Florence Grace Bilyeu

1899 - 1984  (84 years)
Homemaker/School Cook

• Name	Florence Grace Bilyeu
  Gender	Female
  Born	25 Nov 1899	Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri   [1, 2]
  Died	29 May 1984	Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri   [3]
  Buried	Spokane Cemetery - Spokane, Missouri   [3]
  Occupation	Homemaker/School Cook  [2]
  Residence	MO>OK>KS>OK>MO>LA>MO
  Religion	South Side Church of Christ - Ozark, Missouri  [3]
  Siblings	10 siblings
  1. Lionel Bilyeu,   b. 1894, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 1894, Christian Co., Missouri
  2. Ruby Jewel Bilyeu,   b. Mar 1896, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 1915, Christian Co., Missouri
  3. John William Bilyeu,   b. 15 Nov 1897, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 2 Mar 1977, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
  4. Oleva Daisy (Ollie) Bilyeu,   b. 9 Feb 1901, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 8 Jun 1959, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
  5. Wilfred Douglas Bilyeu,   b. 24 Sep 1903, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 18 Jan 1972, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
  6. Luther Carroll Bilyeu,   b. 2 Oct 1904, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. May 1980, Dade Co., Florida
  7. Clyde Elmer Bilyeu,   b. 12 Jan 1907, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 25 Jan 1994, St. Louis, Missouri
  8. Sanford Clarence Bilyeu,   b. 29 Jul 1909, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 27 Feb 1965, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
  9. Woodrow Wilson Bilyeu,   b. 10 Mar 1913, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 4 Jun 1968, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas
  10. Edward Bilyeu,   b. 1915, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 1917, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri
  Person ID	I17994	All Data
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Steven Douglas (Bud) Bilyeu,   b. 18 Jan 1866, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 3 Jun 1950, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Miriam (Mary) Catherine Billingsley,   b. 28 Dec 1870, Liberty Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio ,   d. 3 Sep 1923, South Galloway Twp., Christian Co., Missouri  (Age 52 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1893	Christian Co., Missouri   [4]
  Family ID	F3563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Irvan Thomas Creson,   b. 12 Jun 1890, Strafford, Greene Co., Missouri ,   d. 29 Aug 1933, Seminole, Seminole Co., Oklahoma  (Age 43 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1915	Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri   [5]
  Children	1. Ishmael Laverne Creson,   b. 19 Apr 1920, Kiefer, Creek Co., Oklahoma ,   d. 25 Feb 1980, Houston, Harris Co., Texas  (Age 59 years)   2. Donald Eugene (Gene) Creson,   b. 8 Sep 1922, Oklahoma ,   d. 18 Aug 2013, Missouri  (Age 90 years)   3. Arvella Marie Creson,   b. 19 Oct 1925, Oklahoma ,   d. 3 Sep 2010, Longboat Key, Sarasota Co., Florida  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F6882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas Gershon Ladd,   b. 18 Nov 1895, Near Sparta, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. Mar 1983, Forsyth, Taney Co., Missouri  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1 May 1936	Christian Co., Missouri
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F6896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Frank Austin,   b. 29 Oct 1900,   d. Jun 1970, Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri  (Age 69 years)
  Married	1960	Christian Co., Missouri   [6]
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F6897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Nov 1899 - Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri Married - 23 Dec 1915 - Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri Married - 1 May 1936 - Christian Co., Missouri Married - 1960 - Christian Co., Missouri Died - 29 May 1984 - Spokane, Christian Co., Missouri Buried - - Spokane Cemetery - Spokane, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		florencebilyeuandbonniebillingsley.jpg Florence Bilyeu and Bonnie Billingsley
  		billingsleycousins.jpg Billingsley Cousins

  
  

  Recordings

  Florence & Clyde Bilyeu March 1980. filename (1980-Florence&ClydeBilyeu-March) Recorded by Wayne Pryer

  
  

• Notes

  "Descendants of William & Charlotte (Harrison) Harp" by Roden -- Christian Co., MO Marriage Records -- Spokane Cemetery Records -- Spokane Cemetery Records gives her birth date as 25 Nov. 1900 -- 1913 Annual School Enumeration, Spokane Dist. (Christian Co., MO) -- Florence lived at Spokane, MO in 1950, 1968, 1972, 1977 -- Lived in Louisiana in 1965 -- Obit of Florence Austin "Spfd. News Leader" May 1984 -- Survived by 11 grandchildren; 11 g-grandchildren -- SSDI gave birth year of 1898 and that is the year that Florence told me she was born -- 1900 census gave birth of Apr 1899

  
  

• Sources

  [S49126] 1910 Christian Co., MO Census -- 1920 Creek Co., OK Census --. [S53071] 1925 Cowley Co., KS State Census. [S34826] Obit of Florence (Bilyeu) Austin "Springfield Newspaper" 29 May 1984. [S2053] 1910 Christian Co., MO Census. [S7471] 1930 Seminole Co., OK Census. [S764] "Descendants of Isaac Bilyeu" compiled by Don Patrick of Spokane, MO.