Born Sept. 12, 1843, son of James Bilyeu (1790-1886; born in Hardin Co., KY) and Eunice Ellexson (1805-1891); siblings: Mahala (b. 1832), Minerva Jane (1835-1865), Zilphia E. (1835-1887), James Willis (b. 1837), John Edward (1839-1901; Co. D, 38TH IND INF), Ezekiel Riley (1841-1862; Co. D, 38TH IND INF), Eunice Elizabeth (b. 1845), Calvin Felix (b. 1849), and Jeremiah E. (b. @1857); age 16 at the time of the 1860 U.S. census; discharged, 1862; married (1) Miss Eliza Blackburn on April 21, 1864 in Washington Co., IN; children w/Eliza: Eunice Mary (1865-1953), Winnie (1867-1907), James W. (b. 1868). Married Eliza Jane Lane on July 22, 1875 in Orange County, Indiana. Children with Eliza Lane: John (b. 1876), Margaret Alma (b. 1879), and Ettie E. (1882-1907); applied for a federal pension Apr. 19, 1884 app. #511,274 cert. #281,711; married (2) Margaret A. Bewen on March 22, 1916 in Washington Co., IN; d. Sept. 6, 1924 in Bedford, Lawrence Co., IN.
Born Sept. 12, 1843, son of James Bilyeu (1790-1886; born in Hardin Co., KY) and Eunice Ellexson (1805-1891); siblings: Mahala (b. 1832), Minerva Jane (1835-1865), Zilphia E. (1835-1887), James Willis (b. 1837), John Edward (1839-1901; Co. D, 38TH IND INF), Ezekiel Riley (1841-1862; Co. D, 38TH IND INF), Eunice Elizabeth (b. 1845), Calvin Felix (b. 1849), and Jeremiah E. (b. @1857); age 16 at the time of the 1860 U.S. census; discharged, 1862; married (1) Miss Eliza Blackburn on April 21, 1864 in Washington Co., IN; children w/Eliza: Eunice Mary (1865-1953), Winnie (1867-1907), James W. (b. 1868). Married Eliza Jane Lane on July 22, 1875 in Orange County, Indiana. Children with Eliza Lane: John (b. 1876), Margaret Alma (b. 1879), and Ettie E. (1882-1907); applied for a federal pension Apr. 19, 1884 app. #511,274 cert. #281,711; married (2) Margaret A. Bewen on March 22, 1916 in Washington Co., IN; d. Sept. 6, 1924 in Bedford, Lawrence Co., IN.
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