Christian-Sangamon County IL Archives Biographies.....BILYEU, Peter 1777 - July 7, 1863
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Author: John Carroll  Power

From 'History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois' by John 
Carroll Power 1876
     BILYEU, PETER, was born in 1777, in Alleghany county, Md., and was taken 
by his parents to Green river, Ky.  He was there married to Diana BLACKWILL.  
They had two children in Kentucky, and moved to Overton county, Tenn., where 
twelve children were born; two died young.  The family moved to Sangamon 
county, Ill., arriving Oct. 1, 1829, in what is now Loami township, where one 
child was born.  Of their children--
     SARAH, born Nov. 26, 1801, in Kentucky, married March 23, 1819, to William 
WORKMAN.  See his name.
     JOHN, born in 1803, in Kentucky, married Elizabeth WORKMAN in Tennessee, 
came to Sangamon county, raised a large family, moved to Christian county and 
died there in 1867.
     LYDIA, born in Tennessee, married David WORKMAN.  See his name.
     NANCY, born in Tennessee, married Jacob TEEPLE, moved to Missouri, raised 
a family, and he died there.  She died in Christian county, Ill.
     ISAAC, born in Tennessee, married Polly BILYEU, raised a family, and 
resides in Missouri.
     GEORGE, born in Tennessee, married Elizabeth WORKMAN, raised a family, and 
resides in Christian county.
     ELIZABETH, married Richard BILYEU.  He was killed in time of the 
rebellion, in Miller county, Mo., leaving a widow and several children there.
     POLLY, married Thomas GREENING, who died, and she married Stephen WORKMAN, 
Jun.  He died, leaving a widow and four children in Christian county.
     HANNAH, married John WYCKOFF.  He died in Christian county.  His family 
reside in Missouri.
     CYNTHIA, born Aug. 29, 1827, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to 
Levi HARBOUR, Jun.  See his name.
     MINERVA, married Robert FOWLER, and resides in Kansas.
     Peter BILYEU died July 7, 1863, and his widow died Sept., 1865, both in 
Christian county, Ill.

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