Bio: Billings, Patrick (1883)

Transcriber: Janet

Surnames: Billings

----Sources: Superior Times, Superior, Wis. 12 May 1883

Patrick Billings, who has for some time resided at Withee Station, in the northern part of Clark County, attempted suicide recently by cutting his throat with a razor.  He was a hard whisky drinker, and at the time was in a fit of delirium tremens.  He was brought to Neillsville and lodged in the county jail, where he will be examined as to his sanity.  He is thought to be insane from the constant use of whisky.

 

History records that the first train entered the newly constructed Withee Station Nov. 23, 1880, over a new line of the Wisconsin Central Railroad (later the Soo Line) from Abbotsford to Chippewa Falls.

*We could not find additional information regarding Patrick Billings.  However, James Billings and his family were living nearby in Grant township, Clark county in 1880 and he is buried in the Neillsville, WI City Cemetery.

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Bio: Billings, John P. (1833- ?)

Transcriber: Janet

Surnames: Billings, Hoffman, Mathason

----Sources: USA Government Land Records (BLM; 10 Apr 1882); Federal Census Records

John P. Billings married Johanna Flehartz (1842-?).  Their children were: Emma Billings (1864- ?); Augusta Billings (1869- ?); Mary Billings (1871- ?); Betsey Billings (1873- ?);  John August Billings (1875- ?); Alfred O. Billings (1881- ?); Jennie E Billings (1884- ?); Miriam Matherson (1890–?).

[Citizenship Certification]

1905 State Census, Medfore, Taylor Co., WI

John P Billings 72y 1905 Medford town, Taylor, WI Male M 72 Married White W 1833 Abt 1833 Sweden Sweden Sweden Head Self Johanna Billings Sweden
Johanna Billings 63y John P Billings 1905 Medford town, Taylor, WI Female F 63 Married White W 1842 Abt 1842 Sweden Sweden Sweden Wife Wife John P Billings Sweden
Augusta Billings 34y John P Billings 1905 Medford town, Taylor, WI Female F 34 Single White W 1871 Abt 1871 WI John P Billings Johanna Billings Sweden Sweden Daughter Daughter
Betty Billings 31y John P Billings 1905 Medford town, Taylor, WI Female F 31 Single White W 1874 Abt 1874 WI John P Billings Johanna Billings Sweden Sweden Daughter Daughter
Alfred Billings 24y John P Billings 1905 Medford town, Taylor, WI Male M 24 Single White W 1881 Abt 1881 WI John P Billings Johanna Billings Sweden Sweden
Jennie Billings 21y John P Billings 1905 Medford town, Taylor, WI Female F 21 Single White W 1884 Abt 1884 WI

Marian Mathason 13y John P Billings 1905 Medford town, Taylor, WI Female F 13 Single White W 1892 Abt 1892 WI WI WI Granddaughter Granddaughter
John A Billings 30y 1905 Medford town, Taylor, WI Male M 30 Married White W 1875 Abt 1875 WI Sweden Sweden Head Self
Hattie Billings 18y 1905 Medford town, Taylor, WI Female F 18 Married White W 1887 Abt 1887 WI WI WI Wife Wife
Chas Hoffman 42y 1905 Medford town, Taylor, WI Male M 42 Married White W 1863 Abt 1863 WI