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William Guy Billings 1903–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1903

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 3 Jan 1954

Death Location: Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jesse Billings

Mother: Mary (SPICER)

Spouse(s): Gladys Harris)

Children(s): Robert Billings, Eugene Billings, Betty (Tharpe), Vergie (Caudill)

William Guy Billings was born in 1903 in North Carolina, the child of Jesse Jasper Billings And Mary Ann Billings Spicer. In 1910, William Guy Billings resided in Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. William Guy Billings married Gladys Sothronia Blackburn Cothren Billings Harris M William Eugene Guy Billings 2M Alfred Marshall Harris, and had children including Betty Jane Billings Tharpe, Carlyon Billings, Clifford Billings, Eugene Billings, Robert Junior Billings, Vergie Eva Mae Billings Caudill. William Guy Billings passed away in 1954 in Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Guy Billings was born in 1903 in North Carolina, the child of Jesse Jasper Billings And Mary Ann Billings Spicer.
  • In 1910, William Guy Billings resided in Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Guy Billings married Gladys Sothronia Blackburn Cothren Billings Harris M William Eugene Guy Billings 2M Alfred Marshall Harris, and had children including Betty Jane Billings Tharpe, Carlyon Billings, Clifford Billings, Eugene Billings, Robert Junior Billings, Vergie Eva Mae Billings Caudill.
  • William Guy Billings passed away in 1954 in Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Billings
1854–1928
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mary (SPICER)
1857–1940
Birth Location: Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Gladys Harris)
1907–1970
Birth Location: , North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Robert Billings
1934–2007
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
RB
Eugene Billings
1935–2011
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
EB
Betty (Tharpe)
1939–2012
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Vergie (Caudill)
1930–2000
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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William Billings's Ancestors

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William Billings
1903–1954
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Jesse Jasper Billings
1854–1928
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Billings) (SPICER)
1857–1940
Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Billings's Descendants

1.
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William (Guy) Billings (abt 1903–3 Jan 1954) m. Gladys (Sothronia {Blackburn} Cothren (Billings) (Harris) (m William Eugene "Guy" Billings) (2m Alfred Marshall) Harris) (12 Mar 1907–18 Dec 1970)
  1. 1. Robert (Junior) Billings 1934–2007 m. Iva (V {} Hege) (Billings) 1923–1984
  2. 2. Eugene Billings 1935–2011
  3. 3. Betty (Jane Billings) (Tharpe) 1939–2012
  4. 4. Vergie (Eva Mae Billings) (Caudill) 1930–2000

William Billings's Timeline

10 Records

1902
28 Aug 1902
Birth of William Guy Billings in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1903
abt 1903
Birth of William Guy Billings in North Carolina
North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 7
William Guy Billings resided here in Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
William Guy Billings resided here in Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
William Guy Billings resided here in Traphill, Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Traphill, Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
William Guy Billings resided here in Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina
Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 37
William Guy Billings resided here in Traphill, Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Traphill, Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1942
1942
Age 39
William Guy Billings resided here in Lomax, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Lomax, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1946
Abt 1946
Age 43
William Guy Billings resided here in Springville
Springville
1954
3 Jan 1954
Age 51
Death of William Guy Billings in Tarphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Tarphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1902
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 28
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 97-27
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1329; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 186
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341462
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1135; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0179; FHL microfilm: 1375148
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Greensboro Daily News; Publication Date: 5 Jan 1954; Publication Place: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; ,0.21166451,0.49572137,0.322116&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1903
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1135; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0179; FHL microfilm: 1375148

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1329; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 186

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Traphill, Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341462

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 97-27

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Traphill, Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 97-27

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Lomax, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 28

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1946
    Event Place: Springville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Tribune; Publication Date: 1 Jan 1946; Publication Place: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.035158176,0.99708915,0.15661968&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Greensboro Daily News; Publication Date: 5 Jan 1954; Publication Place: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; ,0.21166451,0.49572137,0.322116&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1954
    Event Place: Tarphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Greensboro Daily News; Publication Date: 5 Jan 1954; Publication Place: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; ,0.21166451,0.49572137,0.322116&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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