Lewis A. ⁸ BIGELOW

15923.778 Lewis A. ⁸ BIGELOW, son of Eliphaz ⁷ ( Israel ⁶, Isaac 5 , Isaac ⁴ , Isaac ³,Samuel ², John ¹) and Elizabeth (FIFE) BIGELOW, was born 19 February 1843 in Mifflin county, PA. He married Mary C. Hoover who was the daughter of Joseph (see below) ( Howe says Samuel and Mary?) ( __ ) Hoover. Lewis was appointed postmaster at McElvy's Fort 17 April 1895. He also was a blacksmith and had a shop on the north side of the road next to Gibboney Store at the Fort. Lewis died on 27 May 1909 and Mary in 1923. Both are buried in Ennisville cemetery, Huntingdon, PA.

Children of Lewis A. and Mary (Hoover) Bigelow:

15923.7781 Sarah Elizabeth (twin), b _ July 1864; ; d _____ ; was living and single in 1900.

15923.7782 Anna E. (twin), b _ July 1864; ; d _____ ; postmistress, was living and single in 1900. (see below)

15923.7783 James?, b ca 1869; ; d _____ ; not on 1900 census. (Joseph H. b ____ ; d _____ ; m Blanche McCall; may belong here)

15923.7784 Eliphaz E.?, b Sept 1871; ; d _____ ; single in 1900.(Emmett E. b ____ ; d _____ ; m Julia McMullin; may belong here)

15923.7785 Mary R., b _ Jan 1872; d ____ ; m John C. Rhiver (date?); (see below)

15923.7786 William H., b _ Aug 1873; ; d _____ ; m Clara Strong

15923.7787 James T., b _ Nov 1874; d ___ 1937 Altoona, PA; m Amanda Allison, Altoona, PA; (see below).

15923.7788 Nancy, b ca 1877; ; d _____ ; .

15923.7789 Edna B., b _ Dec 1880; ; d _____ ; .

15923.778A Frank M., b _ Feb 1883; d _____ ; m Bessie Randolph

15923.778B Clay A., b _ May 1884; ; d _____ age 38;

15923.778C Kate W., b _ July 1886; ; d _____ ; .

15923.778D Jessie Lorena, b 10 March 1888. (see below) (b 10 March 1888; d 25 December 1962, in Alexandria, VA.; m Dr. Henry Ernest Miller of Belleville, Mifflin co. (his second wife), and they had nine or ten children together.

Also living with this family on 1900 census is granddaughter: Clara L. ______, b 1894.

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II, pg 417;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
1880, 1890 and 1900 censuses;
Biographical Encyclopedia of Juniata Valley, PA
Including counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, pub. by J. M. Runk, 1897.;
correspondence with descendants.

Info from Internet:
BIO: Anna BIGELOW, Huntingdon County, PA
Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson
<davwilson@worldnet.att.net>
Copyright 2006. All rights reserved.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/huntingdon/
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/huntingdon/mcelroy/mcelroy-bios.htm
__________________________________________________________
McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories,
Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 29.
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ANNA BIGELOW
McAlevy's Fort, Huntingdon County, Pa.
Postmistress: Born at Greenwood Furnace, a daughter of Lewis A. Bigelow,
formerly a postmaster at McAlevy's Fort, who died in 1909. He married Mary
C. Hoover. Her husband was a blacksmith; she died in 1922. Joseph Hoover,
the father of Mary C. Hoover, was a Civil War veteran. He was killed in the
Battle of Antietam. Anna Bigelow began her schooling at what was known as
the Little Furnace School near McAlevy's Fort. She was an assistant
postmaster for two years. On May 25, 1920, she received the appointment as
postmaster. She belongs to the Methodist Church at Ennisville, Huntingdon
Co., Pa.; also attends Sunday School. She has five brothers:
Joseph H., married to Blanche McCall;
Emmett E., married to Julia McMullin;
William, married to Clara Strong;
James T., married to Amanda Allison, Altoona, Pa.;
Frank M., married to Bessie Randolph,
Clay A., is deceased, having died at the age of thirty-eight years.
Her sisters are:
Libbie Harper, McAlevy's Fort, Pa.;
Mary B. Rhivers, Harrisburg, Pa.;
Edna B., McAlevy's Fort;
Katharine, McAlevy's Fort;
Lorena, married to Dr. H.E. Miller, Belleville, Mifflin County, Pa.
Miss Bigelow is a careful official, obliging, and has the respect of one and all.
also notes from Bobbi Moist
Note1:
Subject: dates of birth/death/etc. for 15923.778D, Jessie L.
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 22:53:27 -0700
From: Susan Miller < tmiller@pirs.org >

re: 15923.778D Jessie L. (female), b_____March 1888. (youngest child of Lewis A.(8).)

Jessie Lorena Bigelow was my grandmother. Her date of birth was 10 March 1888; date of death 25 December 1962, in Alexandria, VA. She and her youngest son, Samuel Benjamin Miller, were accidentally asphyxiated by gas from a faulty heating stove in his mobile home. He was on leave from duties at the Pentagon where he was stationed in the US Navy, Boatswain Mate 2nd Class.
She was married to widower Dr. Henry Ernest Miller of Belleville, Mifflin Co. (his second wife), and they had nine or ten children together. His parents were Daniel and Lydia Ellen (Ernest) Miller of Mexico, Juniata Co., PA., where he was born on 16 July 1879. His death was on 19 August 1961, at Belleville, Mifflin Co.
Susan Miller <tmiller@pirs.org>

Descendant note:
My BIGELOW data is currently in the form of notes and letters collected by my great grandmother Adda Timmons MOSS in the 1890's. Perhaps of greatest interest to you and other researchers is a copy she made of notes of an interview with Dr. Eliphaz BIGELOW (probably the Israel Eliphaz Bigelow whose bio is on your site.) He was a nephew of her grandmother Mary Milvina BIGELOW who had married William D. Daugherty. Her mother was Mary Dimmis Daugherty. Adda's uncle G. W. Darety (sic) conducted the interview. The notes include the family information on the CUSTIS (not CURTIS) family and it's connection to George Washington. I have been amazed that the misspelling of this name as CURTIS persists. Most history books speak of the CUSTIS family relations to Washington. In my mother's possession is a cloisonne and pearl pin that is supposed to have been owned/worn by Martha Washington. I have no documentation of this but have heard of this and the CUSTIS family since I was a child. My grandfather, Adda's son had told the story. Finding the notes was both exciting and disappointing. Exciting because it leant credence to the pin's story; disappointing because it showed no direct relation to the CUSTIS family. Eliphaz's notes also include the battle his greatgrandfather Isaac was supposed to have been in the Rev War. I too, have had no luck finding his service.
Marguerite Atteberry Emmons emmons@gte.net

Note3:
Subject: Mary R. BIGELOW b. JAN 1872
Author: G.D. Peters cronish@nyc.rr.com
Date: 8 Jan 2002 5:05 PM GMT

My gg-mother was Mary R. Bigelow, daughter of Lewis A. Bigelow;
-m. John C. Rhiver (date?);
-daughter, Beatrice L. Rhiver (my g-mother);
-m. John Edward Kauffman, Jr. b.15 MAR 1913 (my g-father);
Any information on this line, as the Bigelow trees I have seen all show Mary R. but not her descendants, and I can find nothing on the Rhivers or Kauffmans.
Thank-you
More:
Subject: Mary R. Bigelow m. John C .Rhiver in PA
Posted by: Lisa Wilson colinw@erols.com
Date: April 02, 2002 at 07:10:04
Looking for connections with Mary R. Bigelow b.Jan. 1872, married John C. Rhiver in 1905 (b.1870) ( I also have her name as Mary B. Wolfe) she could have been married previously and using BIGELOW as her middle name. I don't have any proof of a prior marriage. Although she was abt 33 yrs. old when she married John.
Mary's parents were Lewis A. Bigelow and Mary C. Hoover.
John and Mary had 4 children: Thelma Bigelow (my grandmother), Lewis Pomeroy, Charles E.,and Beatrice. As
far as I can tell the family resided in Enola, PA.
I'm looking for info on the possible prior marriage to WOLFE and any connections to the family. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Oakridge Cemetery, Altoona, PA

Rod Bigelow (Roger Jon¹² BIGELOW)

Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929

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