He was a Baptist Minister.
SON OF HERROD BILBREY (1800 NC-1869 TN.?) AND Martha "Patsy"CANNON (1803-1880) ESTIMATED DATES.

Although John's parents are listed as 'BILBREY' John (for whatever reason) went by 'BILBERRY". All but two of John's children (Leondas and Henry)used the spelling 'BILBERRY".

John and his first wife,(Margret),
baby daughter (Martha), and
mother-in-law Candice CRUCE
are listed in the census dated 25 Sept. 1850
of Overton Co. Tenn.

2nd. Marriage Certificate, State of Texas,
Cooke Co. 11 Aug. 1864 to V.E.
Willson. Mary Tennessee Bilberry
was the only child of this marriage.

3rd Marriage Certificate, State of Texas
Cooke Co. Feb 1870 to E.J. WILSON.
Martelia Demarville and
Leondous Bilberry the only
children of this marriage.

Census Records
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1850

John and his first wife,(Margaret),
baby daughter (Martha), and
mother-in-law Candice CRUCE are
listed in the 1850 census.
of Overton Co. Tenn.
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Campbell next door and
Herod Bilberry same census
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1860
John and first wife,
Twp. 36 R. 12, Pulaski, MO.
PostOffice Waynesville
(Son, John Venson born there:
Sept. 1860)
Day Laborer
John age 30 TN
Margaret age 33
Martha E. age 10
Esan (Esaw) age 8
Henry H. age 6
Luther
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Campbell Bilberry is listed
next door.
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1870 26 October 1870 of Cooke Co. Texas.
John and his third wife (Jane),
some of his children by his 1st wife,
Margrett (Esau,Henry,Luther, John V., William).
ONE by his second wife
Vian,(Mary T.), and TWO of Jane's ,
(Margaret and Susan C.) are listed in the
census dated 26 October 1870 of Cooke Co. Texas.
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1874 Lee Walker Bilberry born,
Williamson County, TX.
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1880 Pct 6 Lampasas Co., TX.
John Bilberry wife Elizabeth,
Children: ONE by first wife Margaret,
(William,) ONE BY 2nd wife, Vian (Mary,)
TWO by 3rd wife Elizabeth Jane (Martelia, Leondas,)
Susan Wilson, Maggie Wilson. (Step-daughters)
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1900 Justice pct. 6 Comanche Co., TX.
John C. Bilberry
1900 (age 71 b. abt.1829 TN.)
living with son-in-law, John William Peacock
Justice pct. 6 Comanche Co., TX.
(Elizabeth Jane also living there)
John died 1907 and Jane died 1913.
By 1907 John C. Bilberry was back at Oriana,
where he died at the old rock home of Esaw Bilberry.
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1910
Jane Walker-Sexton-Wilson-Bilberry
Fred Hooper Notes
She is listed by mistake as a baby daughter of Lee W. Bilberry, U.S. Census 1910, Dickens Co. Texas
Elizabeth Jane died at the home of her daughter Maggie Peacock (Peacock, TX.) in 1913.
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Tall marble stone to the right of Jane Bilberry. Some type of design on stone, but couldn't make it out. He was Elizabeth Jane Walker-Wilson Bilberry's husband. He was the step-father to Margaret Roden Wilson who married to John William Peacock. John William and his brothers were the founders of the nearby town of Peacock, Texas. Their two children together were Leonidas, and Martelia Bilberry.
Jane Bilberry was his third wife. First wife was Margaret Crews (Cruce) Second wife was Vian Willson.

Oriana Cemetery

Location: East of Aspermont, Stonewall, Texas. There are several ways to reach the cemetery.

Note: There are many unreadable, unmarked, or marked by blank sandstone markers here. I did not investigate what might lie underneath the very few bushes in the cemetery. There might possibly be other stones lying underneath. I did look closely, but did not find any other visible stones.

History:

The earliest grave recorded: Infant daughter of W. A. and H. V. Kidd. , born and died June 14, 1898. 103 years ago from when I visited the grave...almost to the day! That is the infant daughter of William Alexander "Alec" and Honor Verain Bilberry KIDD.

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Children by Margaret:
(1)Martha Elizabeth Bilberry married Livingston Severe Bilberry
(2)Esau S. Bilberry married Susan Adeline Bilberry
(3)Henry H. Bilberry married to Mary Elizabeth McKenzie and Mellie Summer (buried at Jayton Kent Co., TX.)
(4)Luther Myers Bilberry married Sarah J. Myers (he is bured in Hale County, Tx. (Plainview cem?)
(5) Candice Adelias Bilberry?
(6)John Venson Bilberry married Nancy Ellen Bilbrey and Ruby Lee Thompson (findagrave # 20436418)
(7)William J. Bilberry m Loy Rayna Brown
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John C. Child by Vian Willson was (8)Mary Tennessee Bilberry married Matthew Jefferson Stanford Moore at she and her husband are at findagrave # 50788224

John C. Children with Elizabeth Jane Walker Wilson :
(9)Leondous Walker Bilbrey married Ester Butts
(10)Martelia Demarville Bilbrey m 1st TC Elige Henderson and 2nd John Ables.

NOTE: SOME FAMILY RECORDS HAVE HER BURIED AT MILLER CEMETERY IN COOKE CO TX.
SINCE I DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE THAT THIS ENTRY IS CORRECT, I PLACED IT HERE UNTIL WE CAN FIND ANOTHER ENTRY FOR HER...PERHAPS WITH A HEADSTONE.