Brief Life History of Joseph Webb
When Joseph Webb Bilyeu Sr. was born on 1 November 1893, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, Edmond Bilyeu, was 32 and his mother, Mary Polly Workman, was 23. He had at least 3 sons and 4 daughters with Mable Kendall. He lived in Curran Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Curran, Sangamon, Illinois, United States for about 14 years. He died on 8 November 1944, in Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Campbell Cemetery, Loami Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Joe W Bilyeu, "United States Census, 1940"
- Joseph Bilyeu in entry for Daniel King, Jr, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Joseph W Bilyen, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1893–1944 Male
1890–1981 Female
Children (7)
1915–1915 Female
1915– Female
1918–2004 Female
1920–1986 Male
1922–1987 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1860–1932 Male
1870–1959 Female
Siblings (9)
1885–1945 Male
1887–1894 Female
1889–1889 Male
1890–1969 Female
1893–1944 Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 5
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 14
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Billiou: from the ancient Germanic personal name Biliwulf, composed of the elements bili ‘gentle’ and wulf ‘wolf’. Compare Belyeu and Bilyou .
History: The surname Bilyeu is listed along with its original form Billiou and altered forms Balliou and Barlow in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors. The Huguenot ancestor was Thomas Billiou, who fled from France in the first half of the 17th century (first to Flanders and then to the Netherlands); it was his (grand)son Pierre alias Peter Billiou who left the Netherlands and came with his wife and children to New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY) in 1661.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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