Charles H. Billings, for many years a machinist and resident of this community, passed away from prostate cancer and kidney insufficiencies on Sunday, Oct. 17, 1926, at a hospital in Iowa City, where he had gone from his home in Waterloo, for treatments.
Charles H. Billings had come with his parents to Nashua when he was a baby. Here he spent his childhood and early manhood.
On Dec. 10, 1890, he married Minnie Laberee at Nashua at M. E. Church. They had three sons: George, Charles E. and Floyd. She died Aug. 25, 1904.
In 1907 he went to Malaga, New Mexico. He married Neda Houghton on Oct. 21, 1908. She was a kind mother to his three boys until her death in 1918.
As a widower, he went to live with his son, George who was single and a farm laborer of 26 years of age. Charles, age 57, also worked on the farm there.
On October 21, 1922, he married Mrs. Pearl Oliphant at the office of Probate Judge, W. W. Thompson. He owned a large farm near Mound Valley in Osage Township.
Charles was a church member and worker in the little community church in Malaga where he lived a number of years. After leaving Malaga, he lived in Cherryvale, Kansas until 1924 when he began residing with his family in Waterloo. He was always a strictly honest man in all his dealings and was a good, kind husband and father.
Charles is survived by his wife and three sons: George E., Charles Ernest and Floyd, who all live in Cherryvale, Kansas.
The funeral was at Nashua Methodist Episcopal Church on Oct. 19 with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
The Nashua Reporter (Nashua, Iowa); 20 Oct 1926, Wed. Page 1
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1880 United States Federal Census
Home in 1880: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA
Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Charles Billings 48 Self (Head) and Mary Billings 42 Wife
Charles Billings 17 Son
Gracie Billings 11 Daughter
Lena Billings 8 Daughter
Arland Billings 5 Son
Eddie Billings 1 Son
Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: Charles Billings
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1890
Marriage Place: Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Spouse: Minnie Laberee
FHL Film Number: 1027437; Reference ID: 2:3M0T4JT
1900 United States Federal Census
Birth Date: Dec 1862 in Wisconsin
Home in 1900: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa
Spouse's Name: Minnie H Billings
Marriage Year: 1891; Years Married: 9
Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Household Members:
Chas Billings (37) (farmer) and Minnie H Billings (30) wife
George E Billings (6)
Charles E Billings (1)
Edward Wittwer (16) - Farm laborer b. Illinois
Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016
Name: Charles H Billings
Marriage License Place: Eddy, New Mexico
Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1908
Spouse: Neda Houghton
1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Malaga, Eddy, New Mexico
Spouse's Name: Neda Billings
Occupation: Fruit Farmer
Household Members:
Charles Billings 47 Head and Neda Billings 32 Wife
George Billings 16 Son
Ernest Billings 11 Son
Floyd Billings 9 Son
Ruth Houghton 24 Sister-in-law
Father: Charles E. Billings (1831-1915)
Mother: Mary Layton (1837-1914)
Charles H. Billings had come with his parents to Nashua when he was a baby. Here he spent his childhood and early manhood.
On Dec. 10, 1890, he married Minnie Laberee at Nashua at M. E. Church. They had three sons: George, Charles E. and Floyd. She died Aug. 25, 1904.
In 1907 he went to Malaga, New Mexico. He married Neda Houghton on Oct. 21, 1908. She was a kind mother to his three boys until her death in 1918.
As a widower, he went to live with his son, George who was single and a farm laborer of 26 years of age. Charles, age 57, also worked on the farm there.
On October 21, 1922, he married Mrs. Pearl Oliphant at the office of Probate Judge, W. W. Thompson. He owned a large farm near Mound Valley in Osage Township.
Charles was a church member and worker in the little community church in Malaga where he lived a number of years. After leaving Malaga, he lived in Cherryvale, Kansas until 1924 when he began residing with his family in Waterloo. He was always a strictly honest man in all his dealings and was a good, kind husband and father.
Charles is survived by his wife and three sons: George E., Charles Ernest and Floyd, who all live in Cherryvale, Kansas.
The funeral was at Nashua Methodist Episcopal Church on Oct. 19 with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
The Nashua Reporter (Nashua, Iowa); 20 Oct 1926, Wed. Page 1
_______________________________
1880 United States Federal Census
Home in 1880: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA
Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Charles Billings 48 Self (Head) and Mary Billings 42 Wife
Charles Billings 17 Son
Gracie Billings 11 Daughter
Lena Billings 8 Daughter
Arland Billings 5 Son
Eddie Billings 1 Son
Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: Charles Billings
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1890
Marriage Place: Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Spouse: Minnie Laberee
FHL Film Number: 1027437; Reference ID: 2:3M0T4JT
1900 United States Federal Census
Birth Date: Dec 1862 in Wisconsin
Home in 1900: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa
Spouse's Name: Minnie H Billings
Marriage Year: 1891; Years Married: 9
Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Household Members:
Chas Billings (37) (farmer) and Minnie H Billings (30) wife
George E Billings (6)
Charles E Billings (1)
Edward Wittwer (16) - Farm laborer b. Illinois
Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016
Name: Charles H Billings
Marriage License Place: Eddy, New Mexico
Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1908
Spouse: Neda Houghton
1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Malaga, Eddy, New Mexico
Spouse's Name: Neda Billings
Occupation: Fruit Farmer
Household Members:
Charles Billings 47 Head and Neda Billings 32 Wife
George Billings 16 Son
Ernest Billings 11 Son
Floyd Billings 9 Son
Ruth Houghton 24 Sister-in-law
Father: Charles E. Billings (1831-1915)
Mother: Mary Layton (1837-1914)
Charles H. Billings, for many years a machinist and resident of this community, passed away from prostate cancer and kidney insufficiencies on Sunday, Oct. 17, 1926, at a hospital in Iowa City, where he had gone from his home in Waterloo, for treatments.
Charles H. Billings had come with his parents to Nashua when he was a baby. Here he spent his childhood and early manhood.
On Dec. 10, 1890, he married Minnie Laberee at Nashua at M. E. Church. They had three sons: George, Charles E. and Floyd. She died Aug. 25, 1904.
In 1907 he went to Malaga, New Mexico. He married Neda Houghton on Oct. 21, 1908. She was a kind mother to his three boys until her death in 1918.
As a widower, he went to live with his son, George who was single and a farm laborer of 26 years of age. Charles, age 57, also worked on the farm there.
On October 21, 1922, he married Mrs. Pearl Oliphant at the office of Probate Judge, W. W. Thompson. He owned a large farm near Mound Valley in Osage Township.
Charles was a church member and worker in the little community church in Malaga where he lived a number of years. After leaving Malaga, he lived in Cherryvale, Kansas until 1924 when he began residing with his family in Waterloo. He was always a strictly honest man in all his dealings and was a good, kind husband and father.
Charles is survived by his wife and three sons: George E., Charles Ernest and Floyd, who all live in Cherryvale, Kansas.
The funeral was at Nashua Methodist Episcopal Church on Oct. 19 with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
The Nashua Reporter (Nashua, Iowa); 20 Oct 1926, Wed. Page 1
_______________________________
1880 United States Federal Census
Home in 1880: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA
Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Charles Billings 48 Self (Head) and Mary Billings 42 Wife
Charles Billings 17 Son
Gracie Billings 11 Daughter
Lena Billings 8 Daughter
Arland Billings 5 Son
Eddie Billings 1 Son
Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: Charles Billings
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1890
Marriage Place: Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Spouse: Minnie Laberee
FHL Film Number: 1027437; Reference ID: 2:3M0T4JT
1900 United States Federal Census
Birth Date: Dec 1862 in Wisconsin
Home in 1900: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa
Spouse's Name: Minnie H Billings
Marriage Year: 1891; Years Married: 9
Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Household Members:
Chas Billings (37) (farmer) and Minnie H Billings (30) wife
George E Billings (6)
Charles E Billings (1)
Edward Wittwer (16) - Farm laborer b. Illinois
Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016
Name: Charles H Billings
Marriage License Place: Eddy, New Mexico
Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1908
Spouse: Neda Houghton
1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Malaga, Eddy, New Mexico
Spouse's Name: Neda Billings
Occupation: Fruit Farmer
Household Members:
Charles Billings 47 Head and Neda Billings 32 Wife
George Billings 16 Son
Ernest Billings 11 Son
Floyd Billings 9 Son
Ruth Houghton 24 Sister-in-law
Father: Charles E. Billings (1831-1915)
Mother: Mary Layton (1837-1914)
Charles H. Billings had come with his parents to Nashua when he was a baby. Here he spent his childhood and early manhood.
On Dec. 10, 1890, he married Minnie Laberee at Nashua at M. E. Church. They had three sons: George, Charles E. and Floyd. She died Aug. 25, 1904.
In 1907 he went to Malaga, New Mexico. He married Neda Houghton on Oct. 21, 1908. She was a kind mother to his three boys until her death in 1918.
As a widower, he went to live with his son, George who was single and a farm laborer of 26 years of age. Charles, age 57, also worked on the farm there.
On October 21, 1922, he married Mrs. Pearl Oliphant at the office of Probate Judge, W. W. Thompson. He owned a large farm near Mound Valley in Osage Township.
Charles was a church member and worker in the little community church in Malaga where he lived a number of years. After leaving Malaga, he lived in Cherryvale, Kansas until 1924 when he began residing with his family in Waterloo. He was always a strictly honest man in all his dealings and was a good, kind husband and father.
Charles is survived by his wife and three sons: George E., Charles Ernest and Floyd, who all live in Cherryvale, Kansas.
The funeral was at Nashua Methodist Episcopal Church on Oct. 19 with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
The Nashua Reporter (Nashua, Iowa); 20 Oct 1926, Wed. Page 1
_______________________________
1880 United States Federal Census
Home in 1880: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA
Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Charles Billings 48 Self (Head) and Mary Billings 42 Wife
Charles Billings 17 Son
Gracie Billings 11 Daughter
Lena Billings 8 Daughter
Arland Billings 5 Son
Eddie Billings 1 Son
Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: Charles Billings
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1890
Marriage Place: Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Spouse: Minnie Laberee
FHL Film Number: 1027437; Reference ID: 2:3M0T4JT
1900 United States Federal Census
Birth Date: Dec 1862 in Wisconsin
Home in 1900: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa
Spouse's Name: Minnie H Billings
Marriage Year: 1891; Years Married: 9
Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Household Members:
Chas Billings (37) (farmer) and Minnie H Billings (30) wife
George E Billings (6)
Charles E Billings (1)
Edward Wittwer (16) - Farm laborer b. Illinois
Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016
Name: Charles H Billings
Marriage License Place: Eddy, New Mexico
Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1908
Spouse: Neda Houghton
1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Malaga, Eddy, New Mexico
Spouse's Name: Neda Billings
Occupation: Fruit Farmer
Household Members:
Charles Billings 47 Head and Neda Billings 32 Wife
George Billings 16 Son
Ernest Billings 11 Son
Floyd Billings 9 Son
Ruth Houghton 24 Sister-in-law
Father: Charles E. Billings (1831-1915)
Mother: Mary Layton (1837-1914)
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