No, I am not researching the Bills family per say, only as they relate to the Steagall family of Marshall Co, TN. Thanks, Renea [email protected] TNGenWeb County Coordinator for Decatur Co, TN http://www.netease.net/decatur TNGenWeb County Coordinator for Perry Co, TN http://www.netease.net/perry Listowner Decatur, Henderson, Perry Cos, TN [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Pulles <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 11, 1999 2:37 AM Subject: [TNMARSHA] [email protected] >Hello Renea, > This is the original query about BILLS that you were >inquiring about. I appreciate the help everyone has >given me. Are you researching the BILLS family as >well? > Patricia Pulles > >Original Message: >I am looking for information about my >great-grandparents, James Artice BILLS, born in >Tennessee on November 10, 1854, and Elizabeth "Bettie" >Ann FRENCH. He was superintendent of the Sunday school >at the Brushie Prairie Methodist Church (in Navarro >County, Texas) until his death in March 01, 1903; he >is buried at Prairie Brush Cemetery. He lived in >Tennessee, Navarro County (Texas) and perhaps in >Oklahoma. While in Texas he lived with his cousin, >Robert Dysart BILLS (son of Amos Landon BILLS and Mary >Ann DYSART from Marshall County, Tennessee. He was >married three times (to my knowledge). Elizabeth >"Bettie" Ann FRENCH, daughter of Joseph Taylor FRENCH >and Sarah GROSS from Alabama, was born May 25, 1859 in >Alabama, and died between 1929-1930 in Oklahoma >(probably near Altus). She was married three times as >well. James Artice BILLS and "Bettie" Ann FRENCH had >three sons: William Artice, b. October 24, 1897 in >Texas, died January 08, 1969 in Seguin, Texas; Bruce >Ramsey BILLS (my grandfather), b. September 29, 1899 >in Frost, Texas; and another son who died at a very >early age. James Artice married R. Helen FRENCH, born >July 29, 1863, on August 27, 1884 in Navarro County, >Texas; she died March 17, 1893 in Navarro County, >Texas. They had four children: James A. "Pete" (b. >June 01, 1886), Sarah A. (b. January 1888), Nellie E. >(b. September 03, 1891), and Lessie (b. January 25, >1893). He was also married to Annie SMITH on April 21, >1895 in Navarro County, Texas. Bettie Ann FRENCH >married Samuel A. RITCHEY (not sure of spelling), who >was born in 1852. They had one daughter: Thelma Sue >RITCHEY, b. March 02, 1906, probably in Jackson >County, Oklahoma. Bettie Ann was also married to A. >Smith. My mom, Wilda Ruth BILLS, was born in Hess (OK) >in 1925 to Bruce Ramsey BILLS and Lucille Elva ELMS >(born near Leakey, Texas). My mom, her brother Bruce >Ramsey, Jr. and their parents lived in Elmer and in >Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma, and in Navarro >County, Texas. I would appreciate any information >about the BILLS, FRENCH, SMITH, and RITCHEY families >in Oklahoma and/or Texas. I especially would like to >know who my great-grandparents were. Patricia >[email protected] > >> ATTACHMENT part 5 message/rfc822 >> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 20:44:40 -0500 >> From: "Renea" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [TNMARSHA] Re: TNMARSHA-D Digest V99 >> #199 >> >> I'm sorry, must have missed the original query. What >> Bills family are we >> looking for? In Marshall Co when? >> Renea >> [email protected] >> TNGenWeb County Coordinator for Decatur Co, TN >> http://www.netease.net/decatur >> TNGenWeb County Coordinator for Perry Co, TN >> http://www.netease.net/perry >> Listowner Decatur, Henderson, Perry Cos, TN >> [email protected] >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> <[email protected]> >> Date: Friday, October 08, 1999 8:23 PM >> Subject: Re: [TNMARSHA] Re: TNMARSHA-D Digest V99 >> #199 >> >> >> >Judi and Patricia >> > >> >The Bills lineage as given is Vol X Spring 1979 No1 >> of the Marshall Co. >> >Historial Quartly I believe is wrong as many other >> Bills searchers >> > >> >I have a 5 page document that shows the correct >> lineage >> > >> >Patricia I have searched and reserrched myBills >> info and cannot locate >> your >> >James Arlis--I did locate him in the 1900 Navarro >> Co. TX--listed as James R >> >If you have access to TX libraries the Navorro Co >> has many books giving bio >> >maybe you will get lucky. >> > >> >I also cannot believe that your James A is not >> listed in the 1860 TN >> >index--Perhaps he is living in another >> household--Would be worth a check of >> >the index. >> > >> >Good luck in your searching >> > >> >CarolynCamp [email protected] >> > >> > >> > > >===== > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > >