Alvah BILLS b. 26 Mar 1812 Vermont d. 14 Mar 1900 Inkster, Michagan: Our Family History

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Name	Alvah BILLS
Born	26 Mar 1812	Vermont [2, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Male
AFN	21H8-JJ
FamilySearch ID	LHNB-17Y
LifeSketch	[7]
	Research of Beatrice Bills:
Name	Alvi BELLS [7]
_UID	C79AF3742D4C4099869C9688BA54EE7CD2C1
Died	14 Mar 1900	Inkster, Michagan [5, 6]
Buried	Union Chapel Cemetary, Inkster, Michagan [5, 6]
Person ID	I16383	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
Last Modified	12 Dec 2022

Father	Samuel BILL, b. 1777, Bennington, Bennington, Vermont , d. 3 May 1840, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (Age 63 years)
Mother	Eunice WOODWORTH, b. 1784, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont , d. Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Married	1800	, , Vermont [2, 4, 5, 6]
Family ID	F8162	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Julia SHELDON, b. 23 Sep 1822, Vermont , d. 31 Mar 1895, Romulus Township, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 72 years)

Married 1839 Nankin Township, Wayne County Michigan [2, 4, 5, 6]

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Married by Peter D. Avan, JP.

Children

	1. Diana BILLS, b. 1842, Wayne County, Michigan , d. 1892, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 50 years)
	2. Charles Henry BILLS, b. 5 May 1843, Nankin Township, Wayne County Michigan , d. 23 Feb 1933, Almer Or Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 89 years)
	3. Warren Eugene BILLS, b. 4 May 1844, Michigan , d. 15 Jun 1931, Brookside Cemetery, Fairgorve, Michigan (Age 87 years)
	4. Hulda BILLS, b. 1846, , , Michigan , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Hiram BILLS, b. 1848, Michigan , d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Ezra BILLS, b. 1851, Michigan , d. 4 Apr 1933 (Age 82 years)
	7. Daruis BILLS, b. 20 Dec 1854, Michigan , d. 6 May 1933, Brookside Cemetery, Fairgorve, Michigan (Age 78 years)
	8. Elias BILLS, b. 20 Dec 1854, Michigan , d. 1925 (Age 70 years)
	9. William BILLS, b. 1855, Michigan , d. 17 Nov 1929 (Age 74 years)
	10. Asa BILLS, b. 1858, , , Michigan , d. Yes, date unknown
	11. George W. BILLS, b. 8 Dec 1859, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan , d. 17 Nov 1929, Turner, Arenac, Michigan (Age 69 years)

Last Modified 29 Aug 2016

Family ID F8154 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

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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).

Sources

[S758] James Sergent, James Sergent.
[S268] Hugh6.FTW.
[S954] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 NS0540483).
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[S152] Sergent.ged.
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[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for Alvah BILLS, person ID LHNB-17Y. (Reliability: 3).

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