Charles Henry BILLS^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1843 - 1933  (89 years)

• Name	Charles Henry BILLS
  Born	5 May 1843	Nankin Township, Wayne County Michigan   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	2CT9-SR
  FamilySearch ID	LZLQ-XRD
  _UID	FAA45CE773A24413A1D05FFDC72BB5CE8F64
  Died	23 Feb 1933	Almer Or Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I16586	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Alvah BILLS,   b. 26 Mar 1812, Vermont ,   d. 14 Mar 1900, Inkster, Michagan  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	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   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	[wrecknervous.ged] Married by Peter D. Avan, JP.
  Family ID	F8154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth WESLEY,   b. Nov 1852, Romulus Township, Wayne County, Michigan ,   d. 5 Apr 1928, Almer Or Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1867	Romulus Township, Wayne County, Michigan   [3, 4, 5]
  Children	1. Emma BILLS,   b. 20 Jan 1868, Nankin Township, Wayne County Michigan ,   d. 18 Aug 1868, Nankin Township, Wayne County Michigan  (Age 0 years)   2. Adelbert BILLS,   b. 5 Apr 1868, Romulus Township, Wayne County, Michigan ,   d. 20 Mar 1869, Romulus Township, Wayne County, Michigan  (Age 0 years)   3. Charles Henry BILLS,   b. 12 Jul 1870, Romulus Township, Wayne County, Michigan ,   d. 11 Oct 1896, Elmer Cemetery, Caro, Michigan  (Age 26 years)   4. George W. BILLS,   b. 13 Oct 1874,   d. 26 Nov 1958, Caro Cemetery, Caro, Michigan  (Age 84 years)   5. Rhoda Mae BILLS,   b. 18 Aug 1878,   d. 29 Apr 1880, Romulus Township, Wayne County, Michigan  (Age 1 years)   6. Alma BILLS,   b. 20 Aug 1880,   d. 22 Dec 1962  (Age 82 years)   7. Edward BILLS,   b. 9 Oct 1882, Caro Township, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 18 Dec 1901  (Age 19 years)   8. Breton BILLS,   b. 6 Feb 1883,   d. 20 Jun 1930, Caro Cemetery, Caro, Michigan  (Age 47 years)   9. Rosetta BILLS,   b. 4 Sep 1887,   d. 2 Aug 1957, Caro Cemetery, Caro, Michigan  (Age 69 years)   10. Claude BILLS,   b. 5 Oct 1891,   d. 8 Jan 1968, Caro Cemetery, Caro, Michigan  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F8237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [wrecknervous.ged] Charles Henry Bills was born in May 1843 and was the son o f Alvah Bills,an early settler o f the Romulus area. Other family members lived nearby,including his cousin Marshall. Befor e his enlistment, Charles worked onthe family farm. Charles and Marshall must have been very close; they enlisted together incompany H August 13 , 1862 at Detroit. Charles was the eldest at 19.Company H was mustered into service on Augus t 13, 1862. Charles' youngerbrother (born in 1845) later enlisted in the the 9th Michigan Californiavalry. Not too much is known of Charles' wartime service. He was wounded in thescalp during the ski rmish actions near the Petersburg defenses on June17, 1864. The severity of the wound is no t known. Charles Bills mustered out with the Regiment at Detroit, Michigan June30, 1865. He was one o f only nine privates in Company H, who had beenwith the Regiment when it left Detroit in 186 2. Charles Henry Bills died in Tuscola County, Michigan in 1933, and isburied in Almer Cemetery .

  
  

• Sources

  [S758] James Sergent, James Sergent. [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). [S266] wrecknervous.ged. [S152] Sergent.ged. [S154] Sergent2.ged. [S268] Hugh6.FTW.