bˈɪlbi sˈɛɾəld ɪn nˈɑːdəwˌeɪ kˈaʊnti, mɪzˈʊɹɹi, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ænd bɪɡˈæn ɛkspˈændɪŋ hɪz ˈɛmpaɪɚ jˈuːzɪŋ wˈʌn pɹˈɑːpɚɾi æz kəlˈæɾɚɹəl fɚðə nˈɛkst.
Bilby settled in Nodaway County, Missouri, in 1868 and began expanding his empire using one property as collateral for the next.