Small handmade sandstone marker. Reads "Jane Bilberry" No Dates. She was Elizabeth Jane Walker-Wilson Bilberry, 3rd wife of John Crouch/Couch Bilberry. They were married Feb 24, 1870 in cooke Co., TX. Buried next to John C. Bilberry.

Elizabeth's birthdate as listed in James Green Walker's bible. (spelled Elisabeth)Other records have her born August 31 (30th) 1835.
Elizabeth Jane WALKER, her first marriage was to William H. SEXTON in Washington Co., AR. Word of mouth from her son, Leondos Walker Bilbrey.
Per marriage license. Sept 6 1853. They were married by Rev. Thomas Leach, Tempy Leach's brother, and an Uncle of Elizabeth Jane. He was a Methodist Minister. Copy of marriage record on file. A-333 are the numbers on the page.
No children have been found from the Sexton marriage. William Sexton and Elizabeth Walker's fathers were both ministers, and good friends.

Elizabeth's brothers, William and Hillary Walker were both in Cooke County Texas in 1860.

Maggie Wilson, Susan Wilson and Martelia Bilberry were listed in the bible of James Green Walker. Someone was in touch with James Green Walker for him to have had that information, so perhaps they still were in touch with Elizabeth Jane, or perhaps her brothers.

Then second she married John Roden WILSON, ref.
Marriage license, State of Texas, Cooke Co.,8 May 1861.
By John Roden Wilson, she had Susan C. Wilson
and Margaret Roden Wilson.


Third and last she married
John Couch Bilberry (Bilbrey), State of Texas, Cooke Co., marriage license, 24 Feb., 1870. By John C. she had Martelia and Leondas Bilberry. (for some reason, Lee as he was known spelled his name Bilbrey.)
John Couch Bilberry had a large family by two other wives.

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1870 26 October 1870 of Cooke Co. Texas.
John and his third wife (Jane),
some of his children by his 1st wife,
Margrett (Esau,Henry,Luther, John V., William).
ONE by his second wife
Vian,(Mary T.), and TWO of Jane's ,
(Margaret and Susan C.) are listed in the
census dated 26 October 1870 of Cooke Co. Texas.
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Martelia born Nov 1870 Gainesville, Cooke, Tx.

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1874 Lee Walker Bilberry born,
Williamson County, TX.
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1880 Pct 6 Lampasas Co., TX.
John Bilberry wife Elizabeth,
Children: ONE by first wife Margaret,
(William,) ONE BY 2nd wife, Vian (Mary,)
TWO by 3rd wife Elizabeth Jane (Martelia, Leondas,)
Susan Wilson, Maggie Wilson. (Step-daughters)
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1900 Justice pct. 6 Comanche Co., TX.
John C. Bilberry
1900 (age 71 b. abt.1829 TN.)
living with son-in-law, John William Peacock
Justice pct. 6 Comanche Co., TX.
(Elizabeth Jane also living there)
John died 1907 and Jane died 1913.
By 1907 John C. Bilberry was back at Oriana,
where he died at the old rock home of Esaw Bilberry.
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1910
Jane Walker-Sexton-Wilson-Bilberry
Fred Hooper Notes
She is listed by mistake as a baby daughter of Lee W. Bilberry, U.S. Census 1910, Dickens Co. Texas
Elizabeth Jane died at the home of her daughter Maggie Peacock (Peacock, TX.) in 1913.
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Susan C. Wilson. She is said to have married John Henderson and had a lot of children.