Brief Life History of John Riley
When John Riley Billings was born on 10 February 1882, in New Canton, Pike, Illinois, United States, his father, John J Billings, was 29 and his mother, Amanda Ophelia Fisher, was 24. He married Ida May Kirtright on 20 February 1904, in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Vale Township, Pike, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died on 20 March 1954, in New Canton, Pike, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Shearer Cemetery, New Canton, Pike, Illinois, United States.
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- John Billings, "United States Census, 1940"
- John Riley Billings, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- John Riley Billings, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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English (Midlands): variant of Billing , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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