about John D Billings
Name: John D Billings
Residence: Laporte County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 9 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Indiana 9th Infantry Regiment on 05 Sep 1861.
Mustered out on 06 Sep 1864.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
OBIT
ANSWERS CALL
VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR
DIES AT AGE OF NINETY
FOUR
John D. Billings, aged 94, Civil war veteran, for many years a resident of Le Mars, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Diller, 900 West Fifth street, Sioux City, Saturday night.
Mr. Billings had been bedridden the last two years. Of late years he made his home in Sioux City after living in Le Mars, where he was engaged in draying and other work for many years. At one time he operated a Sawmill in Sergeant Bluff.
John D. Billings was born in Michigan, Allegon county. May 26, 1838. When the Civil war broke out he enlisted in Company F
Ninth Indiana infantry and served until 1865. Following his return from the war he was married in 1865 to Miss Elizabeth Moore.
In 1870 he came to Sioux City and later homesteaded land in Osceola county where he lived until coming to Plymouth County.
Mr. Billings is survived by his four daughters, Mrs. John Bixby, of Primghar; Mrs. Allen Semple, ot Madison, S.D., Mrs. Emmett Semple and Mrs. John Diller, of Sioux City, and five
sons, M. D. Billings, of Seattle, Washington; Perry, of Le Mars; George, of Los Angeles; C. H. Billings and Frank Billings, of Sioux City.
Accorded Military Funeral
Mr. Billings was a member of Mower Post, G. A. R., of Le Mars.
The funeral will be held at the Diller home at 1 p. m. Tuesday afternoon and services will be held at the graveside in Le Mars under the auspices of t h e G. A. R. and other military organizations at 3:15 p. m.
Mr. Billings was well known, especially among the older residents of Le Mars and had a wide acquaintance in northwest Iowa.
Gravestone photo http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=386562
about John D Billings
Name: John D Billings
Residence: Laporte County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 9 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Indiana 9th Infantry Regiment on 05 Sep 1861.
Mustered out on 06 Sep 1864.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
OBIT
ANSWERS CALL
VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR
DIES AT AGE OF NINETY
FOUR
John D. Billings, aged 94, Civil war veteran, for many years a resident of Le Mars, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Diller, 900 West Fifth street, Sioux City, Saturday night.
Mr. Billings had been bedridden the last two years. Of late years he made his home in Sioux City after living in Le Mars, where he was engaged in draying and other work for many years. At one time he operated a Sawmill in Sergeant Bluff.
John D. Billings was born in Michigan, Allegon county. May 26, 1838. When the Civil war broke out he enlisted in Company F
Ninth Indiana infantry and served until 1865. Following his return from the war he was married in 1865 to Miss Elizabeth Moore.
In 1870 he came to Sioux City and later homesteaded land in Osceola county where he lived until coming to Plymouth County.
Mr. Billings is survived by his four daughters, Mrs. John Bixby, of Primghar; Mrs. Allen Semple, ot Madison, S.D., Mrs. Emmett Semple and Mrs. John Diller, of Sioux City, and five
sons, M. D. Billings, of Seattle, Washington; Perry, of Le Mars; George, of Los Angeles; C. H. Billings and Frank Billings, of Sioux City.
Accorded Military Funeral
Mr. Billings was a member of Mower Post, G. A. R., of Le Mars.
The funeral will be held at the Diller home at 1 p. m. Tuesday afternoon and services will be held at the graveside in Le Mars under the auspices of t h e G. A. R. and other military organizations at 3:15 p. m.
Mr. Billings was well known, especially among the older residents of Le Mars and had a wide acquaintance in northwest Iowa.
Gravestone photo http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=386562
Family Members
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Morton Darius Billings
1866–1948
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Finley Creighton Billings
1869–1911
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Charles Henry Billings
1869–1949
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Perry Allen Billings
1873–1937
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Mrs Mary Alma Billings Bixby
1876–1950
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Mrs Carrie Louise Billings Semple
1877–1958
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Emma Estelle Billings Semple
1879–1974
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Jessie Moore Billings Diller
1886–1955
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Frank Francis Billings
1889–1969
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George Kingsnorth Billings
1891–1944
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