Lamar County Texas Cemetery Records

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Bills, Martha 152115

Birth: 00/00/1830 Death: 08/21/1910 Marriage:

Cemetery: Benevolent Black (NOT PLOTTED)

Record Source: Texas Death Certificate, Rodgers and Wade Furniture Co.

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Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/16/2025)

Notes

From Rodgers & Wade Furniture Co. Funeral Records in possession of Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home; Book #7; p.24; Service #192; (col); charged to deceased; order given by Anderson Bills; secured by Am. Nat. Ins. Co. #342177; date of funeral 22 Aug; place of death N. 23rd; services at church; time 330 pm; Physician F.L. Etter; cause of death appoplexy; date of death 21 Aug 1910 at 315 pm; aged 80 years; casket manufactured by Cincinnati; interment at Benevolent Cemetery; burial price $57.50; total $57.50.

Information from Texas Death Certificate:
Name: Martha Bills
Death Date: 21 Aug 1910
Death Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: N
Death Age: 80 years
Birth Date: 1830
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence: Paris, Lamar, Texas
Cemetery: Benavelant
Burial Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas
Burial Date: 22 Aug 1910
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2050144
Digital Film Number: 4165820
Image Number: 474
Reference Number: 1744
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Information from Thelma Dangerfield, msty@att.net, 1/26/2015: Born a slave. Married to Simon Bills during slavery and had children: Anderson, Jackson & Mary.

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