use all the liquid s pace insert the pan into a preheated oven at 350 degrees until the stri ps on top are sufficiently browned. This is a very rich desert and lar ge helpings are not advised. When eaten hot do not take a deep brea th of the aroma as it can make you catch your breath. Mom nearly died one day at Keno after she had eaten some honey. For so me reason this time she had a very serious reaction. Mom really cried wh en she got word her grandmother had died. Mom had some superstitions that stayed with her - some include: any sha rp object that went into the house had to be taken out the same door; no u mbrella could be opened in the house; if a black cat crossed where she w as going she would not cross it until someone else had; a cricket w as to be protected and never killed; and any two dollar bill had to have i t's corner torn before it could be kept. We moved from North Main in Ashland to third street about August 1941. Mom really enjoyed playing pinochle, pitch and always canasta and shangh ai rummy. She also enjoyed many years of fishing. She and Lyman went fis hing at least every other week from 1945 until a year before her death. s he usually spit on the worm before putting it on her hook for luck. She w as very active and could still touch the palms of her hands to the floor w ith stiff knees and could touch the tip of her nose with the tip of her to ngue. I also remember one very surprised boy one night in Ashland when M om heard a noise outside and found this boy stealing gas out of Laurenc es truck, she chased him less than a block and caught him and drug him ba ck to the house where he got a good lecture before being turned loose. T he boy was surprised that an old woman could catch him but was thankf ul to not be turned into the police. He learned his lesson and quit his b ad habits and came several times in later years to visit Mom. Mom never turned a tramp away from the house without a full meal. She d id require that they cut some wood for her. Mom argued with the draft board when I was being drafted, as I was supplyi ng half of the family support at this time, and got an allowance for the f amily subsistence while I was in the Army. Mom gave me the ring that her g randparents had given her when she was three years old, at the time I lef t. She was afraid all the time I was gone that I would not make it back h ome. She came to visit me at Pittsburg, California before I shipped o ut to the Pacific war area. While I was in the Phillipines Mom wrote a nd said she had to sell my car as she needed the money for some medical bi lls. Mom was slow to accept new things. The first electric stove sat on the por ch about a year before she would give up her wood stove. The same happen ed with refrigerator and toaster. She stood to do her mending of cloth es on and old tredle sewing machine. She ended up away from home one time without cab fare and had to walk ho me five miles with Gladys. After that she had some money stashed insi de a hankie in all her clothes. Mom was very good at keeping her family together. This has not been an ea sy task after her death. Mom was happy over simple things. She looked on the bright side of everything. She enjoyed living every minute. She would stand to do her mending of clothes on an old treadle sewing mach ine. She always had a few dollar bills in her pocket with a clean hankie for em ergencies. Death Certificate # 71-16998 Name: Cordelia Barger SSN: 542-56-5798 Last Residence: 97526 Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United Stat es of America Born: 17 Dec 1897 Died: Nov 1971 State (Year) SSN issued: Oregon (1963-1964 ) Name: Barger, Cordelia County: Josephine Death Date: 07 Nov 1971 Certificate: 71-16998 Age: 74 Birth Date: - Dec 1897 Spouse: Lyman More About CORDELIA TURNER: Burial: Unknown, Mountain View Cem. Ashland, Or. Social Security Number: 542-56-5798 60. NETTIE MAY4 BILLINGTON (HARDY3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 11 Jan 1872 in Tarrant, TX, and died Unknown in KEIFER, OK ?. She married (1) HIRAM S.BARGER 20 Apr 1889 in Hartsville, Pope, Il.. He was born 13 Sep 1871 in Pope, IL, and died 07 Oct 1889. She married (2) RANSON LEE UNSELL 22 Mar 1891 in Golconda, Pope, IL, son of ALFRED UNSELL and ARIBIA BILLINGTON. He was born 08 Apr 1869 in Blandville, Ballard, KY, and died 23 Nov 1905 in Pope, Il.. More About HIRAM S.BARGER: Burial: Unknown, New Home Cem. Md. Lic.: 926 More About RANSON LEE UNSELL: Burial: Unknown, Blanchard Cem. Child of NETTIE BILLINGTON and RANSON UNSELL is: i. ADLURA5 UNSELL, d. Unknown. 61. WILLIAM H.4 BILLINGTON (DAVID G.3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 07 Apr 1849 in Ballard, KY, and died 16 Feb 1877. He married (1) NANCY WADSWORTH. She died Unknown. He married (2) NANCY WADSWORTH BILLINGTON, daughter of EZEKIEL BILLINGTON and KITTIE ROSCOE. She was born 16 Apr 1856 in Limestone, Tx., and died Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM H. BILLINGTON: 1870 census in , Limestone, TX. still at home. Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and NANCY BILLINGTON are: i. THEODOCIA5 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown; m. G.W. HIGGINS; d. Unknown. ii. VALERA BILLINGTON, d. Unknown; m. GEORGE THOMASON; d. Unknown. 62. MARY ELIZABETH4 BILLINGTON (DAVID G.3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 18 Jun 1855 in Robertson, Tx., and died 31 Mar 1931. She married JORDAN GREEN DAVIS in Billington, TX.. He was born 01 Feb 1853 in Madison, AR., and died Unknown. Children of MARY BILLINGTON and JORDAN DAVIS are: i. HATTIE ELIZABETH5 DAVIS, b. 12 Sep 1874, Waco, McClennen, TX.; d. 23 Nov 1961, TX.; m. JOSEPH CARTER HAWKINS; b. 03 Jan 1858; d. Mar 1916, TX.. More About HATTIE ELIZABETH DAVIS: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Limestone, TX. More About JOSEPH CARTER HAWKINS: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem, Limestone, TX. ii. BILLY DAVIS, b. 1881, Waco, McClennen, TX.; d. Unknown; m. EULA BERRY; d. Unknown. iii. JORDAN GREEN DAVIS, b. 1885, Waco, McClennen, TX.; d. Unknown; m. ESSIE SCOTT; d. Unknown. iv. DECKARD D. DAVIS, b. 1886, Billington, TX.; d. 1958, Waco, TX.; m. ETHEL SAMFORD, Waco, TX.; b. 1892; d. 1974, Billington, Limestone, TX.. More About DECKARD D. DAVIS: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Limestone, TX. More About ETHEL SAMFORD: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Limestone, TX. v. IVY DAVIS, b. 1887, Waco, McClennen, TX.; d. Unknown; m. CHARLES REYNOLDS; d. Unknown. vi. ELDRED DAVIS, b. 1889, Waco, McClennen, TX.; d. Unknown; m. HAZEL SANDERS; d. Unknown. vii. CLARA ELDORADO DAVIS, b. 01 Mar 1889, Waco, McClennen, TX.; d. 1978, Waco, McClennen, TX.; m. BEN BERRY; d. Unknown. viii. VICTORIA DAVIS, b. 1891, Waco, McClennen, TX.; d. Unknown. 63. PERLINA PARALEE4 BILLINGTON (DAVID G.3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 05 Sep 1858 in Robertson, Tx., and died 24 Dec 1939 in Bethany, Ok.. She married (1) JAMES ARTHUR DOWNS 06 Dec 1874. He was born Sep 1856 in TX., and died Unknown. She married (2) JAMES ARTHUR DOWNS 06 Dec 1876. He was born 06 Sep 1854 in Tx., and died 26 Jul 1924 in Bethany, Ok.. Notes for PERLINA PARALEE BILLINGTON: 1910 census listed as Plina P. Notes for JAMES ARTHUR DOWNS: 1900 census in dist 54 Prarie Hill/Mount Antioch, Limestone, TX. Notes for JAMES ARTHUR DOWNS: 1910 census in dist 129, Madge, Harmon, OK. Children of PERLINA BILLINGTON and JAMES DOWNS are: i. OWEN5 DOWNS, b. Aug 1877, TX.; d. Unknown. ii. DAVE DOWNS, b. Sep 1880, TX.; d. Unknown. iii. SARAH VICTORIA DOWNS, b. Aug 1884, TX.; d. Unknown; m. JEROME D. JONES; d. Unknown. iv. HARRY DOWNS, b. Nov 1886, TX.; d. Unknown. v. ELLA DOWNS, b. Jun 1888, TX.; d. Unknown. vi. FRANK DOWNS, b. Aug 1891, TX.; d. Unknown. Notes for FRANK DOWNS: 1910 census in dist 34 , Limestone, TX. as a hired hand age 18 at ho me of James Weaver. vii. JEANNIE DOWNS, b. Dec 1892, TX.; d. Unknown. viii. JASON DOWNS, b. Feb 1894, TX.; d. Unknown. ix. MAY DOWNS, b. Apr 1898, TX.; d. Unknown. Children of PERLINA BILLINGTON and JAMES DOWNS are: x. JAMES OWEN5 DOWNS, b. 03 Aug 1876; d. Unknown. xi. MARY FRANCES DOWNS, b. 05 Jul 1878; d. Unknown. xii. DAVID ABSOLEM DOWNS, b. 22 Sep 1881, TX.; d. Unknown; m. (1) AUGUSTA VIOLA HARDING, , Leon, TX.; b. 1885, Al.; d. Unknown; m. (2) LEONA; b. 1905, OK.; d. Unknown. Notes for DAVID ABSOLEM DOWNS: 1910 census in dist 129, Madge, Harmon, OK. 1930 census in dist 25 Texola, Beckham, OK. More About DAVID ABSOLEM DOWNS: Burial: Unknown, Cave Creek Cem. Harmon, OK. More About AUGUSTA VIOLA HARDING: Burial: Unknown, Cave Creek Cem. Harmon, OK. xiii. AMANDA PARALEE DOWNS, b. 01 Mar 1883; d. Unknown. xiv. GEORGE HARRY DOWNS, b. 17 Nov 1886, TX.; d. Unknown; m. CORA, 1905; b. 1889, AR.; d. Unknown. Notes for GEORGE HARRY DOWNS: 1910 census in dist 127, Hollis, Harmon, OK. xv. HORACE DOWNS, b. 1889; d. Unknown. xvi. ELIZABETH ELLA DOWNS, b. 14 Jun 1889; d. Unknown. xvii. DENNIE FRANKLIN DOWNS, b. 26 Aug 1891, Groesbeck, Limestone. TX.; d. Unknown; m. VIVIAN M.; b. 1900, TX.; d. Unknown. Notes for DENNIE FRANKLIN DOWNS: 1920 census in dist 94, Madge, Harmon, OK. xviii. VIRGINIA JANE DOWNS, b. 24 Dec 1892, Groesbeck, Limestone. TX.; d. 05 Mar 1979; m. ERNEST MITCHELL; d. Unknown. Notes for VIRGINIA JANE DOWNS: 1910 census listed as Jennie J. xix. REUBEN JASON DOWNS, b. 26 Feb 1894, Groesbeck, Limestone. TX.; d. Unknown. Notes for REUBEN JASON DOWNS: 1910 census listed as Ruby J. xx. LILLIE MAE DOWNS, b. 21 Apr 1898, Prairie Hill Limestone, TX.; d. 07 Apr 1979, Bethany, OK.; m. OSCAR RENO, 25 Jun 1916, Harmon Co.; d. Unknown. xxi. BENGIE VIOLA DOWNS, b. 11 Nov 1901, Prairie Hill, Limestone, TX.; d. Unknown; m. CLYDE BALLENGER; d. Unknown. 64. DAVID OWEN4 BILLINGTON (DAVID G.3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 03 Jun 1861 in Robertson, Tx., and died 24 Dec 1929. He married HARRIET ANNIE MOODY 1881. She was born Aug 1861 in Tx., and died 1948. Notes for DAVID OWEN BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Prarie Hill & Mt. Antioch, Limestone, TX. Wife list ed as H. A. Most children listed by initial only. All at home. 1910 census in Erick, Beckham, OK. More About DAVID OWEN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Antioch Notes for HARRIET ANNIE MOODY: 1910 census lists her as Harriet A. More About HARRIET ANNIE MOODY: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Antioch Children of DAVID BILLINGTON and HARRIET MOODY are: i. WILLIAM HENRY5 BILLINGTON, b. 02 Jul 1882, Waco, Limestone, Tx.; d. Unknown; m. (1) MYRTLE TUNNELL; b. 1887; d. 1953; m. (2) WINNIE RUSH; b. 1885; d. 1920. Notes for WILLIAM HENRY BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TX. ? Salesman wife Winnie. 1910 census in Mt. Calm, Hill, TX. 1920 census in Waco, McLennan, TX. with wife Winnie. Listed as Henry. More About WILLIAM HENRY BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Calm Cem. , Limestone, TX. More About MYRTLE TUNNELL: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Calm Cem. , Limestone, TX. Notes for WINNIE RUSH: 1910 census may be in Mt. Calm, Hill, TX. listed as Sarah W. More About WINNIE RUSH: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Calm Cem. , Limestone, TX. ii. STERLYN GORDON BILLINGTON, b. 22 Apr 1884, Venus, Johnson, Tx.; d. Unknown; m. MARY E.; b. 1889, TX.; d. Unknown. Notes for STERLYN GORDON BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TX. Farmer wife Mary at Venus, Johnson, TX. 1910 census in Erick, Beckham, OK. 1930 cnsus in dist 13, Erick, Beckham, OK. listed as Gordon S. iii. MARION EMMETT BILLINGTON, b. 13 Apr 1887, Mt. Calm, , Tx.; d. Unknown. Notes for MARION EMMETT BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TX. wife and 2 children iv. ELVA KINGSTON BILLINGTON, b. Jun 1892, Tx.; d. 25 Jan 1980; m. ELENORA; d. Unknown. Notes for ELVA KINGSTON BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TX. Listed as Elva Kinston. born 1898. born 28 Se p. 1898. In Venus, Johnson, TX. with wife Elnora. 1910 censu lists him as Eria. More About ELVA KINGSTON BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Shannon Rose Hill Cem Ft. Worth, TX. More About ELENORA: Burial: Unknown, Shannon Rose Hill Cem Ft. Worth, TX. v. MAGGIE BILLINGTON, b. Oct 1894, Tx.; d. Unknown. vi. L.K. BILLINGTON, b. Sep 1898, Tx.; d. Unknown. Notes for L.K. BILLINGTON: 1910 census list him as Elva R. vii. DELPHIA BILLINGTON, b. May 1900, Limestone, Tx.; d. Unknown. 65. SUSAN EMMA4 BILLINGTON (DAVID G.3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 17 Sep 1868 in Robertson, Tx., and died 18 Oct 1948 in Erick, Beckham, Ok.. She married JEFFERSON DAVIS DOWNS 09 Dec 1883 in Limestone, Tx.. He was born 14 Mar 1862 in Limestone, Tx., and died 19 Apr 1932 in Beckham, Ok.. Notes for SUSAN EMMA BILLINGTON: 1930 census listed as Emma S. Notes for JEFFERSON DAVIS DOWNS: 1900 census in dist 54 Prarie Hill/Mount Antioch, Limestone, TX. He is lis ted as J. D. 1910 cnsus in dist 9 Erick, Beckham, OK. He is listed as Jeff D. 1930 census in dist 9 Council Grove, Ok., OK. Oscar and Lillie at home. Children of SUSAN BILLINGTON and JEFFERSON DOWNS are: i. SUSIE VASHTI5 DOWNS, b. 25 Nov 1884, Limestone, Tx.; d. 06 Oct 1971; m. CARROLL MONROE HEAD; b. 1884; d. Unknown. ii. MATTIE PAIRLEE DOWNS, b. 31 May 1887; d. 28 Dec 1975, Erick, Beckham, Ok.; m. LAWRENCE OSCAR GALLOWAY, 07 Feb 1904; b. 13 Jun 1876, Al.; d. Unknown. iii. MARY REBECCA DOWNS, b. 06 Mar 1888, Limestone, Tx.; d. 05 May 1952; m. B. G. MCDANIELS; b. 1889; d. Unknown. iv. JEROME IRA DOWNS, b. 20 Dec 1890, Limestone, Tx.; d. 12 Jul 1971; m. LETTA JOHNSON DOWNS; b. 1890, TX.; d. Unknown. Notes for JEROME IRA DOWNS: 1920 census in dist 17 Texola, Beckham, OK. Notes for LETTA JOHNSON DOWNS: 1910 census in dist 129, Madge, Harmon, OK. She is listed as age 28. Jer ome I. age 19 a servant. 1920 census she is listed as age 38. v. JAMES DODEAL DOWNS, b. 29 Dec 1892, Limestone, Tx.; d. 06 Jun 1975; m. GRETJIE EDEN; b. 1892; d. Unknown. Notes for JAMES DODEAL DOWNS: 1900 census lists him born Mar 1893. vi. CALLIE DONIE DOWNS, b. 28 Jan 1895, Limestone, Tx.; d. 06 Jun 1925; m. SAM W. GILLISPIE; b. 1895; d. Unknown. vii. JEFFERSON AUGUSTA DOWNS, b. 10 Nov 1896, Limestone, Tx.; d. 14 Jun 1974; m. JEWELL SMITH; d. Unknown. Notes for JEFFERSON AUGUSTA DOWNS: 1900 census lists him as Gussie born Feb 1890. 1930 census in dist 2, Francis, Harmon, OK. with b-i-l. Cecil Chambless. More About JEFFERSON AUGUSTA DOWNS: AKA (Facts Page): Gussie viii. DAVID ABSALOM DOWNS, b. 15 Mar 1899, Limestone, Tx.; d. 08 Feb 1956; m. AMO L., 1929; b. 1902, AR.; d. Unknown. Notes for DAVID ABSALOM DOWNS: 1930 census in dist 28 Texola, Beckham, OK. listed as Dee. ix. FANNIE JANE DOWNS, b. 06 Jul 1901, Limestone, Tx.; d. 23 Sep 1966. x. THEODOSIA E. DOWNS, b. 09 Jan 1904, Greer, Ok.; d. 03 Oct 1977. xi. OSCAR OWEN DOWNS, b. 08 Dec 1905, Greer, Ok.; d. 03 Jun 1980. xii. HARVEY CARROLL DOWNS, b. 29 Nov 1907, Greer, Ok.; d. 04 Aug 1982. xiii. LILLIE GERTRUDE DOWNS, b. 17 Jan 1910, Greer, Ok.; d. Unknown. 66. MARTHA PHOEBE4 BILLINGTON (DAVID G.3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 21 Jun 1871 in ,Limestone, Tx., and died Apr 1910. She married PETER JOHN MORGAN KEMPER 22 Nov 1887 in Limestone, Tx.. He was born 12 Mar 1862 in ,Davidson, TN., and died 10 Feb 1931 in Corona, Lincoln, NM.. Notes for MARTHA PHOEBE BILLINGTON: 1900 census lists her as Mattie. Notes for PETER JOHN MORGAN KEMPER: 1900 census in dist 53 Frosa, Limestone, TX. Lists him born DEC. 1863 in T N. at home Peter, Mattie, Fannie, Ezra, Dennis, Mamie, Orvil. 1910 census in dist 17 Texola, Beckham, OK. wife must have just die d. at home are Ezra A. 18, George D. 16, Mary B. 13, Orvill M. 11, Cortn ey L. 8, Audra G. 4. 1920 census in dist 231, Shawnee, Pottawataomie, OK. with wife Ora age 4 2, daughter Audrey 14, step daughter Bennie 18, step son Coy 4 9/12. 1930 census in dist 1, Burney, Love, OK. with wife, daughter Audrey, gra nd daughter Nellrose, and step son Coy. Children of MARTHA BILLINGTON and PETER KEMPER are: i. FANNIE JANE5 KEMPER, b. 12 Jan 1889, Limestone, Tx.; d. Apr 1971, Riverbank, Ca.; m. SAMUEL M. ELMORE, 1905, TX.; b. 1880, TX.; d. Unknown. Notes for SAMUEL M. ELMORE: Registered for WWI draft in Beckham, OK. 1910 census in dist 129, Madge, Harmon, OK. with wife and children Dorot hy and Amy. 1920 census in dist 17, Texola, Beckham, OK. with wife and children Dorot hy and Amy. ii. EZRA ARTHUR KEMPER, b. 01 Mar 1892, Waco, McLennan, TX.; d. 20 Jan 1945, Taylor, TX.; m. (1) CARRIE TAYLOR, 22 Dec 1912, Delhi, Beckham, OK.; d. Unknown; m. (2) EPPIE CAUSSEAUX, 28 Dec 1922, Lincoln, NM.; d. Unknown. Notes for EZRA ARTHUR KEMPER: 1920 census a boarder in dist 201 Amarillo, Potter, TX. age 26 born in T X. Parents born in LA. 1930 census in dist 14, Carona, Lincoln, NM. with wife Eppie and childr en Arthur, and James. More About EZRA ARTHUR KEMPER: Burial: Unknown, Rose Hill Cem. iii. GEORGE DENNIS KEMPER, b. 22 Feb 1894, Limestone, Tx.; d. 08 Feb 1933, Wellington, TX.; m. GEORGETTA GRACE SHINN; d. Unknown. iv. MARY BEULAH KEMPER, b. 21 May 1896, Limestone, Tx.; d. 05 Dec 1982, Elk City, Beckham, Ok.; m. GEORGE WASHINGTON FANSHIER, 31 Dec 1916, Shawnee, Pottawatamie, OK.; b. 16 Apr 1893, Seward, Stafford, KS.; d. Unknown, Clinton, Custer, OK.. Notes for MARY BEULAH KEMPER: 1900 census lists her as Mamie. v. ORVILLE MORGAN KEMPER, b. 01 Feb 1899, Limestone, Tx.; d. Aug 1968, Buckeye, Maricopa, AZ.; m. (1) LOTTIE; d. Unknown; m. (2) IMA JEAN DEAN, Private; b. Private. vi. COURTNEY LEAH KEMPER, b. 02 Aug 1901, Limestone, Tx.; d. 13 Jul 1976, Greene, In.; m. (1) WALLACE RUFORD FARRELL, 29 Oct 1916, Pottawatamie, OK.; d. Unknown; m. (2) MARVIN O. REED, 1936; d. Unknown. vii. AUDREY GRACE KEMPER, b. 13 Jun 1905, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, OK.; d. 12 Jul 1984, Norman, Cleveland, OK.; m. CHARLES MCLAIN; d. Unknown. Notes for AUDREY GRACE KEMPER: 1930 census Audrey at father's home with her daughter Nellrose. 67. ISABELL4 BILLINGTON (JOHN LEVI3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 10 Dec 1853 in Ballard, Ky., and died 20 Feb 1908 in FAXON, COMANCHE, Ok.. She married (1) ALEXANDER DUNCAN REYNOLDS 1871 in Parker, Tx.. He was born 1842 in MO., and died 1879 in Wise, Tx.. She married (2) REASON ELMORE 1880. He was born 11 Feb 1830 in Covington, FOUNTAIN, In., and died 06 Apr 1901 in KELLER, I.T.(CARTER), Ok.. Notes for ISABELL BILLINGTON: 1860 census in Springfield, Limestone, TX. shows age as 7. 1880 census in pct 8, Wise, TX. John H., Thomas B., and Alpha H. at hom e. Her parents next door. More About ISABELL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Faxon, OK. Notes for ALEXANDER DUNCAN REYNOLDS: Full Blood Chocktaw Indian. Killed in War. More About ALEXANDER DUNCAN REYNOLDS: Nationality: Full blood Chocktaw Indian Children of ISABELL BILLINGTON and ALEXANDER REYNOLDS are: i. ANN5 REYNOLDS, b. 1866; d. 1938; m. CHARLES SULLIVAN; d. Unknown. ii. JOHN HARRISON REYNOLDS, b. 13 Nov 1872, ROCKWALL, KAUFMAN, Tx.; d. 23 Apr 1918, CHELAN, CHELAN, Wa.; m. RHODA ANNA WALLS; b. 15 Dec 1878, Tibbs, Haywood, Tn.; d. 03 May 1933, Trinidad, Grant, Wa.. Notes for JOHN HARRISON REYNOLDS: Information found in record OneWorldTree Trees Name: John Harrison Reynolds Birth: dd mm year - city Kaufman TX USA Death: dd mm 1918 - city Chelan WA USA Parents: name Reynolds, name surname Spouse: name surname More About JOHN HARRISON REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Chelan Notes for RHODA ANNA WALLS: 1920 census in dist 11 Lakeside, Chelan, WA. Anna, Bessie and Harrison. More About RHODA ANNA WALLS: Burial: Unknown, Chelan iii. THOMAS BENTON REYNOLDS, b. 25 Feb 1874, ROCKWALL, KAUFMAN, Tx.; d. 16 Feb 1965, McAllister, Pittsburg, Ok.; m. SARAH ELIZABETH PERKINS, 1897, TX.; b. 31 May 1880, Mulberry, Nolan, Tx.; d. 24 Nov 1918, Golden, McCurtain, Ok.. Notes for THOMAS BENTON REYNOLDS: Some say he was born in Wise, Aurora, TX. Name: Thomas B Reynolds Spouse: Sarah Sallie Elizabeth Perkins Parents: Mr Reynolds , Isabell Billington Birth Place: Wise, Aurora, TX Birth Date: 25 February 1878 Death Place: Mc Alester, Pittsburg, OK Death Date: 16 February 1964 Name: Thomas B. Reynolds Age: 6 Estimated birth year: <1874> Birthplace: Texas Relationship to head-of-household: Son Home in 1880: Precinct 8, Wise, Texas Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Father's birthplace: MO Mother's name: Isabel Reynolds Mother's birthplace: KY Name: Thomas B Reynolds Death Date: 16 February 1964 City: Mc Alester County: Pittsburg State: OK Country: USA Name: Reynolds, Thomas B Father: Reynolds , Mother: Billington , Isabell Birth Date: 25 February 1878 City: Aurora County: Wise State: TX Country: USA More About THOMAS BENTON REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Peachland Cem. Bengal, Latimer, Ok. Occupation: Blacksmith More About SARAH ELIZABETH PERKINS: Burial: Unknown, Holly Creek School Cem. iv. ALPHA HELEN REYNOLDS, b. 23 Oct 1876, Decatur, Wise, Tx.; d. 08 Aug 1964, CITRUS HEIGHTS, Roseville, Ca.; m. (1) WILLIAM WILSON WHITE BLANKENSHIP, 24 Jul 1892, Dixie, I.T., Ok.; b. 11 May 1867, Ga.; d. 27 Apr 1917, Maysville, Garvin, Ok.; m. (2) WILLIAM HENRY TRUMAN, 24 Apr 1920, Pauls Valley, Garvin, Ok.; b. 03 Mar 1882, Fannin, Tx.; d. 20 Feb 1952, Citrus Heights, Roseville, Ca.; m. (3) ALFRED F. BECHAIT, 08 Sep 1958, Carson City, Storey, Nv.; d. 30 Oct 1967, San Juaquin, Ca.. Notes for ALPHA HELEN REYNOLDS: 1920 census in dist 88, Allen, Murray, OK. in husbands brother Same E. hom e. She is a widow with children. 1930 census in dist 5 Anadarko, Caddo, OK. Name: Alpha H Blankenship Age: 43 years Estimated birth year: abt 1877 Birthplace: Texas Race: White Home in 1920: Allen, Murray, Oklahoma Sex: Female Marital status: Widow Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Mother's Birth Place: Texas Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Image: 630 Name: BECHAIT, ALPHA Social Security #: Sex: FEMALE Birth Date: 23 Oct 1876 Birthplace: TEXAS Death Date: 5 Aug 1963 Death Place: SAN JOAQUIN Mother's Maiden Name: REYNOLDS Father's Surname: More About ALPHA HELEN REYNOLDS: Burial: Unknown, Sylvan Cem. More About WILLIAM HENRY TRUMAN: AKA (Facts Page): Jim Gentry Burial: Unknown, Sylvan Cem. Children of ISABELL BILLINGTON and REASON ELMORE are: v. ALFRED ALEXANDER5 ELMORE, b. 24 Nov 1881, JACKSBORO, Jack, Tx.; d. 02 Mar 1951, FT. WORTH, Tarrant, Tx.; m. (1) JEAN; d. Unknown; m. (2) FANNIE JANE WRIGHT, 10 Sep 1905, ROBBERSON, I.T. (GARVIN), Ok.; b. 20 Aug 1887, ROBBERSON, I.T., Ok.; d. 07 Mar 1967, Seattle, King, Wa.. Notes for ALFRED ALEXANDER ELMORE: 1910 census in dist 46, Yeager, Douglas, WA. Listed as mother born in TX. 1920 census in dist 232Spokane, Spokane, WA. More About ALFRED ALEXANDER ELMORE: Burial: Unknown, Ephrata, Grant, Wa. More About FANNIE JANE WRIGHT: Burial: Unknown, Accacia Cem. vi. LEONARD ELMORE, b. 14 Jun 1885, JACKSBORO, Jack, Tx.; d. 19 Aug 1953, Bryan, Caddo, TX.; m. JULIA ROZELLE, 1904; b. 1886; d. Unknown. Notes for LEONARD ELMORE: 1920 census in dist 260, Parks, Stephens, OK. Anna Rozell and children ne xt door. 1930 census in dist 6 pct 5 , Hockley, TX. Leonard and Julie here and sist er in law Nora Rozell, with two children Ruby F. 5, and Annie L. 1 2/12. vii. REECE ELMORE, b. 14 Jun 1891, Dixie, I.T., Ok.; d. 25 Sep 1969, SANTA PAULA, VENTURA, Ca.; m. (1) MARY ROZELLE; d. Unknown; m. (2) NINA SUSAN ROZELLE, 1916; b. Mar 1898, TX.; d. Unknown. Notes for REECE ELMORE: 1910 census in dist 46 Yeager,Douglas, WA. a boarder in the home of Fra nk Fairchild, He is age 18. This is several doors from where his brother A lfred lives. 1920 census in dist 44 Desdimona, Eastland, TX. with wife Mary age 21 a nd her brother Alvin Rozell age 23. Reese is listed as age 28, and Mary a ge 21. Children here are Olander age 2, and R. A. age 1 both born in OK. 1930 census in dist 17, Graham, Carter, OK. Reese is listed as age 48 a nd married when age 25, with wife Suzie age 32 and married when age 18, a nd children Olander, R. A. and Charles. (?? Is Mary a sister of Suzie a nd one year older??, or are Mary and Susie the same person ??) Notes for NINA SUSAN ROZELLE: 1900 census in dist 41 pct 7, Jack, TX. No sister Mary listed. 68. ALBERT4 BILLINGTON (JOHN LEVI3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born May 1857 in Parker, Tx., and died 07 Jun 1918 in Vinita, Craig, Ok.. He married (1) NANCY S. UNK. She died Unknown. He married (2) LUCY A. HUFF 1878 in Wise, TX.. She was born 1858 in Tx., and died 1892 in Tx.. Notes for ALBERT BILLINGTON: 1870 census in Fly Water, Parker, TX. still at home age 13. 1880 census in , Wise, TX. with Lucy and Minis. 1900 census in , Wise, TX. hard to read. shows him b. in VA. May 1859, wi fe Mary b. KY. Sept 1837, Author b. TX. Apr 1883, Ora b. TX. Se pt 1884, Frankie (f) b. TX. May 1887, Velma b. TX. Apr 1889. More About ALBERT BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Eastern State Hosp. Cem. Children of ALBERT BILLINGTON and NANCY UNK are: i. JOHN5 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. ii. SIMPSON BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. Children of ALBERT BILLINGTON and LUCY HUFF are: iii. JAMES5 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. iv. MINIS BILLINGTON, b. 1879, Wise, Tx.; d. Unknown. v. WALTER A. BILLINGTON, b. Sep 1881, Wise, Tx.; d. 1911; m. ELIZABETH SIMPSON; b. 28 Nov 1878; d. 04 Jan 1964, Bridgeport, Wise, TX.. Notes for WALTER A. BILLINGTON: Committed suicide. 1900 census in , Wise, TX. no wife and kids Rebecca, and Virginia. 1910 census in , Wise, TX. With all kids plus a Ruthie listed after Rith a. Walter and Rebecca were not home. 1920 Kids: Albert, Ira, Lewis, Lucy, Retha, Ruthie in State Orphan Ho me in Home, Navarro, TX. More About ELIZABETH SIMPSON: Burial: Unknown, Bethel Cem. Decatur, Wise, TX. vi. AUTHOR BILLINGTON, b. Apr 1883, Wise, Tx.; d. Unknown. vii. ORA BILLINGTON, b. Sep 1884, Wise, Tx.; d. Sep 1907. viii. FRANKIE BILLINGTON, b. May 1887, Wise, Tx.; d. Unknown. ix. VELMA BILLINGTON, b. Apr 1889, BRUMLOW, Wise, Tx.; d. 31 May 1971, Heber Springs, Ar.; m. (1) GREEN; d. Unknown; m. (2) ANDREW JACKSON WELLS, 25 Oct 1907, Tupelo, Ok.; b. 18 Mar 1880, Eucken Springs, Carroll, Ar.; d. 01 Aug 1954, Smiles, Cleberne, Ar.. 69. MARY4 BILLINGTON (JOHN LEVI3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1861 in Parker, Tx., and died Unknown. She married ABRAHAM WALKER in Wise, Tx.. He was born in , Wise, TX., and died Unknown. Children of MARY BILLINGTON and ABRAHAM WALKER are: i. LEE5 WALKER, d. Unknown. ii. DEWEY WALKER, d. Unknown. iii. ZELDA WALKER, d. Unknown. iv. LAURA WALKER, d. Unknown. 70. JOHN LEWIS4 BILLINGTON (JOHN LEVI3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 23 Nov 1868 in Azle, Parker, Tx., and died 27 Feb 1944 in Altus, Jackson, Ok.. He married SALLY LULA PRICE 26 Dec 1889 in Antelope, Jack, Tx.. She was born 02 Sep 1871 in West Point, Oktibbeha, MISS., and died 16 Sep 1966 in Altus, Jackson, Ok.. Notes for JOHN LEWIS BILLINGTON: Events in Oklahoma before May 22, 1890 should be listed as Indian Territo ry until November 16, 1907 when it became Oklahoma Territory. 1900 census in Justice 5, Montague, TX. Shows father born in TN., moth er in Miss. 1910 census blank. but in index. On page 12 of 19. In Jay, Jackson, OK. Li sted as Jno. L. 1920 census shows him in Tilly, Greer, OK. Shows his father as being fr om Virginia and mother from NC. 1930 census shows them in Duke, Jackson, OK. two doors from Cicero. More About JOHN LEWIS BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Victory Cem. Notes for SALLY LULA PRICE: School teacher More About SALLY LULA PRICE: Burial: Unknown, Victoria Cem. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and SALLY PRICE are: i. ANNA PEARL5 BILLINGTON, b. 23 Sep 1890, Antelope, Jack, TX; d. Aug 1964, Bakersfield, CA.; m. TOM COSBY, 18 Oct 1916; d. Unknown. Notes for ANNA PEARL BILLINGTON: 1930 census in Duke, Jackson, OK. More About ANNA PEARL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Bakersfield, CA. Social Security Number: 552-14-2453 ii. DANIEL LEVI BILLINGTON, b. 09 Jan 1892, Antelope, Jack, TX; d. 07 Feb 1989, Okean, Blaine, Ok.. Notes for DANIEL LEVI BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record OK. Farmer Died at age 97 in a mental hospital. More About DANIEL LEVI BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Victoria Cem. Altus, Jackson, OK. Social Security Number: 442-12-9249 iii. LOUIS MONROE BILLINGTON, b. 10 Apr 1893, Antelope, Jack, TX; d. 29 Aug 1959, , Deaf Smith, TX.; m. MAUDE TODD, 08 Sep 1919, Jackson, OK.; b. 1901, TN.; d. 29 Aug 1959. Notes for LOUIS MONROE BILLINGTON: Killed in a car accident coming back from California. Marilyn says on their way to Altus OK. to celebrate Sallie's 90th birthda y. It may have been 1961. W. R. Price shows b. Jun 14 1894 d. May 1981 inn Palm Springs, Riversid e, CA. 1920 census in Tilly, Greer, OK. 1930 census in Duke, Jackson, OK. Brothers Charlie and Elmo living on bo th sides. More About LOUIS MONROE BILLINGTON: Social Security Number: 557-03-9256 Notes for MAUDE TODD: Father and mother born in TN. iv. RUTH MADELINE BILLINGTON, b. 10 Jan 1895, Antelope, Jack, Tx.; d. 09 Mar 1970, Bakersfield, CA.; m. ELMER V. HANKINS, 19 Jan 1913, ,Jackson, OK.; d. 09 Jan 1969. More About RUTH MADELINE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Bakersfield, CA. More About ELMER V. HANKINS: AKA (Facts Page): MIke v. VERGIE MARTHA BILLINGTON, b. 22 Apr 1896, Antelope, Jack, TX; d. Unknown, Bakersfield, CA.; m. BEACH GEORGE HANKINS, 19 May 1912; b. 1892, Tn.; d. Mar 1967, Amarillo, TX.. Notes for VERGIE MARTHA BILLINGTON: W. R. Price shows her as Vickie. 1930 census lists her as born in Mississippi, her parents both in TX. Notes for BEACH GEORGE HANKINS: 1930 census in Francis, Harmon, OK. His parents both born in TN. vi. LULA MAE BILLINGTON, b. 15 Feb 1898, TX; d. 24 Oct 1973; m. (1) RANDO BRUCE; d. Unknown; m. (2) MARVIN AUSTIN, 17 Jan 1915; d. 1949, Grants, NM. (Motorcycle Accident). More About LULA MAE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Victory Cem. Altus, Jackson, OK. Notes for RANDO BRUCE: Killed in automobile accident. vii. JOHN TAYLOR BILLINGTON, b. 21 Jun 1900, Ringold, Montague, Tx.; d. 11 Nov 1967, Amarillo, Potter, Tx.; m. JOSSIE ROGERS, Private; b. Private. Notes for JOHN TAYLOR BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TX. Farmer Wellington, Ollingmont, TX. mother S allie. More About JOHN TAYLOR BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Hereford, Deaf Smith, Tx. Social Security Number: 573-28-7817 viii. ELMO SAMMIE BILLINGTON, b. 22 May 1902, Odell, WILLBARGER, Tx.; d. 24 Oct 1958; m. (1) CHRISTINE MCCURRY, 1923; b. TX.; d. Unknown; m. (2) ADVIS NAOMI ARMITAGE, Nov 1935; d. 23 May 1993. Notes for ELMO SAMMIE BILLINGTON: 1920 census shows him as Elmore in Tilly, Greer, OK. 1930 census in Duke, Jackson, OK. ix. OBIE STULTZ BILLINGTON, b. 14 Dec 1904, Olustee, Jackson, Ok.; d. Jun 1985, Altus, Jackson, OK.; m. WINNIE B. KELLISON, Jun 1928, Hollis, OK.; b. 12 Jan 1909, Altus, Jackson, OK.; d. 21 Feb 1997, Altus, Jackson, OK.. Notes for OBIE STULTZ BILLINGTON: Some say he was born in Indian Territory. 1920 census lists him as born in Texas. 1930 census in Dryden, Harmon, OK. Guy R. Kellison family next door. Obi e, Winnie and Betty. More About OBIE STULTZ BILLINGTON: AKA (Facts Page): PETE Social Security Number: 550-16-5443 CA. More About WINNIE B. KELLISON: AKA (Facts Page): Kellerson Social Security Number: 573-34-8786 CA. x. CICERO FORREST BILLINGTON, b. 24 Jun 1905, Olustee, Jackson, Ok.; d. 30 Mar 1975, Altus, Jackson, Ok.; m. ROSE VERMELLE GARDNER; b. 26 Feb 1908, Blair, Jackson, OK.; d. 24 Feb 1985, WAsco, Kern, CA.. Notes for CICERO FORREST BILLINGTON: Marilyn says buried in Restlawn. 1930 census shows them in Duke, Jackson, OK. with Melba 1 10/12. two doo rs from John Lewis Billington. More About CICERO FORREST BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Gilead Cem. Clarkton, MO. Social Security Number: 442-38-6133 More About ROSE VERMELLE GARDNER: Burial: Unknown, Restlawn Altus, Jackson, OK. xi. ALBERT CHARLIE BILLINGTON, b. 24 Mar 1908, Olustee, Jackson, Ok.; d. 24 Oct 1937; m. CARRIE MARY BAILEY, Private; b. Private. Notes for ALBERT CHARLIE BILLINGTON: 1930 census in Duke, Jackson, OK. Lists him as Charlie and born in TX. Ne xt to Elmo and two doors from Louis. More About ALBERT CHARLIE BILLINGTON: AKA (Facts Page): BABE Burial: Unknown, Victory Cem. Altus 71. WILLIAM EDWARD4 BILLINGTON (JOHN LEVI3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born Apr 1870 in Fort Worth, Parker, Tx., and died Aug 1910 in Antelope, Jack, TX.. He married ANNIE LEE HARMENING 03 May 1896 in Jacksboro, Jack, TX.. She was born 06 Jun 1869 in Waxahatatchie, Ellis, Tx., and died 15 Jul 1948 in Glendale, Maricopa, AZ.. Notes for WILLIAM EDWARD BILLINGTON: 1870 census written as Fly Water, Parker, TX. 1900 census in , Archer, TX. 1910 census in Justice, Archer, TX. Notes for ANNIE LEE HARMENING: Name was Hannah but called Annie. Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and ANNIE HARMENING are: i. JOHN L.5 BILLINGTON, b. 1888; d. Unknown. ii. MABRY BILLINGTON, b. 1888; d. Unknown. iii. SARAH DIXON BILLINGTON, b. 07 May 1897, Junction, Kimble, Tx.; d. 31 May 1980, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ.; m. HARRY SLACK, 03 Jan 1922, Portalis, Roosevelt, NM.; b. 24 Aug 1880, Gordon, Palo Pinto, TX.; d. 17 Sep 1965, Glendale, Maricopa, AZ.. Notes for SARAH DIXON BILLINGTON: Reunion in Williams AZ. Living in Glendale AZ in 1979. Death Cer # D 102 Cardiac Arrest. Name was Sarah Dixon Billington More About SARAH DIXON BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Resthaven Park Cem. Glendale, AZ. Notes for HARRY SLACK: Service Stati8on and garage owner. iv. IVIE BILLINGTON, b. 1898; d. Unknown. v. GEORGE SAMPSON BILLINGTON, b. 03 Jun 1898, Junction, Kimble, TX.; d. 22 Jul 1986, Glendale, Maricopa, AZ.. Notes for GEORGE SAMPSON BILLINGTON: WWI Registration REcord. OK. Telephone lineman for S.W. Bell wife Annie Ca ntrell 1910 census listed as Benjamin. Living in Redding CA. in 1979. Never married. Died carcinoma of lung. vi. SYDNEY MAURICE BILLINGTON, b. 22 Feb 1900, Ballinger, Archer, Tx.; d. 05 Jun 1979, Dunsmuir, Shasta, CA.; m. LAURA VERA WALLIS, 19 Jul 1925, Elida, NM.; b. 08 Apr 1907, Roswell, Chavez, NM.; d. 16 Dec 1995, San Rafael, Marin, CA.. Notes for SYDNEY MAURICE BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. NM. Laborer. Name spelled Sidney Morris. Clo se kin was listed as Mrs. Annie Lela Trell. Elida, NM. Was a Mason. Some papers indicate he was b. in Runnels Co. TX. 1900 census in , Archer, TX. 1910 census in Justice, Archer, TX. 1920 census in Miami, Gila, AZ. as a lodger. 1930 census in Miami, Gila, AZ. More About SYDNEY MAURICE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mount Shast Memorial Park Social Security Number: 527-07-5700 vii. WILLIAM BENJAMIN BILLINGTON, b. 29 Mar 1902, Tx.; d. 28 Aug 1977, Truth or Consequences, Sierra, NM.; m. ETHEL M., Private; b. Private. Notes for WILLIAM BENJAMIN BILLINGTON: 1910 census listed as Benjamin. viii. FERREL ESTELLE BILLINGTON, b. 05 Mar 1904, Tx.; d. 15 Nov 1988, Klamath Falls, Klamath, OR.; m. (1) RALPH WIESE; d. Unknown; m. (2) CALVIN DAVIS; d. Unknown. Notes for FERREL ESTELLE BILLINGTON: Lived in Klamath Falls, OR. 1979. Notes for RALPH WIESE: Klamath Falls, Or. 1979. 72. ANNIE VIRGINIA4 BILLINGTON (JOHN LEVI3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 27 Jan 1874 in Aurora, Wise, TX, and died 25 Jun 1960 in Eldorado, OK.. She married THOMAS HENRY GOODIN 10 Jun 1894 in Antelope, Wise, Tx.. He was born 06 Nov 1871 in Bloomfield, MO., and died 20 Aug 1962 in Hollis, OK.. Notes for ANNIE VIRGINIA BILLINGTON: Maid of Honor -Miss Patsy Wallace Best Man -Fred Maxey More About ANNIE VIRGINIA BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Eldorado, OK. More About THOMAS HENRY GOODIN: Burial: Unknown, Eldorado, OK. Children of ANNIE BILLINGTON and THOMAS GOODIN are: i. OPAL5 GOODIN, d. Unknown; m. SRADER; d. Unknown. ii. BERTHA GOODIN, b. 15 Aug 1895, Antelope, TX.; d. 08 Aug 1896, Antelope, TX.. More About BERTHA GOODIN: Burial: Unknown, Markley, TX. iii. WILLIAM HENRY GOODIN, b. 16 Sep 1899, Antelope, TX.; d. 17 Oct 1985, Chickasha, OK.; m. LILLIAN ROSA MILLER, 01 Jan 1925, Eldorado, OK.; b. 17 Oct 1901, Eldorado, Jackson, OK.; d. 25 Oct 1972, Madill, OK.. Notes for WILLIAM HENRY GOODIN: 1930 census in Hollis, Harmon, OK. More About WILLIAM HENRY GOODIN: Burial: Unknown, Eldorado, OK. Notes for LILLIAN ROSA MILLER: 1920 census in Eldorado, Jackson, OK. at home listed as Rosie L. 18 bo rn in TX. More About LILLIAN ROSA MILLER: Burial: Unknown, Eldorado, OK. iv. JAMES ALBERT GOODIN, b. 13 Jun 1901, Antelope, TX.; d. 12 Mar 1994, Quanah, TX.; m. (1) LEONA MAY SIFFORD, 29 Nov 1937, Eldorado, OK.; b. 27 Nov 1909, Elk City, OK.; d. 27 May 1962, Quanah, TX.; m. (2) ETTA HAYNES, 23 Dec 1965, Madill, OK.; b. 30 Jul 1907; d. 01 Aug 1991, Oklahoma City, OK.. More About LEONA MAY SIFFORD: Burial: Unknown, Eldorado, OK. More About ETTA HAYNES: Burial: Unknown, Evergreen Cem. Leedy, OK v. CHARLIE EDGAR GOODIN, b. 25 Jul 1904, Antelope, TX.; d. 25 Oct 1989, Quanah, TX.; m. NORA ELIZABETH SIFFORD, 24 Dec 1938, Eldorado, OK.; b. 11 Sep 1913, Aylesworth, OK.; d. 18 Jan 1994, Altus, OK.. More About CHARLIE EDGAR GOODIN: Burial: Unknown, Eldorado, OK. More About NORA ELIZABETH SIFFORD: Burial: Unknown, Eldorado, OK. vi. OPAL VIRGINIA GOODIN, b. 15 May 1910, Antelope, Jack, TX.; d. 24 May 1996, Oklahoma City, OK.; m. HARLAN FERMAN SRADER, 07 Feb 1927, Vernon, TX.; b. 05 Mar 1905, Old Greer, TX. (Hollis, OK.); d. 14 Jun 1993, Cordell, OK.. More About OPAL VIRGINIA GOODIN: Burial: Unknown, Sentinel, OK. More About HARLAN FERMAN SRADER: AKA (Facts Page): Jack Burial: Unknown, Sentinel, OK. 73. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 BILLINGTON (JOHN LEVI3, SAMUEL W.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 30 Jun 1876 in Wise, TX, and died 10 Aug 1962 in Wise, Tx.. He married ROSIE D. PRITCHARD 1896 in Wise, Tx.. She was born 23 Jan 1888, and died 23 Oct 1941. Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BILLINGTON: WWI Registration TX. In Floydola, Floyd, TX. wife Rose. 1910 census in Buffalo, Beckham, OK. More About ROSIE D. PRITCHARD: Burial: Unknown, Westview Cem AKA No. 2 Cem. Harmon Co., OK. Children of BENJAMIN BILLINGTON and ROSIE PRITCHARD are: i. ALMOS5 BILLINGTON, b. 01 Nov 1904, ,Jack, TX.; d. Unknown; m. ELLA SRADER, Private; b. Private. ii. MARVIN LEE BILLINGTON, b. 27 Aug 1906, Roger, Mills, OK.; d. Unknown; m. NOVA KIMBALL, Private; b. Private. iii. EDITH IRENE BILLINGTON, b. 21 Jun 1908, ,Beckham, OK.; d. Unknown; m. GRADY ROSS; d. Unknown. iv. VELMA LOIS BILLINGTON, b. 02 Apr 1909, ,Beckham, OK.; d. Unknown; m. ROY REED; d. Unknown. v. FLOYD RAY BILLINGTON, b. 21 Aug 1912, ,Beckham, OK.; d. Unknown; m. CLOYCE EASTER, Private; b. Private. vi. OPAL FAYE BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. IRVIN MCCUTCHEON, Private; b. Private. vii. AUDREY MYRL BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. GEORGE WAKEMAN, Private; b. Private. viii. HENRY LEE BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. NETTIE NELSON, Private; b. Private. ix. BURL FRANKLIN BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. JEAN, Private; b. Private. x. WILMA BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. LEO SULLIVAN, Private; b. Private. xi. MILFORD WALLACE BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. DONNA, Private; b. Private. xii. WILBURN HOWARD BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. CAROL, Private; b. Private. 74. WILLIAM RICHARD4 BILLINGTON (ELIAS3, ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 30 Jun 1856 in Marshall, Tn., and died 12 Dec 1921 in New Salem, Palo Pinto, Tx.. He married (1) MRS. BETTY HUBBARD. She was born 24 Sep 1853 in MS., and died Unknown. He married (2) SARAH JANE HUFFMAN in Brown Co., Tx.. She was born 04 Jul 1869 in Marshall, Harrison, TX., and died 22 Jul 1892 in Brownwood, Brown, TX.. He married (3) BETTIE SURMONTHA DAVIS 18 Jul 1880 in Dallas, TX.. She was born 1855 in Miss., and died Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM RICHARD BILLINGTON: 1870 census with grandmother in Shelbyvlle, Bedfor, TN. 1900 census in , Commanche, TX. 1930 census shows William E. age 73 and Bettie age 74 in pct 4, Palo Pint o, TX. ( write - up below does not confirm this). W. R. Billington, the son of Elias Jr. and Mary A. Billington, was bo rn in June, 1856 in Tennessee. He had one sister, Mary B. Billington. To his first marria ge to Bettie ?, of Mississippi, a son, Rucker was born. Rucker suffered a lifelong physical impairment, t he result of a mule's kick. After losing his first wife Bettie, W.R. was married to Janie Huffman of B rown County, Texas. To this union two daughters, Evan and Ina, and a son, Fred were born. Aft er Janie's decease, he married Mrs. Betty Hubbard and fathered another daughter, Willie. W.R. pa ssed away December 12, 1921, while living in the New Salem Community near Brazos in Palo Pin to County, Texas. His son Fred, was born December 19, 1892. Fred at the age of 18, was marr ied to 15 year old Mable Helms, daughter of Jack and Jennie (Tuggle) Helms. They lived and f armed in the Midway and Natty Flat Communities near Lipa, Hood County, Texas. Five childr en were born to them: Rena Mae, Grace, Preston (deceased while an infant), Katherine and Fred Jr . In the year 1922, the family moved to Ft. Worth, Texas where Fred attend ed Southwestern Baptist Seminary School of Music and graduated in 1925. His succeeding years we re spent in teaching "singing school", farming, preaching, and leading singing for reviva ls in various churches in Palo Pinto and Parker Counties, Texas. Fred, besides being a farmer and singe r, was also an ordained Baptist Minister. Several small churches were kept alive and active by h is persevering efforts to keep services going by doing both the preaching and leading the singing f or small congregations of Baptists at New Salem (Palo Pinto County), and Dennis, Toto, Central, a nd Soda Springs in Parker County. Since many country roads were unimproved and almost impassable af ter heavy rains, many times Fred would set out on foot across country to meet his appointme nts with these little churches. Fred's wife, Mable, who had lost most of her ability to hear due to a medi cal error of her doctor during the difficult birth of her first-born child, was a loving, jolly, b ut lonesome mother who found it very difficult to communicate with strangers. She was a hard-wor king mother, taking care of the home and children during Fred's absence, and going with the re st of the family to the cotton patch to help earn a living picking cotton. Fred had to work furiously ha rd to keep her sack of cotton from out-weighing his. Most of her life was spent caring for her f amily and doing chores on the farm. She passed away during the Thanksgiving season of 1963 after su ffering a stroke. Fred was later married to Mrs. Mary Bratton of Weatherford, Texas. He suf fered ill health during the last three years of his life. During the Christmas season of 197 5, on the day before he died, as he lay in the hospital bed, he sang in a quaking, unsteady voice, b ut in perfect tune, one of his favorite songs, "Silent Night". His faith in God never wavered, and as lo ng as he was able, he witnessed for Christ at every opportunity. Fred and Mable's children: Rena Mae was married to Jimmy F. Harwell . T wo sons, Glenn R. And Ronald N. Were born to this union. Jimmy was a farmer and also worked a t ime for Gulf Oil Company, and later for the Texas Highway Department. He was deceased in 1 961, which made it necessary for Rena Mae to provide financial support for the family. She g raduated from Texas Wesleyan College of Fort Worth, Texas, with a degree which enabled h er to obtain an elementary teaching certificate. She taught 25 years in Parker County schools befo re retiring in 1978. She is an organist and clerk for her church, the Brock Baptist. Her son, Glenn R., chose his high school sweetheart, Patricia Jones, for h is wife. They have one son, Raymond Brent, who served time in Uncle Sam's Army. He expec ts to be a graduate from helicopter flight training school in May, 1990. Glenn and his present wif e, Andie, are living in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he is stationed upon his retirement from the United S tates Air Force. He now works as a newspaper dealer for the Las Vegas "Review Journal". Son, Ronald, who served in the military as a marine, is now a parks constr uction inspector for the city of Dallas, Texas. He chose a lovely Cuban girl, Carmen, for his wif e. While in high school and college, Ronald studied music, with special emphasis on piano and orga n. Grace was married to O.B. (Buster) Ford of Brazos, Texas. One son, Mark F ord, (deceased) was born. She later married Cecil Dawson, a sheriff's deputy of Ft. Wort h. A son Calvin, was born and has served his country with the military as a marine. He now works for t he railroad, and is married to Linda Morton. Grace is now a proud grandmother (finally), of their t wo children - a boy and a girl. Grace, by the way, could claim the titles of "champion quilter, cot ton picker and pecan picker-upper" if such titles were awarded. We could add "black-eyed pea s heller" to that list. Katherine was married to Howard Kelly, of Brock and they had a daughter, B onnie. Later Katherine was married to Teate Huffsuttler of the Brock and Dennis communi ties. Katherine trained and became a Licensed Vocational Nurse and worked in Parker Coun ty Campbell Memorial Hospital while she lived in Parker County. She moved to Wortha m, and worked in the hospitals lin that vicinity until she felt it was time to retire. Her dau ghter, Bonnie also became an LVN. She has had a full life. She and her husband Don Murphy have rais ed four children, to of them being adopted. Teate Huffstuttler passed away in 1977. Katherine h as since remarried and is now living, with her husband Wayne Feazelle, in Wortham, Texas, near daugh ter, Bonnie and the grandchildren. Fred, Jr. enlisted at an early age in the United States Coast Guard. He m arried Ellen Bridges of Brock. They have one daughter Anita, whose husband, Frank Martin, is a Ba ptist preacher. They also have a son, Fred Wayne, whose military service was with the Arm y. He is now working as a truck driver. Anita became a nurse also. Fred Jr., served in the Coast G uard until his retirement. Although his sisters could like very much for their brother, Fred, to co me "home" to Texas, he seams to have chosen Salem, Arkansas, for his permanent home. Submitted by Rena Mae Harwell, with special thanks to Glenn W. Dixon for h is research and finding that Elias, Jr., was the son of Elias Sr., Billington, whose fath er was Ezekiel Billington, born in 1759 in Essex County near the village of Newark, New Jersey. Ezek iel died in 1848 in Bedford Co., Tn., where he moved in 1810. By; Rena Mae Harwell Page 170 Additions W. R. Billington, the son of Elias Jr. and Mary A. Billington, was bo rn in June, 1856 in Tennessee. He had one sister, Mary B. Billingto n. To his first marriage to Bettie ?, of Mississippi, a son, Rucker was b orn. Rucker suffered a lifelong physical impairment, the result of a mule 's kick. After losing his first wife Bettie, W.R. was married to Janie Huffman of B rown County, Texas. To this union two daughters, Evan and Ina, and a so n, Fred were born. After Janie's decease, he married Mrs. Betty Hubbard a nd fathered another daughter, Willie. W.R. passed away December 12, 192 1, while living in the New Salem Community near Brazos in Palo Pinto Count y, Texas. His son Fred, was born December 19, 1892. Fred at the age of 18, was marr ied to 15 year old Mable Helms, daughter of Jack and Jennie (Tuggle) Helm s. They lived and farmed in the Midway and Natty Flat Communities near Li pa, Hood County, Texas. Five children were born to them: Rena Mae, Grac e, Preston (deceased while an infant), Katherine and Fred Jr. In the year 1922, the family moved to Ft. Worth, Texas where Fred attend ed Southwestern Baptist Seminary School of Music and graduated in 1925. H is succeeding years were spent in teaching "singing school", farming, prea ching, and leading singing for revivals in various churches in Palo Pin to and Parker Counties, Texas. Fred, besides being a farmer and singer, w as also an ordained Baptist Minister. Several small churches were kept al ive and active by his persevering efforts to keep services going by doi ng both the preaching and leading the singing for small congregations of B aptists at New Salem (Palo Pinto County), and Dennis, Toto, Central, and S oda Springs in Parker County. Since many country roads were unimproved a nd almost impassable after heavy rains, many times Fred would set out on f oot across country to meet his appointments with these little churches. Fred's wife, Mable, who had lost most of her ability to hear due to a medi cal error of her doctor during the difficult birth of her first-born chil d, was a loving, jolly, but lonesome mother who found it very difficu lt to communicate with strangers. She was a hard-working mother, taking c are of the home and children during Fred's absence, and going with the re st of the family to the cotton patch to help earn a living picking cotto n. Fred had to work furiously hard to keep her sack of cotton from out-we ighing his. Most of her life was spent caring for her family and doing ch ores on the farm. She passed away during the Thanksgiving season of 19 63 after suffering a stroke. Fred was later married to Mrs. Mary Bratton of Weatherford, Texas. He suf fered ill health during the last three years of his life. During the Chri stmas season of 1975, on the day before he died, as he lay in the hospit al bed, he sang in a quaking, unsteady voice, but in perfect tune, o ne of his favorite songs, "Silent Night". His faith in God never wavere d, and as long as he was able, he witnessed for Christ at every opportunit y. Fred and Mable's children: Rena Mae was married to Jimmy F. Harwell . T wo sons, Glenn R. And Ronald N. Were born to this union. Jimmy was a farm er and also worked a time for Gulf Oil Company, and later for the Texas Hi ghway Department. He was deceased in 1961, which made it necessary for Re na Mae to provide financial support for the family. She graduated from Te xas Wesleyan College of Fort Worth, Texas, with a degree which enabled h er to obtain an elementary teaching certificate. She taught 25 years in P arker County schools before retiring in 1978. She is an organist and cle rk for her church, the Brock Baptist. Her son, Glenn R., chose his high school sweetheart, Patricia Jones, for h is wife. They have one son, Raymond Brent, who served time in Uncle Sam 's Army. He expects to be a graduate from helicopter flight training scho ol in May, 1990. Glenn and his present wife, Andie, are living in Las Veg as, Nevada, where he is stationed upon his retirement from the United Stat es Air Force. He now works as a newspaper dealer for the Las Vegas "Revi ew Journal". Son, Ronald, who served in the military as a marine, is now a parks constr uction inspector for the city of Dallas, Texas. He chose a lovely Cuban g irl, Carmen, for his wife. While in high school and college, Ronald studi ed music, with special emphasis on piano and organ. Grace was married to O.B. (Buster) Ford of Brazos, Texas. One son, Mark F ord, (deceased) was born. She later married Cecil Dawson, a sheriff's depu ty of Ft. Worth. A son Calvin, was born and has served his country with t he military as a marine. He now works for the railroad, and is marri ed to Linda Morton. Grace is now a proud grandmother (finally), of the ir two children - a boy and a girl. Grace, by the way, could claim the ti tles of "champion quilter, cotton picker and pecan picker-upper" if such t itles were awarded. We could add "black-eyed pea sheller" to that list. Katherine was married to Howard Kelly, of Brock and they had a daughter, B onnie. Later Katherine was married to Teate Huffsuttler of the Brock a nd Dennis communities. Katherine trained and became a Licensed Vocation al Nurse and worked in Parker County Campbell Memorial Hospital while s he lived in Parker County. She moved to Wortham, and worked in the hospit als lin that vicinity until she felt it was time to retire. Her daughte r, Bonnie also became an LVN. She has had a full life. She and her husba nd Don Murphy have raised four children, to of them being adopted. Tea te Huffstuttler passed away in 1977. Katherine has since remarried a nd is now living, with her husband Wayne Feazelle, in Wortham, Texas, ne ar daughter, Bonnie and the grandchildren. Fred, Jr. enlisted at an early age in the United States Coast Guard. He m arried Ellen Bridges of Brock. They have one daughter Anita, whose husban d, Frank Martin, is a Baptist preacher. They also have a son, Fred Wayn e, whose military service was with the Army. He is now working as a tru ck driver. Anita became a nurse also. Fred Jr., served in the Coast Gua rd until his retirement. Although his sisters could like very much for th eir brother, Fred, to come "home" to Texas, he seams to have chosen Sale m, Arkansas, for his permanent home. Submitted by Rena Mae Harwell, with special thanks to Glenn W. Dixon for h is research and finding that Elias, Jr., was the son of Elias Sr., Billing ton, whose father was Ezekiel Billington, born in 1759 in Essex County ne ar the village of Newark, New Jersey. Ezekiel died in 1848 in Bedford Co ., Tn., where he moved in 1810. By; Rena Mae Harwell More About WILLIAM RICHARD BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Dobbs Valley Cem. New Salem, Palo Pinto, TX. More About SARAH JANE HUFFMAN: Burial: Unknown, GreenleafCem. Brownwood Cause of Death: Typhoid fever Notes for BETTIE SURMONTHA DAVIS: 1930 census lists her parents born in TN. Child of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and BETTY HUBBARD is: i. WILLIE JO5 BILLINGTON, b. 25 Mar 1894, OK.; d. 01 Jan 1968, Bell Gardens, CA.; m. WILLIAM THOMAS WOODRUFF, 29 Dec 1909, Rotan, Fisher, TX.; b. 20 Nov 1881, Weatherford, Parker, Tx.; d. 18 Apr 1959, Frederic, OK.. More About WILLIE JO BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Forrest Lawn Cem. Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and SARAH HUFFMAN are: ii. MARY ANN5 BILLINGTON, b. 1886, Brownwood, Brown, TX.; d. 09 Apr 1892, Brownwood, Brown, TX.. More About MARY ANN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Greenleaf Cem. Brownwood Cause of Death: Typhoid fever iii. EVA BILLINGTON, b. Mar 1888, Brownwood, Brown, TX.; d. 14 Dec, TX.; m. (1) WILLIAM LEWIS; b. TX.; d. Unknown; m. (2) J. W. MILLER, 1908; b. 1889, KS.; d. Unknown. Notes for EVA BILLINGTON: Died of Tuberculosis. iv. CELIA INEZ BILLINGTON, b. 15 Feb 1890, Brownswood, Brown, TX.; d. 03 Oct 1975, Frankston, TX.; m. (1) ROBERT ALEXANDER LEWIS; b. 1882, TX.; d. Unknown; m. (2) JOHN T. WHITE; d. Unknown. More About CELIA INEZ BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Henderson, TX. v. FRED BILLINGTON, b. 19 Dec 1891, , Brown Co, Tx.; d. 26 Dec 1975, Weatherford, Parker, Tx.; m. (1) MRS. MARY BRATTON, Weatherton, Tx.; d. Unknown; m. (2) MABLE HELMS, 1910, Midway, Hood, Tx. (Lipan); b. 05 Feb 1895, Lipan, Hood, TX.; d. 28 Nov 1963, Weatherford, Parker, Tx.. Notes for FRED BILLINGTON: Baptist Minister. Moved to Fort Worth 1922. 1930 census in dist 15 pct 5, Palo Pinto, TX. Name: Fred Billington SSN: 457-28-9861 Last Residence: 76086 Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States of Ame rica Born: 19 Dec 1891 Died: Dec 1975 State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951 ) More About FRED BILLINGTON: Burial: 28 Dec 1975, Evergreen Cem. Lipan, Hood, TX. Occupation: Baptist Minister More About MABLE HELMS: Burial: 30 Nov 1963, Evergreen Cem. Lipan, Hood, TX. Child of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and BETTIE DAVIS is: vi. RUCKER5 BILLINGTON, b. Aug 1881, Memphis, TN.; d. 08 Apr 1967, Kerrville, TX.. Notes for RUCKER BILLINGTON: 1920census in dist 39 Terrell, Kaufman, TX. Patient North Texas Hospits al for the insane. More About RUCKER BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Kerrville, TX. 75. EQUILLA4 BURNS (JANE3 BILLINGTON, ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1847 in TN., and died Unknown. He married MARGARET. She was born 1848, and died Unknown. Notes for EQUILLA BURNS: 1860 census Equilla listed as E. and a female. age 14. Children of EQUILLA BURNS and MARGARET are: i. GEORGE5 BURNS, b. 1870; d. Unknown. ii. WILLIAM BURNS, b. 1872; d. Unknown. iii. NELSON BURNS, b. 1875; d. Unknown. iv. THOMAS BURNS, b. 1876; d. Unknown. v. MARTHA BURNS, b. 1879; d. Unknown. 76. WILLIAM. PETTUS4 HAY (HETTIE3 BILLINGTON, ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 20 Oct 1850 in Marshall, Tn., and died 17 Jul 1904 in Murray, Calloway, Ky.. He married (1) BOYD. She died Unknown. He married (2) TABITHA ANGELINA SKAGGS 06 Feb 1879. She was born 21 Apr 1846 in Calloway, Ky., and died 28 Feb 1927 in Amarillo, Potter, Tx.. Notes for WILLIAM. PETTUS HAY: 1880 census in Liberty, Calloway, KY. Notes for TABITHA ANGELINA SKAGGS: 1880 census listed as Angeline age 33. Children of WILLIAM. HAY and TABITHA SKAGGS are: i. ALEXANDER5 HAY, b. 1872, , Calloway, KY.; d. Unknown. ii. WILLIAM B. HAY, b. 1874, , Calloway, KY.; d. Unknown. iii. MAVIS MONROE HAY, b. 19 Sep 1883; d. Unknown. 77. MARTHA LUCRETIA4 HAY (HETTIE3 BILLINGTON, ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 11 Oct 1852 in Marshall, Tn., and died 27 May 1937. She married ROBERT BRUCE HOLLAND 23 Dec 1872. He was born 1855 in Calloway, KY, and died Unknown. Notes for ROBERT BRUCE HOLLAND: 1880 census in Liberty, Calloway, KY. Children of MARTHA HAY and ROBERT HOLLAND are: i. LULU H.5 HOLLAND, b. 1876, KY.; d. Unknown. ii. BIRTIE HOLLAND, b. 1878, KY.; d. Unknown. iii. ROBERT PRENTISS HOLLAND, b. 1889, Calloway, KY; d. Unknown; m. MAGGIE AMANDA WILSON; b. 1890, KY.; d. Unknown. Notes for ROBERT PRENTISS HOLLAND: 1920 census in Murray, Calloway, KY. Listed as Prentice Holland. 1930 census in Murray, Calloway, KY. 78. MARGARET4 HAY (HETTIE3 BILLINGTON, ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1856 in , Marshall, Tn., and died Unknown. She married DANIEL MORRIS. He died Unknown. Children of MARGARET HAY and DANIEL MORRIS are: i. THOMAS5 MORRIS, b. 1873; d. 1941. ii. HARDIN MORRIS, b. 1875; d. 1937. 79. MARY CHEATHAM4 STEWART (LUCRETIA3 BILLINGTON, ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 27 Aug 1859 in Bedford, Tn., and died 08 Oct 1931. She married JOSHUA WHITE SANDERS. He was born 02 May 1853 in Shelbyville, Bedford, TN., and died Unknown. More About MARY CHEATHAM STEWART: Burial: Unknown, Hoover Funeral Home Children of MARY STEWART and JOSHUA SANDERS are: i. ROBERT L.5 SANDERS, b. 04 Jun 1878, TN.; d. Unknown; m. ELMA OSBORN; b. 14 Sep 1881; d. Unknown. ii. W. THOMAS SANDERS, b. 08 Mar 1880, TN.; d. Unknown; m. MAGGIE MOORE; d. Unknown. iii. JULIA SANDERS, b. 03 Jan 1882, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT HARRISON JENNINGS; b. 23 Jun 1873, TN.; d. Unknown. iv. LILLIE B. SANDERS, b. 16 Feb 1884, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT LEE STEWART; b. 10 Dec 1882, TN.; d. Unknown. v. JENNIE SANDERS, b. 15 Mar 1886, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown; m. EDWARD CHUNN; d. Unknown. vi. SAMUEL SANDERS, b. 19 Jul 1888, TN.; d. Unknown; m. ANNIE KIMMERY; d. Unknown. vii. FRED SANDERS, b. 28 Aug 1890, TN.; d. Unknown; m. GLADYS GREENWOOD; d. Unknown. viii. ANNIE JENNINGS SANDERS, b. 02 Aug 1894, TN.; d. Unknown; m. CHARLES ALBERT MARKS; b. 30 May 1891, TN.; d. Unknown. ix. ELLA SANDERS, b. 14 Oct 1896, TN.; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM A. SHERRIN; d. Unknown. x. JOHN SANDERS, b. 1899, TN.; d. Unknown. 80. SAMUEL E.4 STEWART (LUCRETIA3 BILLINGTON, ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1864 in Bedford, TN., and died Unknown. He married LILLY OSBORNE. She died Unknown. Children of SAMUEL STEWART and LILLY OSBORNE are: i. WILLIE C.5 STEWART, b. 1898, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown; m. CATHERINE FAY; d. Unknown. ii. MARY L. STEWART, b. 1900, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown; m. HENRY BROWN; d. Unknown. iii. RUTH HAYWARD STEWART, b. 08 Jul 1904, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown; m. JOHN ANDREW GORDON; b. 03 Oct 1898, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown. 81. EMMA JANE4 STEWART (LUCRETIA3 BILLINGTON, ELIAS2, EZEKIEL1) was born 05 Jan 1872 in Bedford, TN., and died Unknown. She married ROBERT HARRISON JENNINGS. He was born 23 Jun 1873 in TN., and died Unknown. Child of EMMA STEWART and ROBERT JENNINGS is: i. LEILA VICA5 JENNINGS, b. 13 Aug 1892, Bedford, TN.; d. Unknown; m. ARTHUR CLEVELAND SHEARIN; d. Unknown. 82. WILLIAM NORRIS4 BILLINGTON (JASON H.3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1843 in , Ballard, KY., and died 01 Feb 1903. He married EMMA JANE HAMILTON 05 Oct 1879 in Lovelaceville, Ballard, KY. She was born 27 Jun 1853 in Davidson, TN, and died 29 Apr 1936 in Paducah, MC CRACKEN, KY. Notes for WILLIAM NORRIS BILLINGTON: 1850 census shows Maximus, 9, William 7, Pennel 5, and Margaret 4 with J. B. and Sarah Turner. 5 houses from E.J. and Kitty Billington.in Ballard, K Y. 1860 census shows William age 18 with John Rutherford family in Lovelacevi lle, Ballard, KY. 1900 census in Clark River, McCracken, KY. Lists him born Jan 1831, a ge 59 which = 1841. Town now Paducah. Notes for EMMA JANE HAMILTON: 1900 census lists her as born June 1854 age 45. Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and EMMA HAMILTON are: i. SAMUEL J.5 BILLINGTON, b. Oct 1880, KY.; d. Unknown; m. JESSIE; b. 1888, KY.; d. Unknown. Notes for SAMUEL J. BILLINGTON: 1910 census in Ophir, Powell, MT. lists son as Samuel S. 9/12 1920 census in Paducah, McCracken, KY. Shows sons Stewart 10 and Selmar 9. ii. BESSIE BILLINGTON, b. Feb 1883, KY.; d. Unknown; m. POMNEY N. ROSS; b. 1887, KY.; d. Unknown. Notes for BESSIE BILLINGTON: 1930 census in Florence Station, McCracken, KY. Mother Emma here. iii. EARL BILLINGTON, b. Oct 1887, KY.; d. Unknown. Notes for EARL BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record Lists born at Kirksville, MO.Tramway man. at Bigh am, UT. wife and 2 children. iv. GRACE BILLINGTON, b. Nov 1890, KY.; d. Unknown; m. HARVEY A. BERRY, 23 Dec 1909, McCracken, Ky.; b. 1889, KY.; d. Unknown. Notes for GRACE BILLINGTON: 1930 census in Florence Station, McCracken, TN. Mother Emma here and at Be ssie's when census was taken. Notes for HARVEY A. BERRY: 1930 census listed as Harley age 41. 83. BERTIS FRANKLIN4 BILLINGTON (BURTON FRANK3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 10 Mar 1858 in Ballard, KY, and died 11 Jul 1935 in Wickliffe, Ballard, Ky.. He married CLIFF FAULKNER. She was born 18 Sep 1874 in Ky., and died 26 Dec 1972 in Wickliffe, Ballard, Ky.. More About BERTIS FRANKLIN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Wickliffe Cem. Census: 1920, Ballard Co., Ky. More About CLIFF FAULKNER: Burial: Unknown, Wickliffe Cem. Children of BERTIS BILLINGTON and CLIFF FAULKNER are: i. BENETTA5 BILLINGTON, b. 27 Aug 1903; d. 29 Jun 1985, Wickliffe, KY; m. PAUL FREUND; d. Unknown. ii. BERTIS FRANCIS BILLINGTON, b. 29 Mar 1907; d. Unknown; m. NOAH J. GEVEDEN; d. Unknown. iii. SYBIL E. BILLINGTON, b. 10 Dec 1908; d. Unknown. iv. CHARLES B. BILLINGTON, b. 10 Oct 1910; d. Unknown; m. DOROTHY SINNOTT, Private; b. Private. v. MARGARET BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. BOB PHILLIPS, Private; d. Unknown. 84. VASHTI SAMUEL4 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JACKSON3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 24 Feb 1849 in Ballard, Ky., and died 02 Jun 1887 in Limestone, Tx.. He married J.W. (G.W.) HOLLOWAY 21 Jun 1865 in Limestone, Tx.. She died Unknown. Notes for VASHTI SAMUEL BILLINGTON: 9 kids 1850 census listed as Samuel. In , Ballard, KY. 1860 census in Mt.Calm, Limestone, TX. age 11. Listed as V. S. Children of VASHTI BILLINGTON and J.W. HOLLOWAY are: i. MAMIE5 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown; m. MORRIS; d. Unknown. ii. KITTIE BILLINGTON, d. Unknown; m. G.W. HART; d. Unknown. iii. SALLIE BILLINGTON, d. Unknown; m. A.S. BATES; d. Unknown. iv. FRANK BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. v. AUBRIE BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. 85. JOHN HARRINGTON4 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JACKSON3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 31 Aug 1850 in , Ballard, Ky., and died 11 Jan 1874 in , Limestone, Tx.. He married MARY E. LIPSCOMB 03 Nov 1870. She died Unknown. More About JOHN HARRINGTON BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Antioch Cem. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and MARY LIPSCOMB are: i. IDA5 BILLINGTON, b. Billington, Limestone, Tx.; d. Unknown; m. T. M. CORNELISON; d. Unknown. ii. JAMES EZEKIEL BILLINGTON, b. 04 Dec 1871, Billington, Limestone, Tx.; d. 28 May 1935, Waco, MCLENNAN, Tx.; m. ELZIE UNK; b. 1881, Al.; d. Unknown. Notes for JAMES EZEKIEL BILLINGTON: Baptist Minister May have had another wife Lucy M. b. 3 may 1876 d. 3 oct 1896. buried in B illington cem. at Billington, Limestone, TX. 1930 census in Paducah, Cottle, TX. More About JAMES EZEKIEL BILLINGTON: Census: 1920, Waco, McClennan, Tx. 86. LUCY TAYLOR4 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JACKSON3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 13 May 1854 in Ballard, KY, and died 1942 in Billington, Limestone, Tx.. She married THOMAS WATSON COKER 1874. He was born Dec 1847 in AL., and died 1926 in Limestone, Tx.. Notes for LUCY TAYLOR BILLINGTON: Some papers show she married Thomas Watson and then ? Coker. More About LUCY TAYLOR BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Notes for THOMAS WATSON COKER: 1880 census in dist 174, Eastland, TX. Thos W., Lucy T., Mollie, Ada L., S am W. at home. Marcus L. Coker age 29 next door. 1900 census in dist 46, Pct 4, Leon, TX. Thomas, Lucy, Willie, Ellis, Myrt le at home. 1910 census in dist 35 pct 2, Limestone, TX. Thomas and Lucy alone. Next d oor is John and Ada Davis. More About THOMAS WATSON COKER: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Children of LUCY BILLINGTON and THOMAS COKER are: i. EULA5 COKER, d. Unknown; m. JOHN GRIFFIN; d. Unknown. ii. MOLLIE COKER, b. 1877, TX.; d. Unknown; m. (1) ISREAL PICKENS; d. Unknown; m. (2) CUG ROSCOE; d. Unknown. iii. SAM W. COKER, b. 1878, TX.; d. Unknown; m. DILLA KING; d. Unknown. iv. ADA LAVONY COKER, b. 17 Oct 1878, TX.; d. 05 Jan 1975, Billington, Limestone, TX.; m. JOHN PETER DAVIS; b. 04 Apr 1872, MO.; d. 11 Apr 1922, TX.. Notes for ADA LAVONY COKER: 1880 census in Eastland, TX. age 2. More About ADA LAVONY COKER: Burial: Unknown, Billington cemetery Limestone, TX. Notes for JOHN PETER DAVIS: John is listed many times as John O. but I beleive he is John Peter Davis. 1910 census in dist 35 pct 2, Limestone, TX. Listed as John O. Davis. A da and Audrey here. 1920 census in dist 80 pct 1, Summervell, TX.Listed as John A. 45, A da L. 41, Reason N. 20, Velma A.18, Lillie P.17, Reagan 14, Vestal A.1 1, Emily E. 7, Mildred 5, Joe W. 3 5/12, Sam E. 5/12. More About JOHN PETER DAVIS: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cemetery Limeston, TX. v. WILL COKER, b. Nov 1884, TX.; d. Unknown; m. TISHA PICKENS; d. Unknown. vi. ELLIS GROVER COKER, b. Aug 1887, TX.; d. 03 Jan 1940; m. ROSA M. MOTLEY; b. 28 Jul 1901; d. 28 Nov 1968, Billington, Limestone, TX.. Notes for ELLIS GROVER COKER: 1940 Jan 3, Pvt. U.S. Army. More About ELLIS GROVER COKER: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Limestone, TX. More About ROSA M. MOTLEY: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. vii. MYRTLE LOU COKER, b. 15 Jan 1893, AR.; d. 28 Mar 1983; m. JOSEPH ISIAH TUCKER; b. 05 Aug 1888; d. 11 Feb 1979, Billington, Limestone, TX.. Notes for MYRTLE LOU COKER: 1900 census listed as Mertal. More About MYRTLE LOU COKER: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. More About JOSEPH ISIAH TUCKER: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. 87. NANCY WADSWORTH4 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JACKSON3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 16 Apr 1856 in Limestone, Tx., and died Unknown. She married (1) WILLIAM H. BILLINGTON, son of DAVID BILLINGTON and JANE SWEETMAN. He was born 07 Apr 1849 in Ballard, KY, and died 16 Feb 1877. She married (2) JAMES THOMAS DUNN. He was born 1854, and died Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM H. BILLINGTON: 1870 census in , Limestone, TX. still at home. Children are listed above under (61) William H. Billington. Children of NANCY BILLINGTON and JAMES DUNN are: i. PENN5 DUNN, d. Unknown; m. (1) MISS GRAVES; d. Unknown; m. (2) AMY POOL; d. Unknown. ii. NORRIS WAID DUNN, d. Unknown; m. LEE UNK; d. Unknown. iii. FRANK DUNN, d. Unknown. iv. LAWRENCE DUNN, d. Unknown. v. CARL DUNN, d. Unknown. vi. QUINT DUNN, d. Unknown. vii. CARRIE DUNN, d. Unknown; m. LEE WRIGHT; d. Unknown. 88. KITTIE ANN4 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JACKSON3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 13 Feb 1859 in Billington, Limestone, Tx., and died Unknown in GAINSVILLE, COOKE, Tx.. She married (1) BOB FERGUSEN. He died Unknown. She married (2) THOMAS K. (L.) WHIDDON. He was born Nov 1859 in TX., and died Unknown. Notes for THOMAS K. (L.) WHIDDON: 1900 census in Mt. Antioch, Limestone, TX. with R.C., and George. Children of KITTIE BILLINGTON and THOMAS WHIDDON are: i. CICERO5 WHIDDON, d. Unknown; m. MARY DYER; d. Unknown. ii. ZEKE WHIDDON, d. Unknown; m. ARVELLA HUDSON; d. Unknown. iii. ELLA WHIDDON, d. Unknown; m. ED BULLARD; d. Unknown. iv. R.C. DR. WHIDDON, b. Mar 1886, TX.; d. Unknown. v. GEORGE WHIDDON, b. Feb 1890, TX.; d. Unknown; m. EDNA MILNER; d. Unknown. 89. SARAH LIVENIA4 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JACKSON3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 15 Jan 1861 in Limestone, Tx., and died 19 Feb 1951 in Billington, Limestone, TX.. She married (1) JAMES K. POLK WYLIE in Billington, TX.. He was born 05 Oct 1849 in , Limestone, TX., and died 24 Aug 1888 in Billington, Limestone, TX.. She married (2) ROBERT E. WEEMPE 1890 in Billington, TX.. He was born 04 Mar 1852 in Limestone, TX., and died 02 May 1944 in Billington, Limestone, TX.. More About SARAH LIVENIA BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Notes for JAMES K. POLK WYLIE: Cousin of Tom Whiddon Carol Fontana ? CFont50@aol.com More About JAMES K. POLK WYLIE: Burial: Unknown, Antioch Cem. Notes for ROBERT E. WEEMPE: Went by Wampee for first marriage and Weempe for second. Second wife al so in Billington Cem. Robert came to Marlin from GA. with his father and a sister around 186 0. His father was murdered there a few years later. He then lived with t he Woods family. 1870 Census on 1 June 1870 shows him and sister nexr door at home of Al ex Davis. P.O. Eutaw, Limestone, TX. 1900 census in Prarie Hill & Mt. Antioch , Limestone, TX. with wife Sar ah Billington. 1910 census in , Limestone, TX. 1920 census i Pct 2, Limestone, TX. with wife and Sam. Listed as Wampee. n ext door to Robert and Ollie. More About ROBERT E. WEEMPE: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Limestone TX. Children of SARAH BILLINGTON and JAMES WYLIE are: i. ARTHUR5 WYLIE, d. Unknown; m. CORA WHIDDEN; d. Unknown. ii. ADDIE WYLIE, d. Unknown; m. EDGAR GOOD; d. Unknown. iii. KITTY LENORA WYLIE, b. 13 Dec 1883; d. 16 Oct 1943; m. JAMES LEE LYON, 01 Apr 1900; b. 03 Aug 1878; d. 01 Jul 1947. More About KITTY LENORA WYLIE: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem, Limestone, TX. More About JAMES LEE LYON: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem., Limestone, TX. iv. CRITTON BOYD WYLIE, b. 07 Apr 1888, Billington, Limestone, TX.; d. 1961, Axtell, TX.; m. (1) IVA MAUDE FARMER, Private; b. Private; m. (2) MYRTIS MILLER, 04 Jul 1909, Billington, Limestone, TX.; b. 1893, TX.; d. Unknown. Notes for CRITTON BOYD WYLIE: 1910 census in Pct 2, Limestone, TX. Listed as Boyd Wylie. 1920 census very hard to read Poor penmanship. Listed as Criton B. Notes for MYRTIS MILLER: 1900 census lists her f. born AL. her m. born TX. Children of SARAH BILLINGTON and ROBERT WEEMPE are: v. ROBERT LEE5 WEEMPE, b. 15 Feb 1892, TX.; d. 17 May 1970, Billington, Limestone, TX.; m. (1) OLLIE M. HARRELL, 1913; b. 1897, TX.; d. 1929, Billington, Limestone, TX.; m. (2) CARMEN ERCEL MC CLINTON, 1930; b. 04 Apr 1906; d. 25 May 1995, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX.. Notes for ROBERT LEE WEEMPE: 1920 census in PCT 2, Limestone,TX. next to father and mother. Listed as W ampee. Lyon families on both sides of him and his father. More About ROBERT LEE WEEMPE: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Billington, Limestone, TX. More About OLLIE M. HARRELL: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Billington, Limestone, TX. Notes for CARMEN ERCEL MC CLINTON: Tombstone in Billington Cem. Billington, Limestone, TX. Carmen E. Weempe 0 4/04/1906 no date A HISTORY OF BILLINGTON 1876-1978 BY CARMEN WEEMPE Acknowledgment I am thankful to my many friends and relatives who have contributed inform ation and assistance in making this booklet. I am indebted to many "Unknow ns" also, that I met and interviewed in the course of this search. I am indebted to Mrs. Ming, librarian for the Texas Collection, for her as sistance in finding material there. Also, to the librarian at Southweste rn Seminary for his assistance with church records and to the clerk at t he Limestone Court house for assistance with deed records. I am indebted to my daughter, Mrs Bill Wilson, for her splendid critici sm and to Bill Wilson, my son-in-law, and to Joyce and Glenn Argabrig ht my granddaughter and grand-son-in-law for their help in typing. Most of all I give credit to my Lord who led and guided me all the way. EZEKIEL JACKSON BILLINGTON 1826 - 1896 BILLINGTON 1876-1978 To begin--This is not a history written in the conventional form with a ll the facts substantiated by figures nor is it fiction for the histo ry as given did happen. It is more a compilation of material given throu gh interviews with people and a research into what had been written and re corded. This account of the history or story of Billington centers around the li fe story of one man and his family of 10 children. Namely Ezekiel Jacks on Billington for whom the village was named. It dates back to 1854 wh en he and his family and many relatives came to the area. This story do es not discount the involvement, influence and participation of many illus trious families who had a part in its beginning and development--Mr Hollaw ay's, Ellison's, Haney's, Shilling's, and Wilie's to name a few. By 19 00 it was deficient to mention a family that was not in some way relat ed to Billington and his family. E.J. Billington was born in Bedford County, Tennessee January 11, 1826. M oved to Ballard County Kentucky in 1830 where he grew up and marrie d. He married Kittie Ann Roscoe in 1847 and in 1854 they came to Texas wi th four children. His parents Pennuel and Nancy Billington a sister Midi an and her husband, Haughton Hughes and M.J. Billington were other membe rs of the family who came at the time in a wagon train, that trekked it 's way across unknown territory, with constant fear of indian attack, blaz ing a trail for others to follow. Visualizing the hardship of such trav el with it's trials and tribulations one begins to appreciate the fortitu de and sturdiness of these pioneer for-fathers. As this caravan of wagons laboriously trekked their way across this wild a nd uninhabited country many dropped out along the way as they came to a li kely spot for the beginning of a new home and in sufficient numbers for pr otection. However this was not the case with the Billington party, for t he area they and their friends chose was not unsettled, there being some h omes already established in the area which is located in the now north wes tern end of Limestone and southeast corner of Hill counties. As a background and to pinpoint the early history of Billington l et us go back to an earlier beginning of Texas and Limestone County. Tex as had only been a state 10 years and Limestone County, as such for 5 year s, being officially mapped out and named as a county, in 1850. Limestone County was originally a part of a huge section of land kno wn as Robertson County from which 12 Counties were formed. In 1845 its bou ndaries reached from the Trinity River on the east, to the Brazos on the w est, to Tehuacana on the north and Leon County on the south. As the popul ation increased the area became too large to be properly maintained, prote cted, and governed so the people living in the area asked the Legislatu re to divide the county. In 1850 this was done designating 932 square mil es as its size and as it now exists. The county was given the name Limest one from the limestone rock found here. Springfield was designated as t he seat of government. Now back to our story of Billington or Antioch as it was originally calle d. When this group settled in this area they found no church or social me eting place of any kind. E.J. Billington had a deep concern for the spiri tual life of the people so he immediately proceeded to do something abo ut a meeting place for a church. He found a vacant log cabin in the ar ea and collected $25.00 with which to purchase it. He rode, horsebac k, to near Springfield, and asked Bro. W.J. Bowden to come assist in the o rganization of Mt. Antioch Church. E.J. Billington was recognized as a de acon and his family became charter members. This church ordained h im as a minister in 1862. To further attest to his zeal for the fate of " Mens Souls", he is attributed as the founder and pastor of many other chur ches in the area--namely Froza, Horn Hill in 1869, Prairie Hill 1880--assi sted in the organization of Hubbard in 1868, pastor 2 years, Mt. Calm in 1 878 and of course Antioch at Billington, exact year not established. In 1875 E.J. Billington bought property in the now Billington area. Wh en a church was organized it was called Antioch. In 1886 E.J. Billington applied for a post office for the area and beca me it's postmaster. He died in 1896 and is buried in the Billington Cemet ery. In 1900 the name Billington was officially given to the communi ty in honor of E.J. Billington. The history of this place did not stop with the death of this man. The vi llage continued to grow and develop into a thriving country community wi th better schools and church facilities and stores to supply the every d ay needs of the people. The community began it's decline after 1930, f or many reasons. Families became smaller and fewer residents married a nd remained in the community. The soil became poorer and less productiv e. By the period of 1960-1978 few families were left living in the commun ity. The bulk of the land has returned to grass and is used for cattle ra ising. The only families living in the community now are Joe and Myrtle T ucker, Morris and Sallie Tucker, J.L. and Jean Tucker, Vera Seastruck, Ja ck and Dorothy Anderson, Andy and Raymond Berger, Nora Coggin and David Re ed. The only land remaining in the possession of descendants of, former o wners in the Ellison and Lyon estates. So the land, as the people, is ret urning to its original state. The land to grass--it's people to dust fr om which they came. If more space has been given to the Billington family it is not to give th is family fore recognition or prominence, for without the involvement a nd help of other families this community would never have become what it d id. As you read further you will see how the lives of these people beca me intermingled. FAMILIES 1876-1900 Deed records and other information reveal that the influx of settlers to t his part of Limestone County began about 1875. Most of the settlers ca me by wagon train. One source of information stated that the Billington 's and Holloway's came at the same time and perhaps Haney's and Dyer's. T he Billingtons and Holloways came in 1855 and settled in the Mt. Antioch a rea. In fact Holloway's home site was as near the Billington area as to M t. Antioch. But it was about this time, in 1875, they became affiliated w ith Billington, or Antioch, as it was first called. BILLINGTON FAMILY When E.J. and Kittie Ann came to Texas in 1855, they had four children, b orn in Kentucky--Vashti, John, Jason, and Lucy. Kittie, Sallie, Medora we re born by 1863. In 1864 Kittie Ann died. In 1865 E.J. Billington marri ed Mrs. Amanda Holloway Stokes. In 1874 she died leaving one son who di ed at 6 months. In 1875 E.J. Billington married a third time, to Miss Loui sa J. Polk. It was about this time he moved to the Billington area. Th ey had three children, Lucretia, Julia and Bertis. The children of E.J. Bi llington married as follows: Vashti to J.W. Holloway. Nine children are listed with the Holloway family . John Billington married Mary Lispcomb. Their children were Jim and Id a. An accident of note happened to this family. John died at age 23. La ter Mary went to visit her parents south of here taking Ida, age 2, with h er. Jim was left with his grandfather. Mary stopped for the night in Mar lin, spending the night in a hotel. She died in the night leaving no iden tification. She was buried there and Ida was taken by a Woods family w ho had no children. Not hearing for several weeks from Mary, her father-i n-law began to investigate. He located Ida after learning the tragic stor y. He let the Woods family keep Ida and he took Jim and reared him in h is home. Lucy Billington married Tom Coker. Their children, Ellis, Myrtle, Ada, Mo llie, Eula, Will and Sam. Mollie Coker married Isreal (Bud) Pickens. Their children, Elzie, Arti e, Charles, Ernest. She married a second time to Cug Roscoe. Pauline Bak er is their daughter. Myrtle married Joseph Tucker. Their children are Morris, J.L., Kenneth, T ommy and Elnar. Ellis married Rosee Motley. Their children are Tommy and Clifton. Eula married John Griffin. Their children are John, Leroy, Thomas, Pau l, Iva Mae and Mary Lou. Sam married Dilla King. The children are Mozelle, Joseph, Inez, Mamie, Ta ylor, and Helen. Ada married John Davis. Their children are Audie and Arvel Ray. Will married Tisha Pickens. Their children are Pearl, Jack, Jim, Matti e, Kathryn, Sam Jr., and Lee. Nancy Billington first married Billy Billington, a cousin. They had 2 dau ghters Theodocia and Valera. Billie died quite young. Nancy then marri ed Jim Dunn. Their children are Penn, Waid, Frank, Lawrence, Carl Quin t, and Carrie. Theodocia married G.W. Higgins. No children. Valera married George Thomason. Their children were Albert, Radney, Id a, Thema, and Jerome. Penn married Miss Graves and then Amy Pool. Their children are Nelda, Dor a, Mattie Lee, P.G., Bobby Pool, Joe M., and James. Waid and Lee had children as follows: Mammie L., N.W. (Dub), John, C.J. ( Dink), Nell, Bobby and Alice. Quint married and has three children, Pearl, Nelda and Glendell. Lawrence married and has 2 children, J.L., and Kilton. Frank had no family. Carrie married Lee Wright and they had one son. Kittie Ann Billington married Tom Whiddon who came to the Prairie Hill ar ea from Georgia. Their children are Cicero, Zeke, R.C., George, and Ella. Cicero married Mary Dyer. Children are Varue and Coraline. Zeke married Arvella Hudson. Their progeny have already been mentioned. George married Edna Milner. Their children are listed with the Milner fam ily. Ella married Ed Bullard. One son Tom. R.C. became a doctor and lived in Gainsville with his family. Sallie married James Polk Wylie, a cousin of Tom Whiddon and was living wi th the Whiddons at the time of their marriage. Their children are Arthu r, Nora, Addie and Boyd. James Polk died in 1888, leaving Sallie with fo ur small children. In 1890, she married Robert Weempe, a widower with fo ur children. Robert and Sallie had four children who's names have alrea dy been mentioned. When the Wylie children grew up they married and had children as follows: Arthur to Cora Whitten. Children are J.B., Hubert, and Vessie Lee. Nora to Lee Lyon. Family already listed. Addie to Edgar Good from Mt. Calm. The Good family came to Texas about t he time the Lyon family came. Both families were from Tennessee and we re friends there. Their children were Elzie, Lou Allie, Florence, Floy, a nd E.L. Boyd married Myrtis Miller and their children were R.C., Lou Ella, and Ela ine. In 1930 or 31 he was married to Iva Farmer. The children from th is union are Linda, Nell, Sallie, Boyd Jr., and Janie. Medora married a Mr. Leathers and lived in Clarendon where she was livi ng at the time of her marriage. She was a small baby when her mother Kitt ie Ann died and a cousin, Nancy Hughes Crist took her and raised her as h er own. Nancy's mother was Midian Billington Hughes. Jason drowned at age 10, in 1862. The children of E.J. Billington had a ll married except Kittie and Sallie when he moved to the Billington area a round 1876, shortly after his marriage to Louisa Jane. Their children marr ied as follows: Julia married Bob Warwick, son of Sam Warwick. Could not get a list of th eir children. Bertie married Daisy Starnada and had two children. Lucretia to Zeph Moore. Bertie Z. Moore sent a copy of the births and deat hs of the Moore family as follows: BIRTHS Mary Lucretia Billington Moore was born December 9, 1875. Zephaniah Jackson Moore was born June 27, 1875. 1. William Alvy Moore, son of Z.J. and Mary L., was born January 26, 1898. 2. Martha Lillian Moore, was born February 2, 1901. 3. Emmett Jackson Moore was born June 4, 1903. 4. Robert Calvin Moore was born June 30, 1906. 5. Bertha Lou Moore was born March 24, 1909. 6. Thomas Travis Moore was born May 9, 1912. 7. Birtie Zeph Moore was born May 29, 1915. DEATHS Rev. Ezekiel Jackson Billington Grandpa was born January 1, 1826. Died Au gust 5, 1896, 70 years. Louisa Jane (Polk) Billington, Grandma, was born May 2, 1839. Died Decemb er 7, 1898, age 59. Emmett Jackson Moore died April 15, 1930, age 26. Z.J. Moore (Father) died July 5, 1944, age 69. Travis Moore killed in action on Saipan Island June 17, 1944, in World W ar II. Received Silver Star and Purple Heart. Mary Lucretia Moore (Mother) died March 3, 1961, age 86. Alvy Moore died October 25, 1962, age 64. Calvin Moore died January 7, 1965, age 59. Bertha Lou Harkins Moore died in 1976, age 66. More About CARMEN ERCEL MC CLINTON: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. (tombstone) Social Security Number: 466-70-0997 vi. TOM WEEMPE, b. 1894; d. 19 Oct 1976; m. (1) SALLIE TAYLOR; d. Unknown; m. (2) PATRICIA GRIFFIN; d. Unknown. Notes for SALLIE TAYLOR: Could be Sallie L. 06/15/1861-02/19/195? Mother vii. ETHEL VALERA WEEMPE, b. 1896; d. 1898, Billington, Limestone, TX.. Notes for ETHEL VALERA WEEMPE: Died at age 2. Mother shown as S. C. on tombstone. More About ETHEL VALERA WEEMPE: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. viii. SAMUEL OLINE WEEMPE, b. 14 Jul 1905, , Limestone, Tx.; d. 26 Mar 1989, Dallas, Dallas, TX.; m. ALTA LEE MERRITT; d. Unknown. More About SAMUEL OLINE WEEMPE: Burial: Unknown, Billington Cem. Billington, Limestone, TX. Social Security Number: 451-05-7032 90. MEDORA ADLOVA4 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JACKSON3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 20 Aug 1863 in Limestone, Tx., and died 05 Dec 1933 in CLARENDON, DONLEY, Tx.. She married JOHN RUFFIN LEATHERS Aug 1880 in Limestone, Tx.. He was born 23 Jul 1859, and died 12 Feb 1933. Children of MEDORA BILLINGTON and JOHN LEATHERS are: i. LIZZIE5 LEATHERS, b. 11 Jun 1881; d. 11 Jun 1881. ii. WILLIE LEATHERS, b. 03 Jun 1882; d. 03 Oct 1883. iii. GRANBURY FRANK LEATHERS, b. 15 Oct 1884; d. 25 Apr 1957; m. EDA BROWN; d. Unknown. iv. MYRTLE MEDORA LEATHERS, b. 03 Sep 1887; d. 03 Apr 1951. v. BERTIE JOHN LEATHERS, b. 11 Nov 1889; d. 04 Jan 1968. vi. HAUGHTON KIRK LEATHERS, b. 10 Jun 1892; d. 08 Apr 1956. vii. LEROY KINCH LEATHERS, b. 25 Apr 1897; d. 10 Aug 1979. viii. DEVERDIE EUGENE LEATHERS, b. 11 May 1901; d. 27 Jan 1990. 91. MARY LUCRITIA4 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JACKSON3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 09 Dec 1875 in Billington, Limestone, Tx., and died 03 Mar 1961. She married ZEPHINIAH JACKSON MOORE 08 Feb 1897. He was born 27 Jun 1875, and died 05 Jul 1944. Children of MARY BILLINGTON and ZEPHINIAH MOORE are: i. WILLIAM ALVY5 MOORE, b. 26 Jan 1898; d. 25 Oct 1962. ii. MARTHA LILLIAN MOORE, b. 02 Feb 1901; d. Unknown. iii. EMMETT JACKSON MOORE, b. 04 Jun 1903; d. 15 Apr 1930. iv. ROBERT CALVIN MOORE, b. 30 Jun 1906; d. 07 Jan 1965. v. BERTHA LOU MOORE, b. 24 Mar 1909; d. 1976; m. HARKINS; d. Unknown. vi. THOMAS TRAVIS MOORE, b. 09 May 1912; d. 17 Jun 1944, SAIPAN, MARIANAS IS., SOUTHPACIFIC. vii. BIRTIE ZEPH MOORE, b. Private. 92. BERTIS JACKSON4 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JACKSON3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 28 Feb 1877 in Billington, Limestone, Tx., and died Unknown. He married DAISY BLANCHE STARNADER Nov 1897. She was born 28 Nov 1880 in Tx., and died 09 Jan 1919. Notes for BERTIS JACKSON BILLINGTON: WWI Registration MT. in Hagerman, Clism, MT. with wife Daisy B. He is list ed as Berti. 1900 census in Prairie Hill & Mt. Antioch , Limestone, TX. Children of BERTIS BILLINGTON and DAISY STARNADER are: i. JAMES5 BILLINGTON, b. Oct 1898, Limestone, Tx.; d. Unknown. ii. DAU? BILLINGTON, b. May 1900, Limestone, Tx.; d. Unknown. Notes for DAU? BILLINGTON: 1900 census un-named. 93. JULIA ANGELINE4 BILLINGTON (EZEKIEL JACKSON3, PENUEL2, EZEKIEL1) was born 25 Nov 1878 in Billington, Limestone, Tx., and died 07 Dec 1908. She married ROBERT WILLIAM WARWICK 12 Jul 1897 in Waco, McClennan, Tx.. He was born 11 Jan 1873 in Axtell, McClennan, Tx., and died 12 Jul 1897. Child of JULIA BILLINGTON and ROBERT WARWICK is: i. DAVID S.5 WARWICK, d. Unknown. 94. HIRAM A.4 BILLINGTON (JASON H.M.3, JARED2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1861 in KY., and died Unknown. He married ALICE L.. She was born 1875 in AR., and died Unknown. Notes for HIRAM A. BILLINGTON: 1920 census in Brooken, Haskel, OK. Children of HIRAM BILLINGTON and ALICE L. are: i. GRACE E.5 BILLINGTON, b. 1902, AR.; d. Unknown. ii. EILEEN B. BILLINGTON, b. 1907, OK.; d. Unknown. iii. JESSIE P. BILLINGTON, b. Private. 95. WILLIAM ALLEN4 UNSELL (ARIBIA WILBURN3 BILLINGTON, JARED2, EZEKIEL1) was born 19 Nov 1856 in Blandville, Ballard, KY, and died 08 Aug 1926 in Harrisburg, Saline, IL Murdered.. He married ANNA WISE 1888 in Pope, Il.. She was born Mar 1870 in IL., and died Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM ALLEN UNSELL: 1880 census in Borth Humphries, Ballard, KY. with uncle R. L. Billington. 1900 census in Harrisburg, Saline, IL. 1910 census in dist 104. Harrisburg, Saline, IL. 1920 census in dist 129 Harrisburg, Saline, IL. Annie, Walter R., Will ie A. here. Name: W. A. Unsell Gender: Male Spouse Name: Anna Wise Marriage Date: Jul 29, 1888 Marriage County: Saline Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Fi lm # 0965056 - 0965061. Children of WILLIAM UNSELL and ANNA WISE are: i. NORA5 UNSELL, b. May 1889, IL.; d. Unknown. ii. MARY UNSELL, b. Sep 1894, IL.; d. Unknown. iii. WALTER R. UNSELL, b. Sep 1898, IL.; d. Unknown. Notes for WALTER R. UNSELL: Name: Walter R. Unsell SSN: 345-03-1166 Last Residence: 62946 Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States of A merica Born: 4 Sep 1898 Died: 27 Dec 1993 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951 ) iv. WILLIE A. UNSELL, b. 1902, Harrisburg, Saline, IL.; d. Unknown. Notes for WILLIE A. UNSELL: This may not be correct. Name: Willie J Unsell Death Date: 17 July , 1969 Death Place: Hckmn Age: 070 Residence: Carlisle KY. Volume: 34 Certificate: 16506 96. SALLIE MAE4 UNSELL (ARIBIA WILBURN3 BILLINGTON, JARED2, EZEKIEL1) was born 07 Jan 1858 in La., and died 25 Nov 1944 in Golconda, Pope, IL. She married JAMES WESLEY DIXON 01 Jan 1880 in Hartsville, Pope, IL. He was born 19 Jan 1858 in OAK, Pope, IL, and died 15 Nov 1947 in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson, Il.. Notes for SALLIE MAE UNSELL: 1880 census lists her as Sarah. 1900 census lists her as born in TX. and both her parents born in KY. More About SALLIE MAE UNSELL: Burial: Unknown, IOOF Cem. Golconda Notes for JAMES WESLEY DIXON: 1880 census in Grand Pier, Pope, IL. 1900 census in McFarlan (Elizabethtown), Hardin, IL. 1910 census in Grand Pier, Pope, IL. 1920 census in dist 102 Golconda, Pope, IL. Listed as J.W. and Unsell. 1930 census in dist 5, Golconda, Pope, IL. More About JAMES WESLEY DIXON: Burial: Unknown, IOOF Cem. Golconda Md. Lic.: 0339 Bk A-1 paage 027 Religion: Baptist Children of SALLIE UNSELL and JAMES DIXON are: i. JAMES EDMUND5 DIXON, b. 15 Jul 1880, Hartsville, Pope, IL; d. 27 Aug 1970, Mt Vernon, Jefferson, IL; m. MATTIE LOUISA BLANCHARD, 21 Apr 1903, Pope, Il., Concord Church; b. 22 Mar 1882, Hartsville, Pope, Il.; d. 20 Jan 1972, Mt Vernon, Jefferson, IL. Notes for JAMES EDMUND DIXON: He delivered all six of his children. 1900 census in dist 61, MacFarlan, Hardin, IL. at home. 1910 census in dist 114, Arrington, Wayne, IL. 1920 census in dist 142, Sims, Wayne, IL. 1930 census living dist 23 Mt. Vernon, Jefferson, IL. Jewell the only chi ld not here. More About JAMES EDMUND DIXON: Burial: Unknown, Oakwood Cem. Occupation: Physician Religion: Bapist More About MATTIE LOUISA BLANCHARD: Burial: Unknown, Oakwood Cem. ii. MATTIE M. DIXON, b. 16 Jul 1882, Hartsville, Pope, IL; d. 12 Apr 1979, Harrisburg, Saline, IL; m. (1) SYLVESTER S. HOOVER, 18 Aug 1902; b. 1878, KY.; d. Unknown; m. (2) TOMMY ROGERS, 05 Sep 1927; d. Unknown. Notes for SYLVESTER S. HOOVER: 1910 census in dist 85 Grand Pierre, Pope, IL. 1920 census in dist 124 Harrisburg, Saline, IL. iii. WILLIAM MONROE DIXON, b. 26 Apr 1884, Hartsville, Pope, IL; d. 05 Nov, BELLEVILLE, St.Clair, IL; m. (1) ORIELLA UNK; d. Unknown; m. (2) IDA JONES, 04 Jun 1905, Hartsville, Pope, Il.; d. Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM MONROE DIXON: Name: William M Dixon Age: 34 years Estimated birth year: abt 1886 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Home in 1920: Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois Home owned: View Image Sex: View Image Marital status: View Image Year of immigration: View Image Able to read & write: View Image Image: 303 Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois; R oll: T625_395; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 303. More About WILLIAM MONROE DIXON: Burial: Unknown, Vahala Cem. 97. RANSON LEE4 UNSELL (ARIBIA WILBURN3 BILLINGTON, JARED2, EZEKIEL1) was born 08 Apr 1869 in Blandville, Ballard, KY, and died 23 Nov 1905 in Pope, Il.. He married NETTIE MAY BILLINGTON 22 Mar 1891 in Golconda, Pope, IL, daughter of HARDY BILLINGTON and ELIZABETH BURROW. She was born 11 Jan 1872 in Tarrant, TX, and died Unknown in KEIFER, OK ?. More About RANSON LEE UNSELL: Burial: Unknown, Blanchard Cem. Child is listed above under (60) Nettie May Billington. 98. JASON HENRY4 UNSELL (ARIBIA WILBURN3 BILLINGTON, JARED2, EZEKIEL1) was born 08 Jan 1872 in Blandville, Ballard, KY, and died Unknown in infant. He married JEANETTE L.. She was born Jul 1877, and died Unknown. Notes for JASON HENRY UNSELL: 1900 census in Polk, Pope, IL. 1910 census in Richland, Scott, MO. More About JASON HENRY UNSELL: Burial: Unknown, Bethesda Church Cem. Census: 1880, aka Jacinth Notes for JEANETTE L.: 1910 census listed as Nettie. Children of JASON UNSELL and JEANETTE L. are: i. JESSIE A.5 UNSELL, b. Feb 1895; d. Unknown. ii. WILLIAM FREEMAN UNSELL, b. Jan 1897; d. Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM FREEMAN UNSELL: 1910 census lists him as Freeman. iii. ESSIE MARCELLA UNSELL, b. Mar 1899; d. Unknown. Notes for ESSIE MARCELLA UNSELL: 1910 census lists her as Marcella. iv. EDNA UNSELL, b. 1905; d. Unknown. 99. MARTHA JANE4 HOGUE (MARY A.3 BILLINGTON, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 26 Jan 1838 in Marshall, TN, and died 20 May 1923 in Morrilton, Ar.. She married JAMES KINCAID WILSON 02 Aug 1854 in Marshall, Tn.. He was born 12 May 1834 in Bedford, TN., and died 19 Jul 1918 in Calloway, KY. DALE CEM.. More About MARTHA JANE HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Dale Cem. Notes for JAMES KINCAID WILSON: 1870 census in Murray, Calloway, KY. m-i-l Mary Hogue age 50 here. 1880 census same. Mary age 60 here. More About JAMES KINCAID WILSON: Burial: Unknown, Dale Cem. Children of MARTHA HOGUE and JAMES WILSON are: i. CHARLES M.5 WILSON, b. 1855, KY; d. Unknown. ii. MELISA ANN WILSON, b. 22 May 1858, KY; d. 18 May 1936; m. P.D. FISCER; d. Unknown. iii. WILSON H. WILSON, b. 1860, KY; d. Unknown. Notes for WILSON H. WILSON: 1870 census listed as William. iv. MARY D. WILSON, b. 27 Aug 1862, KY; d. 11 Oct 1914. v. BETTE H. WILSON, b. 1865, KY; d. Unknown; m. HENRY HARDING; d. Unknown. vi. BERTHA NEIL WILSON, b. 14 May 1869, KY; d. 02 Dec 1920; m. POLK ROBINSON; d. Unknown. vii. BRUCE J. WILSON, b. 06 Feb 1872, KY; d. 08 Feb 1891, Ky.. viii. DRUCILLA GERTRUDE WILSON, b. 1878, KY; d. Unknown; m. HENRY JOHNSON, DR.; d. Unknown. 100. EGLESTON PETTUS4 BILLINGTON (JOHN3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 02 Dec 1845 in Lewisburg, Marshall, Tn., and died 29 Mar 1924 in Gotebo, OK.. He married (1) VIRGINIA MATILDA JACKSON 04 Mar 1868 in Maury, TN.. She was born 15 Jun 1844, and died 13 Aug 1876 in Franklin, Williamson, Tn. Birthing. He married (2) NANCY FLORENTINE TANKERSLEY 15 Jul 1876 in TN.. She was born 14 May 1847 in Marshall, TN, and died 18 Nov 1926 in Gotebo, Kiowa, OK.. Notes for EGLESTON PETTUS BILLINGTON: Served in Civil War. 1860 census shows Egston P. 1870 census in dist 14, Franklin, Williamson, TN. Listed as Pettis. 1880 census in , Marshall, TN. All listed initials only. 1900 census in Whiteright, Grayson, TX. 1910 census in Harrison, Kiowa, OK. with wife Nancy and Orphan Jasper Mas on age 15, He also has all of Anna's children. Notes for VIRGINIA MATILDA JACKSON: Jennie M. and daughter Laura share the same headstone. More About NANCY FLORENTINE TANKERSLEY: Burial: Unknown, Wyatt Cem. Hobart, OK. Children of EGLESTON BILLINGTON and VIRGINIA JACKSON are: i. LEONIDES POLK5 BILLINGTON, b. 13 Nov 1869, Maury, TN.; d. 05 May 1909, Hobart, OK.; m. MARTHA ELIZABETH HURST, 08 Sep 1890; b. 1871, KY.; d. 1937, Duncan, OK.. Notes for LEONIDES POLK BILLINGTON: 4 children ii. WESLEY EUGENE BILLINGTON, b. 12 Jul 1871, Maury, TN.; d. 28 Nov 1924, Ponca City, OK.; m. EMMA LUCINDA SPARKS, 30 Aug 1891; b. 1873, TX.; d. 10 Oct 1936, Wichita. Notes for WESLEY EUGENE BILLINGTON: 1910 censu in Hobart, Kiowa, OK. 1920 census in Hobart, Kiowa, OK. dau Emma age 17 listed. May be Marens? iii. JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON, b. 01 Aug 1873, Maury, TN.; d. 24 Sep 1930, Magnum, Greer, OK.; m. ALPHA MAE JONES, 28 Aug 1893, McKinley, Collin, TX.; b. 1875, Tn.; d. 27 Jan 1911, Gotebo, OK.. Notes for JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON: Marriage performed by Eggleston Petus Billington, father of the groom. Member of Woodsmen of the World. 1900 census in Grayson, TX. 1910 census in Harrison, Kiowa, OK. 1930 census in Hobart, Kiowa, OK. by himself. More About JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Wyatt Cem. Gotebo Notes for ALPHA MAE JONES: 1910 census listed as May. More About ALPHA MAE JONES: Burial: Unknown, Wyatt Cem. iv. LAURA JOSEPHINE BILLINGTON, b. 13 Apr 1876, Franklin, Williamson, Tn.; d. 09 Aug 1876, Franklin, Williamson, Tn.. Notes for LAURA JOSEPHINE BILLINGTON: Some records show b. Maury, Tn. and d. Marshall, Tn. Children of EGLESTON BILLINGTON and NANCY TANKERSLEY are: v. ELIZABETH CAROLINE5 BILLINGTON, b. 24 May 1877; d. 09 Dec 1884. vi. ANNA ALICE BILLINGTON, b. 24 Jul 1878, Marshall, TN; d. 01 Mar 1910, Hobart, OK.; m. JOHN MILES MACABEE, 06 Dec 1898; b. Feb 1866, N.C.; d. 01 Mar 1910, Hobart, OK.. Notes for JOHN MILES MACABEE: 1910 census Kids at Grandparents house. vii. CARRIE (CLARA) BILLINGTON, b. Aug 1879, Marshall, Tn.; d. 02 Nov 1909, Hobart, OK.. viii. CHARLES ABBOT BILLINGTON, b. 12 May 1886; d. 12 May 1886. ix. VIRGINIA ETTA BILLINGTON, b. 14 Feb 1889, Collin, TX.; d. 28 May 1958, Hobart, OK.; m. WILLIAM MCNUTT, 23 Dec 1908; d. Unknown. x. CLARA AUGUSTA BILLINGTON, b. 13 Aug 1890, TX.; d. 02 Nov 1909, Hobart, OK.. xi. FLORA BILLINGTON, b. 1899; d. Unknown. 101. PERMELIA EMALINE4 BILLINGTON (JOHN3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 07 Apr 1849 in Marshall, Tn., and died 19 Nov 1901 in Marshall, Tn.. She married DAVID LOWRY JOHNSON 19 Nov 1868. He was born 11 Jan 1847, and died 15 Nov 1923. More About PERMELIA EMALINE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. Children of PERMELIA BILLINGTON and DAVID JOHNSON are: i. CAROLINE5 JOHNSON, b. 1869, , Marshall, TN.; d. Unknown. ii. PINKNEY JOHNSON, b. 1873, Marshall, TN; d. Unknown. iii. JOHN E. JOHNSON, b. Dec 1876, Marshall, TN; d. Unknown. iv. GEORGE L. JOHNSON, b. Aug 1881, Marshall, TN; d. Unknown. v. JIMMY D. JOHNSON, b. Oct 1888, Marshall, TN; d. Unknown; m. ESTELLE; b. 1888; d. Unknown. 102. MARY MOLLY4 BILLINGTON (JOHN3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 27 Feb 1857 in Marshall, Tn., and died 28 Apr 1927 in Marshall, TN. She married JOHN P. DOYLE. He died Unknown. Children of MARY BILLINGTON and JOHN DOYLE are: i. WILLIAM CAPUS5 DOYLE, b. 15 Jul 1880, Columbia, Maury, TN.; d. Dec 1954, Italy, Ellis, TX.; m. LILLIAN MAY BADGER, 25 Jun 1898, Columbia, Maury, TN.; d. Unknown. ii. KELLY B. DOYLE, b. 1882, Columbia, Maury, TN.; d. Unknown. iii. SAMUEL GOULD DOYLE, b. 02 Jul 1890, Columbia, Maury, TN.; d. 10 Mar 1933, Columbia, Maury, TN.; m. RUTH; d. Unknown. iv. VIRGIE DOYLE, b. 1892, Columbia, Maury, TN.; d. Unknown. 103. JAMES PENNY4 BILLINGTON (JESSE PENNY3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 23 Feb 1843 in Marshall, TN, and died Unknown. He married (1) MARY S. HIDE. She was born 1861 in MO., and died Unknown. He married (2) LOUISA ELLEN MANIER 07 Feb 1860 in Marshall, Tn.. She was born 1845, and died 1863 in Wayne, IL. He married (3) SARAH A. CAMPBELL 04 Oct 1866. She was born 10 Jul 1843, and died 25 Nov 1890 in Geff, Wayne, Il.. Notes for JAMES PENNY BILLINGTON: 1850 census lists him as Jee. 1880 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL. 1900 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL. with wife and mother. James Penny Billington b. 23 Jan 1843, Tennessee. Married twice. 1st. 7 F eb 1860, Louisa Manier (she died in 1863). 2nd. 4 Oct 1866, Sarah A. Campb ell b. 10 Jul 1843; died 25 Nov 1890, buried Pleasant Grove Cem., N. E. of Geff, Illinois. Sarah was daughter of Alexander Campbell, former Sh eriff of Wayne County. James Penny Billington served in the Civil War; he enlisted in Co. H., Sec ond U.S. Volunteers, and was discharged in Nov of 1865; thus he fought f or the North against his Tennessee cousins who fought for the South. James Penny Billington had one son by his first wife: Thomas J. Billington . An article in the Dallas Library 977.379 H. 673-1977 shows a different bir th date and info.; James P. Billington, druggist, Cisne, was born in Marsh all County, Tennessee, February 28, 1843, to Jesse P. and Willmouth (Hog g) Billington, natives of the same state. The parents are now residen ts of Wayne County, are farmers, and Jesse P. Billington is widely known t hroughout the county for his extensive dealings in stock. Of their nine c hildren, there are seven who are living - James P., Sarah J., Clay, Dav id A., John H., Louisa Winters, William H., and Frances A. Our subject re mained in his native State; engaged in farming until coming to Wayne Coun ty in October 1860, and here he worked at farming and wagon making for sev en years. In 1864, he enlisted in Company "H", 2nd US> Volunteers, and se rved until discharged in November 1865. Mr. Billington was first marri ed to Louisa E. Mineer, who died in 1863, the mother of one child - Thom as J. He married a second time, October 4, 1866, Sarah A. Campbell, a dau ghter of Alexander Campbell, formerly Sheriff of Wayne County. In March 1 873, Mr. Billington purchased the drug stock of Dr. W.H. St. John, of wh om he also learned the business. He afterwards went into partnership wi th Frank A. Kutz, and for several years ran a general store in connecti on with his drug business. After partnership was dissolved, Mr. Billingt on continued the drug business and has since added a line of groceries, et c.. Politically, Mr. Billington is a Democrat. From The Heritage Collection - History & Biographical, Wayne & Clay Counti es, Illinois published 1884, reprinted by Unigraphic, In., Evansville I n. 47711 pages 72 & 73. More About JAMES PENNY BILLINGTON: Military service: Civil War More About SARAH A. CAMPBELL: Burial: Unknown, Pleasant Grove Cem. Geff, Il. Child of JAMES BILLINGTON and LOUISA MANIER is: i. THOMAS J.5 BILLINGTON, b. 1861; d. Unknown; m. ANN YOUNGER, 1882; b. 04 Oct 1866; d. Unknown. More About THOMAS J. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Pleasant Grove Cem. Geff, Il. More About ANN YOUNGER: Burial: Unknown, Pleasant Grove Cem. Geff, Il. 104. SARAH JANE4 BILLINGTON (JESSE PENNY3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1845 in Marshall, Tn., and died Unknown. She married RALEIGH CLAY. He was born 1845 in MO., and died Unknown. Notes for SARAH JANE BILLINGTON: 1900 census in dist 94, Bedford, Wayne, IL. Verlie, Arthur, Maude, Bert ha at home. 1910 census in dist 103, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson, IL. Bertha and Edna at hom e. Notes for RALEIGH CLAY: 1870 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL. P.O. at Enterprise. Listed as Raleig h. Just the two of them. 1880 census in dist 141 Bedford, Wayne, IL. Listed as Rolly. f and m bo rn in MO. Children of SARAH BILLINGTON and RALEIGH CLAY are: i. EMMA5 CLAY, d. Unknown. ii. OLIVE CLAY, b. 1873, Rinard, Il.; d. Unknown; m. TRACY PETTYJOHN, 23 May 1893, Wayne, Il.; b. Rinard, Il.; d. Unknown. iii. ALVERA F. CLAY, b. Jul 1875, IL.; d. Unknown. Notes for ALVERA F. CLAY: 1880 census listed as Verda F. 1900 census listed as Verlie. iv. ARTHUR J. CLAY, b. Sep 1877, IL.; d. Unknown. v. ED C. CLAY, b. 1880, IL.; d. Unknown. vi. MAUDE CLAY, b. Feb 1882, Rinard, Il.; d. Unknown; m. LEWIS D. HILL, 03 Aug 1903; d. Unknown. vii. BERTHA M. CLAY, b. Aug 1884, IL.; d. Unknown. 105. WILLIAM HENRY4 BILLINGTON (JESSE PENNY3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born Oct 1845 in Marshall, Tn., and died 1941. He married REBECCA ELLEN CARSON. She was born Aug 1851 in OH., and died Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM HENRY BILLINGTON: 1880 census in dist 141 Bedford, Wayne, IL. Lewis E., Ollie L., Ad da W. at home. Wm. listed as age 25, Rebecca age 26. 1900 census in dist 94 Bedford, Wayne, IL. Ella, Ira, J.C., E.M., W.O ., Z. A. at home. Notes for REBECCA ELLEN CARSON: 1910 census lists her parents born in opposite states from normal. 1920 census in dist 144 Bedford, Wayne, IL. Rebecca and Willis alone. Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and REBECCA CARSON are: i. SUSAN5 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. ii. LEWIS EDWARD BILLINGTON, b. 06 Jun 1874, Jefferson City, Wayne, In.; d. 09 Jul 1951, Olney, Richland, Il.; m. (1) GRACE BRESHEAS; d. Unknown; m. (2) ELFIRDA FIELDING RUTGER, 08 Nov 1896; b. 07 Sep 1874, Buckeye, Wayne, In.; d. 1936. More About LEWIS EDWARD BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Joes, Co. iii. OLIVE BILLINGTON, b. 1875; d. Unknown; m. CHARLES E. GIBBS, 26 Jul 1896, Wayne, Il.; d. Unknown. iv. ADDI WILMOTH BILLINGTON, b. 1879, IL.; d. Unknown; m. HARRY H. HORNBUCKLE; b. 1878, OH.; d. Unknown. Notes for HARRY H. HORNBUCKLE: 1910 census in dist 60 Lincoln, Logan, IL. both parents born in OH. 1920 census in dist 160 Lawrenceville, Lawrence, IL. Glen, Clyde, Vivi an and Ashel at home. 1930 census in dist 11 Lawrenceville, Lawrence, IL. Harry 52, Addie 5 0, Ashal 13. v. MARGARET ELLEN BILLINGTON, b. Sep 1881, , Wayne, Il.; d. Unknown; m. (1) GAILBRATH; d. Unknown; m. (2) BERT MOSIER; d. Unknown. Notes for MARGARET ELLEN BILLINGTON: 1900 census listed as Ella. vi. IRA ANCEL BILLINGTON, b. Oct 1884, IL.; d. 1908. vii. JAMES CHESTER BILLINGTON, b. Feb 1887, IL.; d. 1901. viii. MAY ESTLOY BILLINGTON, b. Apr 1890, IL.; d. Unknown; m. CLAUDE MC DONALD; d. Unknown. Notes for MAY ESTLOY BILLINGTON: 1900 census listed as E. M. ix. WILLIS OTHEL BILLINGTON, b. 06 Mar 1893, Cisne, IL.; d. 1955. Notes for WILLIS OTHEL BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. IL. Farmer x. ZELMA ANN BILLINGTON, b. Jan 1895, IL.; d. Unknown; m. FRANK CASSELMAN ORR; b. 1893; d. Unknown. 106. DAVID ALBERT4 BILLINGTON (JESSE PENNY3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born Mar 1847 in Marshall, Tn., and died Unknown. He married SUSAN E. WILLETT. She was born Jul 1841, and died Unknown. Notes for DAVID ALBERT BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Elm River, Wayne, IL. Children of DAVID BILLINGTON and SUSAN WILLETT are: i. LEVINA5 BILLINGTON, b. Bedford, TN; d. Unknown; m. JOHN W. TROTTER, 05 Feb 1896; b. 1871; d. Unknown. ii. EMMA BILLINGTON, b. 1875; d. Unknown; m. LEWIS A. FRAIZER, 12 Jan 1897; d. Unknown. 107. JOHN HARVEY4 BILLINGTON (JESSE PENNY3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 28 Jan 1852 in Marshall, TN, and died 24 Aug 1933 in Geff, Wayne, Il.. He married REBECCA MARGARET BURTON 21 Aug 1869 in Wayne Co., Il.. She was born 14 Nov 1852 in Columbia Co., Oh., and died 11 Jan 1936 in Geff, Wayne, Il.. Notes for JOHN HARVEY BILLINGTON: 1880 census in dist 141 Bedford, Wayne, IL. 1900 census in , Wayne, IL. grandsons Curt and Vern were here. 1910 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL. Had grandson Vern with them. 1920 census in Bedford, Wayne. IL. Had grandson Vern with them. Vern was l isted as Varn. 1930 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL. by themselves. More About JOHN HARVEY BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Buckeye Cem. Geff, Il. More About REBECCA MARGARET BURTON: Burial: Unknown, Buckeye Cem. Geff, Il. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and REBECCA BURTON are: i. LEONARD LEMUEL5 BILLINGTON, b. 07 Apr 1870, Wayne, Il.; d. 14 Apr 1953, Cisne, Wayne, IL.; m. LILLIE IZORA MURPHY, 07 Nov 1889; b. 22 Oct 1871; d. 13 Oct 1899, Cisne, Wayne, IL.. Notes for LEONARD LEMUEL BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL. listed as born April 1878. 1920 census listed in Bedford, Wayne, IL. with wife Maggie age 45, his a ge 49 1930 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL. by himself age 74. ii. WILLIAM BILLINGTON, b. 25 Feb 1872, , Wayne, IL.; d. 11 Sep 1874, Cisne, Wayne, IL.. More About WILLIAM BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Buckeye Cem. iii. JESSE EUPHRAIM BILLINGTON, b. 10 Dec 1873, Cisne, Wayne, IL.; d. 14 Apr 1962, Rinard, IL.; m. NAOMI EMMONS, 02 Sep 1896; b. 15 Sep 1877, IL.; d. 13 Feb 1959. Notes for JESSE EUPHRAIM BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL. 1910 census Keith, Wayne, IL. 1920 census in Keith, Wayne, IL. Notes for NAOMI EMMONS: 1900 census both her parents born in OH. iv. CHARLES ALBERT BILLINGTON, b. 18 Feb 1876, Cisne, Wayne, IL.; d. 1956; m. MARY ELLEN MAUCK, 22 Dec 1896; b. 20 Apr 1875; d. 1943. Notes for CHARLES ALBERT BILLINGTON: 1910 census in Mt. Pulaski, Logan, IL. v. JASPER J. BILLINGTON, b. 11 Feb 1878, Cisne, Wayne, IL.; d. 11 Feb 1878, Wayne Co., Il.. vi. JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON, b. 11 Feb 1878, Cisne, Wayne, IL.; d. Unknown; m. MARY BERTHA MORLAN, 04 Oct 1899, Cisne, Wayne, IL.; b. 1881; d. 1957. Notes for JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Jasper, Wayne, IL. 1910 census in Mt. Pulaski, Logan, IL. 1920 census in Mount Pulaski, Logan, IL. 1930 census in Freedom, LaSalle, IL. Listed as Thomas. Notes for MARY BERTHA MORLAN: 1930 census listed as M. Bertha. vii. WALTER LLOYD BILLINGTON, b. 08 Mar 1880, Cisne, Wayne, Il.; d. 23 Apr 1961, Cisne, Wayne, Il.; m. (1) STELLA; b. IL.; d. Unknown; m. (2) OLA EMMA RUTGER, 27 Sep 1906, Cisne, Wayne, Il.; b. 25 Mar 1888, Geff, Wayne, Il.; d. 20 Nov 1920, Cisne, Wayne, Il.. Notes for WALTER LLOYD BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. IL. Farmer wife Ola. RFD 5 Cisne, Wayne, IL. 1910 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL. 1920 census in Bedford, Wayne, IL. Walter age 39, Ola age 34, Eugene age 1 2, Loyd age 10, Harley age 7, Irene age 5 Wayne age 2 3/12. 1930 census in Cisne, Wayne, IL. Remarried. No kids at home. More About WALTER LLOYD BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Buckeye Cem. Geff, Il. viii. MARY BILLINGTON, b. 23 Sep 1889; d. Jun 1980, Cisne, Wayne, IL.; m. JESSIE DUKE, 23 Dec 1908; b. Feb 1887; d. 15 Nov 1957. ix. HARVEY WALLACE BILLINGTON, b. 02 May 1892, Cisne, Wayne, IL.; d. 24 Jul 1892. 108. NANCY LOUISA4 BILLINGTON (JESSE PENNY3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born Feb 1858 in Marshall, Tn., and died Unknown. She married JOHN W. WINTERS. He was born Dec 1850 in OH., and died Unknown. Notes for NANCY LOUISA BILLINGTON: 1860 census lists her as Loniga. Notes for JOHN W. WINTERS: 1900 census in dist 94 Bedford,Wayne, IL. 1910 census in dist 116 Bedford, Wayne, IL. 1920 census in dist 144 Beford, Wayne, IL. Grand-daughter Dorothy Snford a ge 1 9/12 here. Una and Elsie at home. Children of NANCY BILLINGTON and JOHN WINTERS are: i. SADIE W.5 WINTERS, d. Unknown; m. JOHN L. YOUNG, Wayne, Il.; d. Unknown. ii. JERMIE WINTERS, b. Mar 1879, IL.; d. Unknown. iii. FRED J. WINTERS, b. Jun 1883, IL.; d. Unknown; m. MARY; b. 1886, IL.; d. Unknown. Notes for FRED J. WINTERS: 1910 census in dist 116 Bedford, Wayne, IL. 1930 census in dist 20 Lamard,Wayne, IL. iv. UNA G. WINTERS, b. Nov 1889, IL.; d. Unknown. v. CHARLES H. WINTERS, b. 1891, IL.; d. Unknown. vi. FANNIE WINTERS, b. Mar 1893, IL.; d. Unknown. vii. ELSIE WINTERS, b. Mar 1896, IL.; d. Unknown. Notes for ELSIE WINTERS: 1910 census listed as Kelly E. 109. JAMES W.4 HOGUE (ELIZABETH3 BILLINGTON, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 19 Feb 1839 in Marshall, Tn., and died 16 Oct 1862 in Ar. Civil War. He married SARAH LUCRETIA CAPLE 27 Feb 1859 in Calvert, Saline, Ar.. She was born 23 Jul 1837 in Maury, Tn., and died 03 Jul 1918 in Bryant, Saline, Ar.. Notes for JAMES W. HOGUE: James and his wife Sarah were first Cousins. James W. Hogue was in Co. J. 18th AR. INF. Private Confederate. 1860 census in Calvert, Saline, AR. a few doors away from his parents. More About JAMES W. HOGUE: Military service: Civil War Notes for SARAH LUCRETIA CAPLE: Some say married to Seth Burnett. Rev. Seth K. Burnett son of Eliza Caple. Children of JAMES HOGUE and SARAH CAPLE are: i. SAMUEL A.5 HOGUE, b. 15 Jan 1860, Saline, Ar.; d. 10 Mar 1860. ii. WILLIS RANDOLPH HOGUE, b. 20 Apr 1861, Calvert, Saline, Ar.; d. 05 Jul 1943, Bauxite, Saline, Ar.; m. GEORGIA ABIGAIL WEBB, 18 Sep 1883, Sardis, Saline, Ar.; b. 10 Feb 1859, New Nan, Coweta, Ga.; d. 08 Jul 1908, Benton, Saline, Ar.. Notes for WILLIS RANDOLPH HOGUE: 1880 census in Hurricane, Saline, AR. with Aunt Sarena Steed. 1910 census in Hurricane, Saline, AR. listed as Randolph. no wife and ki ds Susie, Esther, Harvey, and mother Lucresa. More About WILLIS RANDOLPH HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. iii. JAMES HARVEY HIRAM HOGUE, b. 07 Dec 1862, Saline, Ar.; d. 14 May 1899, ,Saline, Ar.; m. LUCINDA DORINDA MASHBURN, 16 Oct 1887, Sardis, Saline, Ar.; b. 05 Jan 1869, LA.; d. 13 Sep 1943, Sardis, Saline, Ar.. Notes for JAMES HARVEY HIRAM HOGUE: Pension Records filed 1891. 1880 census in Hurricane, Saline, AR. with grand father William Caple. More About JAMES HARVEY HIRAM HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, McPherson Cem. Military service: Civil War 9th Ar. Inf. Co. D, Pine Bluff More About LUCINDA DORINDA MASHBURN: Burial: Unknown, McPherson Cem. 110. EZEKIEL4 HOGUE (ELIZABETH3 BILLINGTON, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1840 in Marshall, Tn., and died Unknown. Children of EZEKIEL HOGUE are: i. SAMUEL NEWTON5 HOGUE, d. Unknown. ii. JOHN HOGUE, d. Unknown. 111. SARAH MATILDA4 HOGUE (ELIZABETH3 BILLINGTON, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1844 in Marshall, Tn., and died 1892. She married LOUIS HENRY TULL 1865 in Saline, Ar.. He was born 1842, and died Unknown. Notes for SARAH MATILDA HOGUE: 1860 census listed as Matilda. More About SARAH MATILDA HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Marvin Chapel Cem. More About LOUIS HENRY TULL: Burial: Unknown, Marvin Chapel Cem. Children of SARAH HOGUE and LOUIS TULL are: i. OLIVER F.5 TULL, b. 07 Aug 1863, AR.; d. 18 Oct 1946, SARDIS, SALINE. AR.; m. LEIEU SAMPLES, 09 Jul 1896, SALINE, AR.; d. Unknown. ii. LAURA JANE TULL, b. 1869, AR.; d. 1954; m. WILLIAM T. BALL, 29 Oct 1890, SALINE, AR.; d. Unknown. iii. SAMUEL COPELAND TULL, b. 07 Oct 1872, AR.; d. 16 Apr 1962, SARDIS, SALINE, AR.; m. MARY FRANCES WILSON, 27 Jun 1897, SALINE, AR.; d. Unknown. iv. HUNTER HENRY TULL, b. 27 Nov 1875, AR.; d. 23 Nov 1953, SARDIS, SALINE, AR.; m. ROSIE BAILEY MASHBURN, 11 Jan 1903, SALINE, AR.; d. Unknown. v. MARTEN H. TULL, b. 05 Nov 1880; d. 03 Jan 1961, SARDIS, SALINE, AR.; m. ABBIE BELL, 03 Aug 1903, SALINE, AR.; d. Unknown. 112. SAMUEL MCDOWELL4 HOGUE (ELIZABETH3 BILLINGTON, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 07 Aug 1848 in Saline, Ar., and died 30 Mar 1916 in SALINE, AR.. He married (1) NANCY SHEPHERD. She was born 11 Aug 1850 in , SC., and died 10 Aug 1903 in SALINE, AR.. He married (2) ROSA BRUMBELOW 1908. She was born 19 Sep 1878, and died 08 Feb 1933 in TULL, GRANT, AR.. Notes for SAMUEL MCDOWELL HOGUE: 1880 census in dist 98, Franklin, Grant, AR. John, Millie, Walter here pl us father Hiram age 68 here. More About SAMUEL MCDOWELL HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Ebenezer Cem. Tull, Grant, Ar. More About NANCY SHEPHERD: Burial: Unknown, Marvin Chapel Cem. More About ROSA BRUMBELOW: Burial: Unknown, Ebenezer Cem. Tull, Grant, Ar. Children of SAMUEL HOGUE and NANCY SHEPHERD are: i. JAMES BARKSDALE5 HOGUE, b. 15 Feb 1875, GRANT, AR.; d. 15 Jan 1961, BENTON, SALINE, AR.; m. LILLIE RUTH HOGUE, 31 Dec 1896, SALINE, AR.; b. 06 Jan 1880, SALINE, AR.; d. 09 Oct 1963, TULSA, TULSA, OK.. Notes for JAMES BARKSDALE HOGUE: 1930 census in Bauxite, Saline, AR. More About JAMES BARKSDALE HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Lee Cem. More About LILLIE RUTH HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Lee Cem. ii. MILLIE LOU HOGUE, b. 24 Aug 1877, GRANT, AR.; d. 23 May 1923, SARDIS, SALINE, AR.; m. JOSEPH ANDREW MILLER, 10 Nov 1895, SALINE, AR.; b. 30 Jun 1872, GRANT, AR.; d. 05 Feb 1958, EL DORADO, UMION, AR.. More About MILLIE LOU HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Marvin Chapel Cem. More About JOSEPH ANDREW MILLER: Burial: Unknown, Marvin Chapel Cem. iii. WALTER LEON HOGUE, b. Jun 1879, GRANT, AR.; d. 1940, BRYANT, SALINE, AR.; m. MATTIE JANE MARTIN, 19 Nov 1905; b. 1887; d. 1943. Notes for WALTER LEON HOGUE: 1910 census in dist 16 Saline, Saline, AR. More About WALTER LEON HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. iv. JOHN IRWIN HOGUE, b. 15 Jan 1884, SALINE, AR.; d. 23 Jun 1939, BRYANT, SALINE, AR.; m. MAMIE ETHEL HARRIS, 11 Jun 1908, PULASKI, AR.; b. 13 Jan 1890; d. 13 Feb 1970, BRYANT, SALINE, AR.. More About JOHN IRWIN HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. More About MAMIE ETHEL HARRIS: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. v. MOLLIE E. HOGUE, b. 13 Jan 1887, SALINE, AR.; d. 27 Dec 1966, BENTON, SALINE, AR.; m. SR. DEWITT BENNETT, 23 Feb 1908, SALINE, AR.; b. 07 May 1880; d. 05 Jul 1947. More About MOLLIE E. HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Rosemont Cem. More About SR. DEWITT BENNETT: Burial: Unknown, Rosemont Cem. vi. LEILA HOGUE, b. 17 May 1890, SALINE, AR.; d. 20 Jun 1931, BENTON, SALINE, AR.; m. GUY GIFFORD BELL, 27 Oct 1912, SALINE, AR.; b. 28 Jul 1888, BENTON, SALINE, AR.; d. 22 Jun 1922, BENTON, SALINE, AR.. More About LEILA HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Rosemont Cem. More About GUY GIFFORD BELL: Burial: Unknown, Rosemont Cem. Children of SAMUEL HOGUE and ROSA BRUMBELOW are: vii. MARGARET ALICE5 HOGUE, b. 26 Jun 1909; d. Unknown; m. VERN STINSON, 04 Aug 1928, SALINE, AR.; d. Unknown. viii. JR. SAMUEL MC DOWELL HOGUE, b. 01 May 1912; d. 18 Jun 1912, TULL, GRANT, AR.. ix. WILLIE MAE HOGUE, b. Private; m. EARL LINDSEY, Private; d. Unknown. 113. MARY JANE4 HOGUE (ELIZABETH3 BILLINGTON, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 28 Nov 1850 in Saline, Ar., and died 15 Nov 1934 in Benton, Saline, Ar.. She married MALLOY COPELAND SHEPHERD 16 Jun 1868 in Saline, Ar.. He was born 16 Sep 1841 in , Anson, NC., and died 29 Sep 1903 in BENTON, SALINE, AR.. More About MARY JANE HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. More About MALLOY COPELAND SHEPHERD: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. Children of MARY HOGUE and MALLOY SHEPHERD are: i. SAMUEL HENRY5 SHEPHERD, b. 28 Apr 1869; d. 29 Jul 1870. ii. W. MARVIN SHEPHERD, b. 16 May 1870; d. 27 May 1870. iii. ETTER SHEPHERD, b. 11 May 1871; d. 12 May 1871. iv. EMLY ALICE SHEPHERD, b. 16 Oct 1872; d. Unknown; m. W. M. BALDREIDGE, 05 Dec 1888, SALINE, AR.; d. Unknown. More About EMLY ALICE SHEPHERD: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. v. EMALINE SHEPHERD, b. 12 Apr 1874; d. 20 Apr 1874. vi. LOUISA KANSAS SHEPHERD, b. 29 Jul 1875; d. 19 Aug; m. DR. JOHN M. PHILLIPS, 17 Jan 1894, SALINE, AR.; d. Unknown. More About LOUISA KANSAS SHEPHERD: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. vii. WILLIAM LUCORAN SHEPHERD, b. 22 Apr 1877; d. Unknown; m. KATHERINE MARTIN, 05 Jul 1903, SALINE, AR.; d. Unknown. More About WILLIAM LUCORAN SHEPHERD: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. viii. ISAAC HIRAM SHEPHERD, b. 11 Apr 1879; d. Unknown; m. OTTIE J. ANKRUM, 18 Jan 1903, PULASKI, AR.; d. Unknown. More About ISAAC HIRAM SHEPHERD: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. ix. MABEL C. SHEPHERD, b. 23 May 1881; d. 28 May 1939; m. DR. JOHN M. PHILLIPS, 05 Jan 1898, PULASKI, AR.; d. Unknown. More About MABEL C. SHEPHERD: Burial: Unknown, Bryant Cem. x. MARY ABEGAIL SHEPHERD, b. 22 Aug 1884; d. 21 Sep 1970; m. (1) H. W. ANDERSON; d. Unknown; m. (2) ALBERT L. MOORE, Dec 1902, PULASKI, AR.; d. Unknown. xi. LEVERTIA LOUISE SHEPHERD, b. 11 Nov 1889, Bryant, Saline, AR.; d. 05 Oct 1950; m. DR. EARNEST JAMES BUSH, 01 Jan 1910, SALINE, AR.; b. 25 Dec 1886, Benton, Saline, AR.; d. 15 Nov 1964. 114. NANCY ADELINE4 HOGUE (ELIZABETH3 BILLINGTON, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 19 Feb 1852 in Saline, Ar., and died 14 Apr 1930 in Little Rock, Ar.. She married REV. FRANKLIN PIERCE DAVIS 1871 in GRANT, AR.. He was born 01 Sep 1852 in TIPPAH, MS., and died 07 Apr 1917 in LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI, AR.. Notes for NANCY ADELINE HOGUE: 1860 census listed as Adeline. More About NANCY ADELINE HOGUE: Burial: Unknown, Oakland Cem. Notes for REV. FRANKLIN PIERCE DAVIS: Reverend. More About REV. FRANKLIN PIERCE DAVIS: Burial: Unknown, Oakland Cem. Occupation: Reverend Children of NANCY HOGUE and FRANKLIN DAVIS are: i. ELIZABETH5 DAVIS, b. 22 Oct 1873, AR.; d. 03 Sep 1964; m. MICHAEL LEE CORLEY, 22 Oct 1890, BRYANT, SALINE, AR.; b. 12 Feb 1865; d. 22 Feb 1943. More About ELIZABETH DAVIS: Burial: Unknown, Oakland Cem. ii. WILLIAM DAVIS, b. 1875; d. Unknown. iii. LULA A. DAVIS, b. Aug 1877, BRYANT, SALINE , AR.; d. Unknown; m. HARRY HAMPTON EVANS, 24 Jul 1903, PULASKI, AR.; d. 06 Sep 1994. iv. MARGARET EMILY DAVIS, b. 10 Feb 1880; d. Jul 1971; m. SAMUEL ARTHUR POE, 20 Dec 1903, LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI, AR.; b. 20 Dec 1883, Belfast, Grant, AR.; d. 09 Dec 1946, Little Rock, Pulaski, AR.. More About MARGARET EMILY DAVIS: Burial: Unknown, Oakland Cem. v. JEWEL A. DAVIS, b. Oct 1883; d. Unknown; m. J. ROLL POTTERBAUM, 11 Jun 1903, PULASKI, AR.; d. Unknown. More About JEWEL A. DAVIS: Burial: Unknown, Oakland Cem. vi. IRBY VAUGHN DAVIS, b. Mar 1888; d. Unknown; m. RUTH L.; b. 1887; d. Unknown. vii. PEARL Z. DAVIS, b. Jan 1890; d. Unknown; m. CHESTER A. PULLER, 06 Sep 1908, PULASKI, AR.; d. Unknown. More About PEARL Z. DAVIS: Burial: Unknown, Oakland Cem. 115. THOMAS NEWTON4 HOGUE (ELIZABETH3 BILLINGTON, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1854 in Saline, Ar., and died 1896 in Lamar, Tx.. He married SARAH JANE ELROD 22 Oct 1877 in Saline, Ar.. She was born 26 Feb 1856 in BRYANT, SALINE, AR., and died 06 Oct 1940 in BROOKSTON, LAMAR, TX.. Notes for THOMAS NEWTON HOGUE: 1860census listed as Newton. 1880 census in Saline, Saline, AR. More About SARAH JANE ELROD: AKA (Facts Page): Jennie Burial: Unknown, Pleasant Hill Cem. High, Tx. Children of THOMAS HOGUE and SARAH ELROD are: i. ISADORE5 HOGUE, b. 22 Jul 1878, AR.; d. 20 Mar 1922; m. GULLY HENDON THOMPSON, 03 Apr 1899, LAMAR, TX.; b. 21 Sep 1870; d. 24 Nov 1944. ii. MARGARET T. HOGUE, b. Aug 1880, AR.; d. Unknown. iii. ANNE E. HOGUE, b. Mar 1884, AR.; d. Unknown. iv. GORDON HOGUE, b. Jul 1892, AR.; d. Unknown; m. EVELYN REIVES, 30 May 1918, LAMAR, TX.; d. Unknown. v. MILTON B. HOGUE, b. Jan 1896, TX.; d. Unknown; m. KATHLEEN KIDD, 31 Oct 1921, LAMAR, TX.; d. Unknown. 116. ELIZA ANN4 HOGUE (ELIZABETH3 BILLINGTON, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born Mar 1864 in Saline, Ar., and died Unknown. She married ARCHIE THOMAS SMITH 22 Feb 1880 in Grant, Ar.. He was born Jan 1863 in MS., and died Unknown. Notes for ELIZA ANN HOGUE: 8 kids Children of ELIZA HOGUE and ARCHIE SMITH are: i. ELIJAH THOMAS5 SMITH, b. Mar 1881; d. Unknown. ii. CARY ARCHIE SMITH, b. Oct 1886; d. Unknown. iii. MAGGIE V. SMITH, b. Jun 1890; d. Unknown. iv. SAMUEL N. SMITH, b. Jan 1894; d. Unknown. v. LULA MABEL SMITH, b. 31 Dec 1895; d. 28 Jan 1976; m. ELIJAH ELI BEARDEN, 1913, Bauxite, Saline, AR.; b. 05 Jan 1882; d. 09 Mar 1975, Conway, AR.. 117. WILLIAM KELSEY4 BILLINGTON (REUBEN3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 10 Mar 1848 in Marshall, TN, and died 28 Sep 1926 in Williamson, TN. He married MARTHA SUSAN ELLIOTT 1868 in Marshall, TN. She was born 28 Nov 1854 in Tn., and died 08 Jun 1938 in Davidson, Tn.. Notes for WILLIAM KELSEY BILLINGTON: 1880 census in , Maury, TN. 1900 census in dist 9, Williamson,TN. 1920 census in dist 9, Williamson, TN. with wife Martha. More About WILLIAM KELSEY BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Hope Cem. Census: 1880, Maury, Tn. District 25 Notes for MARTHA SUSAN ELLIOTT: 1900 census in dist 9, Williamson, TN. 1930 census with dau Della age 74. More About MARTHA SUSAN ELLIOTT: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Hope Cem. Children of WILLIAM BILLINGTON and MARTHA ELLIOTT are: i. ANNIE E.5 BILLINGTON, b. Mar 1874, Marshall, Tn.; d. 1901, Williamson, Tn.. More About ANNIE E. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Hope Cem. ii. WILLIAM KELSEY BILLINGTON, b. 09 Apr 1877, Marshall, Tn.; d. 24 Jul 1879, Marshall, Tn.. More About WILLIAM KELSEY BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. iii. REUBEN WALLACE BILLINGTON, b. 07 Dec 1880, Marshall, Tn.; d. 05 Apr 1962, Williamson, Tn.; m. MARY WOOD PRICHARD, 05 Nov 1913; b. 10 Dec 1888, TN.; d. 1973, Williamson, Tn.. Notes for REUBEN WALLACE BILLINGTON: Marshall County Historical Quarterly Vol. XIII No. 11 Sumer 1982,pa ge 51 - Reuben hated his name and changed it to Roy. 1920 census in Nashville, Davidson, TN. 1930 census in Nashville, Davidson, TN. More About REUBEN WALLACE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Hope Cem. Occupation: Surgeon More About MARY WOOD PRICHARD: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Hope Cem. iv. LULA BILLINGTON, b. 12 Jul 1884; d. 03 May 1885. More About LULA BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. v. DELLA BILLINGTON, b. 07 Jul 1887, TN.; d. 09 Jun 1938; m. J. FRANK CRAIG; b. 1885, TN.; d. Unknown. Notes for DELLA BILLINGTON: 1930 census in Franklin, Williamson, TN. More About DELLA BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Hope Cem. 118. AMANDA M.4 BILLINGTON (REUBEN3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 10 Feb 1849 in Marshall, TN, and died 25 May 1924 in Marshall, TN. She married C.J. FARRIS 1868. He was born 23 Aug 1843, and died 27 Apr 1911 in Marshall, Tn.. More About AMANDA M. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. More About C.J. FARRIS: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. Children of AMANDA BILLINGTON and C.J. FARRIS are: i. WM. HOLLIS5 FARRIS, b. 09 Nov 1869; d. 04 Feb 1901, Marshall, TN. WALLACE CEM.. More About WM. HOLLIS FARRIS: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. ii. LEROY FARRIS, b. 04 Sep 1878; d. 23 Apr 1908, Marshall, TN. WALLACE CEM.; m. LUCY UNK; d. 11 Feb 1904. More About LEROY FARRIS: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. iii. UNA MAE FARRIS, b. 27 Mar 1881; d. Unknown, Marshall, TN. WALLACE CEM.. More About UNA MAE FARRIS: Burial: Unknown, Wallace Cem. 119. THOMAS JEFFERSON4 BILLINGTON (REUBEN3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 25 Apr 1861 in Marshall, TN, and died 04 Dec 1907. He married LOTTIE LOUISE LANE 11 Oct 1885 in Maury, TN. She was born 03 Jul 1866 in Al., and died 11 Feb 1949. Notes for THOMAS JEFFERSON BILLINGTON: 1900 census in dist 10, Williamson, TN. Notes for LOTTIE LOUISE LANE: 1910 census in Nashville, Davidson, TN. Rueben, Thomas, William, Robert L ., John, James, Louisa M., Mollies S. 1920 census in Nashville, Davidson, TN. with Ruben, John & Louise. 1930 census in Nashville, Davidson, TN. with son R. C. Children of THOMAS BILLINGTON and LOTTIE LANE are: i. ERNEST S.5 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. ii. REUBEN C. BILLINGTON, b. 12 Jul 1886, , Marshall, Tn.; d. 13 Dec 1940. Notes for REUBEN C. BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TN. Listed as Reuben Chairs. Manager Tire Co. 1930 census in Nashville, Davidson, TN. His brothers J.F. and W.K. and mot her with him. iii. THOMAS JEFFERSON JR. BILLINGTON, b. 19 Jan 1888, TN.; d. Sep 1966, Nashville, Davidson, TN.; m. LENA ROBBINS, 25 Dec 1913; b. 22 Oct 1895, TN.; d. Unknown. Notes for THOMAS JEFFERSON JR. BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TN. Manager at grocery store , Williamson, TN. 1920 census in dist 8, Davidson Co., TN. More About THOMAS JEFFERSON JR. BILLINGTON: Social Security Number: 408-09-5977 iv. WILLIAM KING BILLINGTON, b. 10 Jul 1891; d. Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM KING BILLINGTON: 1920 census in dist 3, Maury, TN. with brother Bob and aunt Mollie Secres t. He is listed as Billie. v. ROBERT LEE BILLINGTON, b. 08 Apr 1893, , Williamson, TN.; d. Unknown; m. MAGGIE CHUNN, 25 Dec 1921; b. 1902, TN.; d. Unknown. Notes for ROBERT LEE BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TN. Farmer Bible owned by Kenneth Ring Billington. Sent to Maury County Ky., Histori cal Society. Has all the dates and names of this family. 1930 census in dist 3, Maury, TN. at wife's mothers home. vi. JAMES WALLACE BILLINGTON, b. 26 Jul 1896, West Harpeth, Williamson, TN.; d. Unknown; m. LORENE V. GREGG, 18 Jun 1918; b. 1898, TN.; d. Unknown. Notes for JAMES WALLACE BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TN. 1920 census in dist 6, Davidson, TN. 1930 census in dist 6, Davidson, TN. f-i-l. William here. vii. JOHN FLEMING BILLINGTON, b. 26 Jul 1896, , Marshall, TN.; d. Unknown. Notes for JOHN FLEMING BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TN. mother Lottie viii. LOUISE MATILDA BILLINGTON, b. 17 Dec 1898; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM EDWARD JORDAN, 03 Nov 1928; d. Unknown. ix. ANNIE MOLLIE BILLINGTON, b. 1906; d. Unknown. 120. JOHN MARSHALL4 BILLINGTON (JAMES MARSHALL3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 14 Jul 1854 in Maury, Tn., and died Unknown. He married (1) EVA WALLACE. She died Unknown. He married (2) JULIA D. JONES. She was born 1883 in TN., and died Unknown. He married (3) MARY ELIZABETH SARAH PHILLIPS 20 Oct 1875 in Maury, Tn.. She was born 30 Oct 1854 in Maury, Tn., and died 12 Jan 1892 in Williamson, TN. MT. HOPE CEM. He married (4) DELLA 1893. She was born Sep 1865 in TN., and died Unknown. Notes for JOHN MARSHALL BILLINGTON: John Marshall liked to gamble, drink and made good money fatting mules a nd selling them. 1900 census in Dist 9, Williamson, TN. with wife Della md. 7 years. 1920 census in Atlanta, Fulton, GA. He is listed born in 1861. More About MARY ELIZABETH SARAH PHILLIPS: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Hope Cem. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and EVA WALLACE are: i. ANDREW LEE5 BILLINGTON, b. 03 Mar 1869, Nashville, Tn.; d. Unknown; m. MARY CLAMPTON; d. Unknown. Notes for ANDREW LEE BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. March 3, 1879, Nashville, TN. wife Mary Clampton. ii. JAMES WILLIAM BILLINGTON, b. 27 Sep 1880, Nashville, Davidson, Tn.; d. 1973, Redmond, WA.; m. ETHEL ALICE GRAY; b. 1882, TN.; d. Unknown. Notes for JAMES WILLIAM BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TN. In Nashville with wife Ethel Alice. James William worked for Horace Hill as a bookkeeper of his three groce ry stores. The H. G. Hill company expanded in the south to over 100 reta il stores. James retired at age 87, after 60 years for the company. 1930 census in Nashville, Davidson, TN. iii. ANNIE M. BILLINGTON, b. Feb 1890, Tn.; d. Unknown. iv. MARSHALL WALLACE BILLINGTON, b. Aug 1896, Tn.; d. Unknown; m. LELA W. WATSON; b. 1894, SC.; d. Unknown. Notes for MARSHALL WALLACE BILLINGTON: 1930 census in Atlanta, Fulton, GA. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and JULIA JONES are: v. JOHN W.5 BILLINGTON, b. 1906, TN.; d. Unknown, Greensville, S.C.; m. (1) LOUISA UNK, Private; b. Private; m. (2) CAROL, 1925; b. 1902, SC.; d. Unknown. Notes for JOHN W. BILLINGTON: 1930 census in Pickens, Pickens, SC. Father John Marshall age 63 and sis F ielding age 19 here. vi. JULIA BELL BILLINGTON, b. 1910, TN.; d. Unknown, Greenville, S.C.; m. UNK SINGLETON; d. Unknown. vii. FIELDING BILLINGTON, b. Private. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and MARY PHILLIPS are: viii. ANDREW L.5 BILLINGTON, b. 1874, TN.; d. Unknown; m. MARY COMPTON; b. 1885, TN.; d. Unknown. Notes for ANDREW L. BILLINGTON: 1920 census in dist 7, Davidson Co., TN. 1930 census in Nashville, Davidson, TN. with Henrietta, John, and Suz ie at grandmother Annie Compton home. Annie's daughter Anna E. is here a ge 28. ix. IVA TABITHA BILLINGTON, b. 1876; d. 05 Oct 1961, Williamson, TX.MT. HOPE CEM; m. DON CAMERON; d. Unknown. More About IVA TABITHA BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Mt. Hope Cem. x. JAMES W. BILLINGTON, b. 1881, TN.; d. Unknown, Seattle, King, Wa.; m. ETHEL ALICE GRAY; b. 1882, TN.; d. Unknown. Notes for JAMES W. BILLINGTON: 1920 census in dist 12, Davidson, TN. xi. ANNIE BILLINGTON, b. 18 Feb 1890, Maury, Tn.; d. 14 Jan 1949, Marshall, TN. ROUND HILL C; m. JAMES CLAUD WOODS, 10 Nov 1912; b. 17 Jul 1886; d. 09 Jan 1956, Marshall, TN. ROUND HILL C. More About ANNIE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Round Hill Cem. Notes for JAMES CLAUD WOODS: All dates from Family Bible. More About JAMES CLAUD WOODS: Burial: Unknown, Round Hill Cem. 121. ELLA J.4 BILLINGTON (JAMES MARSHALL3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 10 Mar 1864 in Maury, Tn., and died Unknown. She married JOHN O. SMITH 23 Mar 1879 in Maury, Tn.. He was born 10 Feb 1858 in Maury, Tn., and died Unknown. Notes for ELLA J. BILLINGTON: 1900 census in dist 25, Maury, TN. mother Emily here. sister Sally here. Children of ELLA BILLINGTON and JOHN SMITH are: i. DAISY K.5 SMITH, b. 21 Apr 1880; d. Unknown. ii. LOU EMMA SMITH, b. 14 Sep 1882; d. Unknown. iii. JAMES HERMAN SMITH, b. 19 Dec 1884; d. Unknown. iv. SON SMITH, b. 07 Feb 1888; d. Unknown. v. LILLIE DEAN SMITH, b. 01 Jan 1891; d. Unknown. vi. BILLINGTON SMITH, b. 15 Nov 1897; d. Unknown. 122. ROBERT LEE4 BILLINGTON (JAMES MARSHALL3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 28 Feb 1868 in Maury, Tn., and died 29 Jun 1927. He married SINIA ELIZABETH SOWELL 10 Feb 1892. She was born 05 Feb 1871, and died 1954. Notes for ROBERT LEE BILLINGTON: 1900 census in dist 9, Williamson, TN. 1910 census Maury, TN. shows son as Robert Lee Jr. 1920 census in Columbia, Maury, TN. He is listed born 1870, wife Sall ie E. born 1870, Bessie L. born 1894, Robert L. born 1908. Children of ROBERT BILLINGTON and SINIA SOWELL are: i. BESSIE LEE5 BILLINGTON, b. 10 Jan 1893; d. Unknown; m. AUGUSTUS BROWN O'CONNELL, 20 Jan 1934; d. Unknown. ii. MARY MARSHALL BILLINGTON, b. 05 Nov 1895, Tn.; d. 16 Apr 1959, Manatoc, Fl.; m. ISAAC WELCH WHITESELL, 04 Apr 1917; b. 27 Mar 1897; d. 1960, Manatoc, Fl.. More About MARY MARSHALL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Manasota Cem. More About ISAAC WELCH WHITESELL: Burial: Unknown, Manasota Cem. iii. ROBERT LOVE BILLINGTON, b. 29 Dec 1907; d. Unknown; m. AMANDA OAKLEY, 15 Aug 1928, Maury, Tn.; b. 25 Jan 1908; d. Unknown. 123. LULA BINE4 BILLINGTON (JAMES MARSHALL3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 15 Apr 1871 in Maury, Tn., and died 1962 in LEWISBURG, Marshall, TN. ONE OAK CEM.. She married THOMAS ALONZO WALLACE 20 Dec 1888. He was born 04 Jul 1861, and died 20 Sep 1934 in LEWISBURG, Marshall, TN. LONE OAK CEM. More About LULA BINE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Lone Oak Cem. More About THOMAS ALONZO WALLACE: Burial: Unknown, Lone Oak Cem. Children of LULA BILLINGTON and THOMAS WALLACE are: i. JAMES ZACHOUS5 WALLACE, b. 06 Mar 1890; d. 23 Nov 1957, LEWISBURG, Marshall, TN. LONE OAK; m. (1) ALINE SMITHSON; d. Unknown; m. (2) PARKS; d. Unknown. More About JAMES ZACHOUS WALLACE: Burial: Unknown, Lone Oak Cem. ii. MYRTLE WALLACE, b. 27 Aug 1893; d. Unknown. iii. SAM ELLA WALLACE, b. 01 Jul 1897; d. 1970. iv. THOMAS BILLINGTON WALLACE, b. 23 Sep 1900; d. 11 Jul 1943; m. HELEN BAKER; d. Unknown. v. LUCILLE WALLACE, b. 19 Mar 1905; d. 1955, LEWISBURG, Marshall, TN. ONE OAK. More About LUCILLE WALLACE: Burial: Unknown, Lone Oak Cem. vi. JOHN CARL WALLACE, b. 22 May 1909; d. Unknown; m. (1) RUTH BUCK, Private; b. Private; m. (2) ERLENE ROBERTSON, Private; b. Private. 124. CLEOPATRA JANE4 BILLINGTON (JOSEPH A.3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1856 in Marshall, Tn., and died 03 Apr 1891. She married JAMES P. STEPHENS. He died Unknown. Notes for CLEOPATRA JANE BILLINGTON: 1870 census listed as Jane. Child of CLEOPATRA BILLINGTON and JAMES STEPHENS is: i. NANNIE BETHELLENA5 STEPHENS, d. Unknown; m. JAMES DEWITT REID; d. Unknown. 125. JAMES THOMAS4 BILLINGTON (JOSEPH A.3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born Feb 1860 in Marshall, Tn., and died Unknown. He married MARY KATE BAGLEY. She was born Jul 1872 in Tx., and died Unknown. Notes for JAMES THOMAS BILLINGTON: 1900 census in pct 2, Parker, TX. with Katie and kids except Wayne. 1910 census in, Hall, TX. with Katie M. and all kids. He is listed as T om J. Children of JAMES BILLINGTON and MARY BAGLEY are: i. JENNIE5 BILLINGTON, b. Jan 1884, Tx.; d. Unknown. ii. CLARENCE BILLINGTON, b. Sep 1886, Tx.; d. Unknown. iii. ELLA BILLINGTON, b. Aug 1888, Tx.; d. Unknown. iv. GROVER THOMAS BILLINGTON, b. 13 Aug 1893, Tx.; d. Unknown. Notes for GROVER THOMAS BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TX. Farmer in Reno, TN. v. HAYDEN J. BILLINGTON, b. Feb 1895, Tx.; d. Unknown. vi. ROY WHERLEY BILLINGTON, b. 19 Mar 1896, Reno, , Tx.; d. Unknown. Notes for ROY WHERLEY BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TX. Farmer working for J.T. Billington Floyd Co ., TX. It is hard to see if his name is Ray or Roy. vii. LURA E. BILLINGTON, b. Dec 1898, Tx.; d. Unknown. viii. WAYNE REUBEN BILLINGTON, b. 18 Sep 1899, Floydada, Floyd, Tx.; d. Unknown. Notes for WAYNE REUBEN BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TN. Farmer father Jim at Floydada, Floyd, TX. ix. HARRY R. BILLINGTON, b. 1901; d. Unknown. 126. ELGIN A.4 BILLINGTON (JOSEPH A.3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born Dec 1865 in Marshall, Tn., and died 27 Sep 1926. He married MARY P. MOSLEY 20 Dec 1888. She was born Sep 1868 in Tx., and died Unknown. Notes for ELGIN A. BILLINGTON: 1900 census in pct 6, Tarrant, TX. Listed as Edgars Children of ELGIN BILLINGTON and MARY MOSLEY are: i. MARSHALL RAY5 BILLINGTON, b. 02 Nov 1889, Ft. Worth, Tarrant, Tx.; d. Unknown. Notes for MARSHALL RAY BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TX. Listed as Marshall Ray. Clerk in mill offi ce wife and 1 child. ii. NETTIE BILLINGTON, b. Mar 1892, Tx.; d. Unknown. iii. JOSEPH W. BILLINGTON, b. Dec 1896, Tx.; d. Unknown. 127. JOHN MORGAN4 BILLINGTON (JOSEPH A.3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1868 in Marshall, Tn., and died Unknown. He married ELIZABETH R. HAGOOD 03 Feb 1889 in Parker, TX. She was born Apr 1870 in Tx., and died Unknown. Notes for JOHN MORGAN BILLINGTON: 1870 census listed as Morgan. at home. 1900 census in pct 6 , Tarrant, TX. Listed as born July 1862. 1910 census in dist 209 pct 2, Sherman, TX. 1920 census in pct 2, Sherman, TX. Listed as born 1863. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and ELIZABETH HAGOOD are: i. IDA C.5 BILLINGTON, b. Oct 1891, Tarrant, Tx.; d. Unknown. ii. JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON, b. 03 Jul 1894, Ft. Worth, Tarrant, Tx.; d. Unknown. Notes for JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. TX. Farmer iii. EMORY A. BILLINGTON, b. May 1899, Tarrant, Tx.; d. Unknown. iv. JOSEPH D. BILLINGTON, b. 1902, TX.; d. Unknown; m. IDA A.; b. 1903, OK.; d. Unknown. Notes for JOSEPH D. BILLINGTON: 1930 census in dist 5 Stratford, Sherman, TX. Notes for IDA A.: 1930 census lists her father born in AL., mother IA. v. JAMES S. BILLINGTON, b. 1905, TX.; d. Unknown. 128. CHARLES D.4 BILLINGTON (JOSEPH A.3, JAMES2, EZEKIEL1) was born Jul 1868 in Marshall, Tn., and died Unknown. He married EMMA UNK. She was born Oct 1873 in Tx., and died Unknown. Notes for CHARLES D. BILLINGTON: 1880 census in , Tarrant, TX. 1900 census in Pct 5, Tarrant, TX. Children of CHARLES BILLINGTON and EMMA UNK are: i. BEULAH5 BILLINGTON, b. May 1894, Tarrant, Tx.; d. Unknown. ii. ALVA BILLINGTON, b. Dec 1895, Tarrant, Tx.; d. Unknown. iii. LETHA BILLINGTON, b. Nov 1897, Tarrant, Tx.; d. Unknown. iv. NELLIE A. BILLINGTON, b. Jun 1900, Tarrant, Tx.; d. Unknown. 129. JAMES ANDERSON4 ALGER (SARAH DIANE3 BILLINGTON, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 20 Oct 1849 in MO., and died 23 Dec 1932. He married (1) LAURA ANN BUTLER. She was born 13 Dec 1849, and died 21 Apr 1914. He married (2) PERNIE CLEETON. She died Unknown. Children of JAMES ALGER and LAURA BUTLER are: i. JOHN ELI5 ALGER, b. 24 Sep 1870; d. Unknown; m. MARY CATHERINE ALEXANDER; d. Unknown. ii. MARY ANN ALGER, b. 01 Dec 1873; d. 15 Aug 1926; m. THOMAS GRANT VANSICKLE; b. 16 Feb 1869; d. 13 Feb 1949. iii. JULIA GENEVA ALGER, b. 07 Jan 1875; d. 1963; m. BENJAMIN BELL; d. Unknown. iv. IDA MAE ALGER, b. 28 Nov 1877; d. 1969; m. ENOCH LENARD MORELOCK; d. Unknown. v. SARAH D. ALGER, b. 08 Jul 1882; d. 06 Jun 1952; m. SYLVESTER M. GATES; d. Unknown. Notes for SARAH D. ALGER: Sassie vi. JAMES ALVA ALGER, b. 08 May 1886; d. 20 Oct 1918; m. ABIGAIL MARQUESS; d. Unknown. 130. JAMES A.4 BILLINGTON (JAMES ANDERSON3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1855 in Benton, Adair, MO., and died Unknown. He married CELIA. She was born 1854 in OH., and died Unknown. Notes for JAMES A. BILLINGTON: 1880 Census in dist 146, Benton, Adair, MO. Child of JAMES BILLINGTON and CELIA is: i. ?5 BILLINGTON, b. Nov, MO.; d. Unknown. 131. EZEKIAL ALEXANDER4 BILLINGTON (WILLIAM GORDON3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 24 Dec 1855 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 1944. He married (1) ANNE W. BECKMAN. She was born 1855 in Adair, Mo., and died Unknown. He married (2) ELSIE ADLER 28 Dec 1887. She was born 1855 in Adair, Mo., and died Unknown. He married (3) ADELIA CONOVER BURDICK 26 May 1891. She was born Apr 1862 in UT., and died Unknown. Notes for EZEKIAL ALEXANDER BILLINGTON: 1880 census in Morrow, Adair, MO. hired hand on E. M. C. Morelock farm. 1900 census in dist 119, Spring City, Sanpete, UT. Ezekiel, Adelia, Will iam, Albert W., Elsey A., James C., Sarah C. & Ruby L. 1910 census cannot find him. 1920 census in dist 100 Spring City, Sanpete, UT. with wife Anna W. a ge 49 born in Sweden. Both her parents from Sweden. Ivie Peterson a ge 12 born in UT. Step-daughter here. Notes for ADELIA CONOVER BURDICK: 1900 census lists her father born in NY., her mother in PA. Children of EZEKIAL BILLINGTON and ADELIA BURDICK are: i. WILLIAM5 BILLINGTON, b. May 1882, UT.; d. Unknown. ii. ALBERT W. BILLINGTON, b. Aug 1887, UT.; d. Unknown. iii. ELSIE ADELIA BILLINGTON, b. 03 Nov 1892, UT.; d. Unknown; m. ARTHUR J. ALLRED, 17 Feb 1914; b. 01 Sep 1892, AZ.; d. Unknown. Notes for ELSIE ADELIA BILLINGTON: 1930 census in dist 7, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, UT. She is a widow. Notes for ARTHUR J. ALLRED: 1917 Baggage ck. on Denver & Rio Grand RR. Signed up for WWI draft registr ation in Salt Lake. 1920 census in dist 100, Spring City, Sanpete, UT. Laborer. iv. JAMES CARLISLE BILLINGTON, b. 14 Jan 1894, Spring City, UT.; d. 24 Jan 1960, Salt Lake City, UT.; m. GRACE MARGARET CRONIN, 08 Jan 1918, Salt Lake City, UT.; b. 23 Apr 1898, Eureka, Juab, UT.; d. 13 Feb 1983, Toole, UT.. Notes for JAMES CARLISLE BILLINGTON: Lisle Billington Birth Date: 14 January 1894 Birth Place: Spring City, Ut Death Date: 24 January 1960 Death Place: Salt Lake City, Ut Burial Date: 28 January 1960 Cemetery: Tooele City Cemetery Source: Sexton Records / Grant Grave Location: 11-22-3 1920 census in dist 13, Eureka, Juab, UT. Listed as Lisle age 25, Grace a ge 22. Lisle is a mechanic, garage. 1930 census in dist 9, Pocatello, Bannock, ID. He is a machinist, auto rep air. Background on collection of letters The collection of letters to Grace Cronin Billington (Grace) began in Dece mber of 1917 at the time James Carlisle Billington (Lisle) enlisted in t he U.S. Army in Salt Lake City, Utah, and shortly before they were marrie d. In some of the early letters, he refers to her as “Kelly,” a pet na me because she was Irish and had auburn red hair. Lisle was reared on a farm near Spring City, Utah and Grace in Eureka, Ut ah where most of the letters are addressed. Family stories indicate Lis le and Grace eloped when it appeared he would be shipping out for servi ce in World War I. This elopement caused consternation to both families. L isle was Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) and Grace w as Catholic. Family stories also reveal that the elopement was assist ed by Grace’s two paternal aunts, Kate Cronin and Maggie Cronin Shea, h er deceased Father’s sisters. This was done without the knowledge of her M other, Lillian Taylor Cronin Elbrecht. and Grace’s five younger sibling s: Jack, Frank, Louise, George and Dorothy. Mrs. Elbrecht, a widow since 1911, had only recently married Walter Elbrec ht in December 1917. One letter is included from Lisle’s father respondi ng to news of the wedding with good wishes and understanding of the unusu al situation and also indicating they could not have attended the eve nt in Salt Lake City, had they been invited, because they were snowed in a nd also occupied with caring for Lisle’s aged maternal grandmother. By Jan 26, 1918, Lisle was sent to Waco, Texas for training and was statio ned there as part of the 58th Recruit Squadron Aviation Camp. He remain ed there until March, 1918 when he was moved to the 76th Aero Squadr on at Arcadia Florida. This base also is referred to in letters as Dorr Fi eld and his unit also referred to as Squadron A. The letters end abruptly on Feb 10, 1919, when he writes from Fort Loga n, Utah, that he expects to be discharged on Feb 14 and will arrive in Sa lt Lake City by Feb 15. There are postcards included, incidental letters f rom 1920, plus other letters which have no dates. Some of those are from o ther people to Grace Cronin Billington. Notes and comments found on the en velopes are in Grace’s handwriting and seem to be comments she made upon r eading them, either noting she had answered a letter or, in some case s, a comment on his status, e.g. “Thank God he’s okay.” There is no explicit record of their lives from then until after World W ar II, except that they lived and worked in Salt Lake City. In the late 19 40s, they moved to Tooele, Utah (a small town 35 miles from Salt Lake City ). Both went to work at the Dugway Proving Ground and Ordnance Depot ther e. Lisle worked in motor pool and mechanic jobs. Grace ground special len ses for military binoculars and other sighting devices. They never had a ny children but were a source of support to their siblings and eleven niec es and nephews on the Cronin side and five on the Billington side. The significance of the letters lies in the snapshot of World War I from t he perspective of a volunteer foot soldier who remained stateside. These l etters were kept by Grace, wrapped in a blue satin ribbon until her dea th in 1983. Because they were in a dry climate and in a cool basement, th ey survived in fairly good condition. She told me of the letters in approx imately 1962 and permitted my husband to remove a few stamps from the enve lopes for stamp-collecting purposes. At that time, when I expressed an int erest in the language of the day, she told me I could have the lette rs on her death but not before. Mary McGlone Porter, niece of Grace Cronin Billington October, 2002 © 2004 Department of Special Collection, McFarlin Library, University of T ulsa Please send your questions and comments concerning the WebPages to Webmast er. Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence December 15, 1917 from Grace to Lisle Eureka, Utah. Dec. 15-- 1917. Dear Lisle: -- Your letter was received O.K. this morning. I was certainly glad to hear from you. Me forget you. Never. I had that you were glad to get rid of me. I do belive all you told me, and always did, but you were rather undecided, and I hope to go on trusting you. If I may. You tell me to be careful, do you think because I loved you, that I will love any thing that pay's any attention to me 2 you dont know me dear, but I will be careful for your sake Lisle. Also glad to hear that you passed the exam O. K. I read in the paper where you had enlisted. I'll bet you look fine in your suit too, as well as Mr. Godbe. I was in hopes you would make a call to Eureka again to see us all again, I would sure like to go in and see you. but no chance. I alway did have the best of luck. Verna and Jack were married Thursday. did you see them in Salt Lake, My Mother is going to get Married next week some time. Eva wants to know if you have ever run across Mr. Hoggan. 3 We are sure having nice weather for the Month of Dec, Don't you think so. Margaret Stack left yesterday for Twin Falls Idaho. she is in StL. now, at the Cullen Hotel. go and see her, she may need cheering up. I was so lonesome & lost after you left Lisle, I couldn't explain how I felt in a letter. but mabie you have felt the sane way some-times in your life Mrs Conover was quite worried when you didn't even write her a line, but I was talking to her today and she said she had a letter from you. She has certainly fixed the house up nice now, since she moved in. Get your picture taken and 4 send me one will you please. All the kids send there love to you. Mr. Gore was over to the Red Cross dance the other night and said to tell you when I heard from you that he send his best regards to you. You know that big box of candy we were looking at that night, He is going to give it to me Xmas. I have got something to tell you but I guess it will keep until I get that big long letter you are going to write me some day. This pen is the craziest thing I ever wrote with. Well be good dear and dont forget your Kelly in Eureka will be thinkg of you all the time. I am as B-4. Lovingly, Grace P.S. Love to you dear. HOME • NEXT Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence January 13, 1918 Salt Lake City Jan 13th 1918 My Dear Wife: - I received you letter last night, I cant tell you how much I miss you dear, every thing has changed so much that I cant explain to you, I love you before we were married dear, but now it is so much greated that love that it is too deep to explain, I have been about half bugs 2 II since you left me, I will tell you more about it when I see you dear, and I hope that will be very soon, as I need you Grace dear. I wrote to father and told him what I had done but haven't heard from him since. I sure hope your mother is alright by this time, and also hope that any of your folks dont hold feelings again I 3 III me but you under- stand better than any one else. And I will sure try to do the right thing by your folks, they dont know me, but I do hope that I'll have a better chance to get acquainted with them, please come to see me as soon as you can, and dont be in such a hurry to get back, you have a chance to see me now, where later you might not. 4 IV If you need some money to come on let me know, and I will ruseel it for you, you know you are my wife now, and you want to ask for any thing you want dear, I am the same to you as I have been, only ten times more so, I use to explain to you how I felt toward you but now my feelings are too deep, deeper than words can tell 5 V Well dearie, I'll be looking for you to come any time and will close for this time with my Love to All I remain Your Husband Lisle Billington P.S. Grand Mothers address is Mrs C. J. Billington Spring City UT Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence February 1, 1918 58th Squadron 58th Recruit Squadron Aviation Camp Waco Texas Feb 1st 1918 My Dear Wife: How are you by this time? every thing is O.K. here but awful cold, it is colder here than in Utah, but we are getting some good clothes, I got a sweater to-day and am quit well fixed for clothes now, we have had some time trying to keep warm at nights but got 2 (2) more blankets to-day so I think we will be warm now, they have not been flying to day on account of the cold and wind. I was put in as corporl over a squad the second day I was here I dont know wheather it will be for all the time or for just the present time. I am getting enough clothes so I will send some home as soon 3 As we get out of quarentine, tell all hello and dont forget your old man in Texas be true and be good. As ever your husband Lisle Billington Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence March 02, 1918 Army, Navy and Reserve Write me in Florida Mar 2nd 18 What do you think of the picture on the other side, We had breakfast at 3:30 this morning, and are on our way. I don't know wheather you can read this or not, the train is jurking so. We just went through Marlin Tex, I'll through this off at the next town. Will write again as ever your husband Lisle Somebody is going to get what they've been looking for P. D. Q. Houston Tex Mar 2nd 1918 Well Dearie: -- We have traveled over some, good country today, will tell you more about it when I write a letter. dont know where I am going but on the way Be Good, Good Bye God Bless You As ever your husband Lisle 3 My Address Is 76th Aero Squadron Karlstrom Field Arcadia Florida Give Bill this address as I wont have time to write to him now, and we will be on the train for several days, Tell all the folks hello, for me, and tell Jack to stay where he is for a while. With Love To All I am for ever your Loving Husband Lisle Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence April 01, 1918 76th Aero Squadron April 1st 1918 My Dearest Wife:-- I sure would like to be with you to night, I would April fool you, dont you think I would dear, a boy out of our squadron got crushed under a Air ship to day, it did not kill him but I think he is hurt quite bad, I have not been to the Hospital to see him yet, but I am going, as he is a good friend of mine, his name 2 is Crystal he is from Idaho Oh! yes you said something about going to Idaho, if you want to go, suit your self dear But I would rather you would not go up there, if I was you dear I would stay in Eureka for a while and along in June some time or July when the weather is good you ough to take a trip down home, and you want to get some swell clothes, and fix up Great you will have your money before long I hope, so you can do that, you should have about a hundred and nine dollars coming now 3 or if you want to wait awhile we can make these trips together dear, How would you like to live on a farm for a while dear? When I come back we will look around and decide what we want to do and then do it, I wish we were together now, but it wont be so very long dear a few years at our age dont make so much diference, after they have past it will seem a short time, but now is the time when it hurts us all dear, and it dont hurt any one more than it does me but I can stand 4 it any every one can stand it, we have to stand it, but if we didn't have to I sure wouldn't this is the only cause, that would keep me away from you, you know that dont you dear, but our time is coming and we will make good use of our time when it comes wont we dear? I got a letter from Kit to day she sent me four stamps so I am using one on your letter and I wrote to her to- day, one out of our squadron died in the hospital, Please keep on writing to me every day dear and I will write as often 5 2 -- as I can, this is some of the stationary Kit sent to me, I have lots of stationary and they have started the Y.M.C.A. here now so it will be easy to get paper to write on, I will have lots to tell you when I get back to you sweetheart, We have to get up at 4 bells every morning and they set the clocks ahead an hour so that makes it 3 O'clock when we get up, I think I'll roll in for to night and think about you, May God Bless you dear, I am for ever yours Lisle Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence May 1, 1918 SOUVENIR FOLDER AVIATION SECTION U. S. ARMY Mrs. Grace Billington Eureka Utah Billington 76th Sqd'n Camp No2 Arcadia Florida 1914 VIEW OF U. S. GOVERNMENT AVIATION FIELD IN ILLINOIS, from an a eroplane showing a Training Plane in flight. 1915 A U. S. GOVERNMENT AVIATION FIELD, from an aeroplane, showing the hangers, the machines with wings folded. It is expected that the U. S. will turn out in the instruction camps, 1,000 of more, aviators a month. 1916 U. S. ARMY DIRIGIBLE IN TRIAL FLIGHT at Government Aviation St ation. 1917 THE CURTISS HYDRO AEROPLANE. Note the elevating planes and t he boat-like pontoon. 1919 THE TRAINING PLANE OF THE U. S. AVIATION CORPS. Two of the pl ants manufacturing planes for the U. S. Government have a combined capaci ty of 750 planes a month. 1920 A NAVAL EYE IN FLIGHT. Observa- tion balloon of the U. S. Oklahoma, in flight over the ship. Stabilizers are at- tached below the basket. 1921 SCOUTING PLANES OF U. S. ARMY DIRECTING TROOP MOVEMENTS at Milit ary maneuvers. 1922 AVIATORS OF THE U. S. AVIATION BASE AT NORTH ISLAND, SAN DIEG O, CAL. 1923 AERIAL SCOUT AT WORK. A BURGESS AEROPLANE at the naval aeri al station at Pensacola, Fla., rising from the water. A cruiser is se en in the background. 1927 AVIATION FIELD Showing in the background the style of hangers employed. Copyright International Film Servic 2131 AVIATION SECTION U. S. ARMY - START OF A TEST FLIGHT. 2132 AVIATION SECTION U. S. ARMY - LINED UP READY FOR A FLIGH 2133 AVIATION SECTION U. S. ARMY - EARLY IN THE MORNING ON THE FLYI NG FIELD. 2134 AVIATION SECTION U. S. ARMY - JUST BACK FROM A 250 MILE FLIGH T. 2135 AVIATION SECTION U. S. ARMY - ALL READY TO FLY. Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence June 2, 1918 76th Aero Squadron Dorr Field Arcadia Fla. June 2nd 18 -- My Dear Wife:- Rec'd your letter this evening -and was glad to get it-also glad to get the stamp so I could write to you-you say you are having cold weather there --We are having hot enough weather to make up for the cold you are having this is the hotest I ever did see and it is getting hoter all the time -- I have 2 not had a good breath of air to day -- I dont want you to be afraid to tell me just what you think dear -- if you love me I want you to tell me -- you say that when you start to write what you want to you get afraid and quit -- I hope you are not afraid of me dear -- in any way I love you Grace dear -- and you know it -- dont you sweetheart? it seems like it has been an awful long time since I saw you but it cant be so long -- We are going to leave here Grace dear -- we will leave in side of about two weeks -- we dont know where we are going but guess we are going over the pond by the way things look, so you see there is no chance for me to come home dear -- god knows I would like to come just as well as any one but it 3 is impossible for me to get there at the present time -- in case our next move is not for the other side -- and things look favorible I'll see what What I can do in the near future sometime -- but that can not come to pass for awhile yet -- you can wait for a while yet -- can you not? You understand dear I can not come home when ever I feel like it -- or I might never 4 II leave there, unless you run me away with the broom or something of the sort -- but I dont think you would do that, if I know you like I think I do -- and of course I have all the confidence in the world, in you and hope it will always continue -- I wish you understood me even better than you do but of course it will take time for you to know me -- and when 5 you do know me -- you might be dissipointed but I hope not -- as I will do any thing in the world for you -- as long as you love me -- and ever if you did not love me I would do any thing for you and any one els, but you are first Grace dear, I think I have the best wife in the world, and I know I am not worthy of such a good wife -- but I will try to do what I can for you -- To day is sure, I have been doing my washing today -- they have mass meeting here in the Y.M.C.A. I have been going to get up and go but never think about it in the mornings Jack and a couple of the other boys of our Sq'd'n goes -- I told Jack I would go with them next 6 time, well by the time I take my bath it will be bed time -- we have a good place to bath here- I take my bath every night some times it is quite late but I always take a shower before going to bed -- Be good sweetheart and take care of yourself -- I am as ever your Husband Lisle Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence July 3, 1918 76th Aero Sq'd'n Dorr Field Arcadia Fla., July 3rd 1918 My Dearest Wife:-- I have been busy the last couple of days and did not get a chance to write, I took a trip after a ship that fell about 175 miles from here -- we sure had some trip -- it was a hard trip in a way and yet we had a good time, and saw some things that were well worth the trip 2 another bunch left our sqdn to day for over seas they are all going to the Infantry -- they have more men in their branch than they need and are transfering some out -- nearly half of our sq'd'n has gone -- myself and two other boys voluntered to go, and tryed to get in another branch, but there was nothing doing -- when we are in the aviation and stay on this side it is 3 too much like the boy scouts -- yet we are working as hard as any of them -- but I think I would rather be right in it -- of course we will get a chance when we cross, if we do cross -- and I guess we will -- I was talking to our C.O. last night and he was telling me all about it. you know the raise I was telling you about- I might not get that as long as we are on this side -- a person that 4 has a pull -- has a better chance in this man's army -- or if a man is a good sucker he will get by, of course I have got as good and better than lots of them and will get better yet, but I know some fellows that are as good as mechanic's as we got in the sq'd'n and they are doing K.P. that is working in the kitchen, they call it kitchen police, and that is all they will get as long as they are in the Army 5 of course I cant kick I have never been on K.P. a day yet, and I dont think I will -- unless I get reduced to private Well it is the 4th of July to-morrow -- All the boys are going over to Carlstrom Field to the meet but if I can get out of takeing part in it, I will not go over- McComb is still in the Hospital I havent been down to see him for a couple of days, I guess he is 6 getting along alright -- I wanted the Dr's to Operate on me but they wont do it- I want three operations but I dont know wheather I'll get them or not- If you dont know what it is for I'll tell you when I come home -- We are all getting auful tired of this country down here -- but we might be here for a long time yet -- you know this branch use to be called the Aviators 7 section of the signal corps but now it is a seprate branch from the signal corps -- or any other part of the Army -- it is now the -- Air Service U.S. Army some say we are going to get diferent uniforms but I dont know wheather we are or not -- I would like auful well to see you but will have to wait -- Will write again soon Be good dear and take care of yourself with love to all I am as ever your husband Lisle B. Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence August 1, 1918 Squadron A Dorr Field Aug 1st 1918 My Dear Wife: -- Well dear I am writing to you again, dont you ever get tired of me writing so much? I am not working yet, this is the third day I have been off, I was going to work this morning but they told me I had better lay off another or two, but I'll go back to work to-morrow if everything is alright I dont like to lay around here if I was home it would be different. Well dearest there is nothing to write about, but I wanted to write any way, I got a letter from Kit yesterday 2 from Eureka, she is out to the Tintic standard mine, I seen in the paper Bill McComb had where a Tintic Garage car had run in some one and had hurt him quiet bad. I wont write much this morning Grace dear as I can't think of any thing to write about but will write you a long letter one of these days -- Will close with best love to you dear -- Your husband Lisle Your a dear Lisle Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence September 1, 1918 Squadron A -- Dorr Field Sept Morn' -- Dearest Wife: -- I never heard from you to day -- but got a letter from you yester- day -- I think you didn't quite get what I meant when I ask you what time of the month I should come home -- but it is alright any way, I guess 2 maby I can get along with out very much any way -- but I didn't want to get home at the time when you are un- well, dont you get me dear? Well I dont know wheather I can make it or not sweetheart but I will try it and see how it pans out. If everything goes O.K. 3 and you come in to Salt Lake, bring all the pictures with you -- because none of the other folks have any and we might take a trip down home or have some of the folks come in to S.L. If I can come I would like to go out to Eureka and maybe I will have time 4 but I wont have any more time than I need to visit and all of that stuff Will close for this time I am as ever your Husband Lisle I'll send you some pictures of some scenes out at Kissimmee do you remember where I was out there awhile back? B-careful with the pictures you know what I mean. Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence October 1, 1918 Oct 1st 18 My Dear Wife: -- Everything is O.K. so far. I hope you fixed it up with Art because you know we didn't have time to go over there after getting 2 back from your Aunt's place I won't write much this time and I don't think you can read what I am writing but am doing as good as I can under the curcumst - ances 3 we are nearly to Denver now the train is about an hour and a a half late and trying to gain a little time. I guess I can make conections alright thou -- If I miss a train it might sit 4 me back a day but I think I can make it O.K. Will write later, sweetheart I am as ever your Loving husband Lisle P.S. I don't know Elsie's Add --- so will send this to Eureka -- Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence November 2, 1918 Sq'd'n A -- Dorr Field Nov 2nd 1918 My Dearest Wife: -- Please excuse me dear for not writing before I know I have missed a couple of days but you see I am busy again and dont get so much time to write as I did for awhile. I just got in from work now -- and the lights will soon 2 go out -- so you see I am in an awful hurry to write you a few lines. I do hope you can make it out, as I don't write the same all the time but of course you know that by this time, dont you dear? I'll write you a letter to morrow sweetheart but you know I just have to write you a line to night so it will get off on the morning train. I am sending you a letter that I got. if you dont want it after you have Read it you can send it to dad and let him read it. a Salt Lake boy died here yesterday with the Flu", they sent him home to-day, and another boy went with him. the fellow that went with him is from Provo the one who died, his name is Targetta -- the boy that went 3 with him his name is Daniles -- We all put in to buy flowers for him. We have a couple more that are quite bad off. I havent got much time but will tell you all I can to night and will write you another letter tomorrow. A Ship got on fire here while it was in the Air and hte fellow landed it alright, he held the stick untill the ship was on the 4 ground alright -- but by that time his hands were burned untill he couldnt loosen his belt to get out. so he had to stay there and take it, the ship burned up and he droped through on to the ground -- he lived a short while and then turned in. he has just been married a few months 5 another accident happened yesterday when a ship come down and killed two - that is it killed the Lt. then and the mechanic only lived a short while -- some sights -- I told you about the one that fell through the barracks did I not? We got paid yesterday and there is no place to go so all the boys are here in the barracks playing Cards and shooting Dice. but I never do any thing like that very often. Well sweetheart it is about time to turn the lights out so I'll quit for to night and will write you to morrow as it is sunday I'll have a little time I think so be good and take good care of your self 6 I hope you can make this letter out and I'll try to better nest time sweetheart -- I am for ever yours Lisle Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence December 1, 1918 Sq'd'n A -- Dorr Field Nov Dec 1st 1918 Dearest Wife: -- Will try to write you a couple of lines this morning I haven't done anything for three days, was to town awhile Fri. night but there is nothing in town only a picture show. so we took that in, thats' the first show I have been to for a long time I never did care anything for picture shows, I got a letter from Pa, yesterday he thinks I'll be home for X-mas but it will be longer than that before I get there dear, don't expect me too soon, because it might be several Months 2 just stay true to your old man sweetheart and love me a little bit, you know. and keep patient, I'll come as soon as I can dear. That is soon enough, is it not? I love you Grace dear, and want you to be real true to me, you know how to be true, don't you sweetheart? I do hope the Flu" is a thing of the past, there -- Eureka has sure lost enough for one town, I hope there will be no more bad cases, and am very very glad you have escaped it sweetheart, you mean everything to me Grace and I do want you to take good care of your self. I won't have to be away from you a long as I already have, I hope, it has not seemed so long to you, has it? 3 3 - I hope it hasn't been as long for you as it has for me dear. I sure wish we could be together all the time, then you could tell me all about it when you get sore at me, couldn't you sweetheart? then we could have a fight and I would make you be good and go to bed. would you like to have a fight with me? or do you think we can get along without fighting. I believe we can, if you wouldn't even write to me, would you sweetheart? You have said you never did love any one and didn't 4 know what love was. Why could you love me then dear? I am just like any one else don't you think? Well sweetheart I wont write any more this time will write again soon. Be good and take care of your self Yours for ever Lisle -- P.S. Just got some pictures back, so will send them in this letter Notes for GRACE MARGARET CRONIN: continued letters Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence January 1, 1919 Sqd'n A -- Dorr Field Jan 1st 1919 My Dearest Wife: -- How are you by this time sweetheart? just got another nice letter from you to day. and was as usual glad to get it. you know that fellow I was telling you about that went bug house -- They sent him away to day 2 they couldn't do any thing with him here -- Well sweetheart I don't know anything about getting out yet. I sent you a package yesterday guess you have it before now -- that is some stuff I won't need so thought I would send it home, What do you think we will do when I get out of the army sweetheart? I don't think it will be such a great while untill I will get out, or I hope not any way -- You want to have some- thing figured out dear, because you are the boss you know. We are not doing anything yet will start to work again about the third, and it will be the same old thing over again I guess -- There isn't any news to write about sweetheart, Be true and keep patient dear. I am yours for ever - your husband Lisle Billington 3 Sq'd'n A -- Dorr Field Jan 1st 1919 My Dearest:- Well sweetheart I am writing to you again, you don't mind do you dear? I don't think there will be any more flying here only the mail ship -- and by the way things are looking we are not going to be here for such a long time. but it will take some time to get things fixed up and then we will be turned loose I think. Don't be surprised to see 4 me some time in Feb. maby the first. Then what will we do sweetheart? We will be up a tree for awhile. I guess, but will come out alright don't you think? We will have to that is all there is to it. I will let you know when I am comming and if you want to meet me in Salt Lake , you can sweetheart. What do you think of that? Well sweetheart you don't need to write any more -- I think I will be on my way before I could get an answer to this letter. see it would be nearly two weeks, so I think we will be rolling before that time or shortly after -- Won't write any more this time dear, Be good dear. I am your for ever your husband Lisle Billington LISLE BILLINGTON Sq'd'n A -- Dorr Fie Arcadia Fla. god love him G.B. Lisle & Grace Billington Correspondence February 5, 1919 You'r worth fighting for. 2 Lakeland 2-5-19 Fla. Dearest: - Left Dorr Field this P. M. will leave here at 11:25 P.M. we will get to Ft Logan about the 10th if all goes well. will write or telegraph you, when I get in Denver. Yours. L.B. James Carlisle Billington (Lisle) Grace Margaret Cronin Married: January 8, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah Born: January 14, 1894 Spring City, Utah Parents: Ezekiel A. Billington Adelia J. Burdick (born 1875) Blessed in the Mormon Church: March 1, 1894 Died: January 24, 1960 in Salt Lake City, Utah Born: April 23, 1898 Eureka, Utah Parents: Frank and Lillian Taylor Cronin Died: Feb 13, 1983 in Tooele, Utah 1930 census listed as Saleslady, Dept. Store. Grace M. Billington Birth Date: 23 April 1898 Birth Place: Eureka, Ut Death Date: 13 February 1983 Death Place: Tooele, Ut Burial Date: 16 February 1983 Cemetery: Tooele City Cemetery Source: Sexton Records / Grant Grave Location: 11-22-4 Relatives: Spouse Billington, Lyle Father Cronin, Frank Mother Taylor, Lillian v. SARAH CATHERINE BILLINGTON, b. Aug 1895, UT.; d. Unknown. vi. RUBY L. BILLINGTON, b. Mar 1897, UT.; d. Unknown. 132. SALLY ANN4 BILLINGTON (WILLIAM GORDON3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 16 Jul 1860 in Green Castle, Adair, Mo., and died 05 May 1882 in Spring City, San Pete, Ut.. She married EDWARD FRANCIS ALLRED 27 Nov 1880. He was born 05 Sep 1856 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nv., and died 11 Jul 1942 in Spring City, San Pete, UT.. Child of SALLY BILLINGTON and EDWARD ALLRED is: i. EDNA5 ALLRED, b. 09 Apr 1882, Spring City, SAN PETE, Ut.; d. 17 Aug 1943, Brigham City, Box Elder, UT.; m. RAYMOND GILBERT BROUGH, 11 Jan 1905, Manti, SanPete, UT.; b. 30 Apr 1881, Spring City, SAN PETE, Ut.; d. 29 Jan 1971, Tremonton, Box Elder, UT.. 133. THOMAS PORTER4 BILLINGTON (ARRAPHES M.3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 29 Oct 1854 in Kirksville, Adair, MO., and died 14 Mar 1945 in Greencastle, Sullivan, MO.. He married (1) ELIZABETH ELLEN WILSON. She was born 14 Aug 1857 in , Adair, MO., and died 06 Nov 1900 in , Adair, MO.. He married (2) ELIZABETH BROWN. She was born 15 Dec 1871 in , Grundy, MO., and died 20 Nov 1958 in Waterloo, Blackhawk, IA.. Notes for THOMAS PORTER BILLINGTON: 1860 census in Morrow, Adair, MO. 1870 census in Morrow, Adair, MO. at Ledford home with brothers Albe rt W, and John S. 1900 census in Morrow, Adair, MO. 1910 census in Morrow, Adair, MO. 1930census in Morrow, Adair, MO. More About THOMAS PORTER BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. , Adair, MO. Notes for ELIZABETH BROWN: 1930 census lists her as E. Carline. More About ELIZABETH BROWN: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. Stahl, Adair, MO. Children of THOMAS BILLINGTON and ELIZABETH WILSON are: i. RUFAS MARION5 BILLINGTON, b. 03 Feb 1880; d. 06 Jan 1924, , Adair, MO.; m. (1) NELLIE NASH; d. Unknown; m. (2) NELLIE ROSE NASH, 11 Feb 1905, , Adair, MO.; b. 12 Apr 1885; d. Unknown. More About RUFAS MARION BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. ii. MARTHA ANN BILLINGTON, b. 09 May 1881, Shibley's Point, Adair, MO.; d. 22 Mar 1982, Waterloo, Blackhawk, IA.; m. JOSEPH FRANKLIN MORELOCK, 19 Jan 1902, Green Castle, Sullivan, MO.; b. 21 May 1886, Green Castle, Sullivan, MO.; d. 09 Jul 1940, Waterloo, Blackhawk, IA.. Notes for MARTHA ANN BILLINGTON: 1900 census listed as Anna M. More About MARTHA ANN BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Waterloo, Blackhawk, IA. Cem. More About JOSEPH FRANKLIN MORELOCK: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. , Adair, MO. iii. JAMES WILLIAM BILLINGTON, b. 23 Jan 1883, Shibley's Point, Greencastle, MO.; d. 24 Mar 1961, Shibley's Point, Greencastle, MO.; m. ETHEL OLIVE NASH, 17 Mar 1908; b. 27 Aug 1887, Monmouth, IL.; d. 01 Oct 1971. More About ETHEL OLIVE NASH: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. iv. JOHN A. BILLINGTON, b. 06 Sep 1884, , Adair, MO.; d. 26 Jun 1886, , Adair, MO.. More About JOHN A. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morlock Cem. v. THOMAS NATHANIEL BILLINGTON, b. 07 Apr 1886, Stahl, Adair, Mo.; d. 10 Jun 1990, Green Castle, Sullivan, MO.; m. (1) EMMA JANE PIERCE, 01 May 1910; b. 19 Apr 1890, Stahl, Adair, Mo.; d. 10 Jul 1958, Green Castle, Sullivan, MO.; m. (2) NELLIE MAE PIERCE, 03 Apr 1959; d. 03 Mar 1979. Notes for THOMAS NATHANIEL BILLINGTON: 1920 census in Penn, Sullivan, MO. 1930 census in Penn, Sullivan, MO. More About THOMAS NATHANIEL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. Stahl, Adair, MO. Social Security Number: 496-40-7887 More About EMMA JANE PIERCE: Burial: Unknown, Green Castle, Sullivan, MO. vi. JACOB ERNEST BILLINGTON, b. 24 Aug 1887, Mo.; d. 27 Mar 1972, Waterloo, Blackhawk, IA.; m. MINNIE MYRTLE BLEDSOE; b. 11 Jul 1890, Mo.; d. 17 May 1944, , Adair, MO.. Notes for JACOB ERNEST BILLINGTON: 1920 census in dist 13, Morrow, Adair, MO. Jacob 32, Minnie M. 29, Lo yd E. 9, Clyde E. 1 6/12. Lee Bledsoe 22 b-i-l., Harvey Bledsoe 61 f-i-l. 1930 census in dist 12, Morrow, Adair, MO. Listed as Jake. More About JACOB ERNEST BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. Stahl, Adair, MO. More About MINNIE MYRTLE BLEDSOE: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. Stahl, Adair, MO. vii. ALLIE MAY BILLINGTON, b. 02 Oct 1889, Shibley's Point, Adair, MO.; d. 10 Aug 1981, Unionville, Putnam, MO.; m. CHARLES AUSTIN SHISLER, 02 Oct 1907; b. 12 Sep 1885; d. 13 Jun 1978, Unionville, Putnam, MO.. viii. ARLIE LEE BILLINGTON, b. 28 Jun 1891, Stahl, Adair, Mo.; d. 20 Dec 1969, Queen City, Schuyler, MO.; m. IVA T. WHEELER, 07 Feb 1916, , Adair, MO.; b. 15 Jan 1896, Stahl, Adair, Mo.; d. 10 Feb 1919. More About ARLIE LEE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. Stahl, Adair, MO. More About IVA T. WHEELER: Burial: Unknown, Morelock, Stahl, Adair, MO. ix. EZEKIEL BILLINGTON, b. 23 Aug 1893, Stahl, Adair, Mo.; d. 07 Apr 1986, Paris, Logan, AR.; m. ELLA ETHEL KNISLEY; b. 04 Oct 1895, Rockwell City, Calhoun, IA.; d. 06 Apr 1975, Green Castle, Sullivan, MO.. Notes for EZEKIEL BILLINGTON: 1920 census in dist 13, Morrow, Adair, MO. Listed as Zeak 26, Ellie E. 2 4, Murl E. 3 1/12, Jerrold 1 3/12. More About EZEKIEL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. Stahl, Adair, MO. More About ELLA ETHEL KNISLEY: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. Stahl, Adair, MO. x. ISAAC IVAL BILLINGTON, b. 02 Sep 1897, , Adair, MO.; d. 09 Jul 1966, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM.; m. LULA B. TRUE; b. MO.; d. Unknown. Notes for ISAAC IVAL BILLINGTON: 1920 census in Morrow, Adair, MO. More About ISAAC IVAL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM. Children of THOMAS BILLINGTON and ELIZABETH BROWN are: xi. ROSIA ELVIRA5 BILLINGTON, b. 16 Jun 1903, Mo.; d. 30 Jun 1975, Waterloo, Blackhawk, IA.; m. FREEBORN BLAND; b. 16 Jan 1896, Worthington, Putnam, MO.; d. 01 Jan 1958, Worthington, Putnam, MO.. More About ROSIA ELVIRA BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. Stahl, Adair, MO. More About FREEBORN BLAND: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. Stahl, Adair, MO. xii. SYLVIA PEARL BILLINGTON, b. 29 Jun 1905, Mo.; d. Unknown; m. HARLEY BLAND; d. Unknown. xiii. CHARLES PORTER BILLINGTON, b. 22 Feb 1907, Mo.; d. 1909, , Adair, MO.. More About CHARLES PORTER BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. xiv. F. MARITA BILLINGTON, b. 26 Apr 1915, Stahl, Adair, Mo.; d. 30 Dec 1997, Worthington, Putnam, MO.; m. LAWSON LLOYD, Private; b. Private. Notes for F. MARITA BILLINGTON: June 10, 1990 living in Waterloo, IA. More About F. MARITA BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Cox Cem. , Adair, MO. 134. ALBERT WESLEY4 BILLINGTON (ARRAPHES M.3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 09 May 1856 in , Adair, MO., and died Unknown. He married MARY ROBERTS 1883. She was born 1865 in IA., and died Unknown. Notes for ALBERT WESLEY BILLINGTON: 1910 census in Chilhowee, Johnson, MO. Lists his mother as born in MS. 1920 census same place. Albert and Mary alone. Children of ALBERT BILLINGTON and MARY ROBERTS are: i. EARL WILBERT5 BILLINGTON, b. 02 Aug 1884, Story, IA.; d. 03 Aug 1957, Alta Vista, Howard, IA.; m. ANNA KRUMM; b. 07 Sep 1898, Maple Leaf, Howard, IA.; d. 13 Aug 1994, Cresco, Vernon Springs, Howard, IA.. ii. ROBERT BILLINGTON, b. 1888, IA.; d. Unknown. iii. RAY BILLINGTON, b. 1892, IA.; d. Unknown. iv. ANNY BILLINGTON, b. 1894, IA.; d. Unknown. v. RUTH BILLINGTON, b. 1900, IA.; d. Unknown. vi. PAUL BILLINGTON, b. 13 Apr 1916, Howard, Howard, IA.; d. 13 Jul 1917. vii. ALBERT HENRY BILLINGTON, b. 05 Feb 1920; d. 26 Apr 1994, New Hampton, Chickaswa, IA.; m. JUDY THOMAS, Private; b. Private. More About ALBERT HENRY BILLINGTON: Social Security Number: 480-01-2590 135. JOHN SAMUEL4 BILLINGTON (ARRAPHES M.3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 27 Jan 1859 in Stal, Adair, MO., and died 07 Nov 1937 in , Adair, MO.. He married MARY ALICE ADKINS 20 Aug 1880. She was born 26 Oct 1861 in AR., and died 29 Jul 1947 in , Adair, MO.. Notes for JOHN SAMUEL BILLINGTON: 1930 census in dist 12, Morrow, Adair, MO. More About JOHN SAMUEL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Adair Morlock Cem. More About MARY ALICE ADKINS: Burial: Unknown, Adair Morlock Cem. Children of JOHN BILLINGTON and MARY ADKINS are: i. DAISY LOUISE5 BILLINGTON, b. 06 Oct 1881, , Adair, MO.; d. 26 Jul 1914; m. J. FRANCIS ROWE, May 1900; b. 17 Jul 1878; d. 12 Jun 1948, Richwood, Washington, MO.. Notes for DAISY LOUISE BILLINGTON: Murdered by her husband. More About DAISY LOUISE BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morlock Cem. ii. GEORGE F. BILLINGTON, b. 06 Oct 1887, , Adair, MO.; d. 04 Jul 1959, Novinger, Adair, MO.; m. FLORENCE SHISHLER, 01 Apr 1906; b. 27 May 1887, MO.; d. 26 May 1988. Notes for GEORGE F. BILLINGTON: 1920 Census Morrow TWP, Adair, MO. 1930 census in dist 2, Elm, Putnam, MO. George F. 42, Florence M. 42, Ma ck M. 19, Earnest E. 9, Mary V. 6. More About GEORGE F. BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Novinger Cem. , Adair, MO. More About FLORENCE SHISHLER: Burial: Unknown, Novinger Cem. iii. GUY CECIL BILLINGTON, b. 25 Jun 1895, Stal, Adair, MO.; d. 18 May 1969, Kirksville, Adair, MO.; m. HATTIE MARIE ROWE, 10 Nov 1914, , Putnam, MO.; b. 24 Aug 1898, Unionville, Putnam, MO.; d. 12 Jan 1968, Kirksville, Adair, MO.. Notes for GUY CECIL BILLINGTON: 1930 census in dist 12, Morrow, Adair, MO. More About GUY CECIL BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Green Castle, Sullivan, MO. More About HATTIE MARIE ROWE: Burial: Unknown, Green Castle, Sullivan, MO. iv. GALE ERNEST BILLINGTON, b. 25 Jun 1895, Stahl, Adair, Mo.; d. 04 Feb 1973, Novinger, Adair, MO.; m. EVA ARAVELLA MOORE, 23 Dec 1932; b. 01 Nov 1907; d. 02 Mar 1972, Novinger, Adair, MO.. Notes for GALE ERNEST BILLINGTON: US Army Private 164th Dep. Brig. and 10th AM TN. 26 July 1918. More About GALE ERNEST BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. More About EVA ARAVELLA MOORE: Burial: Unknown, Morelock Cem. 136. GEORGE WILLIAM4 BILLINGTON (NATHANIEL3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 25 Nov 1868 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died Unknown. He married MAUDE MILLICENT GLEASON 1902 in Adair, Mo.. She was born 11 Oct 1873 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died Unknown. Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Benton, Adair, MO. Lists him born in Sep. 1868. Lists Lou b orn Sep 1893 and Owen born Jan 1894, not possible. 1930 census in Dividend, Utah, UT. with wife and two boys. Index has the n ames wrong. Children of GEORGE BILLINGTON and MAUDE GLEASON are: i. LEOLA5 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown; m. MARK TUTTLE CORNABY; d. Unknown. ii. LOU BILLINGTON, b. 22 Sep 1893, MO.; d. Unknown. Notes for LOU BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record born Kirksville, MO. iii. OWEN BILLINGTON, b. Jan 1894, MO.; d. Unknown. iv. ALVIN BILLINGTON, b. 1904, MO.; d. Unknown. v. LEE BILLINGTON, b. 16 May 1910, Eureka, Juab, UT.; d. 16 May 1910, Eureka, Juab, UT.. 137. MARTHA ANN4 BILLINGTON (HENRY THOMAS3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 14 Jun 1867 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 04 Oct 1932 in Pomona, Los Angeles, CA. She married ELMORE ETHELBERT GLEASON 01 Jul 1887 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo.. He was born 11 Mar 1866 in La Harpe, Hancock, Il., and died 06 Jun 1951 in LA PUENTE, Los Angeles, Ca.. Notes for ELMORE ETHELBERT GLEASON: Name: GLEASON, ELMORE ETHELBERT Social Security #: 0 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 11 Mar 1866 Birthplace: MISSOURI Death Date: 6 Jun 1951 Death Place: LOS ANGELES Mother's Maiden Name: Father's Surname: GLEASON Elmore Ethelbert Gleason Gender: male Birth Place: MO Birth Year: 1866 Spouse Name: Martha Ann Billington Spouse Birth Place: MO Spouse Birth Year: 1867 Marriage Year: 1887 Marriage State: MO Number Pages: 1 1910 census in 3rd Ward, Kirksville, Adair, MO. Children of MARTHA BILLINGTON and ELMORE GLEASON are: i. LOLA PEARL5 GLEASON, b. 24 Aug 1890, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 16 Feb 1965, Pomona, Ca.; m. FRANCIS MARION WATERS, 02 Jan 1910, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; b. 15 Dec 1890, NELSONVILLE, Lewis, Mo.; d. 22 Jun 1954, Pomona, Los Angeles, Ca.. ii. WILLIAM GLENN GLEASON, b. 23 Jan 1892, Sperry, Adair, Mo.; d. 24 Jun 1960, Pomona, Los Angeles, CA; m. RUBY LEE HILBERT, 29 Mar 1913, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; b. 03 Sep 1894, RUTLEDGE, Randolph, Mo.; d. 03 Jan 1992, Gardena, Ca.. Notes for WILLIAM GLENN GLEASON: GLEASON, WILLIAM G Social Security #: 558015564 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 23 Jan 1892 Birthplace: MISSOURI Death Date: 24 Jun 1960 Death Place: LOS ANGELES Mother's Maiden Name: BILLINGTON 1930 census in dist 1453 Pomona, L.A., CA. iii. ETHELBERT GLEASON, b. 25 Nov 1898, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Jun 1919, Lake City, Sanpete, Ut.. Notes for ETHELBERT GLEASON: Utah Death Index, 1905-1951 Record about Ethelbert Gleason Name: Ethelbert Gleason Death Date: 18 August, 1919 State file number: 1919003638 Gender: Male Age: 20 County of Death: Salt Lake 138. WM. HENRY4 BILLINGTON (HENRY THOMAS3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 23 Sep 1869 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 30 Oct 1956 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Ca.. He married BERTHA LEE CONLEY 28 Jun 1889 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo.. She was born 16 Sep 1872 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 18 Mar 1924 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo.. Notes for WM. HENRY BILLINGTON: 1900 census in dist 1, Benton, Adair, MO. Next door is Cornelius Conley fa mily. 1910 census in dist 2 1920 census in dist 2, Benton, adair, MO. HENRY BILLINGTON Name: BILLINGTON, WILLIAM HENRY Social Security #: 0 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 23 Sep 1869 Birthplace: MISSOURI Death Date: 30 Oct 1956 Death Place: LOS ANGELES Mother's Maiden Name: SHARPE Father's Surname: BILLINGTON More About WM. HENRY BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Kirksville Cem. Children of WM. BILLINGTON and BERTHA CONLEY are: i. BERTHA LEE5 BILLINGTON, b. 17 Aug 1891, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown; m. (1) JESSE WALTER HOWELL; b. 1890, MO.; d. Unknown; m. (2) WILLIAM CALEB AYERS; b. 1890; d. Unknown. Notes for BERTHA LEE BILLINGTON: 1900 census listed her as Gertha A. Notes for JESSE WALTER HOWELL: 1920 census in dist 157, Wichita, Sedgwick, KS. Painter ii. PLEZE WILLIAM BILLINGTON, b. 26 Apr 1892, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 11 Jun 1892. iii. EDGAR CARL BILLINGTON, b. 28 Nov 1893, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown; m. (1) JEAN SEVILLE HOVER; b. 1893; d. Unknown; m. (2) DAISY ETHEL MOOTS; b. 1893; d. Unknown. Notes for EDGAR CARL BILLINGTON: 1920 census in dist 65 pct 10, salt Lake, UT. Ed age 26, Daisy age 29, a nd brother Arthur age 21. 1930 census in dist 18, Kanosh, Millard, UT. Listed as Carl E. with Dai sy and no children. iv. RAYMOND BILLINGTON, b. Apr 1896, BEVIER, Macon, Mo.; d. Apr 1896. Notes for RAYMOND BILLINGTON: v. ARTHUR ROY BILLINGTON, b. 06 Jan 1899, BEVIER, Macon, Mo.; d. 04 Dec 1976, Casper, Natrona, Wy.; m. EDITH MAY WILLIAMS, 30 Oct 1918, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut.; b. 29 Nov 1900, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut.; d. Unknown. Notes for ARTHUR ROY BILLINGTON: WWI Registration UT. Laborer at Salt Lake City, UT. father William Henry K irksville, Adair, MO. 1920 census in dist 65, pct 10, salt Lake, UT. with brother Ed. 1930 census in dist 24, Superior, Sweetwater, WY. vi. WILLIAM ROLAND BILLINGTON, b. 18 Nov 1903, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown; m. MARIE BLAKE, 1923; b. 1907, MO.; d. Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM ROLAND BILLINGTON: 1930 census in dist 6 Kirksville, Adair, MO. Security Death Index Record about William Billington Name: William Billington SSN: 490-10-6550 Last Residence: 55901 Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States of Ame rica Born: 18 Nov 1901 Died: Oct 1984 State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951 ) Name: William R Billington Birth Date: 18 Nov 1901 Death Date: 16 Oct 1984 Death County: Olmsted Mother's Maiden Name: Connally State File Number: 026461 Certificate Number: 026461 Certificate Year: 1984 Record Number: 2160021 vii. VELMA RUTH BILLINGTON, b. 13 Apr 1904, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 06 Jun 1962; m. (1) JAMES CASSIDY; b. Kirksville, Adair, MO.; d. Unknown; m. (2) ALVIN THOMAS EDGER, 08 Sep 1915; b. Kirksville, Adair, MO.; d. Unknown. viii. HARRY CORNELIOUS BILLINGTON, b. 14 Apr 1906, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 22 Mar 1971. ix. HELEN DAISY VIOLA BILLINGTON, b. 06 Sep 1908; d. Unknown; m. LOUIS SAPMAN; d. Unknown. x. HERSHALL PASCO BILLINGTON, b. 05 Sep 1910; d. Unknown; m. ANNA PENNY, Private; b. Private. Notes for HERSHALL PASCO BILLINGTON: Billington Name: H. Billington SSN: 528-05-5228 Last Residence: 84754 Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States of America Born: 5 Sep 1910 Last Benefit: 84107 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of Ame rica Died: Feb 1981 State (Year) SSN issued: Utah (Before 1951 ) xi. ANNA PAULINE BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. FRED BLAKE, Private; d. Unknown. 139. NATHANIEL LEE4 BILLINGTON (HENRY THOMAS3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 02 Sep 1870 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 09 Oct 1934 in Tappen, Kidder, N.D.. He married EMMA ROSELLA STOTT 07 Sep 1890. She was born 15 Apr 1870 in Sperry, Adair, Mo., and died 07 Apr 1957 in Bismark, Burleigh, N.D.. More About EMMA ROSELLA STOTT: Burial: Unknown, Tappen, N.D. Children of NATHANIEL BILLINGTON and EMMA STOTT are: i. PAUL5 BILLINGTON, b. 01 Feb 1891, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 27 Oct 1961, Wadena, Wadena, Mn.; m. AGGIE MAY KUHNS, 07 Feb 1915, Rolfe, Pocahontas, Ia.; b. 28 Oct 1889, MANSON, CALHOUN, Ia.; d. 1965, Mn.. Notes for PAUL BILLINGTON: PAUL BILLINGTON born 1 Feb. 1891 at Kirksville, Adair, Mo., first son of N athaniel Lee Billington. "MEMORIES OF A 14 YEAR OLD BOY AFTER 55 YEARS." About March 1st in 1905 my folks left their little 40 acre farm in Mo ., 5 miles N.E. of Kirksville, Mo., and went to N.D. Father took an emigr ant car of 4 horses and some machinery and Mother and us children we nt on a passenger train--Paul, (me), Bessie, Gladys, Floyd and Lillia n. We landed at Montpelier, 20 miles S. of Jamestown, where Uncle Albe rt Stott met us. We soon rented a farm about 15 miles S.W. of there and m oved on it and put in a crop. In June Father and Uncle Albert drove te am and wagon about 75 miles N.W. looking for a homestead and found one mil es N. of Tappen. Then about three weeks later we made another trip to t he homestead with 2 teams and wagons and 2 young fellows from Mo., who wan ted to see. They were Harry Hodges and Abe Dye. We drove N.W. past the M yers farm, the Bill Say place, the Jim Alexander place, then 6 mil es on W. to the Williams ranch, then on W. 6 miles. We were in the Russi an settlement. They were burning cow manure and had great ricks of it s et up by their barns or long sheds, and the house on one end. We camped j ust S. of Medine the first night. The next day we drove to Tappen by noon. We stayed S. of the R.R. to Tapp en., then went N. to find the homestead. When we got a mile S. of the hom estead, Father had met some neighbors and from their firebreaks, thoug ht he had some bearing as to location, so he had measured the distan ce on a turn of the wheel, so he tied his handkerchief to the wheel spok e, and we counted the turns of the wheel to get 160 rods, then we stoppe d, set out tent and were ready to go to work and settle and look for corne rs to get our location. The next morning about 8 o"clock here came a m an on horseback to see the new settlers, and he asked if we had bought sec tion 19. Father said he had filed on S.E. 1/4 of 18. He told us we we re ˝ mile too far S., so come to figure, we only went ˝ mile on our cou nt instead of a mile, so we had to load up and move ˝ mile, further N.. O ur caller had been John De Krey, Sr.. We spent most of a week putting up some fence, building a shac k, 10 X 12 to live in. When we built the house, we called it a smokehous e, as it was called that in Mo. We spent considerable time looking for o ur S.W. corner as we wanted to be sure and build on our land. We final ly found the stone with marks. The next trip we took a carpenter, Mr. Knu te Knutson, who built our house and also filed one homestead himself. T he 3rd trip my Uncle Len, Father's brother, went with father and I never w ent. They built a barn 14 X 32, 6 feet high on the west side and 10 feet h igh on the east side. We intended to make the 4th trip and move the family in Oct., but there ca me an early storm and about 10 inches of snow, so we decided to wait ti ll spring. So we loaded our furniture on Mar. 20th on the hay rack and wag on box and leading 2 yearling mules and 1 yearling colt, we got to the Wil liams ranch about 4 P.M.. There Father got a man with a team to take o ne wagon and lead us in to Cleveland. We put our horses on the hay rack a nd I drove them. We got within a mile or so of Cleveland and a man stopp ed and called back to us and said that if we thought it was safe to cro ss the gully--that across it, the snow was over 20 ft. deep already. We w ere soon in Cleveland and happy to find a welcome by 2 men running a live ry barn in a long shed with a big room for bathing on one end. They had r oom and feed for our horses and told us to cook-eat-make bed and be at hom e. We stayed over a day, rested up, then the 3rd day we pulled on throu gh Medina, then N.W. past the Jenkins ranch, and on past Winegardens, th en to our neighbor, Grahams. They seemed on the owly side and offer ed us no help whatever. It was sun-down and another 2 miles to our homest ead, so we pulled on to our home--cold and dark. The barn had blown do wn in the Oct. blizzard from the East, so Father and I cleaned out t he 10 X 12 shack and put all 7 horses in for the night. We worked till mi dnight getting up stores and beds, we did not get too much bedding und er us and I about froze from the underside. Mother and the children stay ed at Buzz Morrows, an old Mo., neighbor, and they came on the tra in in a few days. Our house was only the outside hull with no ceili ng so it was hard to get warm, but Spring soon came. We melted snow for w ater and got used to rough times on the homestead. We built on a high, dry place and people did come to find out where they w ere--come by day and some by night. They would ask us what our location w as and we would say it was Section 18-141-70 and they would say "Thank You ". They knew where they were then. We were 1 ˝ miles N.E. of Big Moun d, which was the highest place for miles around and it was in plain sig ht of our house. It was a real landmark. I stayed with my folks 3 yea rs on the homestead, after that I worked in Iowa. My two youngest brother s, Louis and Cecil were born on the homestead. My youngest sister was bo rn in Tappen after the folks moved there. I still have a pair of Buffalo h orns I found ˝ mile S. of the homestead. Father scrapped them with gla ss and polished them with cream and ashes and made the slick and shin ny as a bald-headed nigger. So the Good Lord helped us throug h. Proverbs 3-1-15 ii. BESSIE OPAL BILLINGTON, b. 06 Feb 1894, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 21 May 1966; m. CHARLES OLSON; b. 07 Jan 1894; d. 19 Aug 1956. iii. LEONA MAY BILLINGTON, b. 13 Jan 1896, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 21 Oct 1896. iv. GLADYS D. BILLINGTON, b. 09 Dec 1899, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 07 May 1977; m. HENRY MOORE; d. Unknown. v. FLOYD ORA BILLINGTON, b. 28 Jul 1902, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Nov 1969; m. ROSE COLSRUD; d. Unknown. vi. LILLIAN BILLINGTON, b. 19 Jan 1905, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. 12 Jun 1978; m. FRANK L. ROBERTSON; d. Unknown. vii. LOUIS JOHN BILLINGTON, b. 16 Sep 1906, MALCOMB TWP., KIDDER, N.D.; d. Sep 1969; m. LUCIA VROMAN, Private; b. Private. viii. CECIL BILLINGTON, b. 22 Mar 1909, Tappen, Kidder, N.D.; d. Unknown; m. IDELLO WALLNER, Private; b. Private. ix. JUANITA BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. HAROLD ODEGARD, Private; b. Private. 140. MARION4 BILLINGTON (HENRY THOMAS3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 19 Jan 1874 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 07 Jun 1958 in Lindstrom, Mn.. He married ANNA W. LOWE 01 Sep 1895. She was born Jan 1877 in Mo., and died Unknown. Notes for MARION BILLINGTON: 1900 census in Clay, Adair, MO. Children of MARION BILLINGTON and ANNA LOWE are: i. JESSIE5 BILLINGTON, d. Unknown. ii. JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON, b. Jan 1896, Kirksville, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown. Notes for JOHN THOMAS BILLINGTON: 1900 census listed as Thomas J. iii. HAZEL PEARL BILLINGTON, b. 21 Dec 1897, Adair, Mo.; d. Unknown; m. RAY MARTINI, 03 Jul 1918; d. Unknown. iv. MARIE FAY BILLINGTON, b. 03 Apr 1905; d. Unknown; m. WESLIE REINHARDT, 28 Jun 1922; d. Unknown. v. MERRALL RAY BILLINGTON, b. 03 Apr 1905; d. Unknown; m. ELEANER KENT, Private; b. Private. vi. LESTER GAIL BILLINGTON, b. 09 Jun 1906; d. Unknown; m. MABLE CARLAND, Private; b. Private. vii. ROBERT BILLINGTON, b. 03 Jun 1911; d. Unknown. 141. LONA4 BILLINGTON (HENRY THOMAS3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 05 Feb 1876 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 16 Oct 1957 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Id.. She married JAMES LOWE 03 Mar 1895. He died Unknown. Children of LONA BILLINGTON and JAMES LOWE are: i. THELMA B.5 LOWE, d. Unknown; m. LEWIS STIMPSON; d. Unknown. ii. MARJORIE B. LOWE, d. Unknown. iii. LESLIE B. LOWE, d. Unknown; m. THELMA UNK, Private; b. Private. iv. OTIS EARNEST LOWE, b. 23 May 1897; d. Unknown; m. HAZEL BURGOYNE; d. Unknown. v. ORA PEARL LOWE, b. 29 Oct 1898; d. Unknown. vi. OPAL LOWE, b. 14 Oct 1900; d. Unknown; m. JOHN BECKSTRAND; d. Unknown. vii. CLIFTON B. LOWE, b. 23 Jul 1903; d. Unknown; m. NELLIE MOORE, Private; b. Private. viii. LOLA B. LOWE, b. Private; m. FRANK CLAIR DURK, Private; d. Unknown. ix. JESSIE B. LOWE, b. Private; m. MURPHY BLACK, Private; d. Unknown. x. MARIE B. LOWE, b. Private; m. HENRY PERRY, Private; d. Unknown. 142. JESSE4 BILLINGTON (HENRY THOMAS3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 24 Feb 1878 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 05 Jul 1944 in Paul, Minnedoka, Id.. He married STELLA LARSEN 27 Mar 1908 in Manti, San Pete, Ut.. She was born 16 Aug 1885 in Spring City, SAN PETE, Ut., and died Unknown. Notes for JESSE BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. Spring City, San Pete, UT. Copper Co. Children of JESSE BILLINGTON and STELLA LARSEN are: i. JESSIE QUINN5 BILLINGTON, b. 23 Apr 1909, Spring City, Sanpete, Ut.; d. Unknown; m. ETHEL HIGLEY, Private; b. Private. ii. LOUIS URBAN BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. MAMIE HUDS, Private; b. Private. iii. ELMO KENT BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. HELEN M. KEVE, Private; b. Private. iv. LUCILLE BILLINGTON, b. 19 Mar 1923, Paul, Minidoka, Id.; d. 20 Dec 1944; m. EARL BROW, Private; b. Private. 143. JOSEPH VERNIE4 BILLINGTON (HENRY THOMAS3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 06 Apr 1880 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 29 Nov 1949. He married MARGARET CLEORA MC KITTRICK 19 Apr 1903. She was born 1884 in MO., and died 15 Mar 1953 in Kahoka, Clark, Mo.. Notes for JOSEPH VERNIE BILLINGTON: 1920 census in dist 42 Center, Knox, MO. Joseph 39, Margaret C. 36, Ma ry R. 16, Ruby I. 13, Golcie M. 9, Verne E. 4 3/12. Listed as Section Fore man on RR. Children of JOSEPH BILLINGTON and MARGARET MC KITTRICK are: i. MARY RUTH5 BILLINGTON, b. 1904, MO.; d. Unknown. Notes for MARY RUTH BILLINGTON: Possibly in Spokane, Spokane, WA. in 1930 census as a roomer. ii. RUBY I. BILLINGTON, b. 1907, MO.; d. Unknown. iii. GOLDIE M. BILLINGTON, b. Private. iv. VERNIE E. BILLINGTON, b. 18 Sep 1915, MO.; d. 25 Nov 1999, Springdale, Washington, AR.. Notes for VERNIE E. BILLINGTON: Name: Verney E. Billington SSN: 487-14-3232 Last Residence: 72764 Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United Stat es of America Born: 18 Sep 1915 Died: 25 Nov 1999 State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951 ) 144. LEONARD4 BILLINGTON (HENRY THOMAS3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 12 Feb 1884 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 26 Jul 1959 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Id.. He married (1) EVA ANN CLAYBROOK 14 Feb 1907. She died Unknown. He married (2) JENEVEVE STAFFORD 15 Nov 1922 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, ID.. She died Unknown. Notes for LEONARD BILLINGTON: WWI Registration Record. ID. Lists him born 2 April 1885. Farmer at Tw in Falls, ID. wife Eva A. More About LEONARD BILLINGTON: Burial: Unknown, Twin Falls, ID. Children of LEONARD BILLINGTON and EVA CLAYBROOK are: i. DOROTHY5 BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. LEE BURKS, Private; b. Private. ii. LOLA BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. GLEN GARRISON, Private; b. Private. iii. LONNIE EUGENE BILLINGTON, b. Private. iv. NORMAN LEON BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. PERMA BELLE CLARTY, Private; b. Private. v. EVA CRYSTLE BILLINGTON, b. Private. Children of LEONARD BILLINGTON and JENEVEVE STAFFORD are: vi. ALBERT5 BILLINGTON, b. Private. vii. JOYCE BILLINGTON, b. Private. 145. EARL4 BILLINGTON (HENRY THOMAS3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 29 Jul 1886 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 25 May 1948 in Toole, Toole, Ut.. He married MYRTLE RUTH CORNMESSER 04 Oct 1908 in Pennville, Mo.. She was born 17 Nov 1888 in GREEN CITY, Sullivan, Mo., and died Unknown. Children of EARL BILLINGTON and MYRTLE CORNMESSER are: i. HARLEY HUBERT5 BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. RUBY LEE KIRBY, Private; b. Private. ii. ELSIE GERTRUDE BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. GLEN ELDON MCKELLAR, Private; b. Private. iii. FERN LARUE BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. GEORGE WILSON HAMMOND, Private; b. Private. iv. MARGUERITE RUTH BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. DEAN ROY KIRK, Private; b. Private. 146. PEARL4 BILLINGTON (HENRY THOMAS3, EZEKIEL JR.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 29 Jul 1886 in Kirksville, Adair, Mo., and died 24 Jul 1948. She married BENNIE MOORE 21 Apr 1907. He died Unknown. Children of PEARL BILLINGTON and BENNIE MOORE are: i. ERMA LEE5 MOORE, b. 20 Dec 1907; d. Unknown; m. WARREN SORENSON; d. Unknown. ii. RAYMOND MOORE, b. 17 Aug 1909; d. Unknown. iii. CECIL MOORE, b. Private; m. HAZEL ASKELMAN, Private; b. Private. iv. KENNETH MOORE, b. Private; m. BARBARA FAITH SMITH, Private; b. Private. v. VIRGINIA MOORE, b. Private. vi. LEONNA MOORE, b. Private. vii. ROBERT MOORE, b. Private; m. BERNICE NOWGEBAUER, Private; b. Private. viii. DONALD MOORE, b. Private; m. RACHAEL WERKENWERDER, Private; b. Private. 147. PEARL F.4 BILLINGTON (JOHN LOUSHEN3, WILLIAM H.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1873 in AR., and died 1962 in TX.. She married ABNER C. MADDEN. He died Unknown. Child of PEARL BILLINGTON and ABNER MADDEN is: i. JOHN5 MADDEN, d. Unknown; m. ALLIE MABRY, Private; b. Private. 148. LEROY PHILLIP4 BILLINGTON (JOHN LOUSHEN3, WILLIAM H.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 1875 in AR., and died Unknown. He married MARTHA JANE BORING. She died Unknown. More About MARTHA JANE BORING: Burial: Unknown, Phair Cem. Oyster Cr., Brazoria, TX. Child of LEROY BILLINGTON and MARTHA BORING is: i. LAWSON WILLIAM5 BILLINGTON, b. Private; m. CHARLOTTE BOEDECKER, Private; b. Private. 149. WILLIAM PASCAL4 CONYERS (NANCY AMERICA3 BILLINGTON, WILLIAM H.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 19 Dec 1867 in AR., and died 06 Aug 1907 in ,Izard, AR.. He married SARAH FRANCES DAWSON 17 Nov 1897 in ,Izard, AR.. She was born 29 Dec 1872 in AR., and died 11 Jun 1963. More About WILLIAM PASCAL CONYERS: Burial: Unknown, Baren Fork Cem. More About SARAH FRANCES DAWSON: AKA (Facts Page): Fannie Burial: Unknown, Baren Fork Cem. Children of WILLIAM CONYERS and SARAH DAWSON are: i. BERTHA EDNA5 CONYERS, b. 22 Jun 1901, Barren Fork, Ar.; d. Unknown; m. JOSEPH WILLIAM WOOD, 18 Dec 1926; b. 27 Mar 1901; d. May 1983. ii. OLLIE GERTRUDE CONYERS, b. 11 Sep 1904; d. Nov 1971; m. HOMER W. SHIRLEY; b. 27 Jan 1904; d. Jun 1988. 150. THOMAS ABNER4 CONYERS (NANCY AMERICA3 BILLINGTON, WILLIAM H.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 27 Jul 1870, and died Unknown. He married (1) LULA MARY MCSPADDEN 25 Nov 1896. She was born 30 Aug 1873 in AR., and died 19 Nov 1906 in Barren Fork, Izard, AR.. He married (2) MATTIE LEE JENNINGS 21 Feb 1907. She was born 24 Sep 1873 in LaCrosse, Izard, AR., and died 22 Aug 1954. Children of THOMAS CONYERS and LULA MCSPADDEN are: i. ELBERT LEE5 CONYERS, b. 24 Sep 1897; d. Unknown. ii. WILLIAM EMMET CONYERS, b. 09 Oct 1898; d. 04 Nov 1898, , Izard, AR.. More About WILLIAM EMMET CONYERS: Burial: Unknown, Baren Fork Cem. iii. AMA OVELLA CONYERS, b. 06 Sep 1899; d. 04 Aug 1981, Sage, Izard, AR.. More About AMA OVELLA CONYERS: Burial: Unknown, Caney Springs Cem. iv. NETTIE BLANCH CONYERS, b. 04 Apr 1902; d. Unknown. v. SAMUEL MONROE CONYERS, b. 11 Nov 1905; d. Unknown. Children of THOMAS CONYERS and MATTIE JENNINGS are: vi. JENNININGS HAROLD5 CONYERS, b. 02 Nov 1908, , Izard, AR.; d. Unknown. vii. THOMAS DUTHEL CONYERS, b. Private. 151. CHARLES EWING4 CONYERS (NANCY AMERICA3 BILLINGTON, WILLIAM H.2, EZEKIEL1) was born 29 Jul 1891 in AR., and died 26 Jan 1926 in ,Izard, AR.. He married EUNA B. 1916. She was born 1895 in AR., and died Unknown. More About CHARLES EWING CONYERS: Burial: Unknown, Barren Fork Cem. More About EUNA B.: Burial: Unknown, Barren Fork Cem. Child of CHARLES CONYERS and EUNA B. is: i. BEULAH5 CONYERS, b. Private.