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Submitted: 2/2/12 • Approved: 6/7/21 • Last Updated: 6/10/21 • R643775-G0-S3
11 Feb 1786* - 24 Feb 1882
Marriage:
1) Ruth Hale 1809
2) Elizabeth Lewis Dec 1832
3) Elizabeth (Carr) Morris Billingsley Dec 1859
Aged 96 Ys. 13 Ds.
“Billingsley, Samuel, "Other Counties" 26 Feb 1880, p. 1, col. 3; Izard: Of near Franklin celebrated 94th b.day on 11 Feb” From index:***
*The headstone company or person who provided the birthdate was in error. Samuel's birthdate was 11 Feb 1789. Source: 1850, 1860 and 1870 Franklin, Fulton County, Arkansas
**US Census, 1880 Arkansas-Izard-Franklin ED 82 he is listed as widower
THE BILLINGSLEY FAMILY (BILLINGSLY-BILLINGSLEA) FAMILY IN AMERICA by Harry Alexander Davis, pub. 1936). Samuel married 1) Ruth Hale in 1809, 2) Elizabeth Lewis Dec. 1832, and 3) Elizabeth (nee Carr) Morris Dec. 1859. Samuel's parents were John Billingsley and Jean Milsap.
***The above information provided through email from a researcher. The Sharp County Record reported he celebrated his 94th birthday on Feb. 11, 1880, which would make birthdate in gravestone.
Cropped view of headstone; see also photo of full headstone.
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