Simeon Bickley

1822 - 1907  (84 years)

• Name	Simeon Bickley  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	20 Dec 1822	South Carolina   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Mar 1907	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Burial	Bickley Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	An S. Bickley, 46 years, 2 months, Farmer, b. SC was listed on the 1864 Census for Re-Organizing The Georgia Militia. He was in Talbot County, Twenty-fifth Senatorial District, 688 Militia District, John E. Barksdale, Enrolling Officer; Albert E. Acee, Aide de camp. In that same district, other Bickley's listed were J. S. Bickley 17 years, 4 months, Farmer, b. GA ; Wilson Bickley, 17 years, 3 months, Farmer b. Ga; and W. Bickley, 17 years, 3 months, farmer, b . Ga (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Georgia, Talbot County, District 17 Enumerated 21 Aug 1850 179-179 Simion Bickely 26 M Farmer 550 SC (Indexed by Ancestry.com as Leonion Beckley) Harriette Bickley 21 f Ga John Bickley 3 M Ga 1860 Census Georgia, Talbot County, Georgia Militia District 688, P.O. Center Enumerated 28 Jun 1860 Page 39 288-288 Wm A Stansell 24 M Farming 1400 5130 Ga Sarah C Stansell 26 F Ga Ida V. Stansell 2 F Ga Simeon Bickley 37 M Farming $1200 $2248 S.C. Harriet E. Bickley 31 F Ga John Bickley 13 M Ga Susan A. Bickley 9 F Ga Joseph B. Bickley 5 M Ga 1870 Census Georgia, Harris County, P.O. Hamilton Enumerated 3 Aug 1870 Page 250 Bickley, Simeon 49 M W Farmer S. Carolina Bickley, Harriet 42 F W Keeping House Ga Bickley, Joseph B. 15 M W Ga Bickley, Thomas 8 M W Ga 1880 Census Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 5 Simeon Bickley Self M M W 58 SC Farmer SC SC Harriet Bickley Wife M F W 52 Ga Keeps House GA GA Thomas Bickley Son S M W 18 Ga Works on Farm SC Ga Davis Moor Other S M W 19 MS Works on Farm MS MS Census Place Precinct 5, Sabine, Texas FHL Film 1255325 NA Film # T9-1325 Page 246D 1900 Census Texas, Sabine County, Pr 8 Enumerated 7 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 8B 112-113 Bickley, Simon Head W M Dec 1821 78 M 53 SC SC SC Farmer Bickley, Harriette Wf W F Jun 1828 71 M 53 4/3 Ga Ga Ga Jones, Willie M Servant W M Jul 1883 16 S Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer
  Person ID	I17748	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Harriette L. Culver,   b. 10 Jun 1828, Georgia d. 24 Aug 1907, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1845	Talbot County, Georgia   [1, 5]
  	Groom's Name: Simeon Bickley Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Harriett Culver Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 04 Dec 1845 Marriage Place: , Talbot, Georgia Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71375-1 System Origin: Georgia-EASy Source Film Number: 249366 Reference Number: Collection: Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967 On the "Betts-Tuttle-Roedel-Lang" tree at RootsWeb, he was shown as married first to Martha Ann Culver on 27 Jan 1846 Muscogee County, GA and second to Ann Elizabeth Biggs on 8 Apr 1847 in Talbot County, GA. This does not match census records, or Sabine County burial records. These same marriages are shown on the "Ancestors of William Gene Bowman" tree at RootsWeb. There appears to have been two Simon/Simeon Bickleys in Georgia. The Simeon Bickley that married Harriette Culver can be found, with Harriett in his household, in Talbot County, GA in 1850 and 1860, in Harris County, GA in 1870, and in Sabine County, Texas in 1880. There are marriage records in Muscogee County, GA for a Simon P Bickley, as copied below: Martha A. Culver to Simon P. Culver 27 Jan 1846, Muscogee County, GA Ann E. Biggs to Simon P. Culver 8 Apr 1847, Talbot County, GA
  Children	1. John S. "Jack" Bickley,   b. Sep 1846, Talbot County, Georgia d. Abt 1928 (Age ~ 81 years)   2. Susan Culver Bickley,   b. 20 Mar 1851, Talbot County, Georgia d. 9 Sep 1899 (Age 48 years)   3. Joseph B. Bickley,   b. Abt 1855, Talbot County, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown   4. Thomas "Tom" Jefferson Bickley,   b. 15 Nov 1862, Georgia d. 18 Apr 1938, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F6567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Dec 1822 - South Carolina Marriage - 4 Dec 1845 - Talbot County, Georgia Death - 3 Mar 1907 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Bickley Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 70 (Reliability: 3). [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Census Place Precinct 5, Sabine, Texas FHL Film 1255325 NA Film # T9-1325 Page 246D (Reliability: 3). [S1403] McCary, Mackie & Kay "Bickley Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/, (Billy Neal Fussell also indexed, and Barbara Williams Scates sent in an additional inventory. Notes from indexers: Bickley Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas - From the courthouse in Hemphill take FM 83 East 1 block to State Hwy 87.Go North or Left 7 miles to Milam. At the intersection of Hwy 87 and Hwy 21 in Milam turn West or Left on Hwy 21 for 8.7 miles to FM 3448. Turn North or Right onto FM 3448 (only goes North) and go 1.8 miles to a narrow grassy road to the Left (This will be 0.1 mile past the end of the pavement). Turn West or Left onto this road and go 0.2 mile to the cemetery at the end of the road. The Cemetery has a cyclone fence and is fairly well kept. Additional information added in parenthesis.). [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Georgia, Talbot County, Georgia Militia District 688, P.O. Center Enumerated 28 Jun 1860 Page 39 288-288 (Reliability: 3). [S1405] FamilySearch.org, Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967.