Wallace ¹⁰ BIGELOW

Wallace ¹⁰BIGELOW

15331.13146 Wallace ¹⁰ BIGELOW, son of Otis Munro ⁹( Payn ⁸ ( Otis ⁷ , Asahel ⁶ , Cornelius ⁵ , Cornelius ⁴, Samuel ³, Samuel ², John ¹) and Lillian (Swetland) BIGELOW, was born 13 October 1890 Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, NY. He married 05 October 1914 Minerva Gladys Miller. She was born 24 Sep 1888 Amsterdam, Montgomery County, NY, and died 03 July 1964 (aged 75)Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY. (see below) Wallace died 05 Oct 1939 (aged 48) Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY. (see below)

Children of Wallace and Minerva Gladys (Miller) Bigelow:

15331.13146.1 Payn, b __ 1915 Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, NY; d 11 Aug 1963 (aged 47–48) Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY; m Zoe Haydon; (see below)

15331.13146.2 Nancy, b 26 Mar 1921; d 06 Jun 2010 (aged 89) ; m (1) 05 Oct 1941 Harold M. Stearns (died WWII); m (2) 12 Jun 1948 Jules Xavier Junker III; 4 children:(see below)

Sources: Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
correspondence between descendants and Bigelow Society genealogist;
vital records Baldwinsville, NY.
"10,000 Vital Records of Central N.Y." by Bowman 1813-1850 page 22

Riverview Cemetery; Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, NY

Wallace Obituary:
Baldwinsville, New York
The Gazette & Farmers' Journal
Thursday, October 5, 1939
Page 1, Columns 2 and 3
Mayor Wallace Bigelow Died Early This Morning
    Wallace Bigelow, mayor of Baldwinsville, died at his home, 12 West Oneida street at 5:45 o'clock this (Thursday) morning. He was 48 years old.
    The abruptness of his death came as a shock to his family and the entire community.
    He was taken ill Monday as he drove to his business in Syracuse. He delivered his daughter, Nancy Bigelow, at school, the Central City Business institute, and, although ill, drove his car home where he had remained since.
    He complained of acute indigestion. His death, however, was due to a heart attack. He was taken seriously ill last night and had medical attendance through the entire night.
    Mayor Bigelow would have been 49 in one more week. He was born in Baldwinsville October 13, 1890, the son of Otis Munro and Lillian Swetland Bigelow.
    He received his preliminary education in the Baldwinsville schools and prepared for college entrance at the Kingsley school, Essex Falls, New Jersey, from which he was graduated.
    Mayor Bigelow was graduated from Sheffield Scientific school, Yale university, in June 1913, with the degree of civil engineer.
    Following his graduation, he was employed by the Public Service commission in New York City, at which post he remained for approximately two years.
    On October 7, 1914, he was united in marriage with Miss Gladys Miller of Baldwinsville.
    For approximately two years, he was employed by the Troy trailers in business in Washington, D. C.
    With America's entrance into the World war, he enlisted in the Motor Transport corps of the United States army, and was place on duty at Camp Jackson, Florida, for the duration of the war.
    Following his army service, he returned to Baldwinsville and entered the Miller Equipment company, Syracuse, dealers in all kinds of construction equipment. He later formed a partnership with James Miller in conducting that business.
    Mr. Bigelow first became associated with village government when he served as village trustee in the late 1920s during the administration of the late Ernest N. Dristle as mayor. Singularly enough, upon Mayor Dristle's death, Trustee Frank Root became acting mayor. Today, Trustee Root, upon Mayor Bigelow's death, again became acting mayor.
    Mayor Bigelow's death follows that of his father by only a few months. Otis M. Bigelow, long president of the Baldwinsville State bank, died on June 29 at the age of 90.
    Mr. Bigelow was elected mayor of Baldwinsville in a spirited contest with Raymond L. Madden at the annual village election in March, 1935. He was re-elected without opposition in 1937 and again without opposition in March of this year.
    He has had a turbulent administration as mayor due chiefly to the Works Progress Administration sewer project which voters of the community, in special election, decided to carry out by voting an appropriation. Although he had repeatedly declared that he had not voted for the start of the project, his engineering background has stood the village in good stead as he shouldered many of the details in its construction. Adoption of the milk pasteurization ordinance also helped to make the administration memorable. He also presided during Baldwinsville's mammoth jubilee celebration a year ago.
    Flags on public buildings in Baldwinsville were flying at half mast this morning.
    Mr. Bigelow was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, called Sachem hall, while attending Yale university. He was also a member of the Baldwinsville Presbyterian church and was a member of Seneca River lodge, 160, F. & A.M.
    Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gladys Miller Bigelow; his mother, Mrs. Lillian Swetland Bigelow; one son, Payn Bigelow, 24, a sophomore at Purdue university; one daughter, Nancy, 18, a student of Central City Business institute; one brother, Payne Bigelow of Syracuse, and two sisters, Mrs. Robert W. Keyes of Utica and Mrs. J. Carl Connell of Baldwinsville.

Riverview Cemetery; Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, NY
Gladys Obituary:
Baldwinsville, New York
The Messenger newspaper
Friday, July 9, 1964
Page 5, Column 2
Mrs. Gladys Miller Bigelow, 75, of 62 W. Genesee St., died in Syracuse General Hospital.
A native of Amsterdam, Mrs. Bigelow resided in the Baldwinsville area for many years. She was the widow of Wallace Bigelow, former mayor of Baldwinsville.
Mrs. Bigelow was a member of the Presbyterian Church and a former directress of the Female Charitable Society.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jules Junker of Hampton, Va.; brother, C. Raymond Miller of Baldwinsville, and five grandchildren.
Services were conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at the Gates-Sears Funeral Home, the Rev. Stanley Robinson, officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery.

Riverview Cemetery; Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, NY
Payn Obituary:
Baldwinsville, New York
The Messenger newspaper
Thursday, August 15, 1963
Page 4, Column 5
PAYNE BIGELOW II

Payne Bigelow II, 47, of 72 Oswego St., Baldwinsville, died Sunday morning in Community Hospital after a short illness.
A life resident of Baldwinsville, he was a mechanic with the Baldwinsville school system.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Zoe Haydon Bigelow; his mother, Mrs. Gladys Bigelow; a sister, Mrs. Jules Junker, and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Bigelow was a descendant of one of this community's pioneer families, his great grandfather having settled in Baldwinsville in 1812.
His late father, Otis M. Bigelow, a local banker, had one of the finest collections of Indian relics in this country and presented it to the State Education Department in Albany. It had been gathered from around Baldwinsville. He was a former president of the Baldwinsville Board of Education, and treasurer of the village.
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Gates-Sears Funeral Home, Baldwinsville. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery.
(note: Otis M. Bigelow was his grandfather, not his father).

This is possible wife of Payn: Zoe Marie (Haydon) Chock passed away peacefully on February 27, 2021. Born March 4, 1936, in Syracuse, she was the Daughter of the late Olin and Ruth (Sinnett) Haydon. She was also predeceased by her Brother, James Haydon. Zoe was a life long resident of Baldwinsville, N.Y. She was a graduate of Syracuse University, where she received her teaching degree. She taught for 37 years at McNamara Elementary School in the Baldwinsville School District. Surviving: Her Husband, Thomas M. Chock. Sister-In-Law, Joan Haydon and her Daughters, Karen (James) Resetarits and Jill (Dan) Sheedy. Interment will take place in Riverview Cemetery, Baldwinsville. Gates Funeral Home, Baldwinsville has care of arrangements. Please sign the guestbook at syracuse.com/obits
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from Mar. 20 to Mar. 21, 2021.

North Windham Cemetery; North Windham, Windham County, VT

15331.13146.2 Nancy Bigelow, b 26 Mar 1921; d 06 Jun 2010 (aged 89) ; m (1) 05 Oct 1941 Harold M. Stearns (died WWII); m (2) 12 Jun 1948 Jules Xavier Junker III;
4 children:
Susan (Sasan) Stearns
Jules Junker
Aimee Junker
Payn Junker

Lt. Harold M. Stearns, b __ 1920 Onondaga County, NY; d 12 Feb 1943 (aged 22) Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia (WWII) bur: Riverview Cemetery; Baldwinsville,

1st Lt Jules Xavier Junker III, b 01 Aug 1917 Philadelphia, PA; d 17 Dec 2002 Londonderry, Windham County, VT; bur: North Windham Cemetery

February 1943, Chakulia, Bihar Province, India. Left to Right:
Captain Gordon H. Berg, pilot
1st Lt W. C. Amelunke, co-pilot
2nd Lt J. J. Jordan, navigator
1st Lt Jules Xavier Junker III, bombardier
T/Sgt C. A. Christianson, radio-gunner

Rod Bigelow
Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 13662

rodbigelow@netzero.net

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