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William Marvin Billings 1933–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 June 1933

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 15 February 1986

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

Father: Dallas Cothren)

Mother: Susie Cothran

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1933, William Marvin Billings entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Dallas James Spicer Billings M Lessie Mae Cothren And Susie N Pinkerton Cothran. In 1935, William Marvin Billings resided in Rural, Wilkes, North Carolina. In 1940, William Marvin Billings resided in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. William Marvin Billings passed away in 1986 in Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1933, William Marvin Billings entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Dallas James Spicer Billings M Lessie Mae Cothren And Susie N Pinkerton Cothran.
  • In 1935, William Marvin Billings resided in Rural, Wilkes, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, William Marvin Billings resided in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Marvin Billings passed away in 1986 in Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dallas Cothren)
1900–1984
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
DC
Susie Cothran
1900–1980
Birth Location: Iowa
SC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Billings's Ancestors

Self
William Billings
1933–1986
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Dallas James {Spicer} Billings (m Lessie Mae Cothren)
1900–1984
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Susie (N {Pinkerton}) Cothran
1900–1980
Iowa
Grandparents
Jesse (Jasper) Billings
1854–1928
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Billings) (SPICER)
1857–1940
Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
William COTHRAN
1849–1929
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Emma (Jane {Hicks} Pinkerton (Cothran) (m1878 William Henry) Cothran)
1862–1900
Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Leander Joyner)
1826–1910
Leah Cothran)
1826–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sims)
1795–1880
Mary Cothin)
1803–1880
John Mastin)
1797–1870
Flower Joyner)
1797–1850

William Billings's Timeline

5 Records

1933
11 June 1933
Birth of William Marvin Billings in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 2
William Marvin Billings resided here in Rural, Wilkes, North Carolina
Rural, Wilkes, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 7
William Marvin Billings resided here in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
William Marvin Billings resided here in Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1986
15 February 1986
Age 53
Death of William Marvin Billings in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 June 1933
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 97-8
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 931; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 97-43

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Wilkes, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 97-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 97-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 931; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 97-43

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1986
    Event Place: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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