Elizabeth Pearl “Bessie” BillingsleyAge: 48 years1906–1955
- Name
- Elizabeth Pearl “Bessie” Billingsley
- Given names
- Elizabeth Pearl
- Surname
- Billingsley
- Married name
- Elizabeth Pearl Click
- Married name
- Elizabeth Pearl Buckingham
- Nickname
- Bessie
 Birth | October 24, 1906 34 31 |
 Marriage | Dr. John Royal Buckingham — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a sister | Bonnie Lee Billingsley March 15, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Doc Edward Billingsley March 10, 1913 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Martis Billingsley February 5, 1916 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a brother | Sam Nealy Billingsley March 11, 1918 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 11 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/ |
| Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Alvin Owie Billingsley May 28, 1921 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a mother | Tempie Ann “Annie” O'Neal September 18, 1921 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 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 |
| Census | April 16, 1930 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 father | George Franklin Billingsley March 27, 1950 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 39 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 | June 7, 1955 (Age 48 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Franklin Billingsley Birth: January 1872 52 40 — Alabama, United States Death: March 27, 1950 — Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States |
| mother |
Tempie Ann “Annie” O'Neal Birth: October 19, 1875 — Alabama, United States Death: September 18, 1921 — Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 9, 1889 — Cherokee, Alabama, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Colonel Henry Billingsley Birth: April 22, 1891 19 15 — Tecumseh, Cherokee, Alabama, United States Death: July 11, 1970 — Inyo, California, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Major Earl Billingsley Birth: October 14, 1893 21 17 — Tecumseh, Cherokee, Alabama, United States Death: June 1, 1961 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Mearl F Billingsley Birth: June 1897 25 21 — Tecumseh, Cherokee, Alabama, United States Death: November 1, 1989 — Floyd, Georgia, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
George Dewey Billingsley Birth: April 18, 1900 28 24 — Tecumseh, Cherokee, Alabama, United States Death: February 1968 — Cobb, Georgia, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Miles Dave Billingsley Birth: September 22, 1903 31 27 — Georgia, United States Death: May 3, 1982 — Troup, Georgia, United States |
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3 years herself |
Elizabeth Pearl “Bessie” Billingsley Birth: October 24, 1906 34 31 — Alabama, United States Death: June 7, 1955 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Bonnie Lee Billingsley Birth: March 15, 1910 38 34 — Esom Hill, Polk, Georgia, United States Death: July 19, 1991 — Inyo, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Doc Edward Billingsley Birth: March 10, 1913 41 37 — Cedar Town, Polk, Georgia, United States Death: February 9, 1972 — Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Martis Billingsley Birth: February 5, 1916 44 40 — Esom Hill, Polk, Georgia, United States Death: April 29, 1998 — Riverside, California, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Sam Nealy Billingsley Birth: March 11, 1918 46 42 — Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas, United States Death: June 30, 1998 — Troup, Georgia, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Alvin Owie Billingsley Birth: May 28, 1921 49 45 — Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas, United States Death: May 28, 1997 — Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States |
| Family with John H Click |
| husband |
John H Click Birth: about 1903 — Texas, United States Death: |
| herself |
Elizabeth Pearl “Bessie” Billingsley Birth: October 24, 1906 34 31 — Alabama, United States Death: June 7, 1955 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| son |
Private |
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| Family with Dr. John Royal Buckingham |
| husband |
Dr. John Royal Buckingham Birth: December 31, 1887 Death: May 3, 1968 |
| herself |
Elizabeth Pearl “Bessie” Billingsley Birth: October 24, 1906 34 31 — Alabama, United States Death: June 7, 1955 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: — |
Elizabeth Pearl “Bessie” Billingsley has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (3)
Parents George Lee Sloan Sr. + Laura A Billingsley
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Billingsley - Household
Dist. 1079 Esom Hill, Polk, Georgia, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Billingsley - Household
Bryant Street Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas
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