In a message dated 9/8/03 4:12:37 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj:Re: [TNOVERTO] Bilbrey > Date:9/8/03 4:12:37 PM Central Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Harold InTheWoods) > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > To: [email protected] > > > > > I have some more information on a Felix Bilbrey. Not sure he is your man or > not. > Father: Lawrence BILBREY > Mother: Alvina COPELAND > kids names: Note Martin Vanburen Bilbrey was father of Josie Bilbrey who > married John M. Conner. She was born in 1868 if my data is correct: You > might look in the 1880 census to see if there were younger sisters. AS I > expect the one that married G>W Smith was a sister. Your Elizabeth or Sally > whatever her name was probably came off this line too. I'll bet we are in > this line in this area. But there was another line that lived down around > Hillham and the Jackson County line and they could be the ones that moved > into Jackson Cootie. Or she could be off one of the Bilbrey families that > lived in Jackson Co. in the 1880 census. > > Family 1 : Sarah Ann WEST > +Alexander P. BILBREY > George West BILBREY > Stokely Rhion BILBREY > +Francis Marion BILBREY > +Emily E. BILBREY > Eliza Jane BILBREY > Selina BILBREY > Celia D. BILBREY > +Martin Van Buren BILBREY > Felix Grundy BILBREY > Alvin Cullom BILBREY > > > Felix Grundy BILBREY > BIRTH: 10 Dec 1842, ,Overton,Tennessee > Father: William BILBREY > Mother: Sarah Ann WEST > Family 1 : Isabelle Emeline MOREDOCK > MARRIAGE: 17 Jan 1871, ,Overton,Tennessee > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 2:17 PM > Subject: Re: [TNOVERTO] Bilbrey > > > > Hi Ron Hall, > > You know, I do not know. This is the first time I have realized that > there > > were two different Cook----- towns in TN. Thank you for bringing that to > my > > attention. I have a copy of an old Civil War picture of my great > grandfather, > > Felix Hickman Bilbrey, who was the son of Binom Bilbrey and Elizabeth last > name > > unknown. Written on the picture is his name and the year 1861 and his age > of > > 20 which would make him born in 1841. Somewhere else I have found a > > birthdate of 10 August 1841 for him. I cannot remember where I got it but > hope I > > documented the source at the time. Anyway, also on the picture is written > Overton > > Co., TN. > Hi Harold, I do descend fro Lawrence Bilbrey the son of Thomas Bilberry. Thank you so kindly for the information you sent. Ruth Kinney Townsley