Earnest Buch Billings & His Second Wife Bula

EARNEST BUCK BILLINGS

                         b.   3 Nov. 1879 Langree TS Edwards Co
                         d.   13 Jan 1926 Del Rio. Verde Co. TX
                         m.   Georgia Baker died 3 Oct 1903  
                         m#2  Bulah Birdwell
                              children by Georgia Baker



(left) George Billings & Gertrude Blanch Billings 

                 
                 i.      Gertrude Blanch Billings
                         b.  29 July 1901 Pumpville TX 
                         d. 4 March 1979  Tucson AZ
                         father abandoned child at Catholic 
                              church after mother died
                 ii.     George Leo Billings
                         b 2nd mother Bulah kept this child
        
       
Ernest's father was
JOHN RILEY BILLINGS
                         b. 5 Jan 1852 Dewitt Co TX
                         d. 22 May 1919 Del Rio Val Verde TX
                         m. 1872 Kerr Co TX Rebecca Benson
                                   b. 10 Dec 1853 Ill.
                                   d. 14 April 1892 Childbirth
                                      Del Rio TX
                                   sister Sarah Dalton
        kids by Rebecca
                 i.      Ernest Buck
                 ii.     Wiliiam Riley 
                                    b.  15 Dec. 1841 DeWitt TX
                                    d.  12 Feb 1905 Landtry    
                                    ValVerde TX
                                    m.  Phebe Ellen Boilley
                 iii.    Rebecca
                                    b.  29 June 1847 DeWitt
                                    d.  6 Sept 1936 Duncon AZ
                                    m.  Unknown Smith
                 iv.     Emer m. Addie Goble
                 v.      James died at 3 months after his mother
                          died with complications to his birth
        kids by 2nd wife Anne Gerddes 1899
                 i.      Lewis
                 ii.     Pauline
                 iii.    Sidney
                 iv.     Elsie
                 v.      Betha
                 vi.     Helen
                 vii.    Margie
                 viii.   Mamie
                 ix.     Neal 
                                   b.   Oct 29 1904 
\                                  d.   Aug 1976 

John Riley's father was               
JAMES BILLINGS 
                         b.  22 Oct 1819 Dekalb Co. Tenn.
                         d.  31 Jan 1863 Gillespie Co TX 
                         killed & scalped by a band of men made 
                          up to look like Indians.
                         occupation  - sold cattle
                         James was a man of integrity 
                         and honor 
                         m.   abt 1895 Bagdad Tx Williamson Co TX

                         Louisa Naomi Kent
  
                         5 March 1841 Ganzals Co TX
                         when James was killed she remarried 
                             Joseph Kent from England no relation
                 kids
                 i.      William Riley 
                         b.  15 Dec. 1847 Dewitt Co. 
                         d.  12 Feb 1905 Langtry  ValVerde TX
                         m.  Phoebe Ellen Willey
                 ii.     Ellen 
                         b.  ab. 1845  
                         m.  unknown Smith
                 iii.    Ammon 
                         b.  9 June 1847 Dewitt 
                         d.  13 Oct 1907 Sabinal TX
                 iv.     Rebecca 
                         b.  29 June 1847 Dewitt 
                         d . 6 Sept 1936 Duncon AZ
                 v.      John m. Rebecca Benson
                 vi.     Josephine 
                         b.  1855 Dewitt
                 vii.    Prescilla 
                         b.  1858 Dewitt
                 viii.   Louisa 
                         b.  12 Jan 1862 
                         m.  unknown McDaniels
                 ix.     Isafina 
                         b.  1857
                         d.  1859
James Billing's father was
PETER BILLINGS
                         b.  and d. in DeKalb Co Tennessee
                         m.  unknown German gal

                         had 12 kids
         kids I know
         i.      John    b.  Nov 16 1803 DeKalb TX
                         d.  1872
                         m.  Jane Zumwalt
         ii.     William GIBSON
                         b.  1817  DeKalb TX
                         d.   1882 TX
                         m.  Polly
         iii.    James   m.  Louisa Naomi Kent
         iv.     Rebecca b.  1831
                         d.  1868
                         m.   Boseman Clifton Kent
         vi.     Elizbeth
                         m.   David Boyd Kent
         vii.    GIBSON  b.   Aug 10 1817 White CO TN
                         d.   2 Feb 1882 Gonzales Co TX
                         m.   Mary Polly Akorn
         viii.   ElsaMa  b.    1822
                         d.   1897
                         m.   1 Feb 1841 GonZales Co TX
                         Thomas Bowen Zuwmalt