Edward Council Billingsley
b. 4 April 1811, d. 17 July 1885
- Father: Thomas Billingsley b. 30 December 1782, d. circa 1849
- Mother: Nancy Courtney Allen b. circa 1783, d. circa 1843
- Edward Council Billingsley was born on 4 April 1811 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, or possibly January 1809.
- He married Winifred Mannering Brookshire, daughter of James Brookshire and Sarah Graves, circa 1831.
- Edward Council Billingsley and Winifred Mannering Brookshire appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, living near Council's brothers James and Samuel.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- Edward Council Billingsley and Winifred Mannering Brookshire appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Buena Vista PO, Shelby County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Mannering Billingsley, James Thomas Billingsley, Edward Council Billingsley, Martha R. Billingsley, California Billingsley, Joseph Billingsley, Winnie Isabella Billingsley and Nancy Jane Billingsley.
- Edward Council Billingsley and Winifred Mannering Brookshire appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Buena Vista PO, Shelby County, Texas, enumerated between daughters Jemima Hairgrove and Sarah Rains.. Other members of the household included Edward Council Billingsley, Delilah Elizabeth Landrum, Joseph Billingsley, Winnie Isabella Billingsley and Nancy Jane Billingsley.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- Edward Council Billingsley and Winifred Mannering Brookshire appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Shelby County, Texas.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- Edward Council Billingsley died on 17 July 1885 at age 74 in Shelby County, Texas.
- His wife Winifred Mannering Brookshire became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Shady Grove Cemetery, Timpson, Shelby County, Texas.
- A single grave marker identifies the graves of Edward Council Billingsley and Winifred Mannering Brookshire.
- Last Edited: 16 Apr 2013
Family: Winifred Mannering Brookshire b. 11 January 1813, d. 6 February 1901
- John Billingsley b. circa 1832, d. circa 1848
- Elizabeth Emeline Billingsley b. 27 August 1835, d. 17 July 1883
- Sarah C. Billingsley+ b. 12 April 1837, d. 22 February 1900
- Mary Billingsley b. circa 1838
- Courtney Prudence Billingsley b. circa 1839, d. 5 February 1926
- Jemima Armenda Billingsley+ b. 1 January 1842, d. 20 September 1900
- William Mannering Billingsley+ b. 9 May 1844, d. 25 December 1888
- James Thomas Billingsley+ b. 25 December 1845, d. 10 July 1930
- Edward Council Billingsley+ b. 16 January 1848, d. 18 April 1918
- Martha R. Billingsley b. 30 May 1850
- California Billingsley b. circa 1852, d. between 1920 and 1930
- Joseph Billingsley b. 7 May 1853, d. 13 January 1929
- Winnie Isabella Billingsley b. 20 February 1855, d. 24 December 1936
- Nancy Jane Billingsley b. 31 January 1857, d. 30 March 1952