James Marion Bilyeu

James Marion was born in 1840.¹   James Marion's father was Jacob Bilyeu and his mother was Catherine Elizabeth Williams.  His paternal grandparents were Isaac Bilyeu and Mary Ann Workman; his maternal grandparents were William Williams and Sarah (Williams). He had three brothers and two sisters, named Isaac, T., Hosea, S. and G..  He was the third oldest of the six children.