Samuel BILL

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Samuel married Mary DAVIS on 3 Aug 1740 in Didham, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1722; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Grace NORCROSS on 12 Jul 1769. Grace and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel married Mary DAVIS in 1763. Mary was born on 16 May 1750 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Richard married Abigail KENNY on 31 Mar 1768 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Abigail was born about 1748 in Roxbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Abner married Sarah BROWN on 27 Feb 1772. Sarah was born about 1754; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Ruth DEAMON. Ruth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Hannah BULLARD. Hannah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rebecca married Abraham DORR on 10 Sep 1786 in Roxbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Abraham and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Samuel Bills (1770-1840)
The First Michigan Emigrant Samue
l was the firstBills to emigrant to the Mich igan Territory. Land was for sale , andhe bought fort y acres in Wayne County in 1835.1 Weakened by his move and old age, he lived only a short time on hi s new land,but his children who buried him would se e his land patent becomepart of a state in 1840, a nd later an integral part of theDetroit Metropolita n Area.2 A journey to new and strangesurroundings was no t new for Samuel. He was probably born inVermont i n 1777, and could be the same "Samuel Bills" who lived i nBerkshire, Franklin County, Vermont in 1810 with his w ife, two boys,and four daughters.3 Sometime between 181 3 and 1819, he crossed theAdironacks to New York Stat e, and settled (again probably) inJefferson County.4 Before he traveled the length of the Erie Canal and Lake Erie to Michigan, Samuel had raised part o f hisfamily, and had started on another. Marvin an d Syman Bills whowere mentioned in his will, probab ly his older sons who wereborn in Vermont and ha d established their own households by1835.5 Ira (180 9-1896), Alvah (1812-1900), William (1819-1900), andHir am ((1824-1872) who were mentioned came with their fat her fromNew York to Nankin Township. They helped hi m to raise the firstroof over the Michigan Bills an d stayed in Michigan, near theoriginal homestead, th e rest of their lives which saw thetwilight of th e 1900. Samuel had other children about whom we donot k now too much. He had sons named Albert and Samuel , anddaughters named Sally and Eunice, all of who m were born between1825 and 1836. 6 At the time o f his will in 1854, Albert andSamuel lived in Milwa ukee, with their brother Syman; Sally livedin Branc h City (Coldwater) Michigan, and Eunice with her hus bandEdwin Haywood in Nankin.7 At his death , Samuel was married to aPermelia L andden who later remarried a Issac Scudder, ofFarmingto n,Michigan in 1845.8 Permelia was most likely the mo ther of Albert,Samuel, and Eunice all born after 1 825, questionably, the mother ofHiram, William, and S ally who were born between 1819 and 1825.Although w e do not know Sally's age , we think that there wa s aseven year "gap" between Alvah and William (1812-1819 ) which might bea period when Samuel was widowed be fore marrying Miss Ladden inNew York State.9 A Eunice Woodruff is listed on Alvah's death certificate as his mother, and because of this record, a nd Ira'sconfirmed birthdate in 1809 when Permelia wa s only 16, we thinkthat this Eunice was their mothe r as well as Syman's and Marvin's.In any even t , Samuel had at least two wives, and at least te nchildren. He brought only part of this large famil y to Michiganwith him. Samuel died on May 3, 1840 in Nankin Township , WayneCounty, Michigan. He was the first "Bills " to be buried in UnionChapel Cemetery. Unlike the ir parents, many oif his grandchildrenwould be pulle d by the pioneer spirit from Michigan to parts of the United States and Canada. Like their parents, man y of hisgrandchildren would stay in Michigan to bec ome the "MichiganBills".

-Written March 5, 1971-
References: 1. First Land Owner s of Wayne County ofMichigan, Burton Collection, Det roit, Michigan, 1964, p.26: "Samuelis listed as resid ing in Wayne County, and buying 40 acres ofland i n Nankin Township, in Section 13, date of patent, Oc tober24, 1835. 2. Samuel died May 3, 1840 at Nankin Townshi p, WayneCounty, and is buried in Union Chapel Cemeter y, Inkster , Michigan.His tombstone, still very legible, supports his birth and deathdates. 3. His son Ira Bills' death certificate list s his birthplace as Vermont, and son Alvah's the s ame. Various otherrecords, such as the censuses, conf uses the issue. The FederalCensus, 1810, State of V ermont lists a Samuel Bills, householdincluding:
Males: 1 under 10 years old
1 10-16 years old
1 26-45 years old
Females: 2 under 10 years old
2 10-16 years old
1 26-45 years old 4. Family tradition, anda birth record foun d early in research support this conclusionabout Jef ferson County, New York. 5. Samuel Bills' Will , Record2190, Wayne C ourt Probate Records, Volume 3 (Burton Collection,D etroit, Michigan) lists: Marvin Bills of Grand Rapids , KentCounty, Michigan and Syman Bills of Milwaukee , Wisconsin. 6. SamuelBills Will, and Federal Census , 1 840, for Nankin Township, WayneCounty, Michigan, Will iam Bills, head of household. 7. The FederalCensus, 1850, for Nanki n Township, Wayne County, Michigan, Vol.11, p. 341 , Line 9. 8. Wayne County Marriage Records, Vol. 9, p .49: "Permelia Landden Bills, aged 52 married Issac S Cudder, aged59, Farmington on September 14, 1845 a t Nankin by O.P. Dresser,J.P., Wayne County. 9. It is also the period during which he moved from Vermont to New York.
THE END.

Notes for SAMUEL BILLS:


Buried Union Chapel Cemetery, Inkster MI.
Last Will and Testament, Probate Court, Wayne County MI
Record 2190
Value of Estate $1,400,
Beneficiaries:
Parmelia Landden (Scudder) wid.
Nancy and Harry Bills, chn of Marvin Bills of Grand Rapids, MI
Sally Bills of Branch City, Branch County MI
Ira Bills (son) of Nankin Township, Wayne County MI
Hiram and Alva Bills of Nankin
Albert Bills, Eunice Bills, and Samuel Bills of Milwaukee, WI
Lyman Bills of Milwaukee, WI
Samuel died intestate of Wayne County Will filed June 19, 1854.
Petitoner and Apptd Extr, William Bills.

Pictured in Lathers as having an original land grant in 1835 between
Ford Road, Cherry Hill on south, Harrison, Marquette,and Middle Belt.
Date of patent 10/24/1835.

Came to Michigan by ox cart and Erie Canal. Julia Klingensmith 3/29/1971.

Source: Delores N. Bailey, Samuel was a farmer. Early maps show his landnorth of Inkster i n Section 13. Methodist Epistopal. Perrinville, MI
where family did their trading and probably attended church.

Took father's Royalton home on 9/7/1800 after his death, and disappeared
after he sold it in 1801.

History of Royalton Vermont. "Under control of New York State until1769, at
the Westminister Convention of January 15, 1777, Vermont inhabitants
voted for a new state. In October 28, 1777, the people of Royalton
had to pay $2/acre to keep their land, and joined in to petition thestate.
Settlers had acquired their land under a charter to New York State. Thismay
account for some of the confusion, about birthplace, New York orVermont, for Samuel's children.

1800 Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont
Males Females
1 16-26 1 16-26


1810 Batavia Township, Genessee County New York
Males Females
1 Under 10 1 Under 10
1 10-16 1 10-16
1 26-45 1 16-25
1 Over 45 1 Over 45

Next to Benjamin Bill

1810 Brownsville, Jefferson County New York:
Males Females
1 Under 10 , Ira, 1809 1 Under 10, Sally
1 16-25, brother Elias 1 10-16 sister
1 26-45, Samuel, 1777 4 26-45, Eunice Woodworth, 1785

1820 Federal Census, Middlebury, Genesee County New York
Males Females
4 Under 10, 1 26-44
1 10-15
1 26-44

Near Chester and Chauncey Bills in Bergen Township, Genessee County NewYork

1830 Bennington, Genesee County New York
Males Females
1 Under 5 1 Under 5
1 5-10 1 30-40
2 10-15
1 15-20
1 20-30
1 50-60 Warren Bills in same county in 1830.

Royalton Deeds Book B, P550, Samuel Bills of Royalton for $400
dollars to his hand paid...by Daniel Ashcraft of Royalton sold the
following tract of land viz the whole of Lot 23 Dutch except what
is contained in a deed given Samuel Bill late of sd Royalton ...
to Alexander Woodworth, November 4, 1801.

1810 Unadilla, Otsego County New York
Males Females
2 Under 10 1 Under 10
1 16-26 1 10-16
1 26-45 1 26-45
1 Over 45

1810 Hadley, Sarasota County New York
Males Females
3 Under 10 1 26-45

1830 Federal Census, Middlebury, Franklin County New York
Males Females
1 15-20 1 30-40
1 20-30
[Br?derbund Family Archive #255, Ed. 1, Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI,MN, OH, WI 1790-190 7, Date of Import: Oct 29, 1999, Internal Ref.
#1.255.1.5086.19]

Patentee Name: Bill, Samuel
Accession Number: MI0310__.262
State: Michigan
Volume: 310
Page: 262
Document Number: 15257
Land Office: Detroit
Aliquot Part Reference: NESW
Section Number: 13
Township: 2 South
Range: 9 East
Meridian/Survey Area: Michigan Principal Meridian
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Sale-Cash Entries
Date Signed: Apr 10, 1837
Acreage: 40.00

Signed: the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.

Samuel married Eunice WOODWORTH in 1800 in , , Vermont. Eunice was born in 1784 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont; died in in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 6 Sep 1795, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
• MilitaryService: 1814; War of 1812 - Private, Captain Anthony Perry Company, Colonel Peck's Regiment, Vermont Militia
• Alt. Death: 8 Aug 1828, Woodbury, Washington, Vermont

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Family/Spouse: Alexander WOODWORTH. Alexander and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gardner married Orphelia CHURCH in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont. Orphelia was born about 1776 in Gilford, Windham County, Vermontt; died on 7 Aug 1846 in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont; was buried in West Jamaica Cemetery, Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.[wreckn
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Notes for WARREN BILLS:

1840 Federal Census, Dearborn Twp., Wayne County MI
There was a "Warren Bill" listed as HH not far from Samuel Bills(1777-1840)
Males Females
1 5-10 1 10-15
1 10-15 1 15-20
1 20-30
1 30-40

1830 Federal Census, Bennington, Genessee, New York may have been HH(133) Males Females
1 Under 5 1 Under 5
1 10-15 1 5-10
1 20-30 1 30-40

1840 Will of Samuel Bills, 1777-1840, Wayne Probate Records, 2190, Vol 3,
June 19, 1854.[Br?derbund Family Archive #255, Ed. 1, Land Records: AL,AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, O H, WI 1790-1907, Date of Import: Oct 29, 1999,Internal Ref. #1.255.1.5086.23]

Patentee Name: Bill, Warren
Accession Number: MI1320__.081
State: Michigan
Volume: 1320
Page: 81
Document Number: 10752
Land Office: Bronson
Aliquot Part Reference: SESE
Section Number: 15
Township: 6 South
Range: 5 West
Meridian/Survey Area: Michigan Principal Meridian
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Sale-Cash Entries
Date Signed: May 1, 1839
Acreage: 40.00

Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.

[Br?derbund Family Archive #255, Ed. 1, Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI,MN, OH, WI 1790-190 7, Date of Import: Oct 29, 1999, Internal Ref.#1.255.1.5086.24]

Patentee Name: Bill, Warren
Accession Number: MI1410__.313
State: Michigan
Volume: 1410
Page: 313
Document Number: 15726
Land Office: Kalamazoo
Aliquot Part Reference: ENE
Section Number: 12
Township: 6 South
Range: 6 West
Meridian/Survey Area: Michigan Principal Meridian
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Sale-Cash Entries
Date Signed: May 1, 1839
Acreage: 80.00

Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Alt Death: Dead Payson, Utah, Utah
Alt Birth: Abt 1816 Royalton, Windsor, Vermont[wrecknervous
.ged]

Notes for SALLY BILLS:

War of 1812 Pension Records for Uncle Silas Bills, indicated a Sally
#27816 applied for pension same time as Silas widow, Lucy Braddish
on May 18, 1878.

Family/Spouse: FILLMORE. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Alt Death: Dead Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan[wrecknervous.ged]

Notes for IRA BILLS:

In land transaction, Ann listed as wife on 11/21/1846

1840 Federal census, Nankin County Wayne County MI
Males Females
1 30-40 1 20-30

1850 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County MI
Ira Bills, 41, m, farmer, 300, Canada
Mary Ann, 29, f, England
Marcellus, 7, m, MI, Emily, 5, f, MI, Edmond, 3, M, MI, an
d Mary, 1, f,MI.
Next door to Alvah, Edmond Haywood, Edwin and Eunice Haywood.

1860 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County MI:
Ira Bills, 51, m, farmer, 700, 75, New York; John M. 17, m, day laborer,MI;
Emily M. 16, f, MI; Edmund B. 13, M, MI

1870 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County MI, 284
398-395, aged 45, m, farmer, 1600 RE, 100 PE, born New York, idiotic, no
foreign parent. Next to Wm. Steinchoff.

1880 Federal Census, Almer, Tuscola County MI
Lived in HH of William Palmer, w, m, 68, farmer, NJ, parents: RhodeIsland
with Edmund B. Bills, 33, farmer. Ira was 70, divorced, born Vermont;
parents born Vermont.

John Marshall Bills, Civil War Pension Records, 290750, 231577,3/17/1882:

Resided in Caro, Tuscola County MI 9/19/1893 with son Edmund, Flat Rock,
MI, 1872-1879.

In 1893, Ira had 4 or 5 brothers living, two, William (1819-1900) ofInkster,
and Alva (1812-1900) of Taylor, MI in Wayne County Hiram was dead in1893.
The other living brothers were: Albert, 1823-1905, Samuel, 1814-1896,
and maybe Lyman, 1818- .

Wayne County Probate Records, Vol 3, 2190, in will of father SamuelBills,
1777-1840, listed Ira's brothers as Hiram, William, Samuel, Alva, Albert,
sisters: Sally, and Eunice Haywood.

Buried: Union Chapel Cemetery, Inkster, MI.

Wayne County Probate Record, Vol IV, 3788 listed "Ira Bills of Nankin,
Kalmazoo Insane Asylum, Filed 5/3/1864; Petitioner, JW Walker, Value
of Estate, $46,454 or thereabouts. Archa Beeman, appointed guardian;
resigned 2/14/1866. WP Yerkes, Judge of Probate.

Ira insane; March 18, 1864 admitted to Michigan Insane Asylum,
aged 59; farmer, Dr. Collar referred Ira, saying he was of a depraved and
dissolute family; partially demented for years. His domesticrelationships
unpleasant; infidelity, sensuality, and unkindness reign in HH. He
tried to escape April 14, 1864. Discharged: 11/19/1864, unimproved.
Not dangerous, just thinks he owned everything around him.
Family physician: Doctor Collar. Thought he had a calling to preach,
but could not until he had put away Mary and married a virgin.

Land Records:

7/1/1842: purchased from Alvah Bills, Nankin Twp,the sw corner of SE
quarter of se qtr of Section 14, Twp 2, s range 9E in Nankin Twp.
Witnesses: AL Stearns and Abbott L. Stevens. Reg. SA Bagg.
Rec. 5/22/1846, Vol 27 P508, Vol XV p16. Burton

2/16/1847: purchased fr Alexander Laurain and W. Ellen of Wayne
County 40 acres, being the sw qtr of Sec 14, twp 2, s range (E in WayneCounty
Witnesses: Cyrus Howard and Joseph Laurain, Reg. Chas V. Selkrig
Reg. 2/19/1847, XVI p 20, Burton, Vol 29, p461.

5/25/1857: Claracy Doolittle of Nankin Twp purchased fr Ira Bills of
Nankin, sw qtr of se qtr of Section 14, twp 2, s range 9E containing
40 acres in Nankin. Witnesses: James Nowlin and Issac Thompson.
Reg. 5/26/1857, Vol 35, p41, vol 70, p12.

11/27/1857: Ira Bill of Nankin Township, purchased from Hiram and
Sabrina Bill of Nankin Township, the sw qtr of se qtr of section 14, twp2,
s range 9e. Witnesses: William Bills and Willard Edmonds. reg HS
Roberts, rec. 2/24/1858. Acc to vol 36, p 15, vol 72, p 352.

Ira Bills father of estate #3123, Michigan. 1866.
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In land transaction, Ann listed as wife on 11/21/1846

1840 Federal census, Nankin County Wayne County MI
Males Females
1 30-40 1 20-30

1850 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County MI
Ira Bills, 41, m, farmer, 300, Canada
Mary Ann, 29, f, England
Marcellus, 7, m, MI, Emily, 5, f, MI, Edmond, 3, M, MI, and Mary, 1, f,MI.
Next door to Alvah, Edmond Haywood, Edwin and Eunice Haywood.

1860 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County MI:
Ira Bills, 51, m, farmer, 700, 75, New York; John M. 17, m, day laborer,MI;
Emily M. 16, f, MI; Edmund B. 13, M, MI

1870 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County MI, 284
398-395, aged 45, m, farmer, 1600 RE, 100 PE, born New York, idiotic, no
foreign parent. Next to Wm. Steinchoff.

1880 Federal Census, Almer, Tuscola County MI
Lived in HH of William Palmer, w, m, 68, farmer, NJ, parents: RhodeIsland
with Edmund B. Bills, 33, farmer. Ira was 70, divorced, born Vermont;
parents born Vermont.

John Marshall Bills, Civil War Pension Records, 290750, 231577,3/17/1882:

Resided in Caro, Tuscola County MI 9/19/1893 with son Edmund, Flat Rock,
MI, 1872-1879.

In 1893, Ira had 4 or 5 brothers living, two, William (1819-1900) ofInkster,
and Alva (1812-1900) of Taylor, MI in Wayne County Hiram was dead in1893.
The other living brothers were: Albert, 1823-1905, Samuel, 1814-1896,
and maybe Lyman, 1818- .

Wayne County Probate Records, Vol 3, 2190, in will of father SamuelBills,
1777-1840, listed Ira's brothers as Hiram, William, Samuel, Alva, Albert,
sisters: Sally, and Eunice Haywood.

Buried: Union Chapel Cemetery, Inkster, MI.

Wayne County Probate Record, Vol IV, 3788 listed "Ira Bills of Nankin,
Kalmazoo Insane Asylum, Filed 5/3/1864; Petitioner, JW Walker, Value
of Estate, $46,454 or thereabouts. Archa Beeman, appointed guardian;
resigned 2/14/1866. WP Yerkes, Judge of Probate.

Ira insane; March 18, 1864 admitted to Michigan Insane Asylum,
aged 59; farmer, Dr. Collar referred Ira, saying he was of a depraved and
dissolute family; partially demented for years. His domesticrelationships
unpleasant; infidelity, sensuality, and unkindness reign in HH. He
tried to escape April 14, 1864. Discharged: 11/19/1864, unimproved.
Not dangerous, just thinks he owned everything around him.
Family physician: Doctor Collar. Thought he had a calling to preach,
but could not until he had put away Mary and married a virgin.

Land Records:

7/1/1842: purchased from Alvah Bills, Nankin Twp,the sw corner of SE
quarter of se qtr of Section 14, Twp 2, s range 9E in Nankin Twp.
Witnesses: AL Stearns and Abbott L. Stevens. Reg. SA Bagg.
Rec. 5/22/1846, Vol 27 P508, Vol XV p16. Burton

2/16/1847: purchased fr Alexander Laurain and W. Ellen of Wayne
County 40 acres, being the sw qtr of Sec 14, twp 2, s range (E in WayneCounty
Witnesses: Cyrus Howard and Joseph Laurain, Reg. Chas V. Selkrig
Reg. 2/19/1847, XVI p 20, Burton, Vol 29, p461.

5/25/1857: Claracy Doolittle of Nankin Twp purchased fr Ira Bills of
Nankin, sw qtr of se qtr of Section 14, twp 2, s range 9E containing
40 acres in Nankin. Witnesses: James Nowlin and Issac Thompson.
Reg. 5/26/1857, Vol 35, p41, vol 70, p12.

11/27/1857: Ira Bill of Nankin Township, purchased from Hiram and
Sabrina Bill of Nankin Township, the sw qtr of se qtr of section 14, twp2,
s range 9e. Witnesses: William Bills and Willard Edmonds. reg HS
Roberts, rec. 2/24/1858. Acc to vol 36, p 15, vol 72, p 352.

Ira Bills father of estate #3123, Michigan. 1866.
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In land transaction, Ann listed as wife on 11/21/1846

1840 Federal census, Nankin County Wayne County MI
Males Females
1 30-40 1 20-30

1850 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County MI
Ira Bills, 41, m, farmer, 300, Canada
Mary Ann, 29, f, England
Marcellus, 7, m, MI, Emily, 5, f, MI, Edmond, 3, M, MI, and Mary, 1, f,MI.
Next door to Alvah, Edmond Haywood, Edwin and Eunice Haywood.

1860 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County MI:
Ira Bills, 51, m, farmer, 700, 75, New York; John M. 17, m, day laborer,MI;
Emily M. 16, f, MI; Edmund B. 13, M, MI

1870 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County MI, 284
398-395, aged 45, m, farmer, 1600 RE, 100 PE, born New York, idiotic, no
foreign parent. Next to Wm. Steinchoff.

1880 Federal Census, Almer, Tuscola County MI
Lived in HH of William Palmer, w, m, 68, farmer, NJ, parents: RhodeIsland
with Edmund B. Bills, 33, farmer. Ira was 70, divorced, born Vermont;
parents born Vermont.

John Marshall Bills, Civil War Pension Records, 290750, 231577,3/17/1882:

Resided in Caro, Tuscola County MI 9/19/1893 with son Edmund, Flat Rock,
MI, 1872-1879.

In 1893, Ira had 4 or 5 brothers living, two, William (1819-1900) ofInkster,
and Alva (1812-1900) of Taylor, MI in Wayne County Hiram was dead in1893.
The other living brothers were: Albert, 1823-1905, Samuel, 1814-1896,
and maybe Lyman, 1818- .

Wayne County Probate Records, Vol 3, 2190, in will of father SamuelBills,
1777-1840, listed Ira's brothers as Hiram, William, Samuel, Alva, Albert,
sisters: Sally, and Eunice Haywood.

Buried: Union Chapel Cemetery, Inkster, MI.

Wayne County Probate Record, Vol IV, 3788 listed "Ira Bills of Nankin,
Kalmazoo Insane Asylum, Filed 5/3/1864; Petitioner, JW Walker, Value
of Estate, $46,454 or thereabouts. Archa Beeman, appointed guardian;
resigned 2/14/1866. WP Yerkes, Judge of Probate.

Ira insane; March 18, 1864 admitted to Michigan Insane Asylum,
aged 59; farmer, Dr. Collar referred Ira, saying he was of a depraved and
dissolute family; partially demented for years. His domesticrelationships
unpleasant; infidelity, sensuality, and unkindness reign in HH. He
tried to escape April 14, 1864. Discharged: 11/19/1864, unimproved.
Not dangerous, just thinks he owned everything around him.
Family physician: Doctor Collar. Thought he had a calling to preach,
but could not until he had put away Mary and married a virgin.

Land Records:

7/1/1842: purchased from Alvah Bills, Nankin Twp,the sw corner of SE
quarter of se qtr of Section 14, Twp 2, s range 9E in Nankin Twp.
Witnesses: AL Stearns and Abbott L. Stevens. Reg. SA Bagg.
Rec. 5/22/1846, Vol 27 P508, Vol XV p16. Burton

2/16/1847: purchased fr Alexander Laurain and W. Ellen of Wayne
County 40 acres, being the sw qtr of Sec 14, twp 2, s range (E in WayneCounty
Witnesses: Cyrus Howard and Joseph Laurain, Reg. Chas V. Selkrig
Reg. 2/19/1847, XVI p 20, Burton, Vol 29, p461.

5/25/1857: Claracy Doolittle of Nankin Twp purchased fr Ira Bills of
Nankin, sw qtr of se qtr of Section 14, twp 2, s range 9E containing
40 acres in Nankin. Witnesses: James Nowlin and Issac Thompson.
Reg. 5/26/1857, Vol 35, p41, vol 70, p12.

11/27/1857: Ira Bill of Nankin Township, purchased from Hiram and
Sabrina Bill of Nankin Township, the sw qtr of se qtr of section 14, twp2,
s range 9e. Witnesses: William Bills and Willard Edmonds. reg HS
Roberts, rec. 2/24/1858. Acc to vol 36, p 15, vol 72, p 352.

Ira Bills father of estate #3123, Michigan. 1866.
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Ira married Mary Ann HAYWOOD on 27 Jan 1839 in Nankin Township, Wayne County Michigan. Mary was born in 1845 in England; died in in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• AFN: 21H8-JJ
• FamilySearch ID: LHNB-17Y
• LifeSketch: ; Research of Beatrice Bills:
• Name: Alvi BELLS
• _UID: C79AF3742D4C4099869C9688BA54EE7CD2C1

Notes:

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Notes for ALVAH BILLS:

Resided in Romulus, Wayne County, MI on 6/18/1870, 12
/28/1892. Also8/1 7/1886.
Buried in Union Chapel Cemetery.
Ill. Historical Atlas 1876 shows A. Bills owning 40 acres inSection 24,
Romulus Township, Wayne County MI
Witness to sister Eunice's marriage to Edwin Haywood on 10/28/1849
at Nankin. (Wayne County Marriages Record, Vol 5, p 63)

Source: 1840 Federal Census Nankin Township, Wayne County MI
Males Females
1 20-30 1 15-20
(Right next to William Bills, Edmond Haywood, and Ira Bills.
Resident of Nankin Twp until 1857, then Coldwater.

1850 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County MI
Alva was 38, M, farmer, Vermont, Julia Bills, 27, f, MI;
Dianna, 9, f, Mi; Charles, 7, m, MI; Warren, 5, MI;
Hulda A. 3, f, MI; Hiram, 1, m, MI;
Next door to brothers William and Ira Bills, Edwin Haywood,and
Edmond Haywood.

1860 Federal Census, Ovid Township, Branch County MI.
Alvah, 48, m, farmer, 1200, 150, New York; Julia, 38, f, NewYork;
Warren, 15, m, MI; Hulda, 13, f, MI; Ezra, 8, m;
Elias, 6, m, MI; Enas, 6, m, MI; William, 4, m, MI;
George W. 7/12, m, MI; Elias Hiveley, 28, m, Ohio;
Dianna, 19, f, MI;

Next door:


1870 Federal Census, Romulus, Wayne County MI, 378, "Alvin."
Lorenzo Sheldon was Alvah's nephew, by marriage, Erza Sheldon,
Inkster was a relative by marriage. [Br?derbund Family Archive#255, Ed. 1 , Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI1790-1907, Date of Import : Oct 29, 1999, Internal Ref.#1.255.1.5086.0]

Patentee Name: Bill, Alva
Accession Number: MI1420__.442
State: Michigan
Volume: 1420
Page: 442
Document Number: 16401
Land Office: Kalamazoo
Aliquot Part Reference: SWNW
Section Number: 4
Township: 6 South
Range: 5 West
Meridian/Survey Area: Michigan Principal Meridian
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Sale-Cash Entries
Date Signed: May 1, 1839
Acreage: 40.00

Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains asignature.


Original Land Purchasers of Branch County Michigan:
Alva Bill - Genesee County New York Quincy Township, Section4 May 17, 1836;
with Warren Bills in Coldwater and Quincy (5) November 19,1835
and May 3, 1836 and Lyman 7/10/1852 in Ovid Twp (23).

Alvah married Julia SHELDON in 1839 in Nankin Township, Wayne County Michigan. Julia was born on 23 Sep 1822 in Vermont; died on 31 Mar 1895 in Romulus Township, Wayne County, Michigan; was buried in Union Chapel Cemetary, Inkster, Michagan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• AFN: 3KCT-LX
• FamilySearch ID: KWVW-WDD
• _UID: E8892F079C08458EA12AF2280701A617C8F0

Samuel married Phoebe FILLMORE in Swanton, Franklin, Vermont. Phoebe was born on 10 Mar 1816 in Swanton, Franklin, Vermont; died on 4 May 1873 in Payson, Utah, Utah; was buried on 7 Mar 1873 in Payson, Utah, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Letitia Or Liltha WALTRIP. Letitia and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Letitia (Lithia) Waltrip JOHNSTON. Letitia and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• AFN: 94QC-9W
• _UID: 7E2BF5F5CAF64CD3B21234B0869E98643AE5

Notes:

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Alt Birth: Abt 1818 Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan

Family/Spouse: FOLAN. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sabrina married FOLAN about 1838 in Of New York. was born about 1815 in New York City, New York; died in in New York City, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• AFN: 94QC-B3
• FamilySearch ID: KVGH-WZ1
• _UID: 2A4EAB82F2F948C6ABD26D20909F4C5E814E

Notes:

The Burden of bearing little Bell in 1868 was too much Juli
a, she wasforty-four when this baby was born and did not l ive out the rough winterof 1870. Julia and Sarah (Wil liam's second wife) were sisters. Histhird wife was the m other of these women, his mother-in-law.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Alt Birth: 1820 Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Alt Death: Dead Royalton, Windsor, Vermont[Hugh6.FTW]

The Burden of bearing little Bell in 1868 was too much Juli a, she wasforty-four when this baby was born and did not l ive out the rough winterof 1870. Julia and Sarah (Wil liam's second wife) were sisters. Histhird wife was the m other of these women, his mother-in-law.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Alt Birth: 1820 Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Alt Death: Dead Royalton, Windsor, Vermont

Family/Spouse: Julia A. HARRIS. Julia and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HARRIS. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Julia Ann BOGUE on 18 Dec 1843 in Nankin Township, Wayne County Michigan. Julia was born in 1826; died in Mar 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Sarah A. Bogue PEPPER between 1875 and 1879. Sarah was born in 1823; died on 10 Sep 1887 in Inkster, Michagan; was buried in Union Chapel Cemetary, Inkster, Michagan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• AFN: 94QC-C8
• _UID: D8DB412E2E9940BEB4FF5362199504858647

Notes:

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Alt Birth: 1822 Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Alt Death: Dead Royalton, Windsor, Vermont

Eunice married Henry Edwin HAYWOOD on 28 Oct 1849. Henry was born on 18 Jul 1830 in Wayne County, Michigan; died in in Y. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• AFN: 94QC-DF
• FamilySearch ID: KV2K-V8Z
• Name: Hirum BILLS
• _UID: BB005D88904540958E8E1568EC8CB7BBCD77
• Alt. Burial: 9 Apr 1872, Maple Grove Cemetery, Westland, Wayne, Michigan

Notes:

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Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Alt Birth: 1824 Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Alt Death: Dead Royalton, Windsor, Vermont

Hiram Bills Family Research of Beatrice (Mary Van Allen) Bills
Hiram has been only briefly mentioned in our family memoirs so far. He was not notorious nor a combat veteran. Instead, Hiram is felt strongly in the background watching as a guardian over the affairs of his family members. He strikes us as being one of few, but meaningful words.

Hiram was one of the youngest children of Samuel Bills (1777-1840). He was born between 1824 and 1828 in the state of New York. (The 1870 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Michigan, states he was 45 years old 1824/1825) and his death certificate in 1872 shows age 44 (1827/1828).) We don't know the accurate identity of his mother at his time, except that an "Annie" is listed on his death certificate. His older brothers were (Ira (1809-1895), Alvah (1812-1900) and William (1819-1900). Other brothers were Albert and Samuel, and possible brothers (or uncles) Syman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Marvin of Grand Rapids. He had two sisters--Sally, of Branch County, and Eunice of Milwaukee. (Samuel Bill Will, Wayne County Probate Records, Volume 3, Record 2190)

Hiram married Sabrina sometime before1860. (Wayne County Land Records, Volume 36, P. 15) Again, we do not know much about his marriage, except that in 1860 he had a daughter named Hannah J. Who was five years old. Not listed is Hiram Bills who is buried in Maplegrove Cemetery in Nankin Township. This Hiram died at age 19 in April, 1873, and could have been a son.

Hiram, as his brother Ira, was also a land buyer. Before 1848, he had over 65 acres of land in what is not Nankin Township. He purchased some from his brother William in 1844, and 65 acres in 1848 from a Nehimiah F. Prudden.(Wayne County Land Records,and Volume 14, P. 19, and Vol 18, p. 21) He had a small estate.

Just before his death in Nankin on Aril 9, 1872, at age 44, Hiram was worth $3,300 in real estate and $850 in personal estate.(1870 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne Co., Michigan) He was pretty well off for a person in the period. He died a young man; it seems too bad, particularly for some family members such as Ira and his son, Edmond. They relied on Hiram for stability. It was he to whom Marshall and Edmond gave their bounties for enlistment for use for nursing services for their sick father. They could trust Uncle Hiram to take good care of their father.

Another testimony to Hiram's respectability was his witness as best man to the marriage of Francis L. Strong and Laura E. Guest of Nankin on July 1, 1869. They were not relatives, but friends and neighbors who respected him enough to ask him to perform this favor for them.

We close this brief study of Hiram hoping that we car learn more about him in time. He was probably very quiet but steady. His land transactions and personal wealth impress us. We will break the silence of this man soon, we hope."

Reference 1870 US Census Nankin, Wayne, Michigan
Samuel Bills Will, Wayne County Probate vol. 3 #2190
Wayne Co. Land Records vol. 18 pg. 15

Hiram married SABRINA before 1860. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• AFN: 94QC-FL
• _UID: 18B6E3CFDF0A4FFEAAD267B4E96319E496DC

Notes:

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Albert Bills died at the North-western Branch of the Natio
n al Home forDisabled Volunteer Soldiers. He was a privat e in Company G, 18thWisconsin Infantry Regiment. His bod y was sent to Peacock & Sons FuneralHome (Milwaukee) for s hipment to Kilbourn, Wisconsin on June 10, 1905.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Alt Birth: 1826 Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Alt Death: Dead Royalton, Windsor, Vermont

Family/Spouse: Maria BEACH. Maria and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: 9WB8-319
• _UID: B518528CE03C499EA64BDF290D012803E09A

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: K849-LJP
• _UID: B0FDD3DA12644ED7880050CC642D27DF308E

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: K2J4-5GM
• _UID: 47081AFB6B2845178F347D36E8998D673E1C

Family/Spouse: Dorothy GLEASON. Dorothy was born about 1800 in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont; died about 1885 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: LDJS-HC7
• _UID: 114C936990724BD8B078E5BF53E427832BB9

Lorenzo married Permelia MAYNARD on 26 Jun 1828 in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont. Permelia was born on 9 Jun 1808 in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont; died on 17 Oct 1887 in Geneseo, Henry, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: GSXL-DRS
• _UID: 1C8E16B8CE4842A084CE481BA23C7848C3FF

Family/Spouse: Sally SAGE. Sally was born on 13 Oct 1809 in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont; died on 20 Nov 1844 in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont; was buried in Sage Hollow, West Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: 9WB8-Q9D
• _UID: B8DA875AFBA9414C8FC5C4604D6FD041E92C

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: KC26-4HG
• _UID: AC8AB47B380B4DE19115D6E73942ACF35388

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: KZWR-82W
• _UID: 340D2C2DB18C447F8BAA166C91E65A7294DD

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: K2J4-RZ8
• _UID: ABEEFDA2B70E4CBCAC456056F6281C01E72E

Family/Spouse: Caroline HAMMOND. Caroline was born on 12 Nov 1817 in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]