Brief Life History of Newton Kendrick
When Newton Kendrick Billingsley was born on 22 May 1848, in Fayette, Alabama, United States, his father, Jephthah or Jeptha Billingsley, was 40 and his mother, Anna Mariah Randolph, was 34. He married Paralee Crawford Coker on 10 October 1872. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 1, Jones, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 May 1933, in Jones, Texas, United States, at the age of 84.
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- Newton K Billingsley in household of Jeptha Billingsley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Newton Hendrick Billingsly, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- N K Billingsly in entry for Mr. G B Cartwright, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
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World Events (8)
1850 · Compromise of 1850
The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.
1861
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Billingsley, from Old English Billingeslēah ‘clearing (Old English lēah) near a sword-shaped hill’ (billing). See Bill 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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