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John Franklin Billings 1866–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1866

Birth Location: Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 01 Dec 1924

Death Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Thomas Billings

Mother: Adeleade Richmond

Spouse(s): Zella Sargent

Children(s): Donald Sr, Leonard Billings, Emmett Billings

John Franklin Billings was born in 1866 in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of Thomas Jefferson Billings And Adeleade Rosetta Richmond. John Franklin Billings married Zella Kate Sargent, and had children including Donald Underwood Billings Sr, Emmett Raymond Billings, Leonard Franklin Billings. John Franklin Billings passed away in 1924 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Franklin Billings was born in 1866 in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of Thomas Jefferson Billings And Adeleade Rosetta Richmond.
  • John Franklin Billings married Zella Kate Sargent, and had children including Donald Underwood Billings Sr, Emmett Raymond Billings, Leonard Franklin Billings.
  • John Franklin Billings passed away in 1924 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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John Billings's Ancestors

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John Billings
1866–1924
Birth Place: Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Billings
1836–1909
LaGrange, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Adeleade (Rosetta) Richmond
1846–1928
LaGrange, Lorain, Ohio
Grandparents
Orson (Daniel) Billings
1809–1876
Smyrna, Chenango County, New York, United States of America
Sally (Sophronia) Buell
1810–1894
Sherburne, Chenango, New York, USA
John (M.) Richmond
1819–1861
New York
Sarah (M) Shinley
1825–1873
New York,
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1765–1828
Lucia Farrington
1765–1845
Darius Buell
1780–1863
Sally Craw
1782–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Billings
1738–1805
Eunice Cooley
1742–1785
James Farrington
1732–1792
Mary Dewey
1738–1822

John Billings's Descendants

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John (Franklin) Billings (22 Aug 1866–01 Dec 1924) m. Zella (Kate) Sargent (17 Aug 1867–4 Nov 1944)
  1. 1. Donald (Underwood Billings) Sr 1892–1942
  2. 2. Leonard (Franklin) Billings 1894–1960
  3. 3. Emmett (Raymond) Billings 1897–1982 m. Alice (Catherine) Kelly 1901–1993

John Billings's Timeline

2 Records

1866
22 Aug 1866
Birth of John Franklin Billings in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
1924
01 Dec 1924
Age 58
Death of John Franklin Billings in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Dec 1924
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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