Lowell M. 8 BIGELOW


Earl, Jessie, Flora, Nellie, and Lowell M. Bigelow

16814.151    Lowell M. 8 BIGELOW, son of Benjamin Franklin 7 ( Marshall 6 , Roger 5 , Joseph 4,Joseph 3, Joshua 2,John 1) and Rachel (FARLEY) BIGELOW, was born at Granville, Licking co, OH on 21 November 1841. (This birthdate is corroborated by census, but his tombstone in the family plot at Newton, IA Union cemetery says 20 October 1843). On 17 November 1868 he married Eliza Warren in Scott county, IA. She was born 19 June 1849 and died 24 January 1913. Lowell had served in the Civil War prior to his marriage and was a farrner-grocer in IA. He died in Newton, Jasper co, IA on 18 August 1918. The M. probably stands for Marshall (after his grandfather).

Children of Lowell and Eliza (Warren) Bigelow, all born Newton, Jasper co, IA:

16814.1511     Cora, twin, b 28 May 1870; died young

16814.1511     Flora, twin, b 28 May 1870; d 18 Nov 1946 Newton, IA; m (1) Frank E. Wiltbank, 1866 - 1909, (2) George Smith.

16814.1512     Jessie, b______ m Frank Kesey; several children.

16814.1513     Nellie, b______  m Lee Sturdevant; 2 sons.

16814.1514     Wilbur, res. ID (?). (see note)

16814.1515      Earl, b 07 Aug 1885; d 21 June  1933 Newton, IA;  m  Lillian Foster, b 10 Feb 1887, d 24 Dec 1982 Newton, IA; no children; owned cafe in Newton, IA.

Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. II page.511;
various censuses;
headstone inscriptions Newton, IA;
marriage, obituaries and newspaper clippings;
correspondence between family descendants and Bigelow Society;
Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly; Vol 13, No 3; July 1984;
Descendant note:
After looking at some family photos, I found that my great-grandfather was Wilbur Bigelow from Newton, Iowa (born 1870's?; died 1936 in California). I think his father was Lowell Bigelow, possibly from Iowa....
Wilbur & Elizabeth (Harsh) Bigelow had an only child, Charles, b. 1900's. Charles married Faye (Carter) Bigelow and had an only child, Thomas Alan Bigelow, b.1931
Thomas married Betty (Davis) Bigelow and had an only child, me (Brett Carter Bigelow, b.1964)continued reply::

I know Wilbur & Elizabeth lived in Cour d'Alene, Idaho sometime before moving to Pasadena, CA.  I also have a couple pictures of Elizabeth with her sister-in-law Lillian (Foster) Bigelow, Earl's wife.

It may take some time, but I should be able to get birth and death and marriage dates for the relatives between Lowell and myself.
For the record:

Brett Carter Bigelow b. 8/25/1964 (Inglewood, CA), married Gretchen Schlicht 11/2/96 (Gretchen - b.7/28/1961 Milwaukee, WI). We have a daughter, Sierra Deann Bigelow b. 7/1/98 (Mesa, AZ).

Thomas Alan Bigelow b. 4/30/1931 (Pasadena, CA), d. 4/13/1987 (Templeton, CA - interned at Paso Robles Cemetery, Paso Robles,CA), married Betty (Davis) Bigelow 5/18/1957 (Betty - b. 11/4/1933, Marvell, Arkansas). One child, a son, Brett.
Note: Thomas divorced Betty in 1981 and married Linda (Heck) Bigelow; no children.

Charles Bigelow b. ???? (Newton, Iowa), d. ???? (Anaheim, CA - interned at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA), married Faye (Carter) Bigelow (b. ???? Oklahoma, unk d. & wedding info). One child, a son, Thomas.
Charles divorced Faye and married Hazel (????) Bigelow; no children.

Wilbur F. Bigelow b. ???? (Newton, Iowa), d. 7/11/1937 (Los Angeles, CA - interned at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA), married Elizabeth (Harsh) Bigelow (unknown b. & d. & wedding info). One child, a son, Charles.

More:
Thanks for updating the info. I forgot to ask, where did that picture of my of great-great grand father Lowell with his children come from? It would be fantastic to get a copy of it to go with the other pictures I have of him.
Also, If you would like I could send you a copy of a picture I have of Wilbur (since he's not in that group photo). I was looking over notes on the back of them and it seems that he lived in Billings, Montana (in addition to Cour d'Alene, ID). I was surfing the net and also found this link to the Hamon Massey/Durham-Massey pre-history of our family circa the Norman Invasion. This looks like a connection that traces our Hamon Massey roots back to 876 AD in France.

http://hometown.aol.com/thatbugman/myhomepage/heritage.html

Brett Bigelow  E-mail   kiltlifteraz@yahoo.com   also < mtnfire@earthlink.net >
2033 S. Paseo Loma
Mesa, AZ 85202
480-456-6447


Modified - 12/14/2006
(c) Copyright 2006 Bigelow Society, Inc. All rights reserved.
Rod  Bigelow - Director
< rodbigelow@netzero.net >

Rod Bigelow (Roger Jon12 BIGELOW)
Box 13  Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929
< rodbigelow@netzero.net > 
BACK TO THE BIGELOW SOCIETY PAGE

BACK TO BIGELOW HOME PAGE