Simeon Bickley

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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

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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

Simeon married Harriette L. Culver on 4 Dec 1845 in Talbot County, Georgia. Harriette was born on 10 Jun 1828 in Georgia; died on 24 Aug 1907 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bickley Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bride's Name: Harriett Culver
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Marriage Date: 04 Dec 1845
Marriage Place: , Talbot, Georgia
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71375-1
System Origin: Georgia-EASy
Source Film Number: 249366
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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

1. John S. "Jack" Bickley was born in Sep 1846 in Talbot County, Georgia; died about 1928; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas.
2. Susan Culver Bickley was born on 20 Mar 1851 in Talbot County, Georgia; died on 9 Sep 1899; was buried in Bickley Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
3. Joseph B. Bickley was born about 1855 in Talbot County, Georgia; and died.
4. Thomas "Tom" Jefferson Bickley was born on 15 Nov 1862 in Georgia; died on 18 Apr 1938 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Bickley Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.