James Moroni Billingsley

Brief Life History of James Moroni

When James Moroni Billingsley was born on 23 October 1865, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, his father, James Turner Billingsley, was 30 and his mother, Almira Permelia Howd, was 17. He married Minerva Carter on 30 December 1887, in Joseph, Sevier, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Joseph, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1900 and Cardston Alberta Temple, Cardston, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada in 1906. He died on 28 February 1915, in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 49, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwoodville, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

James Moroni Billingsley
1865–1915
Minerva Carter
1867–1951
Marriage: 30 December 1887
Virginia Jennie Billingsley
1888–1914
James Lorin Billingsley
1892–1982
Robert Ervin Billingsley
1894–1966
Lucinda Billingsley
1896–1957
Blanche Permelia Billingsley
1898–1992
John Turner Billingsley
1900–1952
Mary Isabel Billingsley
1902–1902
Minerva Billingsley
1903–1904
Sidney Leroy Billingsley
1906–1977
Alma Owen Billingsley
1907–1969
Alvin Ray Billingsley
1911–1997

Sources (50)

  • James Billingsly in household of Lucinda Howd, "United States Census, 1880"
  • James Billingsley im Eintrag für Owin Billingsley und Mary Willard, „Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941“
  • James Moroni Billingsley, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1871

Historical Boundaries: 1871: Sevier, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sevier, Utah, United States

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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