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PVT Calvin Billings

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PVT Calvin Billings

Birth
Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Death
22 Oct 1894 (aged 58–59)
Paulding County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section A-Lot 41-Grave 1
Memorial ID
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Calvin first enlisted in Company E, 15th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, 3 months service, April 18, 1861 and was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, August 27, 1861. He then enlisted in Company A, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, August 5, 1862, as wagoner. He was wounded in the right arm and mustered out at Washington, D. C., June 3, 1865.

Father: Thompson Billings, born in North Carolina, unknown date. He died from cholera in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Ohio in, 1852.
Mother: Sarah (Wyatt) Billings, born in Tennessee, unknown date. She died at Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, unknown date.

Siblings:
George Billings, born in, 1828. Died at Piqua, Ohio, August 6, 1906.
Martha Emily Billings, born in, 1829, married Lewis Rain in Montgomery County, Ohio, December 25, 1848. Moved to Kansas City, Missouri, then to Topeka, Kansas.
Jasper Billings, born January 9, 1831. Died March 14, 1917.
John Billings, born June, 1835, moved to Richmond, Illinois. Died at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Dayton, Ohio, February 24, 1903.
Samuel B. Billings, born, 1837, moved to Wichita, Kansas. Married Henrietta M. Draper in Leavenworth County, Kansas, May 12, 1881. She filed for a widow's pension in Oklahoma, April 14, 1917. He died March 18, 1917.
Angelina Billings, born, 1839. Married Isaac M. Johnston in Miami County, Ohio, September 22, 1858.
Susannah Billings, born _.
Francis Marion Billings, born April 21, 1844. Married Mary B. Swayne in Montgomery County, Ohio, March 1, 1865. Died in Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, August 16, 1912.
David Billings, born, 1843. Wounded in battle of Chickamauga. Died at home, July 23, 1864.
Elizabeth Billings, born _. Married Honorable William W. Rumsey, from Terre Haute, Indiana.

Calvin Married Miss Deborah A. Emerson in Van Wert County, Ohio, June 29, 1865.

Children:
Charles Billings, born in Paulding County, Ohio, July 12, 1874.
Calvin Billings, Jr., born in Paulding County, Ohio, November 29, 1878.

Four of his brothers served in the Union army:
Private David Billings, Company B, 30th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga and died at home, July 23, 1864.
Private John Billings, Company C, 19th Regiment, Illinois Infantry.
2nd Lieutenant Samuel Billings, Company C, 44th Regiment, Ohio Infantry.
Sergeant Francis Marion Billings, Company C, 44th Regiment, Ohio Infantry and 2nd Lieutenant, Company C, 8th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry. He was commissioned captain and recruiting officer for the 110th Regiment, Ohio Infantry.
Calvin first enlisted in Company E, 15th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, 3 months service, April 18, 1861 and was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, August 27, 1861. He then enlisted in Company A, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, August 5, 1862, as wagoner. He was wounded in the right arm and mustered out at Washington, D. C., June 3, 1865.

Father: Thompson Billings, born in North Carolina, unknown date. He died from cholera in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Ohio in, 1852.
Mother: Sarah (Wyatt) Billings, born in Tennessee, unknown date. She died at Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, unknown date.

Siblings:
George Billings, born in, 1828. Died at Piqua, Ohio, August 6, 1906.
Martha Emily Billings, born in, 1829, married Lewis Rain in Montgomery County, Ohio, December 25, 1848. Moved to Kansas City, Missouri, then to Topeka, Kansas.
Jasper Billings, born January 9, 1831. Died March 14, 1917.
John Billings, born June, 1835, moved to Richmond, Illinois. Died at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Dayton, Ohio, February 24, 1903.
Samuel B. Billings, born, 1837, moved to Wichita, Kansas. Married Henrietta M. Draper in Leavenworth County, Kansas, May 12, 1881. She filed for a widow's pension in Oklahoma, April 14, 1917. He died March 18, 1917.
Angelina Billings, born, 1839. Married Isaac M. Johnston in Miami County, Ohio, September 22, 1858.
Susannah Billings, born _.
Francis Marion Billings, born April 21, 1844. Married Mary B. Swayne in Montgomery County, Ohio, March 1, 1865. Died in Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, August 16, 1912.
David Billings, born, 1843. Wounded in battle of Chickamauga. Died at home, July 23, 1864.
Elizabeth Billings, born _. Married Honorable William W. Rumsey, from Terre Haute, Indiana.

Calvin Married Miss Deborah A. Emerson in Van Wert County, Ohio, June 29, 1865.

Children:
Charles Billings, born in Paulding County, Ohio, July 12, 1874.
Calvin Billings, Jr., born in Paulding County, Ohio, November 29, 1878.

Four of his brothers served in the Union army:
Private David Billings, Company B, 30th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga and died at home, July 23, 1864.
Private John Billings, Company C, 19th Regiment, Illinois Infantry.
2nd Lieutenant Samuel Billings, Company C, 44th Regiment, Ohio Infantry.
Sergeant Francis Marion Billings, Company C, 44th Regiment, Ohio Infantry and 2nd Lieutenant, Company C, 8th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry. He was commissioned captain and recruiting officer for the 110th Regiment, Ohio Infantry.

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