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Children of William G. and Martha (Weideman) Bigelow:
15923.7331 Sarah Elizabeth, b 0l March 1851 Stoyestown, Somerset City, PA; d 26 June 1937 Ashland co; m 30 Nov (July?) 1876 (72?) Henry David Sample (he d July 1924); res. OH; 4 children: John, Miller, Paul, and unknown SAMPLE.
15923.7332 Lebbeus Eliphaz (known as Eliphas L. in Pension doc) , b 13 Feb 1853 Stoyestown, Somerset City, PA; d _____ ; m Juniata Fitzgerald (b 1867, dau of Joseph and Ellen (Bilger) Fitzgerald); res. Blair county, PA; 1 child: Mary Alma Bigelow.
15923.7333t Jacob Weideman, b 02 April 1855 Stormstown, PA (stepchild?) ; d 27 Dec 1921 PA; m 16 April 1884 Mary Catherine Wooding (Woodring); res. Centre co., PA; 7 children.
15923.7334t Daniel Russell, b 03 Nov 1857; d ca 1929; m Blanche C. Kline (she b Jan 1865); 4 children.
15923.7335 Laura Emma, b 25 July 1861; d _____ ; m Potter Brian; res. Blair co., PA.
15923.7336 William John, b 08 Sept 1863; d 13 May 1864.
15923.7337 Isaac Custer, b 14 March 1865; d 10 Dec 1865.
15923.7338 Altha Gantz, b 03 Oct 1867; on 1880 census is marked "male".
15923.7339 Almira Jane 9, b
12 March 1869 Stoyestown, Somerset City, PA; not listed on 1880 census; m
1892 Edward Ross ( he b 1868; d 1947 Bellwood, Blair co, PA); 2 children:
only one child known: William Laird 10 Ross , b
04 Mar 1893; d ___ ; m Verna Rebecca Price; ( she b Altoona, Blair co, PA);
1 child known: Howard William Ross.
Possible child of William and his second wile, Mary (Raker) Bigelow:
15923.733A Grace, in household 1880 census, age 6; m______ Kearley; 3 children.
Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol. II Page 412-413;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
1880, 1890, 1900 censuses PA
Addendum 2003:
Notes from Bobbi Moist page 17 and 35;
photo from Bobbi Moist jeem@acsworld.net
see gantz83b.htm for more
Hi Rod,I have been working on the Dr.Eliphaz Bigelow tree for many
a year.He was my Great
grandfather's Clay Bigelow's Grand-Dad.I have learned not to take any
information for granted.
I have all of Eliphaz Children and Photo's of their headstones and have
researched
all the children to the present which was a task.I have
come up with a couple things that I do not agree with things I find
on the net. Also I have done all
Eliphaz brothers that lived in my area.Lewistown,Allensville,Belleville
all in Mifflin Co.Pa.And McAlevy's
Fort Huntingdon County.I was lucky enough to remember a lot of what my
Great-grandfather told me,and
have found so far thru research that it has checked out.He said that thru
his father's Lebbeus S..Bigelow
's,Uncle, Lebbeus Lummis Bigelow that thru the Custers it went back to
General Custer and thru his
Mothers side Priscilla Randolph's Bigelow to Pocahontas and this
really put me on a chase but he was
right.Lebbeus S. son of Dr.Eliphaz married Priscilla Randolph Her
father sure does go back to
Pocahontas. But back to the Custer or Custis I believe the name is Custer.I
realize that some where
down the line they could of changed from Custis to Custer,all I know is
what I was told and from records
in our area He went by Eliphaz Custer Bigelow.He is buried about 15 miles
from where I live.I also have
a friend that her husband comes down from that side of the family and
all her family records are Custer.
Also I can not match to Dr.William Gantz Bigelow his wife that
is listed as a Mary Ann Baker(2ndWife) all
the records state she was the daughter of Nathaniel Baker.I have turned
our area upside down and can
find no information on a Mary Ann Baker d/o Nathaniel.On the records I
sent for When Dr.Wm.Gantz filed
for pension she is listed as Mary Jane Rakerd.And that they where married
by a Rev.Hanawalt he did
exist and was a preacher in our area..At this time she gives Dr.Bigelow
as her first
husband,but when she files for her Widow's pension she still states no
prev. marriage she must of got
turned down because she filed again And gives her name as Mary Jane Ross
and that she had been
married to a Ross before she married Dr.Wm.Gantz Bigelow.But on this she
still gives her maiden name
as Rakerd.,also on the General Affidavit the witness list has A
J.F.Rakerd of Belleville and a
J.E.Rakerd swearing to the truth of the Affidavit.I can find that a Rakerd
had a daughter Mary Jane and
the dates would fit.But can find nothing on a Mary Ann Baker.She remarried
after the death of William G
Bigelow to a Henery Sones in 1902. in Centre County,Pa.
I have all records on Family Tree Maker and want to send what I have to
the Bigelow Society.With a
copy of records,I think that the Web page is great and you do a great
Job,I do not know how you do
it.So many Bigelow's just doing what I have done took many years and had
my head spinning.
Thanks Bobbi
Russell D. Bigelow is the son of Jacob Weidman Bigelow,
who is the son of Dr. William Gantz Bigelow,
who is the son of Dr. Lebbeus Loomis Bigelow,
Who is the son of Isreal Bigelow.
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