Probable Photographs of John Billiter and wife Lucy Ann Crow circa 1865
John Billiter (?)
Lucy Ann Crow Billiter (?)
We think these photo images are very likely those of John Billiter, son
of Joe the Boat Builder, and of John's wife, Lucy Ann Crow. John was
born in 1816 in Pennsylvania, and he married Lucy Crow in 1835 in
Marshall Co, Virginia (now West Virginia). Earl Billiter, a descendant
of John and Lucy, kindly provided the photos. Karen Romick and her
brother scanned them into digital format, and Ralph Billiter had them
dated (Thanks to the Ohio Historical Society!) to the late Civil War
period, about 1865. John would have been 49, and Lucy Ann would have
been about 45. Their last child, George Billiter, was about one year
old, and another son, Peter, my g-grandfather, would have been 2 to 3
years old then. John died about three years after the photographs were
taken. Lucy lived much longer and eventually remarried Elias Villers.
We would be grateful to anyone who could positively identify either of
these photographs.
Lucy Ann Crow is the daughter of Peter Crow (b 1763) and Suzanna
Earlewine. Peter and his father, Jacob, were Revolutionary soldiers,
(See DAR records.) Peter was also a scout early in the Sandusky campaign
which culminated in the Battle of Fallen Timbers (August 20, 1794 near
modern Toledo, Ohio.)
The Billiter genealogy for John and Lucy Ann may be found by following the
Contents link on the Billiter descendants home page.
[Discussion courtesy Jim Billiter, gg-grandson of John and Lucy
Ann.]
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