Elvin Richard Bills

M, #3427, b. 16 April 1869, d. 17 April 1906
Elvin Richard Bills|b. 16 Apr 1869\nd. 17 Apr 1906|p3427.htm|Spencer William Stout|b. 2 Jun 1838\nd. 19 Jun 1926|p12547.htm|Lodema Jane Hart|b. c 3 Feb 1845\nd. 14 Nov 1887|p12348.htm|Isaac N. Stout|b. s 1812|p12577.htm|Eveline Witt|b. 18 Mar 1821\nd. 1 Apr 1918|p12578.htm|Isaiah Hart|b. 1821\nd. 1854|p12529.htm|Cynthia A. Palmer|b. 3 Jan 1824\nd. 12 Jan 1897|p12530.htm|

Relationship=Great-grandfather of Robert Lynn Adams.
Relationship=Grandfather of Ida Ione Ashby.
Last Edited=16 Nov 2008
Elvin Richard Bills Family
On the back of the original: Deborah Bills 31 years; Dora 6 mos; Betty 2 yrs; Fanny 5 yrs; Richard Bills 33 years; Oct 1901
Photo courtesy of Judy Miller Ringgenberg
     Elvin Richard Bills was born on 16 April 1869 at Kansas.3,4,5 He was the son of Spencer William Stout and Lodema Jane Hart.1,2

Elvin Richard Stout was enumerated with Aaron Walter Bills and Lodema Jane Hart as Elvin Stout on the Census of 15 June 1870 at South Fork Township, Wayne Co., Iowa. He is a white male, age 1 and born in Kansas. He is "at home.".6

Elvin Richard Bills married Deborah Fowler, daughter of Jacob Fowler and Elizabeth A. Baugh, on 16 June 1893 at Appanoose Co., Iowa, when he was 24.7,8,9

Elvin Richard Bills is head of household on the Census of 14 June 1900 at Elm Township, Putnam Co., Missouri, as Elvin R. Bills. He is shown as age 31, born in Apr. 1869 in Iowa. He has been married 7 years. He is a farmer and can read and write. His father was born in Virginia, his mother in Iowa.. Also enumerated were Deborah Fowler, Fannie Bills and Elizabeth Bills.10

Elvin Richard Bills was a coalminer and a member of Local 2341 of the United Mine Workers of America in 1906 at Shawville, Appanoose Co., Iowa.4

Elvin Richard Bills died on 17 April 1906 at Shawville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, at age 37 years and 1 day.11,12,13 He was buried Porter Cemetery, Appanoose Co., Iowa, 40.6741819~-92.8779772, To see others buried at the same cemetery, go to the preceeding link for Porter *Cemetery11

Children of Elvin Richard Bills and Deborah Fowler

Citations

  1. [S163] Letter, unknown author to unknown recipient, 28 mar 1999.
  2. [S221] Bertine - Harper Web Site, no longer available online.
  3. [S2] Interview, Ida Ione Ashby Adams, 1996.
  4. [S77] Centerville Iowegian.
  5. [S246] 1870 US Census Population Schedule, Wayne Co., IA, South Fork Township, Page No. 10, Promise City Post Office, Dwelling No. 50, Family No. 52. Elvin Stout is shown as age 1 and born in Kansas.
  6. [S246] 1870 US Census Population Schedule, Wayne Co., IA, South Fork Township, Page No. 10, Promise City Post Office, Dwelling No. 50, Family No. 52.
  7. [S204] Marriage License of E. Richard and Deba Bills.
  8. [S35] Appanoose Co., IA Marriages, Book 11, Page 427.
  9. [S283] Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, Original data: Appanoose County, Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900. County court records located at Centerville, Iowa or Family History Library #1007081-1007179.
  10. [S245] 1900 US Census Population Schedule, Putnam Co., MO, Elm Township, Supervisor's District No. 142, Enumeration District No. 114, Sheet No. 11 B, Dwelling No. 215, Family No. 215.
  11. [S240] E. Richard Bills Obituary, 24 Apr 1906.
  12. [S432] Centerville Iowegian, 26 Jan 1954.
  13. [S2] Interview, Ida Ione Ashby Adams, 1996, He died of cancer when Fannie was about 10 years old.
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