Elijah BillingsleyAge: 52 years1818–1870
- Name
- Elijah Billingsley
- Given names
- Elijah
- Surname
- Billingsley
 Birth | 1818 25 21 |
 Birth of a brother | Henry Hugh Billingsley about 1820 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Billingsley about 1820 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Andrew Billingsley 1821 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary A Billingsley 1823 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Bohaney Billingsley Jr. 1824 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Billingsley 1827 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 14 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Ann Billingsley January 12, 1833 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Madison Billingsley 1834 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 17 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | William Billingsley about 1839 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 28 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 39 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Billingsley 1859 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 43 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 49 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 49 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 51 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 father | James Bohaney Billingsley before 1870 (Age 52 years) |
 Death | 1870 (Age 52 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Bohaney Billingsley Birth: December 1792 30 — Pendleton, South Carolina, United States Death: before 1870 — Rabun, Georgia, United States |
| mother |
Martha Grinshaw Birth: 1797 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: before 1818 — |
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1 year himself |
Elijah Billingsley Birth: 1818 25 21 — South Carolina, United States Death: 1870 — Alabama, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Henry Hugh Billingsley Birth: about 1820 27 23 — Pendleton, South Carolina, United States Death: about 1882 — Cherokee, Alabama, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Andrew Billingsley Birth: 1821 28 24 — South Carolina, United States Death: 1859 — Cherokee, Alabama, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary A Billingsley Birth: 1823 30 26 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
James Bohaney Billingsley Jr. Birth: 1824 31 27 — South Carolina, United States Death: January 24, 1889 — Pine Mountain, Rabun, Georgia, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Margaret Billingsley Birth: 1827 34 30 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
Martha Ann Billingsley Birth: January 12, 1833 40 36 — Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: April 21, 1906 — Pine Mountain, Rabun, Georgia, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Madison Billingsley Birth: 1834 41 37 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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6 years younger brother |
William Billingsley Birth: about 1839 46 42 — South Carolina, United States Death: |