Robert Allen ⁹ BIGELOW

Children of Robert and Mary (Tompkins) Bigelow:

15336.54321     Orilla Bigelow, b 20 Apr 1882 Luther, MI; d 13 Dec 1950 Cadillac, MI; m 12 Aug 1898 Edward Scarborough;

15336.54322     Alice Bigelow, b 05 July 1884 Canada; d 09 Dec 1966 Cadillac, MI; m 25 Oct 1902 Charles Everett Ault;

15336.54323t     Robert Alan ¹⁰ Bigelow, b 04 May 1886 Grenville, Arguenteuil, PQ CA; d _ Oct 1927 Cadillac, MI; m _ Jan 1912 Nellie Parker (b 1893 MI); 6 children known (see below):

15336.54324     James Bigelow, b 29 May 1888 Luther, MI; d ___ 1947? Detroit, MI; m 02 Aug 1913 Rachel Hawkins;

15336.54325     Mary Bigelow, b 10 July 1892 Luther, MI; d 03 Dec 1914 Cadillac, MI;

15336.54326     Earl Bigelow, b 29 June  1894 Luther, MI; d 28 Aug 1958 Cadillac, MI; m 28 Feb 1917 Esther Pettersson;

15336.54327t    Elmer " "Pat" Dale Bigelow, b 29 June 1897 Luther, MI; d 03 June 1957 Owosso, MI; m 25 Mar 1918 Lila Bell Sibary (1900-1971); 13 children known (see below)

15336.54323     Robert Alan ¹⁰ Bigelow,  m _ Jan 1912 Nellie Parker (b 1893 MI; d 04 Apr 1951); it appears that Nellie married second _____ Edgecomb after Robert died in 1927, and had other children mentioned as step-siblings of Cecil in obituary:

Children of Robert and Nellie (Parker) Bigelow:

15336.54323.1t   Ruth Bigelow, b: 08 Oct 1913 Cadillac, MI; d 12 May 1957 Cadillac; m 25 Oct 1936 Ray Brehm; 2 children: Sandra Sue and David Leroy Brehm;

15336.54321    Robert, b ____; d ____; m unknown spouse; 3 children known: 
           15336.54321?    Charles, b ___ ; d ___ ; m Sue ____ ; 1 child known: Kerri Sue, b 8 Dec 1976 Cadillac,, MI.
           15336.54321?    Robert, b ___ ; d ___ ; m Muriel ____ ; 1 child known: James William Bigelow
           15336.54321?    Lawrence, b ___ ; d ___ ; m ? ; 3 children: Raymond, Roger E. & Kenneth Lyle Bigelow

 unlikely: Robert Allan, b 04 Apr 1891 Glen Almond, Papineau, Quebec, Canada; d 10 Oct 1977 Buckingham, Papineau, Quebec, Canada; m 21 June 1911 Louisa Mallish-41665; she born 03 May 1893 Glen Almond, Papineau,Quebec,Canada; m 21 June 1911 Robert Allan BIGELOW [1101256335]-41664; d 22 Apr 1972 Buckingham,Papineau,Quebec,Canada
Children born Buckingham:
             1.Desmond, b 28 Jan 1911; d 20 Mar 1911.
             2.Edward Talbert, b 5 Feb 1916; d 7 May 1930; unm
             3.Margaret Eileen, b 21 Jan 1920; d ___ ; m Teasdale Hill.
             4.Nora Shirley Louise, b 1922
             5.Sadie Kathleen, b 1924; d ____ ; m Norman Carson
             6.Robert Lionel, b 1926; d 27 Feb 2003; m Jeanne Boucher (see below)
             7.Lewis David, b 1927
             8.BIGELOW, b 1929

15336.54327    Elmer ( Pat) Dale, b 29 June 1897 Hockseyville, MI; d 03 June 1957 Corunna, MI; m Lila Belle Sibary; 13 children known:
(see below)                         

15336.54323?    Gordon Stanley, [3.10.12563351] ; b 3 Feb 1895 Glen Almond,Papineau,Quebec,CA; m 21 June 1916 Rhoda Mallish-41677
 unlikely child of Robert Allen

15336.54324?   Talbert Aylmer, b 24 Jan 1899 Buckingham Twp, Papineau, Quebec, Canada; d 29 Oct 1965 Pembroke,,Ontario,Canada; m 1924 Mamie Mallish.(Talbert is only a possible child of Robert) unlikely

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 362-363;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America, page 471;
parish register of St. Stephen's Anglican church, Buckingham, Quebec;
research by and records of The Bigelow Society historian/genealogist;
a prayerbook of Ebenezer, jr.Bigelow, as copied by Gilbert Arnold;
various censuses and county records;
obit. of Aurelia.
Addendum 2003; Loring Bigelow
FORGE: The Bigelow Society Quarterly Vol. 11  No. 4 Page 66-67:
Note:
Subject: We are part of the Bigelows in Shiawassee county and we were looking for ancesters.
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:22:23 -0400
From: "Sascha" <whiskeysour_69@hotmail.com>
  My husband is Leonard J. Bigelow Married Nancy Lee Silvers (ME)
My Husbands father was Elmer Bigelow he married Lila Belle Sibary
His dad was Robert Bigelow  who married a Mary Gunloch we have no info on him at all except his name.
Robert's father was Elijah Bigelow 1830- 1912 He married Arilla Smith
His Father was Ebenezer Bigelow 1800 and he married Ellen Blair and thats all we know as of now but we have lots of Bigelows in
Owosso,MI
I would love to get some info one the rest of the Bigelows out there
Thanks so Much
Nancy Lee (Silvers) Bigelow at E-mail (nannygoatt@hotmail.com)

More from Nancy 2007:
Name: Nancy Lee(Silvers) Bigelow
E-Mail: nannygoatt41@hotmail.com
I am the wife of Leonard Jay Bigelow born Sept 20,1932; Died Feb 26,2007 and I just want to find his direct ancestry I know his parents were Pat and Lila Bigelow from Owosso MI and his grandparents were Robert Bigelow I would appreciate any help thank you so much.

April 2005 FORGE: The Bigelow Society Quarterly "Vol. 34, No.2 OBIT

BIGELOW, Robert Lionel. Suddenly on Thursday, February 27th, 2003 at the CH-CHSLD de Papineau in Buckingham, Quebec at the age of 76 years. Son of the late Robert Allan Bigelow and the late Louise Malish. Beloved husband of Jeanne Bigelow (nee Boucher). Loving father of Robert Allan Bigelow. Dear brother of Sadie (Nonnan Carson) and Louise Bigelow (Yvonne Giroux). Friends may call at the Cadieux Funeral Home, "Villeneuve Chapel," 322 Principale Street, Buckingham, Quebec, on Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and after 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 4th, 2003 at 11 a.m. at St-Stephen's Anglican Church, 400 Alexander Street, Buckingham, Quebec. Internment Buckingham Baptist Cemetery. In memory of Robert, donations to the CH-CHSLD de Papineau Foundation would be greatly appreciated. For information 819-986-3834 or email: condoleancesi@cadieaux:funeralhome.ca The Ottawa Citizen

15336.54327    Elmer "Pat" Bigelow, son of Robert and Mary (Gunloch) Bigelow, was born 29 June 1897 at Hockseyville, MI.  He died 03 June 1957 at Pleasant View in Corunna, MI and was buried 05 June 1957 at Hill Crest Cemetery.  He was a foundry worker and went to the 4th grade in Cadillac, MI.  He married 25 March 1918 Lila Bell Sibary, daughter of Joseph and Margie (Smith?) Sibary.  She was born 14 March 1900 at Luther, MI and died 12 July 1971 at Owosso, MI and buried 14 July 1971 in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso, MI.  She went to the 8th grade at Luther school.  They were parents of 13 children.  Only Leonard Jay, Clifford, Orville and Cora Jeanette lived to maturity and had children.  Elmer Dale died at age 50 and had no children.

15336.54377.54     Bethyl Lydia, b 18 Mar 1965 Owosso; m Eugene A. Numerick; see FORGE Vol.9, #1, p.13 Beth was a ventriloquist in 1980.

15336.54377.55     Marcia Mae Bunting (adopted), b 15 Aug 1977 Flint, Clinton co, MI;

Sources: 

I am the wife of Leonard Jay Bigelow born Sept 20,1932; Died Feb 26,2007 and I just want to find his direct ancestry I know his parents were Pat and Lila Bigelow from Owosso MI and his grandparents were Robert Bigelow I would appreciate any help thank you so much.

Children of Elmer Dale and Lila (Sibary) Bigelow:

15336.54327.1     Donald, b 19 Apr 1918 Cadillac, MI; d 19 Apr 1918; 

15336.54327.8    Leonard Jay, b 20 Sept 1932 Owosso, MI; d 26 Feb 2007; m Nancy Lee Silvers (b 15 June 1941 Owosso) 2 children:

15336.54327.A     Karl, b ____ 1934; d _____ ;

15336.54327.C     Clifford Gail, b 20 June 1938 Owosso; d _____ ;

4 Elmer Dale Bigelow, b 20 Apr 1929 Owosso; d  25 July (Aug?) 1979 Owosso aged 50; m Fukiko Jane Cole (she b Japan; d 02 Mar 1999 Kobe, Japan); he was a G.M. worker and education was 7th grade.  He served in the U. S. Army for 8 years in Japan, Germany during the Korean War; no children;

C Leonard J. Bigelow, b 20 Sept 1932 Owosso, MI; d 26 Feb 2007; m Nancy Lee Silvers (b 15 June 1941 Owosso) 2 children:

15336.5432?.3      Cecil ¹¹ Bigelow, dau of Robert Allen ¹⁰ (Robert Allen ⁹, Elijah ⁸ , etc) and Nellie (Parker) Bigelow, was born 24 August 1917 in Cadillac, Wexford co, MI.  She married Harold George Blackmer on 27 October 1934. Harold was born 02 Sept 1910 in Manistee, MI, the son of Edson Oliver and Carrie Sophie (Johnson) Blackmer. Howard died 30 November 1961 (1962?) in Cadillac, Wexford co, MI. Cecil married second Leonard C. Madson on 06 December 1963. Cecil married third Michael Volrich on 17 July 1987 shortly before her death on 08 November 1987 in Detroit, MI. Both Cecil and Howard are buried in Maple Hill cemetery, Cadillac, MI. (see obit)

Children of Harold George and Cecil (Bigelow) Blackmer:

153365432?.31     Mildred Yvonne Blackmer, b   ; d  ; m John Duncan Arrison; (dates on file)

153365432?.32     Donna Mae Blackmer, b   ; d  ; m Donald Paul Peterson; (dates on file)

153365432?.33     Robert Harold Blackmer, b   ; d  ; m Diane Orvis; (dates on file)

Sources: 

Cecil's Obituary:

                                                                                                           CECIL VOLRICH

CADILLAC — Mrs. Cecil Volrich of Sterling Heights, formerly of Cadillac, died Sunday Nov. 8, 1987 at Harper Hospital in Detroit. She was 70.

     Mrs. Volrich was born August 24, 1917 in Cadillac. She married Harold Blackmer Oct. 1934 in Cadillac. He preceded her in death. She then married Michael Volrich, July 18, 1987 in Sterling Heights.

     Mrs. Volrich attended school in Cadillac and graduated from practical nursing school at Mercy Hospital in 1957. She was employed at Mercy Hospital in Cadillac and West Shore Hospital in Manistee. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Cadillac and a member of the Eastern Star of Manistee.

     Survivors include her husband Michael; her children Mildred Arrison of Decatur, 111., Donna Peterson of Cadillac and Robert and Diane Blackmer of Grand Rapids; a brother, Donald Bigelow of Cadillac; a half-brother" James Edgecomb; a sister, Evelyn Padbury of Cadillac; a half-sister, Etta Erdman of Greenville and nine grandchildren.

     Mrs. Volrich was preceded in death by her brothers Robert and Lawrence Bigelow, a sister Ruth Brehm and a half-brother Dale Edgecomb.

     Memorial services are 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Church of the Nazarene in Cadillac, Pastor Chester L. Webster officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. Arrangements were made by Peterson Funeral Home. Memorial tributes may be made to the Michigan Heart Association. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.

 Obituary in Bigelow Society Library
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15336.54323.21    Raymond Larry, b30 May 1936; d ___ ; m

15336.54323.27    Charles Lee, b 28 Apr 1945; d ___ ; m

15336.54323.2A    Beverly Ann (twin), b 14 June 1948 ; d ___ ; m

15336.54323.2D    Chester Allan, b 30 Oct 1954; d ___ ; m

Margaret Obit:

Carl 'Curt' Nelson

MANTON - Carl “Curt” Nelson of Manton died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006 after a short illness at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. He was 66. He was born on March 22, 1940 in Chicago to Carl and Elsie (Norman) Nelson. He married Linda Bigelow on Dec. 24, 1965 in Manton. Mr. Nelson grew up in Manton and attended Manton schools. He worked at AAR in Cadillac for 25 years, retiring in 2003. He was a hobby farmer and loved tractors. He enjoyed helping people, snowmobiling, the Buckley Old Engine Show and car shows. He most loved spending time with his family, friends and his grandchildren and dearly loved the Bigelow family.Survivors include his wife, Linda; children, Douglas (Lelia), Kristina (George) Raymer and Margaret Sherman (John Garn), all of Manton; former son-in-law, Dwain “Less” Sherman of Cadillac; brother, Kenneth (Anne) Nelson of Zephyrhills, Fla.; special friends, Ed and Irene Whaley of Sanford; special nephew, Erick Nelson of Manton; and 10 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.

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