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     1.1.3.1.2 John Clarkson Bigelow was born 29 Oct 1916  in Aberdeen, Gray’s Harbor Co., WA and died 25 Oct 1999 when his residence was Kenmore, King Co., WA. He married 4 Apr 1946 Shirley Plummer (b. 8 Jul 1920). He was a railway signal operator when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps 28 Dec 1941. (U.S. Census 1920, 1930; Washington Births, 1907-1919 [John Clarkson Bigelow]; U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [John C. Bigelow]; Social Security Death Index [John C. Bigelow]; family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow)

1.1.3.1.2.1  Todd Davis Bigelow was born 18 Jul 1950 in Seattle, King Co., WA. (Family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow)

1.1.3.1.2.2  Denise Ann Bigelow was born 3 Oct 1953 in Seattle, King Co., WA. (Family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow)

1.1.3.2 Mabel Bigelow was born 12 Feb 1891 and died 24 Jul 1911; she was unmarried. (U.S. Census 1900, 1910; family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow)

1.1.4  Loretta Alceste Bigelow was born 7 Jan 1851 and died after 1932. (U.S. Census 1860; family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow)

1.1.5  Catherine Ada (Ady) Bigelow was born 4 Jul 1857 and died 11 Oct 1894. She apparently married 14 Nov 1878 Charles Shorts in Portage Co., OH. They lived in East Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI in 1880 and Charles Shorts, a widower, lived in Saginaw in 1900. (U.S. Census 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900; family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow; [Portage Co., Ohio Marriages 1851-1899, Vol. 2])

1.1.5.1 Birdie Shorts was born 1879 in Ohio. (U.S. Census 1880)

1.1.6   Henry Sylvester Bigelow was born 30 Aug 1859 in Portage Co., OH and died 20 Jan 1917. He married 25 Jun 1884 Laura May Williams (24 Jul 1863-?) in Ionia, MI. They moved to Illinois before 1893, lived in Cambridge Twp., Saline Co., MO, in 1900 and Decatur Twp., Macon Co., IL, in 1910. He was a railroad engine hostler. (U.S. Census 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910; family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow; information from Pamela Klein).

1.1.6.1 Ethel M. Bigelow was born Dec 1885 in Ionia, MI, moved with her family and lived in Decatur, IL, in 1930 at which time she was unmarried. (U.S. Census 1900, 1910, 1930)

1.1.6.2 Anna Loretta Bigelow was born 5 Jul 1887 in Ionia, MI and died 24 Jun 1991 in Farmington Hills, Oakland Co., MI. She married 9 Dec 1909 Guy Francis Allen (6 Nov 1886-abt 1960). (U.S. Census 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930; Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 [Anna L. Allen]; Social Security Death Index [Anna L. Allen]; information from Pamela Klein)

1.1.6.2.1 Jane Elizabeth Allen was born 19 May 1914 in Royal Oak, MI. She married James Day (9 Feb 1912-17 Mar 1999) 3 Jul 1937. The family moved to Connecticut in the summer of 1953 and James died in New Canaan, CT. (U.S. Census 1920, 1930; Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001 [James Day]; Social Security Death Index [James Day];  information from Pamela Klein)

1.1.6.2.2 Mary L. Allen was born abt Sep 1917 in Royal Oak, MI. (U.S. Census 1920, 1930; information from Pamela Klein)

1.1.6.2.3 Evelyn V. Allen was born abt Jun 1919 in Royal Oak, MI. (U.S. Census, 1920, 1930; information from Pamela Klein)

1.1.6.2.4 William Henry Allen was born abt 1921 in Royal Oak, MI. (U.S. Census 1930; information from Pamela Klein)

1.1.6.2.5 Marjorie L. Allen was born abt 1923 in Royal Oak, MI. (U.S. Census 1930; information from Pamela Klein)

1.1.6.2.6 Orville R. Allen was born abt 1926 in Royal Oak, MI. (U.S. Census 1930; information from Pamela Klein)

1.1.6.3 Pearl W. Bigelow was born Feb 1889 in Ionia, MI. (U.S. Census 1900, 1910)

1.1.6.4 Leslie Bigelow was born May 1893 in Illinois. (U.S. Census 1900, 1910)       

1.2  Lorenzo Bigelow was born in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT, about 1813 and died before 11 Oct 1862. (Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly, 17(2):27,30; 1988; will of Samuel Bigelow dated 11 October 1862 seen at Portage County Historical Society, Ravenna, Ohio)

1.3  Mary Ann Bigelow was born in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT, about 1816 and died 1879. She married 23 Nov1840 Robert Smith (1816-13 February 1864, age 48) of Akron, Summit Co., OH. They farmed in Streetsboro Twp., and their farm has been located in an 1874 atlas of Streetsboro Twp. (Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly, 17(2):27,30; 1988; U.S. Census 1850, 1860, 1870; Portage Co. Marriages 1808-1850, Vol. 1; tombstones in Evergreen Cemetery, Streetsboro, Portage Co., Ohio; 1874-1978 Bicentennial Atlas of Portage County, Ohio, Portage Co. Historical Society, Ravenna, Ohio)

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