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Edwin Glenn Bills
b. 1903
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Edwin Glenn Bills (born 1903 in Jackson County, Wisconsin) was the son of Fred A. Bills (1862-1926) and Sarah Jane French Bills (1866-1950), an exact match to the family report's parents on both name and vital years. He died 4 February 1978 in Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, and is buried at City Point Cemetery in City Point, Jackson County, Wisconsin (Row 19, Stone 13). He married Clara Reshel (1911-2006) in 1932. All findings derive from a single FindAGrave memorial (#24349071), independently verified live; the dual-parent match makes the identity unambiguous. One unresolved discrepancy remains: the report gives the birth day as 16 December 1903 while the memorial gives 6 December 1903.
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Edwin Glenn Bills was the son of Fred A. Bills (1862-1926) and Sarah Jane French Bills (1866-1950), confirming the parents named in the 2006 family report (Fred A Bills 1862-1926 and Sarah Jane French 1866-1950).
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Edwin Glenn Bills died 4 February 1978 (aged 74) in Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin.
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Edwin Glenn Bills is buried at City Point Cemetery, City Point, Jackson County, Wisconsin (Plot: Row 19, Stone 13).
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Edwin Glenn Bills married Clara Reshel (1911-2006) in 1932.
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Edwin Glenn Bills had siblings Stephen Chester Bills (1896-1978), Dilman French Bills (1900-1956), and Ruth Eleanor Bills (1908-1940).
Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.
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Edwin Glenn Bills was born in 1903 in Jackson County, Wisconsin. The day of month is disputed: the FindAGrave memorial gives 6 December 1903 while the 2006 family report gives 16 December 1903. likely
likely birth.date: report “1903-12-16” vs. found “1903-12-06”. The 2006 family report gives the birth date as 16 December 1903; the FindAGrave memorial gives 6 December 1903. The birth YEAR (1903) and both parents agree, so this is the same person; only the day-of-month differs (16 vs 6 - possibly a transcription transposition in one source). Neither a birth certificate nor census was located to break the tie, so neither day is independently confirmed.
Open questions (3)
- Birth day discrepancy: report says 16 Dec 1903, FindAGrave says 6 Dec 1903. A Wisconsin birth record or the 1900/1910 census could confirm the exact day; until then the day-of-month remains unconfirmed (birth finding downgraded to 'likely').
- Sex/gender was null in the report; the spouse 'Clara' (m. 1932) and given name Edwin indicate male, but this was not independently documented from a vital record.
- No FamilySearch or WikiTree profile was located via search; a FamilySearch Tree ID could provide additional vital records (marriage place, census residences, occupation).
Sources consulted (4)
- Find a Grave memorial search: Edwin Bills, born 1903 +/- 2 yrs (1 result) · findagrave
- Edwin Glenn Bills (1903-1978) - Find a Grave Memorial #24349071 (verified live during audit) · findagrave
- WebSearch for Edwin Glenn Bills / Fred A Bills / Sarah Jane French (multiple queries, no direct matches via general web search) · web
- FamilySearch Ancestors search for Sarah Jane French 1866-1950 (no matching profile surfaced) · familysearch
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