William Billingsley1839–
- Name
- William Billingsley
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Billingsley
 Birth | about 1839 46 42 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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 |
 Census | December 28, 1850 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 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 20 years) |
| Census | June 23, 1860 (Age 21 years) |
 Military | Pvt. Cannon's Co., 4th Ga. Cav. C.S.A. between 1861 and 1865 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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 28 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 28 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 30 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 31 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elijah Billingsley 1870 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 39 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 brother | Henry Hugh Billingsley about 1882 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Bohaney Billingsley Jr. January 24, 1889 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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 |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ann Billingsley April 21, 1906 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 77 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 78 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 79 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 90 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 102 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 107 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 |
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 elder brother |
Elijah Billingsley Birth: 1818 25 21 — South Carolina, United States Death: 1870 — Alabama, United States |
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3 years elder 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 elder brother |
Andrew Billingsley Birth: 1821 28 24 — South Carolina, United States Death: 1859 — Cherokee, Alabama, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary A Billingsley Birth: 1823 30 26 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years elder 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 elder sister |
Margaret Billingsley Birth: 1827 34 30 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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6 years elder 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 elder brother |
Madison Billingsley Birth: 1834 41 37 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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6 years himself |
William Billingsley Birth: about 1839 46 42 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
William Billingsley has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Billingsley - Household
Rabun, Georgia
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Billingsley - Household
Moccasin, Rabun, Georgia
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