Clare Jaques BILLS

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Clare married Rosella Mae HIVELEY on 28 Jan 1910 in Standish, Arenac, Michigan. Rosella (daughter of William C. HIVELEY and Mary Elida COE) was born on 10 Jun 1890 in Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 6 Dec 1979 in Mio, Oscoda, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living BILLS and died.
2. Joseph BILLS was born on 22 Sep 1910; died on 12 May 1994.
3. Howard Clinton BILLS was born on 26 Oct 1913; and died.
4. Earl Andrew BILLS was born on 1 May 1918; and died.
5. Iva Marie BILLS was born on 28 Nov 1919 in Turner, Arenac, Michigan; died on 22 Jul 1921.
6. Walter Allen BILLS was born on 8 Jul 1921; and died.
7. Bernice Agnes BILLS was born on 15 Jul 1925; and died.
8. Robert Milton BILLS was born on 12 Aug 1926 in Wayne County, Michigan; died on 10 Sep 1978 in Alaska.

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George married Anna Geraldine JAQUES on 18 Jan 1884 in Taylor, Wayne, Michigan. Anna was born on 8 Jun 1864 in Romulus Township, Wayne County, Michigan; died in 1923 in Cedar Valley Cemetery Turner, Michigan; was buried on 4 Mar 1923 in Turner, Arenac, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• LifeSketch: ; Research of Beatrice Bills:
• Name: Alvi BELLS
• _UID: C79AF3742D4C4099869C9688BA54EE7CD2C1

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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]

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Notes for JULIA SHELDON:

Helped deliver John Marshall Bills on 4/19/1843.
Elias D. and Martha Sheldon, Wayne, stood up to Aden Rhead and
Sarah Elizabeth Canada's wedding on 6/8/1868 at Wayne, MI.
Buried Union Chapel Cemetery.

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Married:
[wrecknervous.ged]

Married by Peter D. Avan, JP.

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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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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.