Brief Life History of William Campbell Northcott
When William Campbell Northcott Billingsley was born on 8 January 1831, in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Elijah Randolph Billingsley, was 24 and his mother, Emaline Lavina Northcott, was 24. He married Elizabeth Caroline Ivie on 11 March 1853, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Star Election Precinct, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 18 November 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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- Wm C Billingsly, "United States Census, 1860"
- Campbell Billingsley, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Wm B Cammel Billingesly, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Beaver, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Beaver, Utah, United States
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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