Isaac Bilyeu

18 September 1877–24 November 1959 (Age 82)
Christian, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Isaac

When Isaac Bilyeu was born on 18 September 1877, in Christian, Illinois, United States, his father, John S. Bilyeu, was 43 and his mother, Melinda Workman, was 41. He married Maud May Gorden on 21 February 1905, in Christian, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Prairieton Township, Christian, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. In 1900, at the age of 23, his occupation is listed as book keeper in Christian, Illinois, United States. He died on 24 November 1959, in Moweaqua, Shelby, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Bilyeu Cemetery, Christian, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Bilyeu
1877–1959
Maud May Gorden
1886–1930
Marriage: 21 February 1905
Aadren Bilyeu
1905–1910
Herschel Gorden Bilyeu
1906–1994
Bernice Amelia Bilyeu
1908–1994
Ramona MARIE Bilyeu
1911–1995
Doris Eloise Bilyeu
1920–1997

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 February 1905Christian, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 4
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
    1885 · The First Skyscraper
    Age 8
    The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
    1900 · Gold for Cash!
    Age 23
    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Bilyou
    Belyeu

    Sources (15)

    • Isaac Bilyen in household of John F Bilyen, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Isaac Bilyen, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
    • Isaac Bilyen, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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