Billings - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: BILLINGS RELATIVES (SEARCHING)

lizzywimberly — 2013-05-15 22:37:27Z

I'm not sure if you'll see this, but I'm Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of Curtis. He is actually still alive, but he never knew much about you or Ronald Billings. My aunt jill is alive as well. I googled Ronald Elmore Billings because I wanted to learn about my real grandfather. It's crazy to read about the family I didn't know I had. If you see this, please let me know if you have come to learn anything about our family's history!

Re: BILLINGS RELATIVES (SEARCHING)

lizzywimberly — 2013-05-15 22:37:12Z

Re: id like to learn more about my ancesters and family history

bev_bourassa1 — 2013-05-14 18:59:43Z

I think maybe this is a mix up with another family member. In the 1891 Census William's parents are listed as father born in USA and mother born in Ontario. I agree though that he's definitely our lost relative.

Abraham Billings

carencarlson717 — 2013-03-19 15:48:56Z

Looking for information on Abraham Billings daughter Margaret. Her married name is CARSON. I think maybe her husband was John Carson. Need help.

Hippy or Hippie & Jennie Billings Wisconsin

nadenegoleski — 2013-03-10 20:27:08Z

Please help, I am having trouble with finding my grandmother Selma D. Roth-Jaeger-Welsh and her mother Dorthea Roth.She came here about 1902 from Norway and had always said that she stayed in Marrinette Wisc and Green Bay Wisc. I am trying to find Hippy and Jennie Billings cause they knew my grandmother as a child.I am trying to find my grandmother from after 1902 to 1920 when I found her in Chicago. I don't know what Hippy's real name was my grandmother always called hin Hippy. Please if anyone knowes anything I also have old movies of their daughter and her husband & little girl abt. 1960's.

Re: Leroy Edson Billings Jnr

nbrown0831 — 2013-03-10 04:32:13Z

Tomylee-

Reply to me off line at brownneil@bellsouth.net and we'll discuss getting you some of my Billngs data.

Regards-
Cousin Neil Brown

1845 Marriage to Elkanah Billings to Helen Walker Wilson, at Toronto, Canada

midge1249 — 2013-03-09 20:20:00Z

From the British Colonist (of Toronto, Ont) of August 5, 1845

MARRIED: At Toronto, on the 31st ultimo, by the Rev. John Barclay, A.M., ELKANAH BILLINGS, Barrister-at-Law, Bytown, Esquire, to HELEN WALKER, fifth daughter of the late Andrew WILSON, Edinburgh, Esquire.

Re: Perry Billings b.1795/1792 vermont moved to Wilton NY

emedew51 — 2013-02-18 16:34:53Z

Hi,
I am not sure this is the right Perry Billings-he was the son of Clark Billings and Mary Jane Wilcox.Clark died? during Civil War and Mary married Francis Wilber; Mary Jane died in 1868 leaving Perry an orphan at age of 9 or 10 yrs of age. The area was Easton and Wilton, NY. You Can contact me at ebowil@yahoo.com. Edie

Re: Leroy Edson Billings Jnr

tomylee888 — 2013-02-15 22:41:52Z

Hi Neil,

It's great Delyse posted here. Delyse possesses all the work our father did. She will definitely be worth contacting. His work will be detailed and meticulous. He traced the Edson line too.

Thank you for your offer re Billings data. That would be great!

Kind Regards,
Tomylee

Re: Leroy Edson Billings Jnr

delyserock — 2013-02-15 08:17:54Z

Hello Neil
I am Delyse Billings my beautiful father has done the family history all the way back to something like 500 ad. I have all the information at my house I also took my Dad to Virginia before he died to meet someone connected to Jarvis.

I am actually surprised my brother even replied to you.

I travel to USA frequently and still maintain close contact with my father's side of the family on the east coast. We are Mayflower decendants so I like my children to know their heritage:)

Kind regards
Delyse my email: delyserocks@yahoo.com

Nels C Billings, Montcalm, MI, 1940's

pdoughty1955 — 2013-02-14 02:20:28Z

I am looking for my Uncle Nels C Billings {could be Nelson?}. He was listed in the 1940 census. He was born in Greenville, Montcalm County, MI in 1940. His mother is Vivian I. Jensen Billings age 23 and father Merle Brooks Billings age 36. My dad his half brother is Jack L. Billings. I am looking for any relatives. Patricia Billings Doughty

Re: Leroy Edson Billings Jnr

nbrown0831 — 2013-02-04 21:12:45Z

Wow- what a blessing to hear from you, we Billings' decendants in the States have almost no information about your family. I would like to know more.
Neil Brown
brownneil@bellsouth.net

PS- Am willing to share my Billings family data with you, if you want.

Re: Leroy Edson Billings Jnr

tomylee888 — 2013-02-04 05:12:07Z

Hi, I am his son Tomylee Andrew Billings b. 24 Aug 1965. I have a sister Delyse Chereen Billings b. 10 Dec 1967. His wife was my mother Elaine Loelia Billings (maiden: Thomas) b. 20 Feb 1924, d. 19 July 2008.

Perry Billings b.1795/1792 vermont moved to Wilton NY

Isasmom229 — 2013-02-03 03:21:15Z

Trying to find out any information on his parents. I have hit a dead end. His headstone says 1795 but a census said 1792 so I would be open to either.

Re: BILLINGS

ARose9999 — 2013-01-13 03:49:40Z

You are on my family line. I have Hannah Savage 1622*1662.
Let me know if you need any more help

Re: Obit search for Roy Murray Billings 1920-1981 - Help please!

ARose9999 — 2013-01-13 03:28:28Z

If you know the cemetery he was buried at they might have a copy of the obituary.

Billings Families of NC and VA by: Naomi Billings Gordon

jeannettekh — 2012-12-20 19:49:18Z

Does anyone know where there is an extra copy of this book that I could purchase?

Obit search for Roy Murray Billings 1920-1981 - Help please!

david_schwind — 2012-12-12 16:13:27Z

Greetings!

I'm searching for an obituary for Roy Murray Billings, b 8 July 1920 and d 28 May 1981. So far, I've drawn a blank on anything with him. He was in the Navy in WW2 and his home of record is listed as Los Angeles, CA. That's all I've got so far. Any help would be most appreciated!

Thanks!

Dave

Re: John B Billings Eliza Evans Clan. TX. OK. TENN.

nannyscorner48 — 2012-12-02 05:10:47Z

Harriet Billings married (10-14-1900 Somerville Co. Tx) Amon Hankins and she died in Thurber, Texas buried in erath co tx thurber Cementary but I can't find no marker,About 1909 their children Walter,Bessie,Jy,Connis. 1900cenus Somervell, tx.
Then Amon Hankins Married Mary Esco Anderson they had Rachel born in 1913 twins Hurtis and Curtis (my family)born 1916 I have all the Hankins side I think mostly around Glenn Rose, Texas county line of Erath co. Texas the billings were also in Palo Pinto co,tx Mingus( Thurber Junction)north co. line of thurber Erath co,Tx

Re: id like to learn more about my ancesters and family history

Billings62 — 2012-11-27 18:05:25Z

Thanks again Tina! I've heard somewhat the same story too! But he had to have been born somewhere! I will keep you posted! You too k? You r awesome!

Re: id like to learn more about my ancesters and family history

anit1971 — 2012-11-27 17:50:49Z

Hey Patsy, Tina here :) family rumours say Wiliam stowed away from England on a ship with a Mr Doran. Another says he "stowed away" in his mother who was pregnant when she departed for Canada. As I have never found any records of his immigration / birth I can't confirm or deny these rumours, I have also asked the Genealogist who is doing the Bilings bridge line if he was able to connect William to that line and he was unable to track him further back than the 1861 census as well, so William is a dead end unless we go overseas and start digging but where to start would be the biggest hurdle.

Sorry I couldn't help more - he's just our mysterious relative - for now lol

Re: id like to learn more about my ancesters and family history

Billings62 — 2012-11-27 17:28:20Z

My name is Patricia Billings (Patsy).I am an ancestor of William Billings South Dundas lineage and would love to chat with you. I am William's great-great grandaughter. Then there is Adam son of William. Then Adam's son is Joseph(my grandfather). My father was Robert James Billings. I can't seem to find out where William was born (1829-1907). Any help would be much appreciated!

Re: Billings family of Ontario, Canada - HELP!!

Billings62 — 2012-11-27 16:54:54Z

My name is Patricia Billings (Patsy). I am the great great granddaughter of William Billings. My great grandfather is Adam Billings and my grandfather is Joseph Billings. My father is Robert James Billings. I am trying to find out where William was born. I have suspicions it was in England. If you have any info please let me know! I look forward to hearing from you!

Re: Billings family of Ontario, Canada - HELP!!

EdrieAnne — 2012-11-13 06:02:24Z

The name is Hazen at least since 1630 and Hassen before that...but it's been misspelled or mis-indexed Hagen frequently and has lots of variations. Husband has only Hazens, not Billings but I have quite a bit on both. Contact me at edrieanne@gmail.com

Re: Billings family of Ontario, Canada - HELP!!

Henrybevie — 2012-11-13 05:05:50Z

Hello EdrieAnneB, My name is Beverly Henry and the "Billings" line you listed is of interest to me as Joseph Billings would be my GG Grandfather. I'm currently try to locate info regarding "NY,USA" reference listed on the Canadian Census' of 1871, 1861.

I wondered if you had any info on "Hazen" being spelled "Hayden" as I found a few records listing Jane and Christopher with children "Annetta" and "Lilly Vera" but last name spelled "Hayden" Also found the same for "Mary Ann" and "William" children "Mary Melissa and Melinda" but last named spelled "Hayden" Not sure if it's just a typo.

Would like to correspond with you regarding the "Joseph Billings" line you mention.

Re: Billings in TN

jaredbillings65 — 2012-11-10 16:10:09Z

James is tied to my family. My grandfather Jared Billings and his brother James Skinner Billings were born in Nashville. Their father owned a tire company in Nashville. James, Jared, and Skinner are all names that are passed down to current generations.

Sarah Billings, Windham, Conn., early-mid 1800s

jamarshall147 — 2012-10-21 21:09:58Z

Hi, I collect antique photographs, and some are the older type in cases. Today I took one out of its case and found that there was writing inside the case behind the photo. It's faint, but appears to say

Sarah [illeg.] Billings
Windham
Conn.

This photo was probably taken in the late 1850s or early 1860s. The photo is of two young women.

Does anybody have knowledge of any Sarah Billings in Windham, Conn. who would have been aged late teens or 20s during that time period?

Ferdinand D. Billings died 1898 Colorado

annageis76 — 2012-10-11 03:24:25Z

I am not related to this family...

Longmont Ledger (Longmont, Boulder County)
Aug 12, 1898
BILLINGS--day, August 7, 1898, from the result of an injury to the chest received several years ago, Ferdinand D. Billings, aged 51 years.
Mr. Billings has been around this part of the country for the past twenty-five years, and has lately run the Rock Creek house at Allen's Park. He was the brother of J. B. Billings who owned the resort on the St. Vrain which goes by his name.

Re: Joseph Vonus Billings married to Laurreil Adams

reelrodcover — 2012-10-06 19:01:05Z

Rhonda,
Great to hear from you. I am your uncle Joe Billings which Joseph was my dad. Your mother (Betty) is my sister. I would love to hear from you and know how all are doing. Take care,

Uncle Joe

Re: John Billings RW Soldier

AEGRIF — 2012-09-22 23:14:33Z

Yes...I have and thank you for your interest.

Re: John Billings RW Soldier

ethnabillings6 — 2012-09-18 18:07:05Z

Have you check for Revolutionary War Records at fol3.com

They have several John Billings listed

Re: Billings Family

irresistables — 2012-09-18 14:30:11Z

I am a descent of John Ely Warner. At this present time I am compiling histories on the Warner family. I am just finishing up the history of John Ely Warner and Eunice Billings Warner Snow. John and Eunice had three children who died. John Adelber Warner and Samuel Dwight Warner were their sons. Please send me your e mail address and I will be happy to forward you a copy when completed.
Susanne Warner Nelson, great great granddaughter of John Ely Warner.

BILLINGS Kemper S - Vietnam Wall section 11 E

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2012-07-30 21:54:50Z

BILLINGS Kemper S - Vietnam Wall section 11 E

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 227,295 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

BILLINGS George F 1906-1943

t42Grapevine — 2012-07-26 19:37:19Z

BILLINGS George F 1906-1943

I photographed this gravestone in Grapevine Cemetery, Tarrant Co, Texas . Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 227,295 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Tarrant), cemetery(Grapevine) and Surname.
If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely "not my family".

Billings family in Clarke, Durham,Ontario

dlmcferran — 2012-07-11 18:40:19Z

Mark (Marcus) Billings was shown on Con 4, lot 27 in 1830. In 1842 the plat map shows Widow Billings on that lot. In 1878 the owners were E Billings and N Billings. The widow is Theda (Spencer) Billings, Mark's mother. I believe that the E Billings is Edsil Billings, Mark's brother, but can anyone tell me who N Billings is?

BILLINGS Sam Walter 1888-1936

t42Grapevine — 2012-07-11 16:14:00Z

BILLINGS Sam Walter 1888-1936

I photographed this gravestone in Grapevine Cemetery, Tarrant Co, Texas . Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 227,294 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Tarrant), cemetery(Grapevine) and Surname.
If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely "not my family".

BILLINGS Evayline 1888-1942

t42Grapevine — 2012-07-03 00:50:40Z

BILLINGS Evayline 1888-1942

I photographed this gravestone in Grapevine Cemetery, Tarrant Co, Texas . Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 227,294 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Tarrant), cemetery(Arwine) and Surname.
If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely "not my family".

Billings-dutch?

jdw7162 — 2012-06-30 22:57:51Z

my aunt told me that our billings were dutch, but...... i don't know where she gets her info at..here is my billings line william h. billings son of john calloway billings son of john..and then the rest i haven't researched enough to feel comfortable enough posting. all of these billings mentioned were born in north carolina, with william h moving to indiana

thanks so much!

Del Billings

fluffy827 — 2012-06-28 02:47:32Z

I'm reaching out to see if anyone else has any ideas on this. I have searched for a long time now to try and find anything on whom I be leave could be my 2nd great grandfather and have come up empty handed. I have confirmed names and dates for my grandfather and great grandfather but after them the trail starts to go cold.

My great grandfather Floyd Billings was born in 1883 in 1st Ward Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA according to census information. he married a Myrtle Tinnel born abt 1895 from Cuscent, Pottawattamie, Iowa. They had 8 children from what i can tell 1 of which was my grand father Delbert B billings born 14 dec 1917 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. He wed my grandmother Esther Klassen on the 30th of aug 1957 in Cook County Illinois. I have the marriage certificate and have verified the date on that. But when I get to my 2nd great grand father the leads grow cold.

From what I have found he was born Del Billings (first name was passable Adelbert) abt 1859 somewhere in Missouri. I have found reference to a Del Billings in the 1885 Nebraska State Census that puts him in 1st Ward Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska at around the time my great grandfather would have been 1. He is listed as having a wife but instead of a name being present there is just the letter L. His father is listed as coming from Wales but I can find no reference of a name.

If anyone recognizes the names and or dates of these family members could you please provide a little direction as it has been almost a year now with no solid new information.

John Billings RW Soldier

AEGRIF — 2012-06-21 14:57:50Z

Looking for RW War documents proving John Billings was captured by the British at Charleston and died while a POW.

Any and all help appreciated.

Re: Black Billings upstate NY

meowmix97569 — 2012-06-14 05:15:32Z

Chazy Reader Clarifies History Of "Nigger Hill Road"

Found in news paper
plattsburg Press - Republican - September

Chazy Reader Clarifies History Of "Nigger Hill Road"

By Neil or Nell R. Sullivan

Every since I read " Off the Boston Track" about the " Nigger Hill Road" I have wanted
to give you the true story of these two roads which are so confusing.
Mrs. Margaret Hayes, county historian, had given you a report on Nigger
Hill road.
In substance, this report was correct, but Mrs. Hayes has confused two roads of the same name.
one of the Beekmantown-Chazy town lines. The other entirely in the Town of Altona. The first mentioned
of these two roads runs on the boundary line between Beekermantown and Chazy from the state Road

(Route 9), a little south of the brick tavern at Ingraham and in front of the old school house at Ingrabam
and in a westerly direction to the Stratton Hill Road. It is two miles long. At about one third of its length
from the east end it is joined from the south by the Moffit road. It is between the state road and the

Moffit road. It is between the state road and Moffit road a d on the Beekermantown side that the colored

people lived. Obviously it is because of their presence there that the road got its name.
Obidiah, Alanson and Abraham Doody all lived o the south side of this road very early. Obidiah is

known to have been here in 1809. This road was then known as Doody Hill Road. All the Doodys left

Chazy and Beekermantown about 1837.
The colored people who lived on this road were slaves of African birth and were brought to

Beekermantown town by Judge Tredwell in 1793 when he and his family moved from Smithtown, L.I.
to the shores of Lake Champlain at St. Armands Bay, between Point Au Roche and Cumberland Head,
about four miles north of Plattsburgh.
He manumitted a Negro man. Hick and his wife Jane, the next year. Later he set them all free. At this

time he purchased land along the north line of the town of Beekermantown, built log houses and

established homes for them. It is said, he had about 40 in all.
One, phyllis, choose to remain with her master. She is buried on the old Tredwell farm with judge,
and his wife and others of his family in a little cemetery on east side of the state road in a pasture sloping
towards the lake, about four miles north of Plattsburgh. She requested to buried at her Masters feet. In

this cemetery can be found a stone placed across the feet of Thomas Tredwell's grave bearing the following
inscription:

Old Phyllis, the slave
Was of African birth,
And she died long ago, long ago,
And her last sad request,
As she passed to her rest,
Was lay me at old Massa's feet.

The tradition is, that those who lived and died on the Nigger Hill Road are buried in the Ingraham

Cemetery, on the south side. There are no stones to mark their graves, niether were there vital statisics

records kept that early.
Mr. Tredwell was obviously a considerate man to have taken the trouble to give his slaves a good start

as free men. Another evidence of his character is the care taken in the burial of Phyllis.
The seco d road mentioned by this name is entirely in the town of Altona since December 2, 1837. It was

laid out in the town of Chazy and according to the Clinton and Franklin county History by Hurd was the

fourth road to be built in that part of the town. (around Altona). It is mentioned as the road "Over Nigger

Hill".
There are known to be at least two families of colored people who lived on this road over a period of

approximately 40 years. Russ Wheeler was head of one family, he had several children . He was a farm

laborer and worked by the day for many of the farmers on that road and military turnpike. He moved from
there: it is said, that he went to Lyon Mountain.
The name of the others was Billings, Peter, Elijah, Jet and Danforth are names well remembered. Peter

and Elijah Billings are on the 1857 Assessment Rolls as having 50 acres of land. They are known to have

cleared land and picked stones, the piles are still on this property.
No one can recall where they came from or what became of them but certainly they were there and over

a long period.
The Census Record of 1820 shows colored people in Chazy, I find tow people wh0 remember seeing

them, it is no trouble at all to find several people who know about them from their fathers or grandfathers

or both.
This road runs in westerly direction from Douglass Corner, west of Chazy Village, to the Military

Turnpike.
Homer T. Atwood resides on this road on location of the first settler, Joseph Goodspeed, His

grandfather owned land along that road as early as 1855, and was well acquainted with the colored people.
The fact of the colored people living here gave the road its name. There is no exact date of the opening

of either of these roads but from facts concerning them, it would appear that they came into existence

about the same time. We tend, I believe to be extremely sensitive these days about the way we act toward

negroes. and, perhaps after all the abuse they have suffered at our hands, it is right we are so.
However, it is equally disastrous to lean to far backward, as it is to fall on our face.
The suggestion that the Negro race be vindicated by eradicating the name " Nigger Hill Road" from

our maps seems ridiculous to me. Perhaps the word " Nigger " is offensive, but acutually the name borne

this road is a memorial to a very early example of decent treatment of the black man by the white man.

Re: Buster Billings

fizgiggle10692 — 2012-06-05 00:25:56Z

He's my grandfather I've never met him I'm interested in knowing all my family. My mother is Janice. Fizgiggle10692@yahoo.com

BILLINGS IN ALBANY CO., NY ca. 1790

DebBiggs70 — 2012-05-11 20:06:30Z

Hello, I am seeking information on some of my ancestors who lived for a time in Albany Co., NY. James Billings and Sarah Fitch Billings. (Children were James, Sarah, Experience and Walter) Experience m. Jonathan Braman and was living in Berne, Albany, NY in 1830. I am trying to find the death date and place for Sarah Fitch Billings, and for their daughter Experience Billings Braman and her husband Jonathan. Am also interested to find any descendents of Experience and Jonathan Braman. The places that the Billings family lived around there were Coeymans, New Scotland and Berne. Any help or suggestions are very much appreciated!
Thank you so much. . . . .

Re: Billings Family

terri12140 — 2012-04-10 18:22:10Z

I sent you a private message. Did you receive it?

Re: Billings Family

terri12140 — 2012-04-04 23:48:55Z

Hello! I saw that too!! Thanks for sending...Not sure how to find the church...I have a copy of the marriage cert. showing it was witnessed by a gentleman and said, "Others". I think William Armenius Billings father was William also, born in 1810...I had someone say that it looked like he might have been married twice...to a Dasha Scanlan, and then to a Sarah Chapman. I can find no marriage of Dasha, who was also born in 1810 and they married in 1829....I'd like to know more about her because I think the children were all hers..but not sure...now I'm trying to find his parents???? I've been on here all day. Struck out!!!

Re: Billings Family

RPokorny — 2012-04-04 12:46:49Z

Hi,
Most of the time I try to look up both while I am researching a name. I do have a sub to ancestry, just the U.S. collection though.

Maybe you can find obits of William's "siblings" and "parents" that we presume is him in the census records to see if he is mentioned in them?

Ruth

Re: Billings Family

barbdale_1 — 2012-04-04 01:28:21Z

I found them in 1900 on Heritage quest by looking for all Billings in Illinois. If a search like that brings up too many hits, you can narrow it by birth year. For example on Family search, I would search for a Billings, born Illinois, residence Illinois, with birthyear between 1837-1839 - that is because a persons age will be different depending on when the census was taken. Also, some sites like family search you can search on William Billings, but it won't always work on Heritage quest, as they use exact search. So if I put in William, but the census says Will or Wm. it won't show up.
The reverse also works - if you have a family who's name is frequently mispelled, you can search on just first names and narrow it down by county or birth year.

Re: Billings Family

terri12140 — 2012-04-03 18:55:56Z

How sweet you were to reply!! Do you look up both Mother and Father's at same time??? I've just been looking up father's side so far.
I have an actual copy of the Holy Matrimony of William A. Billings of Scott County and Eliza Curtis...it says in the presens of Janes Moore and others and signed. I think you did the same as me...I saw this Marriage 1815-1935 brides name Elyer Curtics....they must have misspelled it. The 1860 census I have a feeling is the real think since William A. was buried in Manchester...not sure how to prove it??
I have Mark A Grave papers that showed the obits...Interesting!!
Do you subscribe to Ancestory?

Re: Billings Family

terri12140 — 2012-04-03 18:46:55Z

That was interesting....didn't know about her son, Norman.

Re: Billings Family

terri12140 — 2012-04-03 18:46:07Z

That is interesting....makes me wonder since William A. was buried in Manchester...Not sure how to prove it.