History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri  1889, 
published by Goodspeed, Page, 720, 721-Cedar County Section

W.W. Redford and S. W. Billingsley, owners and proprietors of Park livery, 
and Schell City and El Dorado stage lines, have one of the most complete 
and best equipped livery barns in Southwest Missouri, and are one of the 
oldest firms in El Dorado Springs.  This business was established in 1884; 
fine rigs are found throughout, as well as everything essential for a first-class 
barn.  Mr. Billingsley was born in Marion County, Va., in 1845, and is the son 
of Sias and Anna (Morgan) Billingsley, natives of Maryland, but early settlers 
of Virginia, where Mr. Billingsley died in April 1887.  Mrs. Billingsley died in 
May, 1889.  Mr. Billingsley was of Welsh descent, and was a farmer and 
stock-raiser by occupation.  S. W. Billingsley was the fourth of six sons and 
three daughters.  He received an ordinary education in the common schools, 
and graduated from Fairmont, Va., Normal, in 1862 and also graduated from 
Iron City Commercial College, Pittsburg, Penn.  In 1863 he taught school in 
Virginia, and in 1870 came to Henry County, Mo., where he taught school for 
several years.  He then engaged in the grain business at Clinton for several 
years, after which he followed farming until his removal to El Dorado in 1884, 
and then embarked in the livery business.  In March, 1875, he married Miss 
Celest Fields, daughter of Nathan A. and Mary E. Fields, both natives of 
Virginia, but, early settlers of Missouri.  They were married in Henry County of 
that State, April 25, 1839, and have lived on their present farm ever since.  
This is one of the wealthy and respected families.  Mr. Fields was sheriff a 
number of years, and was also assessor of Henry County for a number of 
years.  To Mr. Billingsley and wife were born three children, two sons and a 
daughter.  In his political views, Mr. Billingsley  is a Democrat, casting his 
first vote for Seymour; he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Royal Arch 
Chapter at El Dorado Springs, having joined in Virginia, in 1873, and is a 
prominent citizen.  Mrs. Billingsley is a member of the Cumberland 
Presbyterian Church.
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