Brief Life History of Alfred Roscoe
When Alfred Roscoe Bilyeu was born on 14 May 1885, in Curran, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, Edmond Bilyeu, was 24 and his mother, Mary Polly Workman, was 15. He married Ruby E Cloyd about 1905, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Burgess Township, Bond, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States for about 15 years. He died on 1 June 1945, in Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in John Campbell Cemetery, Chatham Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Roscoe A Bilyen, "United States Census, 1910"
- Alfred Ross Bilyen, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Ross Bilyeu in household of Edmund Bilyeu, "United States Census, 1900"
Spouse and Children
1885–1945 Male
1888–1978 Female
Children (5)
1906–2001 Female
1907–1948 Male
1911–1999 Female
1917–1998 Male
1920–2009 Male
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)
1886
Age 1
1892 · The Chicago Canal
Age 7
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 16
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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