Referenced in the family
Frank E Bills
b. 1857
Life
Records & Research
Frank E Bills was born in December 1857 in New York, the son of Daniel Buell Bills (1830-1914) and Mary Jane Ball Bills (1835-1862), confirming the family report's anchors via an exact two-parent match. He married Della A Brown (1861-1945) and had a daughter, Pearl Bills Barrett (1887-1970). He died 23 August 1936 (aged 78) in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, and is buried in Riverside Cemetery there. The identifying FindAGrave memorial (119594205) was fetched and verified directly: birth, death, burial, both parents, spouse, siblings, and child all match as stated, making this a multi-anchor, unambiguous identification with no wrong-person risk.
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Frank E Bills's parents were Daniel Buell Bills (1830-1914) and Mary Jane Ball Bills (1835-1862), exactly matching the family report's named father (Dan Buell Bills, 1830-1914) and mother (Mary Jane Ball, 1835-1862).
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Frank E Bills was born in December 1857 in New York, USA.
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Frank E Bills died 23 August 1936 (aged 78) in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA.
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Frank E Bills is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA.
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Frank E Bills married Della A Brown Bills (1861-1945).
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Frank E Bills had a daughter, Pearl Bills Barrett (1887-1970).
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Frank E Bills had a full brother, Fred A. Bills (1862-1926), and a half-sibling, Carrie Luella Bills Waggoner (1867-1938).
Differs from the report
name (father): report says “Dan Buell Bills (1830-1914)”, records indicate “Daniel Buell Bills (1830-1914)”. Minor name-form difference only ('Dan' vs full 'Daniel'); dates match exactly. Not a substantive discrepancy. findagrave ↗
birth date: report says “1857-12-02”, records indicate “Dec 1857 (no day specified)”. FindAGrave gives only month and year; it does not contradict the report's specific day of 2 December 1857. The report remains the source for the exact day. findagrave ↗
Open questions (5)
- Exact day of birth: report says 2 Dec 1857; FindAGrave gives only 'Dec 1857'. A New York birth/baptism record could confirm the precise day and town.
- Where in New York was Frank born? FindAGrave lists only 'New York, USA' with no county or town.
- Marriage date and place of Frank E Bills and Della A Brown are not yet established; the memorial provides only the spouse linkage, no marriage record.
- Did Frank have children other than Pearl Bills Barrett (1887-1970)? Census records (1900/1910/1920) — which Ancestry lists as attached to this memorial — could enumerate the full household.
- Frank's occupation and residences over his lifetime (he died in Marshalltown, well away from the family's Anamosa/Jones County roots) are undocumented here; US census and a Marshalltown obituary would help corroborate the relocation.
Sources consulted (5)
- Frank E Bills (Dec 1857 - 23 Aug 1936) - Find a Grave Memorial 119594205 (fetched and verified) · findagrave
- Mary Jane Ball Bills (1835-1862) - Find a Grave Memorial 76400134 · findagrave
- FindAGrave memorial search results: Frank Bills, b.1857, d.1936, Iowa · findagrave
- Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, Iowa - Find a Grave Cemetery 95960 · findagrave
- WebSearch - 'Frank E Bills 1857' and family terms (FindAGrave/FamilySearch results) · web
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