Billingsley, William H. 'Bill'

1904 - 1978  (73 years)

• Name	Billingsley, William H. 'Bill'
  Birth	5 Oct 1904	Kentucky   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	27 May 1940	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 12b
  		1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 12b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 24, page 12b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	BILL.W001
  _FGRAVE	36607123
  Death	26 May 1978	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I29338	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Billingsley, Lafayette,   b. 1871, Kentucky
  Mother	?, Martha,   b. 1864, Illinois d. Bef 27 May 1940 (Age < 76 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F7239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gaskin, Amy,   b. 17 Apr 1907, Illinois d. 17 May 1971 (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F12431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  William (Bill) H. Billingsley Sr., 73, Clay City died today at 6:20 a.m. in Clay County Hospital, Flora. He was born Oct. 5, 1905 in Kentucky to Lafayette and Martha Smith Billingsley Sr. His wife, Amy Gaskin Billingsley, died May 17, 1971. He is survived by sons, Robert of Waycada, Minn., William Jr. of Rock Springs, Wyo., and Charles of Georgetown, III.; a daughter, Marie Martin, Clay City; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Clay City United Methodist Church and the Odd Fellows Lodge, Clay City. Arrangements will be announced by the Cardascio Funeral Home, Clay City. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, May, 1978.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8695] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Billingsley, Wm. H. and Amy, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=121&GScid=105163&GRid=18349076&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S911] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 24, page 12b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S1206] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 01, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).