William Thomas Bilyeu was a son of John Birge Bilyeu and Martha Houston Powers.
On 11 August 1852 he married his 1st cousin, Mary Jane Bilyeu, daughter of Garret Page Bilyeu and Nancy Elizabeth Bryant.
They had at least 4 children:
- George Washington Bilyeu
- Edward Beacher Bilyeu (1859-1944)
- Louis A Bilyeu (b. 1868)
- Lizzie F Bilyeu (b. 1869)
On 17 Nov 1871, he married Mary E. Perkins at Fayette County, Illinois (unknown if that was her maiden name). They had no surviving children.
His Military History:
- His gravestone is a Civil War marker that reads "SERGT. W. P. Bilyeu / CO. C / 26 IL INF". The only W Bilyeu in Company C, 26th Illinois Infantry, was William T. He matches being a sergeant, and he entered the service at Greenville, the same place he was buried. You must search the Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database for: Bilyen, William T
- He Joined on 23 August 1861, at Greenville, Bond County, Illinois, at age 30. He was a married farmer, near Pocahontas, in Bond County. He was a Sargent, but "REDUCED TO RANKS SEP 10, 1862 DISCHARGED AUG 22, 1864 NEAR ATLANTA GA EXPIRATION OF SERVICE."
Birth and death were added from the Bond County, Illinois Death Register:
- Died on 15 Sep 1903 at Greenville, Illinois, aged 72y 9m 29d.
- Born at Bond County, Illinois
- Widower
- Buried at Montrose Cemetery.
William Thomas Bilyeu was a son of John Birge Bilyeu and Martha Houston Powers.
On 11 August 1852 he married his 1st cousin, Mary Jane Bilyeu, daughter of Garret Page Bilyeu and Nancy Elizabeth Bryant.
They had at least 4 children:
- George Washington Bilyeu
- Edward Beacher Bilyeu (1859-1944)
- Louis A Bilyeu (b. 1868)
- Lizzie F Bilyeu (b. 1869)
On 17 Nov 1871, he married Mary E. Perkins at Fayette County, Illinois (unknown if that was her maiden name). They had no surviving children.
His Military History:
- His gravestone is a Civil War marker that reads "SERGT. W. P. Bilyeu / CO. C / 26 IL INF". The only W Bilyeu in Company C, 26th Illinois Infantry, was William T. He matches being a sergeant, and he entered the service at Greenville, the same place he was buried. You must search the Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database for: Bilyen, William T
- He Joined on 23 August 1861, at Greenville, Bond County, Illinois, at age 30. He was a married farmer, near Pocahontas, in Bond County. He was a Sargent, but "REDUCED TO RANKS SEP 10, 1862 DISCHARGED AUG 22, 1864 NEAR ATLANTA GA EXPIRATION OF SERVICE."
Birth and death were added from the Bond County, Illinois Death Register:
- Died on 15 Sep 1903 at Greenville, Illinois, aged 72y 9m 29d.
- Born at Bond County, Illinois
- Widower
- Buried at Montrose Cemetery.
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