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Re: Bilby of Tipton County, Indiana, 1800s
Posted by: Diane Wolford (ID *****5385) Date: March 28, 2003 at 08:43:49
In Reply to: Re: Bilby of Tipton County, Indiana, 1800s by Norman Douglas Bilby of 189

Doug--sorry I can't take the Bilby line back farther, but I have some notes and more siblings. I hope it's helpful to you. Can you help me fill in some blanks of missing information that I have? Thank you.

1.       Stephen BILBY, d. in Fayette County, Indiana, occupation Farmer and Blacksmith.

       He married Rebecca LUDLOW, d. in Fayette County, Indiana.

                            Children:
        +       2.       i       Sylvanus BILBY b. 8 Nov 1830.

Next Generation

2.       Sylvanus BILBY, (1.Stephen1) b. 8 Nov 1830 in Fayette County, Indiana, d. 10 Dec 1915, buried Dec 1915 in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana. Died aged 86y 1m 2d. From Tipton County History Book, pg 378-79: Bound out at the age of 9 when he was brought to Tipton County was not permitted by his master the privilege of attending school, consequently his education was limited. At the age of 19 he rebelled against the tyranny of his master and left his service. By economy and hard labor he managed to secure 40 acres of wild land and married... He traded the land for a piece near Tetersburg. Their union has brought 6 children, 4 of whom are still living.
       
       In Tipton County Marriage Book, 1871-1905, lists Sylvanus Bilby, 70, m. Mrs. Hannah (Smith) Rector, 74; 5 Oct 1899; (m.a. 1900-1903 Set 28). Also lists Sylvanus Bilby, 73, m. Mrs. Hulda Ann (Taylor) Cranfield, 53; 16 Oct 1902; (m.a. 1900-1903 Set 21 #3).

       He married (1) Susanna BASEY, also known as Susana, married 16 Feb 1851 in Tipton County, Indiana, b. 13 Jul 1829 in Kentucky or Ohio, (daughter of William BASEY and Susan UNKNOWN) d. 18 Feb 1899, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana. Susanna: Died aged 69y 7m 5d. Some records call her Susan or Hannah.

                            Children:
        +       3.       i       Sarah Frances BILBY b. 27 May 1852.
        +       4.       ii       Marinda BILBY b. Aug 1854.
        +       5.       iii       Erasmus Alexander BILBY b. ABOUT 1856.
        +       6.       iv       James Andrew BILBY b. 13 Mar 1868.
               7.       v       Emilia BILBY. Died at age 21.
               8.       vi       Unknown BILBY, occupation Died infant; sex unknown.

       He married (2) Hannah SMITH, married 5 Oct 1899, b. About 1825, d. 1902. Hannah: Listed in the Leatherman et al Funeral Home records 1895-1973 under Sylvanus Bilby, second wife: Mrs. Hannah (Smith) Goings-Rector.

       
       He married (3) Hulda Ann TAYLOR, married 16 Oct 1902, b. ABOUT 1851, d. 10 Apr 1921, buried Apr 1921 in East Union Cemetery, Hamilton County, Indiana.

Next Generation

3.       Sarah Frances BILBY, (2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 27 May 1852, d. 3 Feb 1920 in Tetersburg, Indiana. May have been born in 1853 or May 1851. DOB and DOD from Vickie Gorby lycurgus@bluemarble.net The DOB of Sarah and her children seem wrong.

       She married (1) John N RIDENOUR, b. 1848-49 in Ohio, d. 1875-80.

                            Children:
               9.       i       Delton RIDENOUR, b. 1862 in Indiana.
               10.       ii       Emma RIDENOUR, b. 1868 in Indiana.
               11.       iii       Ella RIDENOUR, b. 1872-73 in Indiana.
               12.       iv       William D RIDENOUR, b. 1874-75 in Indiana. William D. Ridenour living with R. Erasmus Bilby, his uncle, during the 1880 census. Mother and daughter Ella living next door with the grandfather.

       She married (2) Alfred THOMPSON, b. 27 May 1826 in North Carolina, d. 11 Aug 1909 in Tetersburg, Indiana.

                            Children:
               13.       v       Fred THOMPSON.

4.       Marinda BILBY, nickname Rin, (2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. Aug 1854.

       She married William Willard THOMPSON, nickname Will, married 22 Feb 1877, b. Oct 1855 in Indiana.

                            Children:
        +       14.       i       Edward L THOMPSON b. 1882.
               15.       ii       Minnie THOMPSON, b. 1885.

5.       Erasmus Alexander BILBY, also known as R Erasmus, (2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. ABOUT 1856 in Tipton County, Indiana, d. 2 Apr 1929 in Tipton County, Indiana, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana. Name was Erasmus Alexander Bilby on some records and R Erasmus on others, including marriage license.

       He married (1) Mary Ann WOLFORD, married 10 Dec 1878 in Tipton County, Indiana, married 10 Dec 1878, number of children (family) Had at Least 4 Children, b. 7 Feb 1859 in Tipton County, Indiana, (daughter of Valentine WOLFORD and Luticia Ann MANNAN) d. 13 Oct 1899, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana. Mary: Tipton county court orders, April 28, 1879, Report of Final Statement from William Wimer, guardian to Barbara E and Mary A Wolford, heirs of Valentine Wolford, deceased. Settlement shows credits and vouchers and statement that the girls are of full age. Note: William Wimer gave his mark, not signature. Gravestone says: 38 y, 8 m, 6 d.
       
       In Tipton County Marriage Book, 1871-1905, lists Erasmus Alexander Bilby, 22, m. Mary A "Med" Wolford, 18, 10 Dec 1878.
       
              Children:
        +       16.       i       William Albert BILBY b. 2 Aug 1879.
        +       17.       ii       Clara E BILBY b. 3 Sep 1881.
        +       18.       iii       Laura Belle BILBY b. 9 Aug 1883.
        +       19.       iv       Thomas Andrew BILBY b. 19 May 1891.

       He married (2) Emma A CAMPBELL, married 11 Nov 1899 in Tipton County, Indiana, b. 1862, (daughter of J A CAMPBELL and Elizabeth J WEED) d. 8 Nov 1935, buried Nov 1935 in Fairview Cemetery, Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana.

6.       James Andrew BILBY, (2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 13 Mar 1868 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 16 Dec 1944 in Tipton County, Indiana, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana. Name on tombstones is "Bilby". Dates are 1865-1944. Went by Andrew.
       Tipton County Marriage Book, 1871-1905, lists James Andrew, 24, m. Rosa Lambert, 19; 29 Aug 1888 (m.a. 1882-1888 p 83, #12).

       He married Rosa Bell LAMBERT, married 29 Aug 1888 in Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, b. 5 Aug 1870 in Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana, (daughter of Nathaniel LAMBERT and Hester Jane TETER) d. 16 Nov 1932 in Tipton County, Indiana, buried Nov 1932 in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.

                            Children:
        +       20.       i       Sylvanus C BILBY b. 23 Apr 1889.
               21.       ii       Omer BILBY, b. ABOUT 1901, d. 9 Aug 1902, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana. Young-Nichols Funeral Home records list Omer, 1, buried in Teterburg cemetery, unmarked.

Next Generation

14.       Edward L THOMPSON, (4.Marinda3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 1882.

       He married Mahala A UNKNOWN.

                            Children:
               22.       i       Glen THOMPSON, .
               23.       ii       Wesley C THOMPSON, .

16.       William Albert BILBY, nickname Will, (5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 2 Aug 1879 in Jefferson Township,Tipton County, Indiana, d. 24 Mar 1963 in Tipton County Hospital, Tipton County, Indiana, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.

       He married Eva May CLOUD, married 9 Aug 1899 in Tipton County, Indiana, b. Nov 1878 in Indiana, (daughter of James J CLOUD and Emma A CAMPBELL) d. 10 Apr 1932 in Tipton County, Indiana.

                            Children:
        +       24.       i       Otis Henry BILBY b. 11 Oct 1900.
        +       25.       ii       Emma Myrtle BILBY b. 11 Mar 1902.
               26.       iii       Minnie Pearl BILBY, b. 16 Nov 1903 in Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 19 Feb 1923 in Cicero, Tipton County, Indiana, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.
        +       27.       iv       Hazel Blanche BILBY .

17.       Clara E BILBY, (5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 3 Sep 1881 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 26 Aug 1970, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana. Marriage application lists 1881. Pence lists DOM Sep 1897.

       She married James Asa HINKLE, married 13 Sep 1899 in Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, b. 27 Aug 1875 in Tetersburg, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 1959, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.

                            Children:
               28.       i       Ruth Mae HINKLE, also known as Ruth May, b. 15 Jun 1900 in Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana. Pence lists DOB 18 Jun 1900, Jefferson Township, Tipton Co., Indiana.

                            She married Elmer A HEFFELMIRE, married 6 Nov 1920 in Tipton County, Indiana.

        +       29.       ii       Forest Dale HINKLE b. 27 Jan 1904.

18.       Laura Belle BILBY, (5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 9 Aug 1883 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 27 May 1956 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, buried in Fairview Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.

       She married Joseph W VANDEVENDER, married 1907 in Tipton County, Indiana.

                            Children:
               30.       i       Walter Kenneth VANDEVENDER, b. 27 May 1905 in Tipton County, Indiana, d. Jan 1982 in Kirlin, Clinton County, Indiana, occupation Living in Frankfort.
               31.       ii       Albert Merrill VANDEVENDER, b. 18 Jun 1907 in Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 24 Dec 1924 in Prairie Township, Tipton County, Indiana, buried in Fairview Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.
               32.       iii       Lawrence Raymond VANDEVENDER, b. 2 Jul 1912 in Tipton County, Indiana, d. Nov 1986 in Frankfort, occupation In Kirlin, Clinton Co.

19.       Thomas Andrew BILBY, (5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 19 May 1891 in Tipton County, Indiana, d. Feb 1965 in Pennsylvania. DOB from marriage record.

       He married Elizabeth Viola ANDERSON, nickname Bessie, married 9 Apr 1910 in Tipton County, Indiana, b. 4 Aug 1891 in Tipton County, Indiana, d. 26 Mar 1919, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana. Elizabeth: DOB from marriage record. Obit states DOD 25th.

                            Children:
        +       33.       i       Forest Myrl BILBY b. 20 Jan 1911.
               34.       ii       Dorothy Vernon BILBY, .
        +       35.       iii       Nina Belle BILBY b. 8 Feb 1916.
               36.       iv       Mary Margerie BILBY, also known as Mary Marjorie, b. ABOUT May 1917 in Tipton County, Indiana, d. 4 Jan 1918 in Tipton County, Indiana, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.
        +       37.       v       Robert Alen BILBY .

20.       Sylvanus C BILBY, (6.James3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 23 Apr 1889 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 7 Nov 1951 in Tipton County, Indiana. Tipton County marriage records list Sylvanus C Bilby m. Ella L Frawley, 12 July 1922. Not sure if this is same Sylvanus.

       He married Norma Bonnie HINKLE, b. 1892 in Pendleton County, West Virginia, (daughter of Philip HINKLE and Lena UNKNOWN) occupation Maybe Mona C Hinkle?.

                            Children:
               38.       i       Guy A BILBY, .
        +       39.       ii       Omer Phillip BILBY .
               40.       iii       Ruth BILBY, .

Next Generation

24.       Otis Henry BILBY, (16.William4, 5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 11 Oct 1900 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 9 Jun 1984 in Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.

       He married Ruby COLE, married 9 Feb 1924 in Tipton County, Indiana, b. 8 Feb 1896 in Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana, (daughter of William Franklin COLE and Cora Annis WIMER) d. 8 Mar 1983 in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.

                            Children:
               41.       i       Esther L BILBY, b. 13 Feb 1928, d. 2 Oct 1971, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.

                            She married Unknown BAILEY.

               42.       ii       Joe Lynn BILBY, .

25.       Emma Myrtle BILBY, also known as Myrtle, Grandma Myrtle, (16.William4, 5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 11 Mar 1902 in Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 29 Oct 1949 in in-laws house, Oliver and Nettie Conaway, Tipton County, Indiana, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana, cause of death Heart attack.

       She married Rollie CONAWAY, married 15 May 1926 in Tipton County, Indiana, occupation Farmer.

                            Children:
        +       43.       i       Lester Allen CONAWAY b. 29 Mar 1927.
               44.       ii       Wilda Hazel CONAWAY, b. 12 Jan 1929 in Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana, d. 2 Jun 1998, cause of death Breast Cancer.

                            She married Calvin Ferinand SNIPES, married 7 Jan 1950 in Tipton County, Indiana.

        +       45.       iii       Harry Earl CONAWAY b. 20 May 1935.

27.       Hazel Blanche BILBY, (16.William4, 5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) .

       She married Elvin E THOMPSON.

                            Children:
               46.       i       Donna Caroline THOMPSON, .
               47.       ii       Marvin Aevin THOMPSON, .

29.       Forest Dale HINKLE, (17.Clara4, 5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 27 Jan 1904 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 16 Apr 1970 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. Death place uncertain.

       He married Louella Montrea SCOTT, married 24 Dec 1925, b. 11 Aug 1905, d. Jan 1987 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

                            Children:
               48.       i       Helen Montrea HINKLE, .

                            She married Robert W JOHNSON.

               49.       ii       Howard Earl HINKLE, .

                            He married Gloria Mae HEXMER.

               50.       iii       Hubert Dale HINKLE, .

                            He married (1) Martha Jean BROWNING.
                            He married (2) Carol Ann JOHNSON.

               51.       iv       Clara Grace HINKLE, b. 19 Apr 1931, d. 18 Dec 1932.
               52.       v       Manford Lee HINKLE, b. 12 Jul 1932, d. 17 Sep 1932.
               53.       vi       Herschell Thomas HINKLE, .

                            He married (1) June GRAY.
                            He married (2) Diana MILLER.

        +       54.       vii       Hope Marie HINKLE .

33.       Forest Myrl BILBY, (19.Thomas4, 5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 20 Jan 1911 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana, d. 3 Mar 1973 in Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana, buried in Tetersburg Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.

       He married Hazel A CONAWAY, occupation Last name questionable.

                            Children:
               55.       i       Lola Florence BILBY.
               56.       ii       Marcella Joan BILBY.

35.       Nina Belle BILBY, (19.Thomas4, 5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) b. 8 Feb 1916 in Tipton County, Indiana, d. 4 Aug 1993, social security num 303-14-4787. Last residence: 46060; Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana.

       She married Clarence Marion HOOVER, married 13 Mar 1943 in Tipton County, Indiana.

                            Children:
               57.       i       James Allen HOOVER, .

37.       Robert Alen BILBY, (19.Thomas4, 5.Erasmus3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) .

       He married Virginia Eloise WIATT.

                            Children:
               58.       i       Robert Alen BILBY Jr., .
               59.       ii       Thomas E BILBY, b. 23 Feb 1942 in Tipton County, Indiana, d. 11 May 1966 in Hamilton County, Indiana, buried in Crownview Cemetery, Hamilton County, Indiana, cause of death Auto Accident. Sources say he was a passenger in the car.
               60.       iii       Mary Jane BILBY, resided in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

                            She married Unknown HARMESON.

               61.       iv       Carl Eugene BILBY, occupation Living in Sheridan, Indiana.
               62.       v       Max A BILBY, b. 14 May 1951 in Boone County, d. 12 Oct 1969 in Hamilton County, Indiana, buried in Crownview Cemetery, Hamilton County, Indiana, cause of death Auto Accident. Sources say he was a passenger in the car.

39.       Omer Phillip BILBY, (20.Sylvanus4, 6.James3, 2.Sylvanus2, 1.Stephen1) .

                            Children:
               63.       i       Libby BILBY.

                            She married Unknown KNIGHT.



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