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James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley 1864–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1864

Birth Location: Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 26 Mar 1939

Death Location: Dyer Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Father: James Billingsley

Mother: Louverna Birdwell

Spouse(s): Rhoda Brown

Children(s): Mary Billingsley, Martha Billingsley, James Billingsley, William Billingsley, Harvey Billingsley, Byrd Billingsley, Bradley Billingsley, Birdie Billingsley, Jonathan Billingsley, Clara Billingsley, Thomas Billingsley

James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley was born in 1864 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Milton Billingsley And Louverna Sophia Birdwell. James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley married Rhoda Canzada Brown, and had children including Birdie Billingsley, Bradley F Billingsley, Byrd Lafayette Billingsley, Clara Essie Billingsley, Harvey C Billingsley, James Washington Billingsley, Jonathan Buchannon Billingsley, Martha Billingsley, Mary Frances Billingsley, Thomas C Arby Billingsley, William Willie Phando Billingsley. James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley passed away in 1939 in Dyer Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley was born in 1864 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Milton Billingsley And Louverna Sophia Birdwell.
  • James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley married Rhoda Canzada Brown, and had children including Birdie Billingsley, Bradley F Billingsley, Byrd Lafayette Billingsley, Clara Essie Billingsley, Harvey C Billingsley, James Washington Billingsley, Jonathan Buchannon Billingsley, Martha Billingsley, Mary Frances Billingsley, Thomas C Arby Billingsley, William Willie Phando Billingsley.
  • James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley passed away in 1939 in Dyer Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.

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James Billingsley's Ancestors

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James Billingsley
1864–1939
Birth Place: Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Milton Billingsley
1830–1903
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Louverna (Sophia) Birdwell
1834–1904
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William Billingsley
1797–1841
Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
Feraby (Menerois) Brown
1797–1838
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Joseph (C) Birdwell
1809–1885
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (M) Chaffin
1811–1901
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Walter Billingsley
1761–1840
Mary Sumner
1769–
Thomas Brown
1773–1862
Nancy Litton
1775–1806
Benjamin Birdwell
1765–1840
Mary Perry
1770–1860
Abner Chaffin
1765–1869
Jane Cox
1771–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Billingsley
1726–1776
Elizabeth Crabtree
1720–1809
John Brown
1731–1779
John Litton
1726–1804
Sarah Wilcoxen
1728–1808
George Birdwell
1721–1780
Mary Looney
1742–1811
David Perry
1742–
Elizabeth Richard
1747–1817
Joseph Chaffin
1741–1815
Mary Moor
1749–1850
David Cox
1745–1820
Margaret Bruce
1750–1808

James Billingsley's Descendants

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James (Buchanon or Buck) Billingsley (17 Sep 1864–26 Mar 1939) m. Rhoda (Canzada) Brown (7 Mar 1862–26 Jul 1939)
  1. 1. Mary (Frances) Billingsley 1887–1948 m. George (Columbus) Flatt 1883–1968
  2. 2. Martha Billingsley 1888–
  3. 3. James (Washington) Billingsley 1891–1952 m. Louisa (Cleveland �SClevie�T) Flatt 1892–1976
  4. 4. William (" Willie" Phando) Billingsley 1893–1971 m. Prietta (Lee) Cravens 1903–1985 m. Sarah (Jeanette) Mena 1896–1967
  5. 5. Harvey (C.) Billingsley 1896–1963
  6. 6. Byrd (Lafayette) Billingsley 1899–1976 m. Lizzie (Vary) Dyer 1904–1978
  7. 7. Bradley (F.) Billingsley 1899–
  8. 8. Birdie Billingsley 1901–
  9. 9. Jonathan (Buchannon) Billingsley 1902–1976 m. Martha (Beulah) White 1906–1998
  10. 10. Clara (Essie) Billingsley 1906–1932 m. Simon (Alte) Dyer 1906–1941
  11. 11. Thomas (C. "Arby") Billingsley 1896–1963 m. Clara (Alice) Richardson 1898–1982
    1. 1. Gladys (Lillion) Billingsley 1920–2014 m. Donald (Vaden) Wheeler 1914–2002
    2. 2. Rhoda (Adeline) Billingsley 1921–2004 m. John (Franklin) Gray 1925–1996
    3. 3. James (C) Billingsley 1923–2001 m. Mary (Belle) Bush 1924–2018
    4. 4. Evelyn (Pauline) Billingsley 1925–2016 m. Clarence (Odell) Roberts 1911–1964
    5. 5. Carl (Edward) Billingsley 1931–2014
    6. 6. Kenneth (Merle) Billingsley 1935–2005
    7. 7. Mable (Morine) Billingsley 1939–2004 m. Mackie (Hulon) Dyer 1940–2006
    8. 8. Thelma (Allene) Billingsley 1927–1999 m. Bernard (Robert) Toben 1922–1994

James Billingsley's Timeline

2 Records

1864
17 Sep 1864
Birth of James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley in Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
1939
26 Mar 1939
Age 75
Death of James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley in Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Putnam, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1864
    Event Place: Jackson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley, person ID LHQT-J5G.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1939
    Event Place: Putnam, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley, person ID LHQT-J5G.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dyer Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for James Buchanon or Buck Billingsley, person ID LHQT-J5G.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

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