Billyard Genealogy: Malinda Smith

Malinda Smit h (b. 1872)

Parents: William Smith & Maggie Burges

Spouses / Partners (2): R V Billyard (1869-1893), Frank Shiber (b. 1866)

Children (3): Charles William Billyard (b. 1890), Oliver Kurven Billyard (b. 1892), Elsie Billyard (b. 1893)

Life Events:

[Year]		[Date]	[Age]	[Event]
	1872	Nov 1		Born in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [1]
	1888	Dec 25	[16y, 1m, 24d]	Married R V Billyard (1869-1893) in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [4] . Witnessed by X MacKnight & Lillie Choatre
	1890	Jun 23	[17y, 7m, 22d]	- birth of son Charles William Billyard (b. 1890) in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [5, 6]
	1891		[18-19y]	Lived in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [3]
	1892	Feb 27	[19y, 3m, 26d]	- birth of son Oliver Kurven Billyard (b. 1892) in Canada [7, 8]
	1893	Nov 26	[21y, 25d]	- birth of daughter Elsie Billyard (b. 1893) in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [1]
	1896		[23-24y]	Emigrated from Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [2]
	"		[23-24y]	Immigrated to United States [2]
~	1898		[25-26y]	Married Frank Shiber (b. 1866)
	?	Mar 28		Died in Charles City, Iowa, United States [1]

Census information:

Census	Name	Age	Birth	Religion	Father's Birth	Mother's Birth	Immigrated
1891	Melinda Billiard	20	Ontario	Baptist	Ontario	Germany
1910	Melinda M Shider	37	Canada - German		Canada - German	Germany - German	1896

Notes

After R.V. drowned, Malinda moved to Ladysmith, WI, USA in fear of loosing her children.
Malinda's name is given as “Lena C” on her marriage registry, although she is listed as “Malinda” in the 1891 census

Sources:
   [1] - Marilee (née Stanton) Monroe
   [2] - 1910 Census [Charles City (1), Floyd County, Iowa, United States, row 82]
   [3] - 1891 Census [Dunnville (2), Monck, Ontario, Canada, row 10]
   [4] - Ontario Marriage Registry for R.V. Billyard and Lena C. Smith (1889:04532)
   [5] - Inferred from age in census record
   [6] - World War I Attestation Paper (2380684)
   [7] - 1920 Census
   [8] - Social Security Death Index

Last updated 28 Feb 2024 by Andrew Billyard

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