Lorenzo Dow 7 BIGELOW


16814.17    Lorenzo Dow 7 BIGELOW, son of  Marshall 6 ( Roger 5 , Joseph 4, Joseph 3, Joshua 2,John 1) and Elizabeth (HILL) BIGELOW, was born at Granville, Licking co., OH between 1815 and 1818.  He married about 1848 (the Licking co., courthouse burned in 1875 and again in 1879).  This is another of the "confused records" category as his wife is listed as Minerva Case and the 1850 census gives her age as 28 and born NY, in 1860 census she was 32 and born in OH.  Lorenzo is listed as 26 in 1850 and 38 in 1860.  Lorenzo was administrator of his father's estate in 1853 and of Licking co., OH then.  In 1855 he purchased land in Clinton co., IA.  He is reported to have been killed in a tornado on 03 June 1860, but enumerated on census taken on 28 July 1860.  After his death, Minerva married again on 14 January 1863.  This marriage was in Clinton co. and to Turner Wing.  He was appointed guardian of children in 1863.
 
Children of Lorenzo Dow and Minerva (Case) Bigelow, all but youngest born at Granville, OH:
 
16814.171     Cora O., b 15 March 1850; d 29 Nov 1938 Meridan IA; m 27 Feb 1877 Worthy L. Garner; res. Ida Grove, IA; 1 dgtr.
 
16814.172     Viola M., b 13 June 1851 Granville,OH; d 19 Aug 1928 Ida Grove; m 10 Oct 1872 Alva C. Garner [Rev.].
 
16814.173     Olin B., b 15 Oct 1852 Granville,,OH; d 23 Nov 1925 Springdale,Cedar Co.,IA; m 25 Dec 1878 Lillian Montgomery; They had an adopted daughter. Olin B.'s obituary in 1925 lists sisters: Mrs. A.C. Garner; Mrs. W. L. Garner; and Mrs. Perry Case of Ida Grove and W. Liberty, IA.  Adopted daughter was Mrs. George Burke of Davenport, IA in 1925
obit.

16814.174     Mary E., b 23 Mar 1856 IA; d Aft 1928 West Liberty, Muscatine co.,IA; m Perry Case.

Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. II page.258;
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I ;
1850 and 1860 censuses of OH and IA;
Bigelow Society records from various sources.


Modified - 12/10/2010
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