Seth Sylvester Billings

Brief Life History of Seth Sylvester

When Seth Sylvester Billings was born on 4 June 1883, in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Allen Alexander Billings, was 28 and his mother, Chloe Etta Gibbs, was 26. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Myrtle Della Shepard. He lived in United States in 1949 and Rushford, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States in 1950. He died on 17 June 1968, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Seth Sylvester Billings
1883–1968
Myrtle Della Shepard
1884–
Ruth M Billings
1909–1995
Joyce Estella Billings
1913–2007
Howard P Billings
1916–1981

Sources (14)

  • Seth S Billings, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Seth Billings, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
  • Seth Sylvester Billings, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands): variant of Billing , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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