James N Billingsley1844–
- Name
- James N Billingsley
- Given names
- James N
- Surname
- Billingsley
 Birth | estimated 1844 24 22 |
 Marriage | Eliza Fox — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | Andrew Billingsley estimated 1845 (Age 12 months) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah J Billingsley estimated 1849 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ann Billingsley estimated 1852 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John R Billingsley 1854 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann Collins 1854 (Age 10 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Henry Hugh Billingsley — Mary Minerva Bradford — View this family about 1856 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Tennessee Billingsley 1857 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary L Billingsley about 1859 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Barbara Billingsley about 1861 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a half-sister | Laura A Billingsley April 7, 1866 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 23 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 23 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 25 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Bohaney Billingsley before 1870 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | George Franklin Billingsley January 1872 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a father | Henry Hugh Billingsley about 1882 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 72 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 73 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 74 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 85 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | John R Billingsley 1941 (Age 97 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 97 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a half-brother | George Franklin Billingsley March 27, 1950 (Age 106 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 106 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 102 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Hugh Billingsley Birth: about 1820 27 23 — Pendleton, South Carolina, United States Death: about 1882 — Cherokee, Alabama, United States |
| mother |
Ann Collins Birth: estimated 1822 — South Carolina, United States Death: 1854 — South Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
James N Billingsley Birth: estimated 1844 24 22 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Andrew Billingsley Birth: estimated 1845 25 23 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Sarah J Billingsley Birth: estimated 1849 29 27 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Ann Billingsley Birth: estimated 1852 32 30 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
John R Billingsley Birth: 1854 34 32 — South Carolina, United States Death: 1941 |
| Father’s family with Mary Minerva Bradford |
| father |
Henry Hugh Billingsley Birth: about 1820 27 23 — Pendleton, South Carolina, United States Death: about 1882 — Cherokee, Alabama, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary Minerva Bradford Birth: April 1831 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1856 — South Carolina, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Tennessee Billingsley Birth: 1857 37 25 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years half-sister |
Mary L Billingsley Birth: about 1859 39 27 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years half-sister |
Barbara Billingsley Birth: about 1861 41 29 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years half-sister |
Laura A Billingsley Birth: April 7, 1866 46 35 — Cherokee, Alabama, United States Death: March 19, 1961 — Cedartown, Polk, Georgia, United States |
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6 years half-brother |
George Franklin Billingsley Birth: January 1872 52 40 — Alabama, United States Death: March 27, 1950 — Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States |
| Family with Eliza Fox |
| himself |
James N Billingsley Birth: estimated 1844 24 22 — Georgia, United States Death: |
| wife |
Eliza Fox Birth: estimated 1836 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |