William Perry ⁸ BIGELOW

Children of William P. and Abbie ( Battles) Bigelow:

15131.6421     Eugene, b 06 May 1852 Athol; d 28 May 1852 Athol;.

15131.6422     Lawson Bigelow, b 30 Aug 1854 Athol; d ___ 1855; m (1) 24 Nov 1880 Emma I. Gage b _ Apri1 1857, d 01 March 1883; m (2) 21 May 1884 Minnie J. Luce; res. Athol; no record of children.

Children of William P. and Mary (Smith) Bigelow:

15131.6423     Clara F., b 01 June 1858 Athol; d 17 Feb 1868 Warwick, MA. (see photo)

15131.6424     Minna Estelle, b 09 Sept 1860 Athol; d 03 Mar 1868 Warwick, MA; (see photo)

15131.6425t    William Arthur, b 26 Oct 1868 Athol; d 27 Sept 1960 Osage, Mitchell, IA; m 30 Oct 1889 Dora Eliza Trowbridge (b 31 July 1865 Mitchell, IA; d 02 Mar 1937 Osage, Mitchell, IA;) 2 children: one known: Newton Lawson Bigelow, b 22 Feb 1895; d 24 Nov 1967 Austin, Mower co, MN; m 17 Aug 1916 Edna Clarinda Larson; one child known: William J. Bigelow, b 30 Dec 1919;

  William A. Bigelow (1868-1960).

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 297;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Bigelow Society records.
Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly, vol.27, p.54; July 1998 pic.
family of Sherry ¹² (Bigelow) Cyza; Richfield, MN.
http://www.cacox.net/genealogy/

Forge article:
William Perry Bigelow [15131.642] moved from Athol, Massachusetts with his family to Nora Springs, Iowa in the year of 1882. His reasons for moving west were given in the memoirs of his son, William Arthur Bigelow:
     During the '70's much of the farm land in Iowa was in the hands of speculators. Then came years of wheat failure and grasshopper plague. As the few families began to arrive in the late '70's, they wanted to build schoolhouses and some roads. And so this move brought on what was known as non-residence 'Tax War.' The speculators refused to pay the taxes, so large amounts of farm land could be bought by anyone who would pay the dues and take a tax title. Now this was the time that the real estate men got busy and sent literature all over the U.S.
     Some of my father's friends came 'way out' to Iowa, bought land, came back to Mass., 'settled up,' and went to live in Iowa. Soon, my dad did that same thing. Iowa has been a fast growing state. I saw good Iowa farm land sold for $6 to $10 per acre, then lived to see the same land (with improvements) sell for $300 per acre.
     As for myself, I have never regretted the move to Iowa in 1882. The social condition at that time was raw, the winters were long and cold, and it was hard to get around in winter.

Contributed by Sherry ¹² (Bigelow) Cyza, (William J. ¹¹ Bigelow, Newton ¹⁰, William Arthur ⁹, William Perry ⁸, Joseph ⁷ ( Stephen ⁶, Joseph ⁵ , Joseph ⁴,John ³, Samuel ², John ¹ ), Richfield MN.
15131,642  R20546, William Perry Bigelow son of Joseph (Joseph, Stephen, Joseph, Joseph, John, Samuel, John) and Betsy Marshall Bigelow, was born 23 mar 1828 at West Boylston, Worcester co., MA on 23 Mar 1828 and married (1) Abbie Battles. He m-2 Mary S. Smith on 15 May 1856 of Athol, MA where they resided for many years.  On 22 Feb 1998 death certificates for him and wife and his obituary were sent to Loring Bigelow, 386 G Avenida-Castilla, Laguna Hills, CA 92653-3777 to fill in missing information in Vol.II.  He died Feb 18, 1918 of "old age" at the home of his son in Osage, IA.  His second wife, Mary S. Smith, died of paralysis and meningitis on april 18, 1894 in Nora Springs, IA.  They are both buried in Nora Springs, IA.  The two daughters that died in 1868 were Clara and Minnie.

William Perry was a mill-wright and machinist.  He also farmed and spent much time grafting fruit trees.  He moved from MA to IA, locating at Nora Springs
in 1883.  In 1894 he joined the family of his only surviving son, who was then living in Minnesota and 1915 came with them to Osage.

His son, William Arthur Bigelow (15131.6425 R20743) had four children (Vol.II says two).  "I plan to submit the information on his family to the Society Genealogist for Vol.III.

Copies of family photos of Joseph 15131.64, William Perry 155131.642, and his wife, Mary S. Smith Bigelow were sent to Loring.

SOURCES:  Sherry Bigelow Cyza, 7426 Oakland Ave.S., Richfield, MN 55423, ph: 612 869 6980, e-mail:  scyza@aol.com.   heritage:  Sherry (Wm.J., Newton, Wm.A., Wm.P., Joseph, Stephen, Joseph, Joseph, John, Samuel, John).  Her letter to Loring was sent to historian/genealogist.

Mary S. (Smith) Bigelow (1836-1894)

           
Clara F. (1858-1868)                             Minna Estelle 1860-1868)

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