Joseph Billingsley
b. 7 May 1853, d. 13 January 1929
- Father: Edward Council Billingsley b. 4 April 1811, d. 17 July 1885
- Mother: Winifred Mannering Brookshire b. 11 January 1813, d. 6 February 1901
- Joseph Billingsley was born on 7 May 1853 in Mississippi.
- 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 Joseph Billingsley, William Mannering Billingsley, James Thomas Billingsley, Edward Council Billingsley, Martha R. Billingsley, California 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 Joseph Billingsley, Edward Council Billingsley, Delilah Elizabeth Landrum, Winnie Isabella Billingsley and Nancy Jane Billingsley.
- He married Nancy E. Whitton on 28 September 1893 in San Augustine County, Texas.
- Joseph Billingsley became a widower at the 7 July 1916 death of his wife Nancy E. Whitton.
- Joseph Billingsley died on 13 January 1929 at age 75.
- He was interred at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 21 Aug 2010