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Timothy C. Bigelow
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Timothy L. Bigelow
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Timothy Clippinger 7 BIGELOW,
BREEDER OF PERCHERONS
The day of the Percheron work-horse
is long past, the John Deere tractor having superseded the quadrupled except
in those advertisements featuring Clydesdales and Percherons pulling the
brewery wagons. Yet it's been only fifty or sixty years since the county
agricultural fair always had popular pulling contests in which the big draft
horses competed.
Much of the popularity of the Percheron horse in midwest America was due
to Timothy C. Bigelow of Plain City and Camp Chase, Ohio.
15923.7B Timothy Clippinger 7 BIGELOW,
son of Israel 6 (
Isaac 5, Isaac 4,Isaac 3, Samuel 2, John1) Bigelow and Hannah
(KATHAN) BIGELOW, was born 1 Mar 1819 in Lancaster county, PA. The family
moved to Plain City, Madison county, OH about 1828. Timothy was one of fifteen
children, and struck out on his own when quite young. He married, on 22 Mar
1838, Hannah Marshall of adjoining Clark county. She was born in Clark co,
OH on 07 Mar 1819. They settled at Camp Chase, OH (see below),
and Timothy became known as a farmer/rancher and horse breeder. Some years
later he became interested in the Percheron type workhorse, and formed
a business with Dr. Marcus Brown of Circleville. They bought and sold horses
under tie name of Brown, Bigelow, & Co. Timothy died at Camp Chase 10
June 1876.
In 1851 Brown purchased in France a two year old named Normandie, and
renamed him Pleasant Valley Bill. The popularity of the breed soon spread
through Ohio, and in 1867 there were three Ohio firms all engaged in the
business of importing Percherons. Bigelow was known as the leading team owner
and one of the foremost horsemen of his time.
In 1866, at the World's Fair in Rouen, France, Napoleon #325 was awarded
the first premium of his breed. He was a dapple-gray, weighing 1,640 pounds,
and achieved his rank in competition with some 500 other stallions. The
owner considered the beast as already sold to the imperial stable (as was
the custom) and would put no price on him. Brown & Bigelow, however,
through the influence of a court member --- most likely American minister
John Bigelow --- secured a personal audience with Emperor Napoleon III. From
the latter Bigelow obtained an order for the sale of the horse, paying an
undisclosed high price.
Along with Napoleon #325, Brown and Bigelow obtained two other Percheron
stallions, Black Robert and Duke of France. The three horses formed the
nucleus of Bigelow's breeding stock, and the stallions were in constant demand.
A history of the breed comments that it is ironic that one of the three (which
one is not specified) later attacked Timothy C. Bigelow, and caused fatal
injuries. Timothy died at Camp Chase 10 June 1876. His picture is shown at
the upper left of the Forge cover.
Timothy and Hannah (Marshall) Bigelow had a large family, though several
children died young:
15923.7B1 Franklin born 24 June 1839; died 28 Jan 1840.
15923.7B2 Israel J. born 27 Sept 1840; died 10 Sept 1841.
15923.7B3 Mathilda born 28 Dec 1841; died 07 Mar 1861;
married 17 Jan 1861 James Norton.
15923.7B4t Melissa J.
born 14 Nov 1843; died 07 Mar 1861; married 11 Apr 1861 David Martin;
lived Columbus, OH. 6 children.
15923.7B5 Sylvester, born 29 Oct 1845; died 15 Apr 1852.
15923.7B6 Cynthia E., born 24 Apr 1848; died 26 Jan 1861.
15923.7B7 William M. born 20 July 1850; died 10 July 1852.
15923.7B8t Medora E.,
born 12 June 1852; died _______; married 24 May 1877 David Binns; in
1888 had 4 children.
15923.7B9t Timothy Lawson,
born 27 Aug 1854; living 1917; married 27 Mar 1879 Mary Helen_____;
in 1888. Timothy, like his father, was a horse-breeder for many years, and
his papers and personal recollections, as taken from A History of the Percheron
Horse, Sanders Publishing Co.,1917., are the basis of this article. They
had 3 children and lived Columbus, OH:
a. Leslie L., born 15 Apr 1880 Camp Chase, OH.
b. Hosea B., born 22 Aug 1881 Camp Chase, OH.
c. Merrill L., born 18 May 1883 Camp Chase, OH.
15923.7BA Smith O., born _ Mar 1857; died 09 Jan 1861.
15923.7BB Hannah E., born 15 Mar 1859; in 1888 single
and lived Camp Chase, OH.
15923.7BC Mary E.. born 14 Nov 1861; died 26 May 1863.
Timothy L. Bigelow, the son, is depicted on right from Forge cover.
The Bigelow Society would like contact with descendants of either Timothy
C. or Timothy L.Bigelow.
Thanks to Cora H. Cole, Fortuna, CA for the photos.
Sources:
Bigelow Society Genealogy Vol. II Page 141 / 420.
Bigelow Society historian/genealogist records.
Page 24 April 1986 FORGE: The Bigelow society Quarterly Vol. 15,
No. 2
Don's article from Forge: http://bigelowsociety.com/TBHorses.html
Don Bigelow scanned page and note below to Don:
I enjoyed, particularly, your histories of Col. Timothy 4 Bigelow and Timothy
C.7 Bigelow, for separate reasons.
(1) Col. Bigelow, serving with Benedict Arnold's army in Maine,
may have been stationed at the home of relatives on my
maternal (Emery) side, Jonathan (4) Emery, Fairfield, Maine, who
lived on the west side of the Kennebec River. In 1775,
when Arnold was making his famous expedition into Canada, he made
his headquarters at J. Emery's home while his boats
and baggage were being transported over the carrying place to avoid
the rapids of the Kennebec River. Jonathan's son,
David (5) Emery, enlisted with Arnold's Army to Dead River, but
later went on to become a bodyguard for Gen. George
Washington. As for Timothy C. Bigelow, a portion of his history
may fit in with my research on the paternal side of my family
(Martin). Our history (which is severely lacking on the English
side of the ocean), states that Philip and his son, Philip R.,
Martin, were responsible for bringing the Percheron "Louis Napoleon"
to America in 1851 (we'd been told 1859, but have
since read differently). Am curious if your "Napoleon #325" is our
"Louis Napoleon," as ours arrived the same time as
another Percheron, "Normandy(ie)." (Sp. from http://www.percheronhorse.org/history.htm)
If this is a definite match, your
information will prove invaluable to me in writing up our family
history. After all, "Louis Napoleon" has become almost like a
member of the family after all these years! Thank you for your in-depth
family history. It was great reading!
Janis Martin Hansen email frogtown@fm-net.com
Old Four Mile House
Timothy C. Bigelow, propritor
Tintype of some of the Doty brothers (John G. with long beard was with the
88th Reg OVI), from South Woodbury, OH
This tin type is believed to be taken at the Four Mile house and the waiter
looks like a younger version of Timothy.
Paul A. Clay pclay4@yahoo.com
http://geocities.com/pclay4/
I saw your site and thought I would forward you some pictures.
I have been a historian in the Columbus, Ohio area and grew up in the
shadow of Camp Chase.
The first picture is of the Four Miles house that Timothy C. Bigelow
was the propritor of , I have 1/2 dozen but this is the best.
The second is of some of the Doty (John G. with long beard was with
the 88th Reg OVI), brothers from South Woodbury, Morrow Co., Ohio
This tin type is believed to be taken at the Four Mile house and the waiter
looks like a younger version of Timothy.
He was owner and operated the establishment during the war and and was directly
across the National Rd. from Camp Chase, which was a camp of instruction
and prison. It burnt down in 1913 but was photographed many times.
It is often quoted as being a part of Camp Chase but was actually outside
the walls. After the camp closed, Quakers purchased the land in the
1870's one of them being a Binns. (which you have recorded).
The area was known as Camp Chase for long after because the Post Office
was named that. Now this is the Hilltop area of Columbus. I remember another
assoication to the Zinn family in my readings, but can't remember how.
I will attach several other ca 1880's photos.
they are pretty big files. & 1875 map to show you location.
It was named the 4 mile house because there were markers on the National
road and it was close to the four mile marker.
Four Mile House was located on the north side of Broad
Street, across from Camp Chase.
It was owned by Timothy Bigelow and used as one of the officers' headquarters
for Camp Chase.
The house was demolished in 1913.Picture taken 1898;
Source: Story of Columbus [OH977.13 C72st p.30]
Other views of Four Mile House.
Source: The Men and Women of Camp Chase, Hilltop Historical Society May
28, 1861:
AL page 97
Ohio State Journal
By the end of April Camp Jackson was so over crowded that it was necessary
to find another location. . On May 28, 1861 workmen where engaged in taking
down the barracks for the purpose of removing [them] to a new camp to be
organized four miles west of the city. It is to be a regular camp. It will
contain one hundred acres. It is plowed, harrowed and rolled smooth and will
make a good place for drilling purposes. The Camp thus referred to, comprising
a total of 160 acres, was under National - not state - control, and began
to be occupied about June 1. "
The land that the camp was built on was very flat recently cleared farm land
with several sluggish creeks or run offs which ran from west to east in parallel
of the National Road. It had one time been used as a Horse Racing Track,
and was opposite The Four Mile House. The Land was owned by Michael
Sullivant until January 1861. Michael was selling his Franklin County Lands
to buy land in Illinois. Michael sold the land to a Kentuckian named John
G. Holloway. Holloway leased the land to the Federal Government. The Camp
was under Federal, not State control and was laid out by William Rosecrans
, under the command of General George B. McClellan. The building were made
of rough wood planks, which stood on wooden stilts to raise it above ground.
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/5109/Chronicles_1861.html
Modified - 10/29/2007
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