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I am working my way through Benjamin Billingham (1818-96) 's family on Ancestry and all the hints point to Jethro moving to Ohio at some point after 1871 and marrying first Harriet Ruby(1852-) then Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rodgers (1881-1959). On both marriage records Jethro is Jethro B and his mother is Catherine Hall not Charlotte. There is a request on the marriage to Harriet not to publish. His marriage to Lizzie is 1902 and he states his age as 45 and says he was born at sea. I am confident 1854 is the correct birth year with registration at Dudley (vol 6c and the age matching in the 1861 and 1871 Censuses and a copy of the birth registration in the hints showing he was born to Benjamin and Charlotte 8th May 1854. The only death information I have found is Find a Grave for a Jethro Billingham who died in Ohio with the dates 1855-1939 but no biography.
Does anyone know anything that can verify whether the information about emigrating and marrying in Ohio is correct?

Ancestry, image available.
Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.

Jethro B. Billingham.
Marriage Date 11 May 1875.
Marriage Place Clark, Ohio, USA.
Spouse Sarah E. Dyson.
Film Number 000466402.

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Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

Jethro B. Billingham.
Marriage Date 14 Jun 1880.
Marriage Place Montgomery, Ohio, USA.
Spouse Harriet Ruby.
Film Number 001030840.

Jethro Billingham.
BIRTH 1855.
DEATH 1939 (aged 83–84).
BURIAL Sunset Cemetery.
Galloway, Franklin County, Ohio, USA.
PLOT section 14.
MEMORIAL ID.
132485651 · View Source.

1930. Harris Avenue, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA.
Carl H Killian 31. Head.
Edna M Killian 29. Wife.
Edgar J Killian 10. Son.
Jethro Billingham 76. Father-in-law. Arrived 1873. born England.
Mary E Billingham 49. Mother-in-law.
Others born Ohio.

Ancestry,

Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 for Jethie Bellingham

Jethie Bellingham.
Arrival Age 19.
Birth Year abt 1854.
Departure Port Liverpool, England; Londonderry, Ireland.
Arrival Date 18 Jun 1873.
Arrival Port Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
Vessel Moravian.

Hi
Family search has naturalization certificates that say Jethro B arrived in the US on 18th June 1863
And there is a death certifcate there too that says he died 10 September 1939, born 7 March 1855 (though who knows how reliable that is).
And an earlier marriage
Name Jethro B. Billingham
Sex Male
Spouse's Name Sarah E. Dyson
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 11 May 1875
Event Place Clark, Ohio, United States
Reference Volumes 8-9

(overlapping with Jimmy)

Who are the Billingham's next door in 1880?
Joseph married to Sarah Ann (Mason?)

1880. Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.
Jethro Billingham 29. Head. Foreman Chain Shop. England.
Harriet Billingham 28. Wife. Newfoundland.

Billingham's

Joseph Billingham abt 1838 England1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.
Sarah H. BillinghamAbt 1839 England1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.
Arthur BillinghamAbt 1861 England1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.
Walter BillinghamAbt 1864 England1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.
Susannah BillinghamAbt 1869 New York1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.
Elizabeth BillinghamAbt 1871 New York1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA..
Joseph BillinghamAbt 1875 New York1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.

Jethro BillinghamAbt 1851 England1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.
Harriet BillinghamAbt 1852 Newfoundland1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.

gardener wrote:Hi
Family search has naturalization certificates that say Jethro B arrived in the US on 18th June 1863
And there is a death certifcate there too that says he died 10 September 1939, born 7 March 1855 (though who knows how reliable that is).
And an earlier marriage
Name Jethro B. Billingham
Sex Male
Spouse's Name Sarah E. Dyson
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 11 May 1875
Event Place Clark, Ohio, United States
Reference Volumes 8-9

(overlapping with Jimmy)

Jethro Billingham is still in Rowley Regis in 1871.

gardener wrote:Who are the Billingham's next door in 1880?
Joseph married to Sarah Ann (Mason?)

These fit with Joseph and Sarah.

Arthur BillinghamAbt 1861 England1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.

BILLINGHAM, ARTHUR MASON.
GRO Reference: 1861 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 10.

Walter BillinghamAbt 1864 England1880 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA.

BILLINGHAM, WALTER MASON.
GRO Reference: 1864 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 24.

Dudley St Thomas.
Marriage date 13 May 1860.
Joseph BILLINGHAM. full age. bachelor. Cable Chain Maker. Dudley. Joseph BILLINGHAM. Cable Chain Maker.
Sarah Ann MASON. full age. spinster. Dudley. Thomas MASON. Miner (deceased).
Witness 1 Susan FOLEY.
Witness 2 John HANCOX.
Notes By Banns-Witnesses marked X.

The Summit County Beacon
21 May 1879, Wed ·Page 3




I can find no other newspaper articles

As far as I can see there is no Arthur, Walter, Susannah, Elizabeth in Benjamin Billingham 's family so that must be a different Billingham family. Also the Jethro who was a Chain Shop Foreman in 1880 would have been born 1851, the Jethro in my family is 1854. Jethro B must only have been 8 when he arrived in the U.S. so presumably he went with family. As far as I can see Jethro, if he did go to the U.S. went alone (or perhaps with a wife). The Jethie Bellingham who arrived in 1873 by age etc and the fact I can't find him in any Censuses beyond 1871 sounds feasible which also makes the 1930 Census feasible. This Census appears in my hints and it shows Jethro was age 56 when he first married so marriage must have been around 1910. This makes the Harriet Ruby marriage definitely to a different Jethro.
There is definitely no initial B on the 1854 Birth Registration .