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James William Billings 1857–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1857

Birth Location: Corinth, Adams, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1941

Death Location: Dickson, Carter, Oklahoma, USA

Father: George Billings

Mother: Jane Walker

Spouse(s): Ruth Sims, Ellen Billings, Ellen Billings

Children(s): Orville Billings, James Billings, Jewell Billings, Walker Billings, Marvin Billings, Edgar Billings, Opal Billings, Ovalina Billings

In 1857, James William Billings entered the world in Corinth, Adams, Mississippi, USA, born to George Washington Wash Billings And Jane Eugenia Walker. In 1860, James William Billings resided in East Port, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA. James William Billings married Ellen Mary Billings, Ellen Billings, Ruth Ellen Sims, and had children including Edgar Lee Billings, James John Odis Billings, Jewell Ann Billings, Marvin J Billings, Opal Billings, Orville Woodrow Deed Wilson Billings, Ovalina Billings, Walker Lin Billings. James William Billings passed away in 1941 in Dickson, Carter, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, James William Billings entered the world in Corinth, Adams, Mississippi, USA, born to George Washington Wash Billings And Jane Eugenia Walker.
  • In 1860, James William Billings resided in East Port, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA.
  • James William Billings married Ellen Mary Billings, Ellen Billings, Ruth Ellen Sims, and had children including Edgar Lee Billings, James John Odis Billings, Jewell Ann Billings, Marvin J Billings, Opal Billings, Orville Woodrow Deed Wilson Billings, Ovalina Billings, Walker Lin Billings.
  • James William Billings passed away in 1941 in Dickson, Carter, Oklahoma, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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James Billings's Ancestors

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James Billings
1857–1941
Birth Place: Corinth, Adams, Mississippi, USA
Parents
George Washington (Wash) Billings
1835–1898
Tennessee, USA
Jane (Eugenia) Walker
1834–1926
Waterloo Lauderdale Alamaba
Grandparents
George (Washington) Billings
1785–1876
South Carolina
Jemima Stockton
1785–1879
Tennessee, USA
Finis (Ewing) Walker
1808–1862
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann) Kennedy
1814–1863
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jasper Sr
1766–1856
Nancy Osborne
1766–1820
Esq. Stockton*
1749–1820
Samuel Walker
1785–1858
Jane Norvill
1781–1840
Hugh KENNEDY
1786–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Billings
1734–1781
Nancy Davis
1740–1825
Jane Hash
1740–1784
Thomas Sr
1714–1782
Samuel Walker
1762–1831
Anna Carpenter
1762–1815
Rev Kennedy
1737–1787
Jane McAfee
1743–1788

James Billings's Descendants

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James (William) Billings (12 Oct 1857–1941) m. Ruth (Ellen) Sims (Aug 1883–22 Jan 1919) m. Ellen ((Mary)) Billings (September 1869–June 8, 1903) m. Ellen Billings (abt 1880–1918)
  1. 1. Orville (Woodrow (Deed) Wilson) Billings 1913–1983 m. Manilla (Lorene) CARRELL 1913–1966
    1. 1. Voncille Billings 1932–2012 m. Clifford (Eugene) Petty 1928–2004
    2. 2. Susan (Kay Billings) Clegg 1951–2003
  2. 2. James (John Odis) Billings 1903–1977
  3. 3. Jewell (Ann) Billings 1905–1967
  4. 4. Walker (Lin) Billings 1911–1999
  5. 5. Marvin (J) Billings 1915–1994
  6. 6. Edgar (Lee) Billings 1918–1939
  7. 7. Opal Billings 1910–1920
  8. 8. Ovalina Billings 1904–1904

James Billings's Timeline

3 Records

1857
12 Oct 1857
Birth of James William Billings in Corinth, Adams, Mississippi, USA
Corinth, Adams, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 3
James William Billings resided here in East Port, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
East Port, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
1941
1941
Age 84
Death of James William Billings in Dickson, Carter, Oklahoma, USA
Dickson, Carter, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1857
    Event Place: Corinth, Adams, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M653_593; Page: 416; Family History Library Film:
    [2] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: East Port, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M653_593; Page: 416; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Dickson, Carter, Oklahoma, USA

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