Jay B. BILLS

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Notes for JAY B. BILLS:

Polk, 1947: Occupation, foreman, Wayne County General Hos
pital, Eloise.
Edmund B. Bills Civil War Pension Records:
Diane Bills or Mrs. Robert D. Bills, in letter dated 11/20/1970indicated
Jay was still alive in West Branch MI.
Buried: Cadillac Memorial Park, West Branch, MI.

Jay married Edna KILLEN in 1907 in Michigan. Edna was born in Jul 1886 in Michigan; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Civil War Pension Records: 2/3/1890 Invalid 752797 6249
69 Michigan
Military Service: 11/13/1863, Enlisted at 18 at Camp Washburn atMilwaukee WI in 1 3 Wisc Battery LA in Capt. RR Griffith's Battery.Discharged:
7/20/1865 at Milwaukee, WI. PO: Waukegan, Illinois

Also, enlisted in Co B, 9th Cav, March 21, 1863 at Coldwater, MI for3 years, age 18. Mus tered 4/14/1863. Deserted at Covington, KY June 4,1863, probably went to his mother's hous e in Waukegan to join inNovember, 1863.

5'5" light complexion, blue eyes, light hair at enlistment.
There was a Edmond C. Bills in 1830 Federal Census, Perry, Genessee
County New York.

Buried Union Chapel Cemetery, Inkster MI on 1/8/1933.

Informant on death certificate, son Hosea Bills, Inkster MI

Disabled by fever, diarhoea, while on duty at Fort Williams, LA inApril, 1864. Confine d to a Baton Rouge Hospital in early July, 1864.
Confined in Baton Rouge Hospital in 7/1864. Given 60 day furlough,Given 60-day furlough ed Given furlough, went to Waukekan, New Jersey.

Married by Elder Lanning. Funeral by Montous UHT, UND, 35050 Main,Wayne, MI

Residences: 1872-79 Flat Rock Wayne Co MI
1880-1893 Almer, Caro Township, TuscolaCounty MI
Living with William Palmer,father-in-law in
1880 Census.
1921- 1932 Inkster, MI

Blind totally as of April 8, 1932.
Since war lived at Caro, MI and Inkster, MI,

9/19/1893, at Caro, Tuscola County MI, was guardian of Ira Bills,an insane pensioner, fo r John Marshall Bills' pension, also on2/23/1886. Described by neighbor A. Koester as unfit , drunk,spendthift, saloon frequenter."

George Crutchfield, Special Examiner, Edmund is described as frankin manner. His appea rance was not one of a habitual drunkard or barroomloafer. Neighbors suggested that Willia m Bills of Inkster, MI as aproper person of trust.

George Crutchfield, Special Examiner, described Edmund as "frank inmanner."

D. G. Prouty testified on 5/24/1893 that he knew Ira and Edmund,who was not suitabl e to be guardian. He was addicted to heavy drinking,saloon rum.
Ira chops wood, hoes and husks corn to earn keep. Edmund was aspendthrift.

GN Jagres testified that Edmund was an unfit guardian, drunkard,squanders money, spen t foolishly $1,400 of Ira's money.

Effie Baird described him as a terrible drunkard, father of Hosea.

Affidavit, Hattie E. Bills, of Inkster, MI, son Fred William's wife,constant attendan t since 5/21/1921. Adah Zimmerman, affidavit: 46resident of Inkster, MI, 7/21/1921. Everet t Zimmerman, 26, residedInkster, MI grandson of Edmund.

1860 Federal Census, Nankin Township, Wayne County
Ira Bills 51, m, farmer, 700 75 New York
John Marshall, 17, m, day, Emily M, 15, f, day laboer,
Edmund B. 13, m, Michigan.

1870 Federal Census, Almer Township, Tuscola County MI 6/25/1870
Edmon, 23, m, farmer, 2000, ****** , Michigan
Emma, 20, keeping house, Michigan, and
George, 10, M, w, at school, MI, (Alvah's son)

1880 Federal Census, Almer Township, Tuscola County MI
Edmund B., w, m, 33, son-in-law, farmer, Mich, Vermont,England
Emma, w, f, 30, daughter, MI, New York, New York
Ada, w, f, 5, grand daughter, MI, MI, MI
Fred W., w, m, 2, Mich, MI, MI
Ira, w, m, 70, divorced, Boards, Vermont, Vermont, Vermont.
William Palmer, w, m, 68, farmer, dropsy, NJ, Rhode Island,Rhode Island.
Cephrona, w, f, 58, wife, consumption, NJ, Connecticut,Connecticut

1890 Michigan Veterans, Taylor Wayne County MI ED 198

1920 Federal Census, Michigan AV, Wayne County MI:
137-168-1-83, w, m, 72, MI; and Emma, w, 69, MI.

Carrie Gabrielli Source: http.//www2.sos.state. Illinois.us
Married Sarah E. Wilkinson in Lake County Illinois on10/5/1867.


Marriage Notes for EMMA PALMER and EDMUND BILLS:
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No record of marriage to Mary Jane Lantz, 1853-1928. Married at
Caro, Tuscola County MI by Elder Lanning.
1880 Federal Census, Caro, Tuscola County MI

No record of marriage to Mary Jane Lantz, 1853-1928. Married at
Caro, Tuscola County MI by Elder Lanning.
1880 Federal Census, Caro, Tuscola County MI

Edmond married Emma PALMER on 12 Dec 1869 in Almer, Tuscola County Michigan. Emma was born on 2 May 1850 in Romulus Township, Wayne County, Michigan; died on 29 Oct 1925 in Nankin Township, Wayne County Michigan; was buried in Union Chapel Cemetary, Inkster, Michagan. [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]

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Notes for MARY ANN HAYWOOD:

Mary left Ira Bills in January, 1853 for Waukegan, Lake Co
unty Ill,
. She took the youngest child, Mary E. Cooper, with her and the otherthree,
Marshall, Edmund, and Emily, went to live with friends and neighbors.
Later Emily joined her mother. She was still alive as was her daughter
Mary E. Cooper on July 6, 1885.

Source: http://www2.sos.state. Illinois.us

Joseph Morford and Mary Ann Sells married July 3, 1865 in Lake CountyIllinois

Carrie Gabrielli: David Sells lived in Avon, Lake County Illinois withMary Ann
and three children, George, Hosea, and Harriet (Waters).
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Mary left Ira Bills in January, 1853 for Waukegan, Lake County Ill,
. She took the youngest child, Mary E. Cooper, with her and the otherthree,
Marshall, Edmund, and Emily, went to live with friends and neighbors.
Later Emily joined her mother. She was still alive as was her daughter
Mary E. Cooper on July 6, 1885. [gabrielli.FTW]


Mary left Ira Bills in January, 1853 for Waukegan, Lake County Ill,
. She took the youngest child, Mary E. Cooper, with her and the otherthree,
Marshall, Edmund, and Emily, went to live with friends and neighbors.
Later Emily joined her mother. She was still alive as was her daughter
Mary E. Cooper on July 6, 1885. [wood.fbc.FBK2.FTW]


Mary left Ira Bills in January, 1853 for Waukegan, Lake County Ill,
. She took the youngest child, Mary E. Cooper, with her and the otherthree,
Marshall, Edmund, and Emily, went to live with friends and neighbors.
Later Emily joined her mother. She was still alive as was her daughter
Mary E. Cooper on July 6, 1885.

Source: http://www2.sos.state. Illinois.us

Joseph Morford and Mary Ann Sells married July 3, 1865 in Lake CountyIllinois

Carrie Gabrielli: David Sells lived in Avon, Lake County Illinois withMary Ann
and three children, George, Hosea, and Harriet (Waters).
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Mary left Ira Bills in January, 1853 for Waukegan, Lake County Ill,
. She took the youngest child, Mary E. Cooper, with her and the otherthree,
Marshall, Edmund, and Emily, went to live with friends and neighbors.
Later Emily joined her mother. She was still alive as was her daughter
Mary E. Cooper on July 6, 1885.

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• FamilySearch ID: LH82-TY5
• _UID: FE96ED7A5D9C45959951CE3F41921D6D2240

Notes:

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.
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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]

Other Events:

• AFN: 94QC-57
• FamilySearch ID: KL2P-R9B
• _UID: 160E6D1363B2411BBC2FDFBEDD0248CB8FD4

Notes:

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Alt Baptism: 12 Jun 1922
Alt Endowment: 2 Mar 1922
Alt Name: Eunice Woodruff
Notes for EUNICE WOODWORTH:
In the 1810 Brownsville Township, Jefferson County New Yo
rk FederalCensus, there was a Samuel Woodruff, the same as Samuel Bills.
Males Females
1 26-45 1 16-25

Lovejoy/Royalton:
parent, Timothy Woodworth, brothers: William Woodworth, 1782 and LymanWoodworth, 1788. Her brothers were born in Plainfield, Cheshire CountyNew Hampshire; she was probably born there too. Married: Samuel,
probably the son of Samuel and Mary before 1800.

Possibility she was related to Delia S. Wightman, whose mother was LucinaWoodruff Wightman, pioneer in Nankin Township, MI.

Source: Sharon Bias, Elverta California. Said she was born in 1780instead of 1785.

Wendie Calayne Whitehead, PO Box 462, (2855 E. Canyon Rd.,) Spanish Fork,Utah, fourth great grandaughter, and Molly Fail Ford, 3379 Royal WoodDrive, Salt Lake City, Utah 4110-3144.

SM Note: The Complete Mayflower Descendants Vol Xp85, Rev. Jonathan ScottMarriage Records, March 7, 1799, a Thursday, Asa Robinson of Paris andEunice Woodworth of Poland were married.

Source for Death Date: WFT 263, but 5/1812 is incorrect. That was thedate her mother Eunice Lyman died. Yeah! May be related to the WoodworthClan again.

Possibility she was related to Delia S. Wightman, whose mother was Lucina
Woodruff Wightman, pioneer in Nankin Township, MI.

Source: Sharon Bias, Elverta California. Said she was born in 1780instead
of 1785.