Gideon L. ⁷ BIGELOW

1592C.89      Gideon L. ⁷ BIGELOW, son of Isaac ⁶ ( Amasa ⁵, Isaac ⁴, Isaac ³, Samuel ², John¹) and Lavinia (LOOMER) BIGELOW, was born at Mequon, Orankee, WI on 04 April 1837 and married Harriet L. Loomer on 12 July 1863 at Oakland, Jefferson, WI. Harriet was born 0l June 1840 at Cambridgeport, MA the daughter of Charles and Mary Ann (Rivers) Loomer. When 16 years of age, Gideon went to Rochester, NY to learn the gunsmith's trade. He later returned home and attended Wayland University at Beaver Dam, WI. In 1867, he moved to Tomah, WI and in 1873 to San Francisco. In the late 1880's, he located in San Jose, Santa Clara, CA and was engaged in the sewing machine business. Harriet died at San Jose on 10 May 1912 and her cremated remains are in the Cypress Lawn Cemetery at Colma, CA. Gideon died at San Jose and his remains are in the California Crematory, Oakland, CA.

Children of Gideon and Harriet (Loomer) Bigelow:

1592C.891     Edwin Harvey, b 26 April 1867 Lincoln, Monroe, WI; d 18 Oct 1878 Sugar Creek, Walworth. WI.

1592C.892t   Orville Herbert, b 09 April 1869 Tomah, Monroe, WI; d 29 Oct 1941 Oakland, CA; m (1) Ella Virginia Gausline and (2) in 1923 Ruth Bain; 6 children.(see below)

1592C.893    Mary Josephine, b 13 Sept 1870 Tomah; d 18 June 1960 Campbell, CA; m (1) William Gardner, div. before 1892, (2) 26 Nov 1892 George N. Richmond; 1 son, Ralph.

15923C.894   Lola Viola Edith, b 17 July 1878 San Jose. CA; d 02 Jan 1884 San Jose.

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 156;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Information from handwritten notes of Gideon L. supplied by descendant;
death certificates and family Bible of Gideon;
correspondence between Bigelow Society historian/genealogist and descendant;
Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly; Jan 1985; vol 14, no 1, p 5; below
GIDEON BIGELOW, of San Jose, CA.
Gideon L. ⁷ BIGELOW, son of Isaac ⁶ ( Amasa ⁵, Isaac ⁴, Isaac ³, Samuel ², John¹) and Lavinia (LOOMER) BIGELOW, was born in Meguon, WI on 4 April 1837, the family having recently migrated there from Nova Scotia. At the age of 16, Gideon went to Rochester, NY to learn the gunsmith's trade. On his return to Wisconsin, he attended Wayland University. In 1867 he moved to Tomah, Monroe county, WI, having previously married, on 12 July 1863, Harriet L.   Loomer. In 1873 they moved to San Francisco, CA, where Gideon was in the sewing machine business, but was also occupied with machinery of all sorts. See below for one of his inventions.
Gideon and Harriet had four children, two of whom died in infancy. The surviving son and daughter both lived in the Bay area. Gideon and Harriet later moved to San Jose, where she died in 1912, Gideon in 1927. Gideon's picture is shown above.

     Their surviving son, Orville Herbert ⁸ Bigelow, born Tomah, WI 09 Apr 1869, married Eva Gausline, and they had six sons:

i      Charles Frederick, born ca 1890 San Jose, CA; died 27 June 1950--where?; married 1922 Cleo Reeder.

ii     Herbert, born ca 1892 San Jose, according to family records, but county records state died 21 Sept 1895, age 1 month.

iii    Frank Louis, born ca 1894 Portland,OR (again from family records); death unknown, but buried Portland, OR.

iv   Ray Harvey, born ca 1897 Portland, OR; died 1971 Portland; married Ruth Hoover. 1 son.

v    George Dewey, born 1899 or 1900 Portland, OR; died 10 Sept 1945 Portland, OR; married____1917 Muriel Van Alstyne. At least one son, Louis.

vi Harry James, born 29 June 1914 Portland, OR; married 15 Jan 1937 Martha E. Stone, and divorced after three sons.

Orville died 1941 Oakland, Alamedo county, CA; his first wife, Eva Gausline, was born July 1871 in PA and died Oct 1921 in Portland. In 1923 Orville married (2)Ruth Bain.
Above data supplied by family members with whom we have lost contact. Bigelow Society seeks corrections and contact with descendants of this nearly contemporary family. Below is one of Gideon's inventions.

Rod Bigelow (Roger Jon¹² BIGELOW)

Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929

rodbigelow@netzero.net

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