Harry ¹⁰ BIGELOW

16251.25134      Harry ¹⁰ BIGELOW, son of James Edward ⁹ ( James ⁸ , James ⁷ , James ⁶, James ⁵ , James ⁴ , Jonathan ³, Joshua ², John ¹), and Anna (TAPIN) BIGELOW, was born on 21 July 1892 in Wisconsin. In about 1915 or 1916 he married Aurelia Mary Longrie. She was born 02 October 1899 in Koss, Menominee County, MI, the dau of Peter Anton and Virginia (Delain) Longrie. She was raised in the Oconto/Lena, and Marinette area of Wisconsin. Aurelia died 22 Aug 1959 East Kingsford, Dickinson County, MI, and Harry died there 27 Jan 1978.

Children of Harry and Aurelia (Longrie) Bigelow:

16251.25134.1 Illa Mae, b 24 Apr 1917 Oconto Falls, Oconto County, WI; d 28 Dec 2004 (aged 87) Waukesha, Waukesha County, WI; m 30 Jan 1937 Roy Alfred Carlson (1913-2007) (see below)

16251.25134.2 Calvin Paul, b 25 Apr 1919 Kimberly, Outagamie County, WI; d 03 Dec 2000 (aged 81) Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, MI; (see below)

16251.25134.3 Lyle Roland, b 11 Jun 1921 WI; d 20 Jun 2000 (aged 79) El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; CPL US ARMY; World War II (see below)

16251.25134.4 Rosemary, b 15 Jan 1924 WI; d 12 Nov 2008 (aged 84) Milwaukee County, WI; m ____ Richards ?

16251.25134.5    Kingsford Donald, b 12 Mar 1926 Breitung Township (East Kingsford), MI ; d 25 Jun 2004; m 1958 Mary Ann Markey (see below)

16251.25134.6     Myrtle Irene, b 31 Mar 1928; d 14 Feb 2012; m (1?) 25 Dec 1947 Reidar Footland (1915-1992); m (2?) 1945 Clarence Arvid Bergfelt (1923-2000)(see below)

16251.25134.7     Audrey Lu, b 26 Apr 1930 Kingsford, Dickinson County, MI; d 25 Jan 1996 (aged 65) Tacoma, Pierce County, WA; m Gene Clarence Grissman (1929-2006)

16251.25134.8     Harry Theodore "Ted", b 01 Aug 1932 East Kingsford, Dickinson County, MI; d 15 Feb 2000 (aged 67); m Helen Corey (see below)

16251.25134.9     Ray Allen, b 05 Oct 1934; d 23 Jun 1956 (aged 21); Korean War Vet; unmarried;

16251.25134.A     Alvin Charles "ChucK", b 24 Dec 1939; d 03 Aug 1996 (aged 56–57); married with children, but who?

More info on Children:

16251.25134.2 Calvin Paul, served in the Military. He was a First Lieutenant in the US Army in WWII. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded a Bronze Star. Later, he was a machinist at Kearny-Trucker.

16251.25134.5 Kingsford Donald Bigelow (March 12, 1926 - June 25, 2004) Kingsford was born in Breitung Township (East Kingsford), MI and graduated form Kingsford High School. He served in the US Navy 2943-1947 (Five Campaigns - Tarwa - Iwo Jim - Okinawa) and US Army 1952-1958 (Three years in Germany and three years at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.) Kingsford married Mary Ann Markey in 1956 at Ft. Leonard Wood while serving as a Chief Warrant Officer. He lived in Milwaukee and Greenfield from 1958 until the time of his death. Mary Ann Markey died shortly before Kingford; together they had three sons and three daughters.
Source: Kingsford Bigelow, 2001

16251.25134.6 Myrtle I. (March 31, 1928 - February 14, 2012)
Footland, Myrtle I. (Nee Bigelow) Age 83, of Hartford, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at the Hartford Care Center. Myrtle was born March 31, 1928, to Harry and Aurelia Bigelow in Iron Mountain, Michigan. She was united in marriage to Reidar Footland on December 25, 1947 . Myrtle is preceded in death by her husband Reidar. Memorial gathering Monday, February 20, 2012, from 5 to 7 PM at the Shimon Funeral Home.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from Feb. 17 to Feb. 18, 2012

16251.25134.8     Harry Theodore "Ted", b 01 Aug 1932; d 15 Feb 2000 (aged 67);Served in the US Coast Guard; Married Helen Corey and had four children;
Worked at VA Hospital in Iron Mountain. After retiring lived in Arizona and Utah. Ted was cremated and his ashes are buried in the Bigelow family plot.

Sources:
Find a Grave
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume II, page 480 (child Edwin);
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; page 371;
Abbe Genealogy, 1913;
vital records
Information regarding the Bigelow family is primarily from Kingsford Donald Bigelow, 2001
Graves for three of her children are unable to be located

Find a Grave
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bigelow, Sr., 112 Elizabeth Street have 3 sons serving in the United States Armed Forces: Lyle, enlisted in March 1942 & is a Corporal with a Bombardment Squadron in Sicily; Seaman 1C Kingsford has been in the service since April & overseas since August, stationed in New Zealand & Lieutenant Calvin enlisted in 1941 & is stationed at Camp Picket, VA.
(December 29 1943, The Iron Mountain Daily newspaper, Dickinson, Michigan) Courtesy of billkarhall@yahoo.com, FAG Member #47722765)
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Summit Cemetery: Summit Corners, Waukesha County, WI

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