Valentine Billau

Notes:

Ship Name: Donau,
Ship's manifest line number: 15,
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany,
Port Arrival: New York, United States,

Name: Valentin Billau,
Arrival Date: 9 Sep 1871 (not neccesarily immigration date),
Est. Birth Year: abt 1833,
Age: 38 (not 28 - see image),
Gender: Male,
Nationality: German,
Place of Origin: Germany,
National Archives Microfilm Publication: Roll: M237_348, List No: 898.

Valentine Billau and Lovina Dodd may have divorced. See "Voline Billau" who appears in later census and has a biography. There seems to be only 2 Valentine Billaus at this time.

Valentine married Lovina Dodd 7 Sep 1851, Defiance, Defiance Co, Ohio. Lovina (daughter of Peter M Dodd and Eliza Donley) was born 2 Dec 1828, Athens Co, Ohio; died 5 Aug 1914, Union City, Williams Co, Ohio; was buried Aft 5 Aug 1914, Fountain Grove Cem, Bryan, Williams Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

[Marriage license is from Williams Co, Ohio.]--D.Dodd

1. Eliza Virginia Billau was born 1852/1853, Wayne Co, Ohio; died Bef 1913.
2. George Valentine Billow was born 20 Mar 1854, Kendellville, Noble Co, Indiana; died 21 Nov 1932, Akron, Summit Co, Ohio; was buried 25 Nov 1932, Rose Hill Cem, Akron, Summit Co, Ohio.