William M Bilyeu

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Husband of Diannah Coker

Father of
1. George Washington Bilyeu
2. Hubbard Bilyeu
3. Andrew Jackson Bilyeu

Linn County, Oregon Obituaries.
William Bilyeu, one of the oldest citizens of Linn County, died at his residence near Scio last Wednesday, aged 80 years [June 25, 1879]. He was perhaps the ancestor of the most numerous family in Oregon-the Bilyeu's reaching over a hundred in number, nearly all of whom reside on the Forks of Santiam. We deeply sympathize with his large circle of relatives and friends, and shall attempt to secure a more succinct obituary of the good old man at an early day. Peace to his ashes. [William married Dianna Coker in 1816 TN. He fathered 12 children. William is buried in the Bilyeu Den Cemetery]. Courtesy of Janice Klafehn http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46786078

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From The White River Valley Historixal Quarterly
“His son Pierre with his wife Francoise DuBois and children, together with other Walloons left Holland in 1661 for New Amsterdam where they arrived in August. Their children moved into New Jersey and Pennsylvania by the mid 1730s. Three of the subsequent descendants, brothers John (born 1775 in Maryland); Isaac (born 1780 in Virginia or an area of Pennsylvania at that time a part of Virginia); and William (born 1795 in Kentucky) are in Overton Co. Tennessee by 1810 where they served briefly in the War of 1812. In the mid 1820s, they removed to Sangamon County, lllinois with brief stops in Indiana and Kentucky. Related families who moved with them were Harp, Clinkenbeard and Workman. In 1838, Isaac’s son John Witten is the first postmaster of Kingston, Arkansas; but, in 1840, the Bilyeus are in Miller County, Missouri where in 1853 John dies leaving a will. In the will, he lists the residence of his fifteen children as: one in Tennessee; three in Indiana; seven in Missouri; two in lllinois; one in Oregon Territory, and one unknown (in Nebraska). In 1850, Isaac and his family are in the McCullough Community of then Taney County, Missouri, but most had moved to Christian County by 1860. The family of William Bilyeu, and other relatives left Missouri by the Oregon Trail in a wagon in early spring 1852. They arrived in Oregon on September 16, 1852. This was a trip of great hardship and many died enroute.“
~Researcher note per Jason Bilyeu.

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William Bilyeu in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Age 55
Birth Year abt 1795
Birthplace Kentucky
Home in 1850 District 13, Miller, Missouri, USA
Occupation Farmer
Household Members (Name) Age
William Bilyeu 55
Diahab Bilyeu 49
Andrew Bilyeu 20
William Bilyeu 16
Rhoda Bilyeu 15
Peter Bilyeu 13
Martin Bilyeu 11

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