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Cora Lee Billingsley 1881–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1881

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: April 24, 1942

Death Location: St. Francis County, Arkansas

Father: Zachariah Billingsley

Mother: Frances Lowry

Spouse(s): J. Shields, Roy Hart

Children(s): Katie Shields, Alexis Shields, Gladys Shields, Earl Hart, Lois Hart

In 1881, Cora Lee Billingsley entered the world in Mississippi, born to Zachariah Taylor Billingsley And Frances Caroline Callie Lowry. Cora Lee Billingsley married J S Shields, Roy L Hart, and had children including Alexis Lexie Shields, Earl Lee Hart, Gladys M Shields, Katie Kate C Shields, Lois Alline Hart. Cora Lee Billingsley passed away in 1942 in St. Francis County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Cora Lee Billingsley entered the world in Mississippi, born to Zachariah Taylor Billingsley And Frances Caroline Callie Lowry.
  • Cora Lee Billingsley married J S Shields, Roy L Hart, and had children including Alexis Lexie Shields, Earl Lee Hart, Gladys M Shields, Katie Kate C Shields, Lois Alline Hart.
  • Cora Lee Billingsley passed away in 1942 in St. Francis County, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Billingsley
1849–1914
Birth Location: Mississippi
ZB
Frances Lowry
1855–1925
Birth Location: Mississippi
FL

Spouses(s)

J. Shields
1880–1910
Birth Location: –
JS
Roy Hart
1890–1985
Birth Location: Calvert City, Marshall County, Kentucky
RH

Children(s)

Katie Shields
1905–1957
Birth Location: Lee County, Arkansas
KS
Alexis Shields
1906–1935
Birth Location: Lee County, Arkansas
AS
Gladys Shields
1908–
Birth Location: Lee County, Arkansas
GS
Earl Hart
1919–1984
Birth Location: Arkansas
EH
Lois Hart
1917–
Birth Location: Arkansas
LH

Cora Billingsley's Ancestors

Self
Cora Billingsley
1881–1942
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Zachariah Taylor Billingsley
1849–1914
Mississippi
Frances (Caroline "Callie") Lowry
1855–1925
Mississippi
Grandparents
Cyrus Billingsley
1812–1894
Montgomery County, North Carolina
Amanda Hale
1825–1915
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee
David (M.) Lowry
1820–
South Carolina
Elizabeth (Jane) Diffee
1837–1880
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James Billingsley
1786–1850
Sarah Deberry
1789–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sias Billingsley
1751–1836
Elizabeth Wilson
1758–1835
Henry Deberry
1732–1818
Sarah Edmunds
1765–1826

Cora Billingsley's Descendants

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Cora (Lee) Billingsley (October 1881–April 24, 1942) m. J. (S.) Shields (1880–Before 1910) m. Roy (L.) Hart (July 15, 1890–January 25, 1985)
  1. 1. Katie ("Kate" C.) Shields 1905–1957 m. Arthur ("Art" Lex) Shafer 1895–1981
    1. 1. Francis Shafer 1928–2006 m. Gerald (Alton) Rutledge 1924–1987
    2. 2. Vernon Shafer 1930–1994
    3. 3. Catherine (Marie) Shafer 1933–2001 m. Elmer (Dean) Smith 1927–2001
    4. 4. Dorothy Shafer 1924–
  2. 2. Alexis ("Lexie") Shields 1906–1935 m. Felix Willie 1891–1936
    1. 1. Leo (Harrison) Willie 1932–1973 m. Dorothy (Louise) Clarke 1926–2008
    2. 2. Marcella Willie 1924–1990 m. Jolly (G.) Billingsley 1908–1965
    3. 3. Eunice (Irene) Willie 1926–1966 m. Ovie (H. Hopson) Jr. 1928–1966
    4. 4. James (Arthur) Willie 1929–2004
    5. 5. Catherine (Inez) Willie 1931–2000 m. Charles (Stanley) Dennis 1924–2011
  3. 3. Gladys (M.) Shields 1908–
  4. 4. Earl (Lee) Hart 1919–1984 m. Gladys (Beatrice) Holiday 1919–1977
    1. 1. Doris ("Dora" Earline) Hart 1939–2000 m. Raymond (L.) Purcell 1927–2002
  5. 5. Lois (Alline) Hart 1917–

Cora Billingsley's Timeline

2 Records

1881
October 1881
Birth of Cora Lee Billingsley in Mississippi
Mississippi
1942
April 24, 1942
Age 61
Death of Cora Lee Billingsley in St. Francis County, Arkansas
St. Francis County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1881
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 24, 1942
    Event Place: St. Francis County, Arkansas
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