Documents and vital records now available online throw serious doubt on
                                       our "traditional" Billiou~Bilyeu genealogy reports connecting the Bilyeus
                                       of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri with those of Staten Island, New York.

       Please contact me.  if you have comments, questions, suggestions, or would like to work on this project.  
                                                                                                                      --Joanne Kartak,  June 2009 

Generation 1

The Immigrant Ancestor

   







                                                     
    "The house is modest and unimposing, a mix of additions added  to accommodate growing needs of several generations, with the major portions being built in 1661, c.1680 (Stillwell portion), and 1760,1790, and 1830 (the Perine portions).. The  resulting three chimneys seem more than the house needs, and the middle one   stands much higher than the others. The Bilyeu portion of the house sits at the rear and consists of a single main-floor room with a steeply pitched roof that provides the space for an attic accessed by narrow steps.  Although closed to the public, one can view the  house by appointment.   A family lives in the Stillwell portion to keep the property looking lived in and to have a caretaker on-site.

Restoration that began in 1943 has continued off and on through the years.   A  Bilyeu Family fund raiser was begun early in 1999 to help in restoration of work on the windows in the oldest  part of  the house and to seek a solution to the rising damp in the stone walls which are contributing to the structure's deterioration."

The house is currently the oldest house still standing on Staten Island, and the third oldest in NY State.  Known as the Perine House, or the  Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House, it's located at 1476 Richmond Road, Staten Island and is owned and maintained by the Staten Island Historical Society.


       1664 -  England claimed all Dutch properties and Staten Island became one of three divisions in the shire of Yorkshire. Nicholas Stillwell was elected Constable with the power to determine civil matters under ye value of five pounds. Above that amount there was recourse to the court across the water at Gravesend. Oude Dorp became Dover. Governor Francis Lovelace replaced Nicholls in 1668 and negotiated a final purchase of Staten Island from the Indians. Then, again, in 1673, for fifteen months, the Dutch recaptured New York, long enough for Pierre Billiou to be appointed Schout Scheppen (Sheriff and Magistrate) and to embroil himself in disagreements with his neighbors (Smith, 23).

1670 -  Nicholas Stillwell won a suit he brought against Pierre Billiou for title to land purchased from Pierre Billiou. Pierre was also sued by Thomas Carle, for several abuses done him.
This same year, charges of a different type were brought by Ann Stillwell, Martha Billiou's mother-in-law, who claimed Pierre had assaulted and abused her son and daughter. The court ruled that if either family committed said offenses again, the first guilty party would be severely fined. --Terry Prall.

12 September:  Pierre purchased land at Flatbush, Long Island.

25 August:  Pierre elected Schout and Schepen of Staten Island.1674 -   While serving as schout and schepen, Pierre apparently antagonized some of his fellow citizens.  Charges were brought and a hearing held. On March 2nd,  Pierre was still schout, but others had been appointed. 5 June: Pierre purchased additional land at Flatbush, Long Island. About 1675 , the Billious were joined on Staten Island by their eldest daughter, Marie, and her family.  Marie had married ArentJansen Prall inKingston  in 1670. The couple had two children, Peter and Maria, at the time of the move."   --Terry Prall.

Before his death, Pierre had acquired land at Great Kills, Oude Dorp, and Fresh Kills on
Staten Island; 60 acress in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey [15 March 1677]; 60 acres in
Piscatawasy, New Jersey [3 Feb 1678]; Bridgewater Twp. [1678]; Blue Hill, Plainfield,
and Raritan/Somerville in Somerset Co., New Jersey.

More About PIERRE BILLIOU:
Home: 1662, Built a house on Staten Island, NY⁸
Immigration: Bet. 09 May - 06 Aug 1661.  Some researchers report Pierre spent at least 12 years
in Netherlands and England before leaving for America on ship St John Bapatiste from Walslant, Netherlands.⁹
Immigration to US: Aug 1661¹⁰
Will (proven): 06 Jan 1701/02
Will written: 11 Sep 1699

                                        Notes for Francoise Du Bois


        For more, see   DuBois Family History and DuBois/Blanchan Family 

On 17 January, 1695/96, Gerritje Spidgelaer published bans that she was about to marry Pierre
Billiou.  Gerritje was the widow of Jan Spiegelaer of Flatbush and she entered into an antenuptial agreement with Peter Billiou on January 17, 1695/6 indicating their intention to marry.  They were married on the 19th.  The antenuptial agreement is confirmed in Pierre Billiou's will, but it is clearly distinguishable from the will. It is recorded in a Book of Patents and Deeds. She signed as Gerretye spiegelaers. He signed as peter billiou.  --Courtesy of Terry Prall

Like the name "Billiou", Gerritje's name was often mispelled or entered incorrectly into documents.  and appears differently in her marriage license than it does in the antenuptial agreement.  

On 15 September, 1701, a Peter Billious was licensed to marry Maria Braun.  In his book on
the Stillwell family, John E. Stillwell, M.D., suggests this was Pierre, and he was about to marry
for the third time, as Goertje died between the time Pierre wrote  his will (1699) and 1701.  The
exact date of Pierre's death is unknown.  His will  was proven in New York on  6 January 1702.  

Named in father's will:  " I leave to the four sons of my daughter Catherine, by her husband, Richard Curtis, a certin tract of land...in the County of Richmond, being
84 acres to be equally divided."

Francoise and Nicholas had four children.
Named in her father's will:  "...my daughter Frances."
In his will, Pierre leaves the title of land belonging
previously to Frances' 1st husband Nicholas
Largeller,  to Marie's son, Nicholas Largeller, Jr.

Note:  The archives of Leyden include mention of a child of Pieter Biljoen who was buried
          17 June 1656.  There was speculation that it was either Marie or Martha, who were
          baptized in Leyden, but both of these children grew to adulthood.

Generation No. 2

Notes for Marie Billiou:
Marie was baptized 6 March 1649/50 in the Walloon church at Leyden; "godparents Pierre Bocquet, Chrestienne Rousse et Catherine le Bateur." --Archives of Leiden, Netherlands; courtesy of the DuBois Family Association.

Most researchers believe Marie immigrated with her uncle, Louis Du Bois, in 1660, the year before her parents and 4 siblings.  She continued to live with Louis in Kingston, until after she was married, joining her parents on Staten Island after the birth of her first two children were born. It was Louis
who acted as her legal guardian at the time of her marriage.

Terry Prall:
The connection between Pierre and Marie is based on several sources.
[1] Marie's father was named in her baptismal record
[2] When Marie and Arent married in Kingston in 1670, her uncle, Louis DuBois
     granted permission for the union.
[3] After the first two kids were born, Arent and Marie moved to Staten Island.
[4] Pierre named Arent as father of his grandchildren in his will: "The children
     of my daughter Maria, deceased."

More About Marie Billiou:
Baptism: 03 Mar 1649/50, Walloon Church, Leyden¹⁶
Spouse: 03 Jun 1670, Kingston, NY to Arnewt Jansen Prall
Child of Marie Billiou and Arendt Prall is:
 11    i.    Peter3 Prall, born 1672.

Notes for Martha Billiou:
Martha was baptized 8 Feb 1652 in the Walloon Church;  godparents Noe Martin,
Albert du Boys, Anne Boquet, Anne Odeene.

Thomas and Martha Stillwell acquired land on Staten Island on 29 June 1677 from Pierre Billiou.

Will of Ann Belew of Bucks Co., Pa., widow, dated 6-20-1748, pr.
3-7-1753, names her daughter, Martha McClean as sole heiress and
executrix. William Brittain was a witness to both wills.

Ida Suebering was listed as living at Midwout, Long Island at the time of her marriage.
A certificate of transfer to Staten Island Church is dated 25 Nov 1684. (Unverified.)

Flatbush DRC Baptisms 1677-1754
 1679 May 25; Richard Cartes; Richard; Isaac Balieu, Martha Stillwell. [Isaac's sister]

Staten Island - RDC of Port Richmond 1696-1790 Port Richmond Baptisms -
1708 Oct 19; Isaac Bellin; Daniel (b 9/1); Pieter Praal, wife Maria  [Isaac's sister]

Jeanne L. Bloom <[email protected]> (Nov. 1997):
He (Isaac) became an owner of real estate quire early in his career.
On 4 April 1685, there was conveyed for him 160 acres in
the new lots at ye old towne in the County of Richmond.
On 4 December 1693 he acquired an additional 160 acres
described as lying near the great kill upon Staten Island. 

More About ISAAC Billau/Billiou:
Baptism: 10 Aug 1661, NY
Will: 07 Sep 1696, Written 7 Dec 1696. Probated ²² Dec1709 Richmond, NY²¹

"James" was a translation for Jacobus.  Peter, age 16, and the other
children could belong to Isaac, but their names are on other pages.

Researchers have not agreed on the names or number of Isaac's children:

Pierre Billiou, the Walloon, Staten Island Pioneer, by Elmer G. VanName (1958):
The oldest son, Isaac,  married Ida Sueberingh...and had ten children: Jacob, John, Frances, Aryantie, Isaac, Catherine, Peter, Mary, Abraham, and Daniel. Peter Billiou, the seventh child
of Isaac and Ida Billiou, was born on Staten Island in 1700.

The American Descendants of Chr�tien DuBois of Wicres, France by William Heidgerd, 
lists the children of Isaac and Ida as:

1. Jacob 1685
2. John 1687
3. Peter 1691
4. Francina
5. Ariaantje
6. Luke
7. Isaac
8. Abraham
9. Daniel  1708

North of the Raritan Lots, A History of the Martinsville, NJ Area; pg 58

Jacob is called in the will of Rev. David DeBonrepose "Jacob Billieu"
and in the will of Martha DeBonrepos "Cobus Billue" and in his father's
will "Jacob" which is the name he signed to his own will. In the census
of 1706 he is called James which is the translation of Jacobus.
Stillwell's Historical & Genealogical Miscellany, mentions a road "to
begin at the house of Jacob Bellue and to run through his land and from
thence through land of William Makleen and so along through a tract of
vacant land and also through Dongan's land". (11-7-1722)

About 1735, in company with his brothers Daniel and Luke, and others,
Jacob set out for Pennsylvania and settled in Moorland.

Philadelphia Mortgages Book F-10, p. 293, mortgage dated 3-22-1738/9,
recorded 4-17-1739 "Jacob Billiou of Moorland, County of Philadelphia &
Ann Philadelphia County and partly in Bucks County ....312 acres."

Will of Jacob Beelue of Philadelphia County, Yeoman,
Dated 8-31-1747     Proven 10-1-1747 at Philadelphia,  Pa.
leaves his wife an annuity, providing she does not marry again,
and leaves bequests to son Isaac and daughter Martha McClean
and grandchildren: Mary, Jacob & Rachel McClean.
Executors: wife & son Isaac.

5-20-1751 George Emlen acknowledges receipt of L300 the full amount of
the mortgage and interest, from Isaac Billew, the only surviving son of
Jacob Billiou and executor of his father's will.


Will of Ann Belew of Bucks Co., Pa., widow,
Dated 6-20-1748, pr.3-7-1753, names her daughter, Martha McClean
as sole heiress and executrix. William Brittain was a witness to both wills.
No mention of her son, Isaac.  Note that Ann wrote her will shortly after her
husband's death.   Jacob's will mentions Isaac, but no Billiou grandchildren.
Ann wrote her will shortly after her husband's death and while Isaac was still
alive (see 5-20-1751 item).  Did Isaac die between 1751 and his mother's
death, or did she disown him?   More information is needed, but it's looking
as though Isaac left no issue and thus is not the link between the Billiou and
Bilyeu families.

History of Staten Island, NY:  March 4, 1712,   Presentation by Grand Jury. . .
 John Dore and John Belew for carrying of Syder upon Sabbath Day.  
 (Not necessariliy  John, the son of Isaac.)

Generation No. 3

 Emigrated 1720 from Staten Island, NY to Somerset NJ  
 Reported in Census of 1706
 Road Commissioner in Staten Island in 1715.
 Seemed to have settled in Somerset County where his children were baptised.
 Freeholder of Bridgewater township in 1753.

Workman Family History,  by Thelma C. Anderson (1962) Pg 46.  
 Peter Bilyeu (Balliou) son of Isaac Bilyeu, (son of Pierre, son of Thomas) and Ida Sueberingh;
 born in 1690 in Staten Island, New York; his will, dated 25 Jan. 1810, was proved  in 1811;
 married Marrya or Maragrieatje and had (the following)children born in New Jersey:

 

 1.  Kendrick christened at Six Mile Run Church, New Jersey

 2.  Peter born 20 Nov 1731

 3.  Euryda born 19 Jan 1734

 4.  Abraham born 1736

 5.  Hettie born 1738

 6.  Stintye born about 1740

 7.  John baptized 9 Jan 1743 at Six Mile Run Church, N.J.

 8.  Aeltje born about 1748

 9.  Johannes born about 1750

Both Van Name and Anderson have a similar list of Peter's children.  Anderson also mentions
 a will written by Peter and proved in 1811.  Trouble is, she is apparently confusing Peter³
(son of Isaac) born ca 1700 with his son, Peter⁴, born ca. 1740.  And  there's more bad news. 
Research shows the will Mrs. Anderson  mentions appears to be  that of Peter Blaw, a proven
son of an early Dutch settler who was not related to the French Hugenot, Pierre Billiou.  Compare
the list of children given by Van Name and Mrs. Anderson with those listed in this report about
Peter Blaw and his will.   (More about the Blaw/Blauw/Blue family later.)

 New Jersey State Archives   http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/databases.html

 Staten Island Church Records, By Tobias Alexander Wright,
 New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Published by Heritage Books, 1997

WARNING:  Only Peter's name is proven.  There was a Peter Bilyou and a Ledea Bilyou living
in Somerset County who each filed claims for damages to property during the Revolutionary War.
It's unknown what relationship  they had to each other or to Peter³, Isaac² and Pierre¹Billiou.  

Both the Workman family book by Mrs. Anderson and several Du Bois researchers report that
Peter³ Billiou, son of Isaac,  wrote a will which was proved 21 Mar 1811.²⁴  Since Isaac's son was born no later than 1708, it seems they confused the generations, and if a Peter Billiou wrote a will ca 1811, it was Isaac's grandson.  There's more trouble though, as  it appears Anderson and/or the Dubois researchers confused the Blew/Blaw/Blauw/Blue families with the Billious.  Here again are records from New Jersey:

Peter Billiou (1731-1811) and  John Billiou (1742-1794), sons of Peter4 Billiou,
have each been named as the father of John Bilyeu who died in Miller County
in 1853.  There are clues that point to each of them. 

What we know:  ca 1832  John Bilyeu and his brother, Andrew, arrived together  in Pulaski/Miller
 Co. Missouri.  They are both reported as having been born in Maryland.  It's commonly accepted
that among the 6 sons of Peter (1731-1811) were  sons  John and Andrew.  While John (1742-1794) had a son named John, he did not appear to have had a son named Andrew.  John and Andrew of Miller Co. Missouri are usually reported as having been born in Maryland.  Peter Billiou is reported
as having died in New Jersey, and there is no evidence he or his wife traveled to Maryland; while his brother John Billiou is said to have died in Kentucky after traveling through several states.

Van Name:   John Bilyeu, the sixth child of Peter Billiou, was born in 1743, likely in Somerville, NJ. He married Tryntje Barents (Berents), who was born in Six Mile Run, NJ in about 1743.
They had seven children: John, Mariya, Hendrick, Atye, Aalte, Peter, and Isaac.  

  This item from Somerset, N.J. baptism records is interesting.  
  Is Petre Blaw the son of Isaac?  If so, was Johannas b. 15 years later that we thought?
  Is John Blaw the same as John Billiou who died in Bourbon Co. Ky?  

The following may or may not refer to this family:

Marriage Notes for John Billiou and Tryntje Barents:
Number of children reported as 10 by some, and 7 by others.  

Richard Kitchen:  Here is what the Workman Book has:

Letter from Avis Combs of Tulsa, Ok. to Lois Coates (no date):
"I...feel confident in saying...John and Andrew are both sons of John Bilyeu and Tryntje Barents who married in Allegaheny Co. Md. In 1774..."    

Interlude

Generation No. 5

Back on Safe Ground

Notes for JOHN BILYEU, Sr.:
The location of John Bilyeu's birth  is usually given as Allegany, Co., Maryland.  Our Bilyeus
cites a census reading as the source, but in the 1850 census,  John's daughter, Delilah Bilyeu
Osborne, gives her father's place of birth as Md., while  her brother Joseph (living in Marion Co. Ore.), states his father born in Ky; and brother Isaac states father born Tenn.  

There was no Allegany County, Md. until 1789, when it was formed  from Washington Co.,
which in turn, was formed in 1776 from Frederick Co.

I have found no proof of John's ancestors, but believe his father may be the grandson of Isaac Billiou.  I am satisfied, however,  that John  is the father of Cornelius, and great grandfather of
my grandfather, Roy Bilyeu.

Misc. notes from  Mildred Lander Roden & Edna Hazel McCullough Lowery, Our Bilyeus, Pamphlet, privately printed at Cassville, MO (Jul 1979) courtesy of Marguerite von Marenholtz <[email protected]>

War of 1812 - John served from Overton Co. TN  in the Volunteer Co., First Regt.,
commanded by Capt. Canida (Kennedy?), Col Bradley,in the Brigade commanded
by General Jackson in the war against the Creek Indians. . . .
At his death in 1853, he left children living in Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Oregon and Miller
Co. Missouri. One son, William Bilyeu, b KY, Mary b 1834 in IL.  Earlier children b TN.

Name: Bilyeu, John
Bequest: all estate to wife, Rachel, during her natural life as long as she remained a
widow; after her death or remarriage to the two boys, Andrew Jackson Bilyeu and
Larking Bilyeu, under age.
Executors: Joseph Bilyeu and Joseph Johnson
Date Written: 18 Aug. 1852
Witnessed: Thomas W. Whitaker and John Rowden
Date Proved: 8 Feb, 1853

Named in John Bilyue estate settlement in 1853 were:  Isaac, William, Cornelius,
Joseph, Polly Melton,  Andrew and Larkin, all of Miller Co. Mo.  Delilah Osborne and
Lydia Parrack of Ill; James, John, Didamia Denny, all of Indiana; Susan Carmack, TN; 
Peter Bilyeu, Oregon; Sarah McClothlin, res. unk.

John's 15 children are thought to be:
 1.James b 5 Mar 1796 m Eunice Alexton(?)
 2.Didamia m 21 Jan 1821 to John Denny.
 3.Delilah m ______Osborn.
 4.Peter b 29 Se[t 1802 d 27 July 1877, m in TN 18 Mar 1821 to Mary J. Dyer.
  5.John b ca 1806 m Mary Tyler (?)
 6.William b ca 1809  KY, m Mary McClark
 7.Isaac b 1812, d 1892. m Mary ___
 8.Cornelius b ca 1815 m (1) Eliza J. McClain; m (2) Malinda Melton.
 9.Sarah m ______McGlothlin.
10.Lydia m ___Parrack
11.Joseph b ca 1825 TN m Ann Osborne.
12.Mary "Polly" b ca 1824 IL, m Wm R. Melton.
13.Susannah b ca 1826 m __Carmack.

The younger two sons (maybe more) were the children of Rachel.
14. Andrew
15. Larkin

                           Eldo, Missouri newspaper article 10/26/1972 
        

                                                                  John Bilyeu
                     
                                                  Clyde Lee Jenkins of Tuscuombis, MS

     About 1832 Andrew and John Bilyeu arrived in the northernmost reaches of Pulaski
CO. MO; now Miller CO.  Natives of Maryland, they were of French-Huguenot descent,
and relatives of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania Colony. 
     John settled in the Big Richwoods, Andrew in the Little Richwoods, and their children
settled around them. Generally, they had traveled out of Maryland into Virginia, then from
the Old Dominion State into the Carolinas, through Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and the
country of the Illinois before entering Missouri, some traveling one route and some another.
     John was born in Maryland in 1775, settled in the Big Richwoods, northeast to Iberia, in
the Bray's country.  He was married to Rachel, born in 1810, a native of Kentucky.  No doubt
she was a second wife.  Their children included Isaac, William, CORNELIUS, Joseph, Mary
or Polly, Delilah, Lydia, James, John, Didama, Susannah, Peter, Sarah, Andrew Jackson,
and Larkin.   In the war with the Creek Indians, John had fought under General Jackson serving
as a private in the 1st Regiment of Bradley's Tennessee Volunteers.  He rushed to arms on
Oct 4, 1813 to avenge the frightful massacre of nearly 400 men, women and children at Fort
Mimms in Alabama on August 30.  At Talladega, ALA on November 9, the Tennessee troops engaged the Indians, killing nearly 300 warriors.  After two more battles in November and one in December, in which the Indians were defeated with great slaughter, John returned home.
John died at his home in the Big Richwoods near Bray's Mill on January 21, 1853 (age 78).  He
was a farmer and blacksmith.  By will he had given his plantation, livestock, mechanical, black-
smith, and farming tools to his widow, Rachel, and upon her death or marriage, to his sons Andrew Jackson and Larkin, equally.  The sale of personal property was held on March 15, 1853; 400
pounds of bacon excepted to the use of the widow. . . .In the autumn of 1861, (Civil War) Rachel's place in the Big Richwoods was raided by sympathizing forces moving south; her cattle, livestock, and provisions taken, and the torch put to her buildings.  Rachel then moved to Lebanon for protection.

(Errors in this article include the reference to a relationship to William Penn, which is not
accurate, and Rachel is mistakenly named as mother of John's children; all but Andrew and Larkin were children of John's first wife, Sarah McGrew.)

The earliest Overton County Deed Books A,B & C - (1801-1813) lists John Bilyeu,
Cornelius Bilyeu, Samuel and Oliver Bilyeu, James Bilyeu, John Bilyeu Sr., Peter Bilyeu.
Books D & E - (1814-1825) lists Isaac Bilyeu,Andrew Bilyeu, Cornelius Bilyeu, C. Bilyeu,
 James Bilyeu, John & Isaac Bilyeu.

More About JOHN BILYEU, Sr.:
Burial: 1853, Bilyeu Cem #2 in Miller Co Mo.³⁴
Census 1: 1820, Overton Co. TN
Census 2: 1850, Miller Co. MO: John age 75 and wife Rachel, 60, living with their children Andrew and Larkin.³⁵
Military service: Bet. 1812 - 1815, Battle of Horseshoe Bend vs. Creek Indians  Serving in this same company were his brothers William and Isaac..
Occupation: Farmer and blacksmilth.  Worked as a "marker" on the first road through Iberia, now part of Hwy 42.
War Pension: Aft. 1853, Application for an Indian War Pension by widow.
Will: 1853, Miller Co, Mo.  He left his estate to his widow, Rachel, and their two 2 sons.  In case she remarried, it was to go to the sons.³⁶

Marriage Notes for JOHN BILYEU and SARAH MCGREW:
(Re. Children of John Bilyeu, Sr.)   Daughter Didama,
who married John Denny, a native of Poland, on Jan. 21, 1821, lived in
Indiana. So did sons John and James, raising large families in the Hoosier state.

Marriage Notes for JOHN BILYEU and Rachel Carr:
Census of 1850 Miller Co. MO reports
 #315 John Bilyeu     75  born MD
                 Rachel [age hard to read, but should be 60) KY 
                  Andrew  15         MO
                  Larkin    12         Mo.

John's son is next door.
 #316 Joseph Bilyeu  27  born TN , Ann 25 IL, John 5 MO William 3 MO Larkin 1 Mo.

Landon Ewers: Delilah BILYEU and Larkin OSBORNE were in Marion Co, OR in 1874. Their children:
       Sarah Jane  b c. 1832 Mc Donough Co IL
       Mary Ann b circa 1835
       Emmeline  b. c 1839
        Caroline  b c. 1841 

    War Pension: 1897, In Delia's application for an Indian War Pension,
     she refers to her half-brother, Joseph Bilyeu, who submitted a letter
     stating his date of birth July 4, 1823 and that he was born in Monroe, TN.⁴⁰

William H. Melton enlisted in the U.S. Army 23 Nov 1861 in Co. D 24th Regt. Vols
under Cpt. Vaughn  at Rolls, Mo.   He was 46 yearsw old; 5'10" tall, fair complextion,
blue eyes, dark hair, occupation, farmer.  He also served in Co G & E 48 Mo. Inf.

1850 Census Miller Co. MO
#381  Melton, William 35, Ind; Mary 26, IL; Joseph 4, Reuben 3, John 3mo.
all born Mo.

1860 Census Christian Co. Mo. Linn Twp 5
#16 Melton, William 44 Ind Property-$565;  Mary 39 Tenn;  Joseph 14, Reuben 13,
John 10, Minerva 7, Caroline 1, all born in Mo.  Living next door was the family of
John Witten Biyeu and Sarah Harp Bilyeu.

1870 Census Laclede Co. MO Union twp. #186/184
Melton, William 55, Ind, Property $250; Polly 53 Tenn; John 19, Minerva 17,
Rachel 15, Charity 9, Margaret 5, and an unnamed child age 1 yr. 

There is much more about this family in the books and research papers of
Hazel Lowery. 

Source: http://www.sheltons.net/genes/14.html
Isaac Bilyeu
Born: 1780, Green River, Green,
Married to Mary Ann Workman
Died: After 1860, Carroll Co., Ark (buried at Indian Creek)

Notes for ISAAC BILYEU:
Isacc and brothers John, and William volunteered from Overton Co., Tn., in Bradley's
1st Regt. of Tenn., in the campaign against the Creek Indians; (War of 1812).
The three brothers along with another brother, Andrew Bilyeu all came to Sangamon
Co., Ill., for awhile then all moved to Miller Co., Mo., about 1830;(at this date Miller
was not organized and the area where they settled was in Crawford Co., Mo.)

Genforum.com/bilyeu
Posted by: Margie von Marenholtz Date: April 16, 1998 
Our Bilyeu's is more a pamphlet than a book. I believe a copy is located in the Cassville, MO Library. Regarding your Bilyeu's: The author of Our Bilyeu's writes: I believe the children of Isaac and Mary Ann
 to be as follows: (Question Mark(?) = no record of proof). 1. BILYEU, (male) (?Isaac), born 1800/1802.
An Isaac shows up in the 1850 census, Miller Co., Mo. He does not have a wife, but has children.
His (unproven) father was Isaac Bilyeu (1779/80 to 186_). He died about the end of the civil war at the home of his son Stephen in Carroll Co., Ark. His wife Mary Ann and their son Jacob Bilyeu had been
buried there earlier. Isaac's wife M.A. was believed to be Mary Ann Workman, who is recorded in the Workman Family History book, page 37, who was born in Maryland, married to an Isaac Bilyeu, and
had sons John and Jacob and other children, and residents of Missouri.

Info on the senior Isaac Bilyeu shows he was a resident of Overton Co., Tenn. very early (1809). He and his brothers John Bilyeu (1775-1853) and William Bilyeu (1795-1878) were volunteers in the War of 1812. The brothers, along with another brother, Andrew, came to Sangamon Co., Ill for awhile then all moved to Miller Co., MO about 1830. (Miller not being organized then and the area was in Crawford Co. MO) Indications are that Isaac Bilyeu & family left Tenn., about 1824. The youngest child, Stephen, was born in KY about 1825. About 1829, they moved to Sangamon Co., Ill. They were in Carroll Co., Ark by 1838. In 1840 they were in Miller Co., Mo. They moved back to southwest MO by, or around 1846 (later in Stone Co.). Stone Co. was organized in 1851. In 1860 (at the age of 80), Isaac was living with his son Stephen's family in Carroll Co., Ark.

Source: Danny (& Mary) Graham
William Henderson Bilyeu (b. 9/12/1869) is one of ten children born to Hosea Bilyeu (b. 6/9/1844)and Charlotte Angeline Cecil (b. 6/4/1856).
Hosea Bilyeu is one of six children born to Jacob Bilyeu (b. 1803)and Catherine Elizabeth (Bettie) Williams.
Jacob Bilyeu is one of ten children born to Isaac Bilyeu (b. 1779) and Mary Ann Workman (b. 1787)

More About Mary Ann Workman:
Burial: Carroll Co. AK

Notes for Andrew B. Bilyeu:
Source: Danny Graham, genforum.com/bilyeu
My wife (Mary)and I have been researching the Bilyeu's for the last 10 years. We've been to Miller Co., Mo. several times. We've rebuilt the Bilyeu Cemetery #2 in Miller Co. Researched the archives at the state library in Jefferson City, Mo. We just got on line a week ago, so I have information for you. For a start:
Andrew Bilyeu b. 1792 in Maryland m. Anna Lemon 9/24/1812 in Hardin Co. Kentucky d. abt.1865 in Miller Co. Mo.
Children of Andrew & Anna:
 1. John Richard Bilyeu b. 1818 in Ten. m. Elizabeth abt. 1830 in Ten. d. 1861 (this is the side that my wife is from)
 2. Simon Peter Bilyeu m. (1) Mary (2) Matilda Smith 4/4/1854.
 3. Lydia Bilyeu b. 1825 in Kentucky m. Felix G. Hale 11/27/1842
 4. Betsy Ann Bilyeu b. 1828 in Ill. m. Alexander Colvin 3/12/1846
 5. Mary or Polly Bilyeu

Marriage Notes for Andrew Bilyeu and Anna Lemon:
After their marriage, Andrew and Anna settled near present day Ulman, where he served as
a justice of the peace, first in Crawford Co., then in Pulaski County, and after 1837, in Glaze Township, Miller Co. --Clyde  Lee Jenkins

Information below is from  Our Bilyeus,  a pamphlet by Mildred Frances Lander Roden and Edna Hazel McCullugh Lowery, July 1979, Cassville, MO:
Oliver Bilyeu, born about 1792 in Maryland (census reading); died ?, married ?

OLIVER BILYEU was moving from state to state with our family members. We find him in
Overton Co., Tenn. living among the fmaily members; in 1820 he is listed on page 9 of the census, along with ISAAC BILYEU, and members of the family of HARP, who intermarried with our family. Oliver moved to Sangamon Co., Illinois and is there in the 1830 census, page 144, along with William Bilyeu, Andrew Bilyeu, Isaac & Peter Bilyeu and other members of the family. Oliver returned to Tenn. and did not follow along to Missouri.
1820 Census, Overton Co., Tenn.: BILYEU, Oliver 26-44; female 26-44, 4 females 0-5.
1830 Census, Sangamon Co., Ill.:BILYEU, Olliver 30-40, 2 females 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 10-15 and 2 females 10-15;
1850 Census, Overton Co., Tenn. #662/Property of $1,000. BILYEU, Oliver 58 Md. Oliver seems to be a widower in 1830 and 1850. I find no other record of Oliver except in census readings. I believe he could be brother to John, William, Andrew and our Isaac Bilyeu and others.

Dst 6, 1850 Overton, TN Census  1 Oct 1850.
HH #662  Oliver Belyew        68      Md.    1,000

HH # 663 Benjamin Belyew    33    Tn        250
                Nancy Belyew        27
                Oliver Belyew         10
                William Belyew        7
                Jackson Belyew        5
                Bethena Belyew        3
                George Belyew         1

On 20 Sept 1850, Benj. was enumerated  in Dst. 3 as Benjamin Bilue.
Ages of younger children and spelling of Bethena different. It seems
he and family moved next to his father soon after.

Notes for John Bilyeu:
John born about 1760 at Six Mile Run, New Jersey; moved with the family to Maryland. When he was grown he left there and went to Kentucky. He is found in the Kentucky census of 1790, again
in 1800, but by 1810 he had moved to Tennessee. John may have married before leaving Maryland or he may not have married until he arrived in Kentucky. His children were all born in Green County, Kentucky. They were reportedly:   Isaac, John Jr., Hannah, Peter, Oliver, Lydia, Nancy.
                                                                                           --Courtesy of  Sylvia Kralik Sylvia 

Richard Kitchen (Descendant of Peter, son of John Bilyeu, son of John  and Tryntje):
John, born about 1760 at Six Mile Run, NJ; moved with the family to Maryland.  When
he was grown he left there and went to Kentucky.  He is found in the Kentucky census of
1790, again in 1800, but by 1810 he had moved to Tennessee.  John may have married
before leaving Maryland or he may not have married until he arrived in Kentucky.  His
children were all born in Green Co., Kentucky, and were:

Generation No. 6

Marriage Notes for James Bilyeu and Eunice Alexon/Ellexson:
Is this James the s/o John Bilyeu, Sr.?

1850 Washington Co. IN
James Bilyeu         53     IN
Eunice                  42     NC
Emaline                18     IN
Zelpha                  17
Minerva                15
James W               13
John A                  10
Ezekiel R                8
Irvin                       6
Eunice                    5
Calvin                     2

1860 Brown, Washington Co. IN
James Bilyeu           57  (sic)
Eunice Bilyeu          51 
Minerva Jane Bilyeu 25 
James Willis Bilyeu   23 
John E Bilyeu           21 
Ezekial Riley Bilyeu  18 
Wesley Irvin Bilyeu  16 
Eunice  Bilyeu          14 
Jeremiah E Bilyeu       3 
Calvin Felix Barger    12 

Herb Hendricks, genforum.com/bilyeu:  Diadama was born in Overton Co., TN
 I do know that she was in Miller County Missouri on the 10th of Feb 1879 when
 she signed for her share of her father Peter's estate.I was able to find this on file
 in Missouri. I have Peter's father as John, married to Sarah (Sally) McGrew.

 We visited the Bilyeu Den Cemetery in Scio, Oregon a couple years ago and found
 Peter and his wife Jane's grave as well as other Bilyeu's that followed them from
 Miller County, Missouri to Oregon.

1860 Osage, Miller Co. MO
William Bilyew    51  Born    KY  farmer
Mary                  45    KY  (can't read/write)
William W.          20    IN
Rebecca     A       16    MO
Fielding               17    IN
Henry                 15    IN
Mary E.                9    IN
Lucy                    6    IN
Peter                    3    IN

Notes for Fielding Bilyeu:
Bilyeu Cemetery, Miller Co. Mo.
<https://sites.rootsweb.com/~momiller/bilyeu_cemetery.html>
Osage Township: Section 26, Township 40, Range 13 Miller County, Mo.

The Bilyeu Cemetery is located on state road A between Hwy�s 17 & 42.
Bilyeu, Fielding
28 Dec. 1842 - 21 Dec. 1928
h/o Mariah -wed 1 Mar. 1868
s/o William M. Bilyeu (b 15 Feb 1808) & Mary McCart (b 15 Aug 1813)

Bilyeu, Mariah Monk (Capps)
9 Mar. 1848 - 3 Aug. 1927
w/o Fielding -wed 1 Mar. 1868
d/o Silas Capps (b 1818) and Julyann (Brumley) (b 1817)

Notes for Isaac Bilyeu:
STONE COUNTY, MISSOURI - Landowners listed in Survey of 1848-1849
(copied by Edna Hazel McCullough Lowery):

Section 7 & 8, SW1/4 on Little Indian; SE1/4 or Little Indian, Baloos house is listed
on line between 7 & 8 almost in SE1/4 of NW � of Section 7, approximatley 2� to 3
miles from the Arkansas Line (Family of Isaac BILYEU) Same Isaac?

More About Isaac Bilyeu:
Census: 1840, Richwood Twp. Listed as widower with 3 sons and 2 daughters at home.

1850  Miller, MO #474 Isaac Bilyeu   32 TN; Mary 36 TN, Dianah 12 Mo, Nancy 9 MO, Andrew 6 MO, Richmond 1 MO

1860  Miller, MO #124 Isaac Bilyew  47 TN;  Polly 40/45 TN,  Nancy C 19, Andrew 17, Richmond B 11, Sarah A 8, Mary 1 chldn all b Mo.

The reported ages are not accurate, e.g. Isaac ages 15 yrs during the 10 yrs between census.  Re Mary/Polly:  In their marriage records of  2 Nov 1831, their names are listed as Isaac Bilyou and Polly Bilyou.  "Polly" was a common nickname for Mary during the 1800s, and I believe the Mary of one census is the same as Polly of the next.  I also suspect she was concerned about her age, and had the census enumerator change the original "45" by writing a "0" over the "5".   Notice that by 1860, she is younger than Isaac, but earlier, had been 4 years older... or could the enumerator in one or more of the census reports have exchanged their ages?  

Note:  dobs for children based on census reports.

Notes for CORNELIUS BILYEU:
1840 Miller Co. MO Census:  Cornelius Unit#146
1850 Miller CO. MO Census:  13:  HH# 380
Cornelius age 35, Malinda 22, Dona (Thomas) 10, John 9, William 7 and Eliza 2.  Nearby are the households of George Bilyeu, John M. Bilyeu and William Melton.

From First Bilyeu Came To County Over 150 Years Ago, by Clyde Lee Jenkins,
The Elden Advertiser, October 26, 1972 (Distributed with permission of  Vernon Publishing, Eldon, Missouri.) Courtesy of Robert Raup

More About CORNELIUS BILYEU:
Census 1: 1840, Miller Co. MO76
Census 2: 1850, Miller Co. MO77

1870 Census Missouri:  Miller Co. Richwoods Twn.; Post Office: Tuscumbia 
Pitman, Malinda      41    "Widow Lady"   1000(real estate)   400(personal)    Missouri
Pitman, Joel            12                                           
Pitman, Granville       8
 Pitman, Silas            6
 
In the next HH are found,  "Rewben, Jas S and Green Bilyeu"
To find the Bilyeu boys, I had to type in Bilyen.  Reuben is shown as
head of household "next door" to Malinda, but the census doesn't make
clear if the Bilyeu kids were in a separate house...  Maybe they slept in the barn?

1880 Census Place Richwoods, Miller, Missouri
 Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthpl Mother's Birthpl
 Malinda PITMAN   Self   W    Female    W   51   MO   Keeps House         NC   SC 
 Joel H. PITMAN    Son   M     Male       W   20   MO   Farmer                    ---   MO 
 Mary B. PITMAN   DauLaw   Female     W   22   KY                                KY   TN 
 Granvill PITMAN    Son   S     Male        W   18    MO   Works On Farm    KY   MO 
 Silas E. PITMAN    Son   S      Male        W   16   MO   Works On Farm     KY   MO 

1850 Census Dst 13, Miller, Missouri
Corneluis Bilyou     35  est dob 1815  Tennessee
Malinda Bilyou      22
Donn Bilyou         10      s/o 1st wife, Eliza
John Bilyou            9      s/o     "
William Bilyou       7       s/o     "
Eliza Bilyou           2

Next door is Malinda's brother, Wm Melton, age 35, & his family.


1860 Census    Richwoods, Miller, Missouri   (Post Office: Tuscumbia )
Elijah Pitman          65
Malinda Pitman       32
Benjamin F Pitman  20
Anndelight Pitman    18
Eliza J Pitman          11       Bilyeu  Child of Cornelius & Malinda  Bilyeu      
Reuben M Pitman      9                   "                        "
James S Pitman         7                   "                        "
Greenberry Pitman     5                   "                        "
Joel Pitman            7.12   

1870 Census MO
The Bilyeu boys are living next  to their mother, "Widow Lady," Malinda Pitman
 Bilyen, Rewben          19          Works on farm           Born MO
 Bilyen, Jas S              17           Works on farm                  "
 Bilyen, Green            15            Works on farm                  "
   
   

    Miller Co Census 1850 lists the oldest child of Cornelius as
     "Dona female  10yrs."  Family tradition states this child as
       a son named Thomas Dee who was called "Dona". 

Notes for Joseph Bilyeu:
"In 1862, Joseph outfitted with wagons and ox and horse-teams and brought his family across the
plains, leaving Missouri May 5, 1862, the party arrived at its destination in Portland October 7, of the
same year.  The oldest son William and his brother driving the stock down the old Columbia river trail, arriving a few days later.  Mr. Bilyeu settled on a claim in Linn county, and the same winter removed to
Polk county, where he bought the farm which he improved, and upon which he lived for many years. A
 later place of residence was a farm near Turner, Marion county, from where he moved to Albany, where
his death occurred May 29, 1902, at the age of seventy-nine years. From early manhood he was a
member of the Christian Church, as was also his wife, who died in Marion county in 1899. Of the large family of children, the following seven attained maturity: William R.; Larkin, an attorney at Eugene, and representative for several terms; James, an educator at Scio; Lydia, now Mrs. Ennis, of Eureka, Cal.; Tabitha, now Mrs. Vaughan, of Salem, Ore.; John, who died in Linn county, Ore., at the age of twenty,
and who was the only one born in Oregon."    --Source:  History of Linn Co. OR.

More About Joseph Bilyeu:
Possibly son of john's 2nd wife, Rachel and not Sarah.   Is described as 1/2 brother by Delilah.

Census Miller Co. MO 1850:
Living at HH # 316 next door to his father, John. 
Handwriting of enumerator very bad, and age of Joseph hard to read.
Joseph      27  TN
Ann          25   IL
John           5   MO
William       3   MO
Larkin        1   MO

Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley:
Hon. William R. Bilyeu - among the foremost legal practitioners in Linn county.
1878 - Elected to the state senate  and re-elected in 1882.
1902 was elected to the house of representatives in the twenty-third biennial session. While in the latter body he drew up and was instrumental in securing the passage of the mortgage tax law, which was litigated in the courts, but finally sustained by the United States Supreme Court.
1888 -  nominated presidential elector on the Democratic ticket, and has attended many conventions, but never as a candidate. For several terms he was chairman of the County Central Committe. He married, in Corvallis, Mary Goldson, a native of Mississippi, and who has borne him two children, Charles and Walter. Mr. Bilyeu ranks among the foremost legal exponents in the Willamette valley and personally he embodies those strong and admirable characteristics which win respect and command attention.  

Notes for Margaret "Peggy Ann" Bilyeu by Margie von Matenholtz:
Margaret Ann (Peggy Ann) Bilyeu Melton was remembered as
always wearing a black granny gown and the shawl that she is
wearing in her only known photograph.  When a neigbor was
going to have a baby, a member of the family woul ride in on
horseback and Peggy Ann would ride out with them riding double
behind nim than help witht he delivery of the baby.

She applied for a widow's pension for her husband's Civil War
service when she was 70 years old.  Mrs. Melton declared (in
the application) that she was married under the name of Margaret
Bilyeu to said Martin F. Melton on the 21 day of October 1838 by
James Murry at Ruben Melton's on Kings River, Ark and  that
she had not remarried since his death.  She made her mark on the
document on 17 October 1890.

Generation No. 7

Marriage Notes for John Bilyeu and Sarah Bilyeu:
 Residence: 1860, Brown, Washington, Indiana⁹³
 1900 Brown, Washington Co. IN
 John E. Bilyeu b.  dob  1840 
 Sarah E. wife               1853 
 Eddie                           1878
 Willie                           1880
 Correl                          1888
 Fred E.                         1891
 Lola M.                        1895
 
1920 Campbellsburg, Washington Co. IN
Bilyeu, Fred E.  29  Railroad worker
     Nella F. (wife)
      Benjamin E.      4-3/4
      Mahala J.          2-1/2

More About William Washington Bilyeu:
Census: 1860, Osage Twn. Miller Co. Mo; age 20, b. Indiana.

Marriage Notes for Rueben Bilyeu and Martha:
 1880 Federal Census Wellington, Sumner, Kansas
Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Bpl Occupation F. Bpl M.Bpl
 Reuben BILYU      Self   M   Male       W   27   MO    Teamster For R.R.    MO   MO 
 Martha BILYU      Wife  M   Female    W   22   IL       Keeping House          TN   IL 
 William J. BILYU   Son   S   Male        W     1   KS                                      MO   IL 

Next door was Reuben's brother, James.

Notes for JAMES SIMPSON BILYEU:
Statement of James Simpson Bilyeu -Born March 2, 1853 Iberia (sic) Miller Co. MO (dictated)
James Simpson Bilyeu-born March 2, 1853 in Iberia, Miller Co., Missouri.  Father�s name was
Cornelius Bilyeu.  Mother's name was Malinda Melton--Had 2 brothers, Reuben Marion and Green,
and 1 sister, Eliza Jane. I was only a small boy in time of the civil war.  The Bush Whackers caused
much trouble.  They set fire to the house and took all the stock and some money.  Father died when
I was 3 years old.  I was married to Sarah Malinda Huddleston July 25, 1872.  A son John G. was
born Feb. 23,1873--a daughter Malinda was born April 4, 1875.  Moved to Kansas in 1876.  We lived
in Kansas about 3 years.  A son Wm C. was born Feb 15,1878, a daughter Maude M was born
Feb 9, 1880 while in Kansas.  While in MO rented some land and lived there 2 years.  A daughter,
Adeline M was born Jan 18, 1883.  Moved to Wyoming in 1884.  A daughter Eliza Allison (?) was born
Mar 14, 1885 and died Feb 7, 1889 and buried Feb 9.  Moved to Idaho in 1889 and a son Roy was born
Dec 28,1889.  We moved to Washington in the spring of 1890 to what is known as the old Dotson Ranch.
Lived there 2 years and moved to the homestead in March 1892.  A son Fred was born Sept 15,1893.
A daughter, Bessie was born Oct 1,1896.We sold the old homestead in March 19 (11 unreadable)...had a
sale April 11, and spent the summer with friends  and children.  In the Fall of 1971 moved to Southern
California and bought the place where we now live.

(This is father�s story as was told to someone-- looks like my writing, but I don�t
remember doing it.  (signed) Bess Bilyeu.

BILYEU, JAMES S  WA  02/13/1899  5872  WASPAA 011500 
Document #: 5872  Issue Date: February 13, 1899
Authority: May 20, 1862: HOMESTEAD ENTRY-ORIGINAL (12 Stat. 392)
Acres: 106.87       Land Office: SPOKANE
Source: Selected Land Patents from BLM Records Available online:

                Obituary for James S. Bilyeu, Cheney Newspaper, ca.  10 Sept 1921 

        James S. Bilyeu was born in Miller County, Missouri, Mar 2, 1853.  Died at Pine City (Wa.)
on September 7,1921, having experienced therefore 68 years, 6 mos. and 5 days of this earth life. 
He was married to Sarah M. Huddleston in 1872.  After spending a few years in Arkansas they
turned their faces westward and were among the pioneers who crossed the plains by team.  After living in Wyoming 6 years they came to Washington in 1890.  This home was blessed with ten children of which eight are now living, and also 36 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.  Of his
children, there are 5 girls and 3 boys:  Mrs. Linnie Calvert, Amber, Wash.   Mrs. Maude Louthan, Orland, Calif. Mrs. Addie Moser, Camp Verde, Arizona.  Miss Bessie Bilyeu, San Francisco, Calif. Mrs. Ella Gustin, Pine City, Wash. William Bilyeu, Ephrata, Wash, Roy Bilyeu, Orient, Wash. and FredBilyeu, Lamont, Washington.
         Bro. Bilyeu was a member of the Church of  Christ over 20 years.  Previous to this time he was identifiedwith the U.B. about 10 years.  Brother Bilyeu loved his children and spent the last few days of his life with his wife visiting them.  God the heavenly father loves the children of men and has visited them through his Son Jesus our Lord.
All the children were able to be present at the grave side except Mrs. Moser of Arizona whose absence was unavoidable.
        How beautiful it is to love God and keep his commandments.  The Heavenly and earthly
parent will rejoice in that great day if all the children are gathered home without the lose of one.  Help
Lord to sustain thy servants strength!

Notes for SARAH MALINDA HUDDLESTON:
1930 Census Corning, Tehama Co. CA Dst 5
HH122 Louthan, William S.  58  Owns house/radio; 
                           Mary M    50
                           William H. 17

HH123  Bilyeu, Sarah M        78  Owns house/radio    (Sarah Huddleston Bilyeu)

                             Obituary for Sarah Bilyeu (Cheney newspaper-4/29/1932):

More About SARAH MALINDA HUDDLESTON:
Burial: 28 Apr 1932, Pine City Cemetery, Whitman Co. Wa.¹⁰⁷
Ca Death Certificate: 24 Apr 1932, Maiden name mistakenly given as "Malden."¹⁰⁸
Spouse: 25 Jul 1871, at Coulee City, Wa. to wife  Lillie Hellwig

Marriage Notes for JAMES BILYEU and SARAH HUDDLESTON:
1880 Federal Census Wellington, Sumner, Kansas

 James BILYU          Self    M       26    MO   Laborer         MO   MO 
 Sarah BILYU          Wife   M       36    AR     K'ing House   AR   AR 
 John G. BILYU        Son    S          8    MO                        MO   AR 
 Margaret M. BILYU  Dau   S          5    MO                        MO   AR 
 William C. BILYU     Son   S           3   MO                       MO   AR 
 Mary M. BILYU       Dau   S         3M   KS                        MO   AR 

 Next door is James' brother, Reuben.

 

   1920 Federal Census > Calif > Los Angeles > Covina > Dist. 44; Orange St.
   Bilyeu, James Simpson and Sarah H.
    Daughter Maud and her husband, William Louthan are also living in Calif.

    1930 Census Corning, Tehama Co. CA Dst 5
    HH122 Louthan, William S.  58  Owns house/radio;  Mary M  50;  William H.  17
    HH123  Bilyeu, Sarah M      78  Owns house/radio  (aka Sarah Huddleston Bilyeu)

1959 Ephrata phone book includes,   "LillieBilyew"

1920 U.S. Census � Washington � Grant � Ephrata � ED# 59, HH#118/122
Bilyeu, William       42  Dairy Farmer  Kansas
          Lillie             33     
          Mary            14     
          Nellie            12
          Helen            11
          Joe                10
          Orville             5

William was born in KS, Lillie in ND (her parents b in Germany).  
 The Bilyeu children were all b in Wa.

1930 U.S. Census Seattle, King Co. District 201, Washington
Address- 52? 18th So.
Bilyeu, Lillie   44
         Orville   16

1910 Cenus in Graves, Spokane Co. WA
Lists William S. Louthan age 38 b. Missouri and Maude Louthan age 30 b. KS.
Children Ellie 11 and Minnie 6. 

1920 Census Tehama,Corning, CA
Louthan, William S  47  MO
Mary M 39, b. KS; Sarah E. 20; Winnie/Minnie M 16; William H. 7.  Chn all b. WA

1930 Census Corning, Tehama Co. CA Dst 5
HH122 Louthan, William S.  58  Owns house/radio;  Mary M  50;  William H.  17
HH123  Bilyeu, Sarah M       78  Owns house/radio  (aka Sarah Huddleston Bilyeu)

These must be Maude's 2 daughters:
Effie L Edwards [Effie L Louthan]
 7 Apr 1984 Fresno Fem  5 Feb 1899 Wash.  Bilyeu (mother's maiden name)   

Winnie Maude Turner [Winnie Maude Louthan]     
18 Nov 1997 Fresno Fem  17 Aug 1903  Wash.     Bilyeu

Either of these 2 men could be Maude's son:
W. H. Louthan   13 Jul 1912    21 Oct 2007  Greenville, Plumas, California     
William Louthan 18 Oct 1913      Oct 1983    Whittier, Los Angeles, California

1910 Census Yuma, Arizona
Moser,  Walter A   29  Bookeeper/Postoffice
        Adaline M     27
        Dorothy A      4
        Marjorie A      3

1920 Census Camp Verde, Arizona
Moser, Walter A    39    OR
            Adeline      35    MO
 Dorothy Adeline    14    WA  
            Marjorie     13    WA
             Helen        10     AZ
        Walter A., Jr.    3     CA
        James            3/12    AZ

   1930 Census Crane, Yuma, AZ
   Moser, Walter       49  Owns 4000     Dep Sheriff
        Adeline M        47
        Walter Jr.         12
        James              10

From Theodore John Gustin, III (November 2005):
Eliza's husband Alex Sr. died in 1944 and she remarried after..
I am trying to remember the name of her 2nd husband...the
building at Eastern Washington University where the university
administration is housed is named after his family. Ted Sr.
(the older boy in her family photo...my grandfather) died in early 1964.
My dad (Ted Jr.) died in 1992. He had one son from a previous marriage
to Betty Jane Brown (Randy Gustin...not sure where he is currently). He
and my mom had 4 children, I am the eldest, followed by Robert (currently
resides in Kelso, Washington), Greg and Marla (both currently in Longview,
Washington. I and my wife Mary live in Orting, Washington and have two
sons, Marshal and Tyler (ages 10 and almost 8 respectively).

Eliza and Alex Sr. had one more child than  the picture at your website
shows, Alexander Hamilton Gustin III (Bud Gustin) was the youngest of
their 4 children. I believe that all 4 are now deceased (with the
possible exception of great aunt Belva, but I am uncertain as I have not
seen her in years). Eliza's husband Alex Sr. died in 1944 and she
remarried after...I am trying to remember the name of her 2nd
husband...the building at Eastern Washington University where the
university administration is housed is named after his family. Ted Sr.
(the older boy in her family photo...my grandfather) died in early 1964.
My dad (Ted Jr.) died in 1992. He had one son from a previous marriage
to Betty Jane Brown (Randy Gustin...not sure where he is currently). He
and my mom had 4 children, I am the eldest, followed by Robert (currently
resides in Kelso, Washington), Greg and Marla (both currently in Longview,
Washington. I and my wife Mary live in Orting, Washington and have two
sons, Marshal and Tyler (ages 10 and almost 8 respectively).

Louise Belsby:  The name Ted Gustin was trying to remember was Showalter, 
I graduated from EWU and the admin building was Showalter Hall.  There are
Showalters that live near Amber and the Washington Archives has an Ella Gustin
married to Christian Showalter.

1930 Pine, Whitman Co., WA
Gustin Alexander       62
         Ella    wife       45
       Theodore  son    24
        Lenore   (dil)     18
        Mark      son      22
        Belva     dau       18
        Alex Jr.   son      17

More About ROY L. BILYEU:
Burial: Yakima, WA
Occupation: Farmer; produce stand owner.

Notes for JULIA CARRUTHERS HUMES:
Julia had left home and was working as a servant/cook for a family in Walla Walla in April, 1910 when the census was enumerated.  Roy, her future husband, was working as a farm labor in nearby Whitman Co. On November 3oth, they married.  When or how they met is unknown, but possibly was because of their family backgrounds in Miller Co. Missouri. 
 
1910 Census Green Park, Walla Walla, WA
Humes, Julia    23   servant    cook                    AR         VA    VA
Living/working in household of Henry H. Marshall 37 (bank cashier),
his wife Julia K. Marshall 27, and their 3 children. 

Julia's father and brother James, Jr. are living in Lincoln Co.
Her future groom (they were m. in Nov. 1910) was working as a hired man in
Whitman Co.. 

Washington Death Index:
Name: Julia C Bilyeu
Place of Death: Snohomish
Residence: Snohomish
Gender: F
Date of Death: 17 Jul 1974
Certificate: 016625
 
 
SS Death Index
JULIA BILYEU  25 Jul 1887 Jul 1974 98036 (Lynnwood, Snohomish, WA)

More About JULIA CARRUTHERS HUMES:
Burial: 22 Jul 1974, Terrace Heights Cemetery, Yakima

Marriage Notes for ROY BILYEU and JULIA HUMES:
Western States Marriage Record
ID Number   117962 
Grooms First Name   Roy 
Grooms Last Name   BILYEN (sic)
Grooms Residence   
Brides First Name   Julia 
Brides Last Name   HUMES 
Brides Residence   
County of Record   Kootenai Co., Idaho 
Place of Marriage   Coeur D' Alene 
Date of Marriage     30 Nov 1910 
Volume   7 
Page   78
 

From Lois Coates:  We corresponded in the 1980s.....she (Bessie) died on
April 13, 1987 in Sun City Arizona.  She didn't admit to her first
marriage.......she sent me a list of all the Bilyeu children (her siblings)
birth dates, etc., but she had crossed off her marriage date to Olson.

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