Benjamin "Bennie" Franklin ⁹ BIGELOW

AKA Benjamin George Bigelow?

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Millard Cemetery; Millard, Walworth County, Wisconsin

1592C.3931      Benjamin Franklin ⁹ BIGELOW, son of Frank George ⁸ ( James ⁷ , Daniel ⁶ , Amasa ⁵, Isaac ⁴, Isaac ³, Samuel ², John¹) and Ellen Ophelia (Smith) BIGELOW, was born at Millard, Walworth co, WI on 31 May 1875. He married 29 March 1893 Lydia "Lida" Poole in Richland Center, WI. She was born in 1878 in Richland County, WI, the dau of John P. and Rachel Poole. She died in 1977 (aged 98–99) Walworth County, WI. Benjamin died in September of 1922 (aged 47) also in Walworth County.

Children of Benjamin Franklin and Lydia (Poole) Bigelow:

1592C.39311    Irene (1897-1996) married Martin Finster

1592C.39312    Alene E., b 24 Aug 1899 La Grange, Walworth County, WI; d _ Apr 1996 (aged 96) ; m 01 Aug 1922 Arthur C. Flitcroft (b 19 May 1901 WI; d 28 Apr 1997 (aged 95) Walworth County, WI)(see below)
1592C.39313t Floyd B., b 20 June 1902 Elkhorn, Walworth co, WI; d 20 Jan 1995 Elkhorn, Walworth co, WI; m _ Sept 1923 Madelyn Coffey (divorced) (b 04 Jan 1906 Chicago, Cook, co, IL; d 12 May 1992 Elkhorn, Walworth co, WI); 3 children: Donald Benjamin, sr, Norma Jeanne, and Marvin L. Bigelow; (see headstone)

1592C.39314    George L. b __1905; d 24 Nov 1993; m 1944 Joyce Mae Morgan (b 26 May 1923 Elkhorn, Walworth County, WI; d 15 Apr 2023 (aged 99) Reeds Spring, Stone County, MO (see below)

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 430 child as Bennet F. Bigelow
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
1850 census OH;
death records Walworth co.;
family members correspondence.

Bennie Obit:
Funeral services for Benjamin Bigelow, 41, who died Friday from blood poisoning were held at the home and at the Methodist church here Sunday afternoon. Rev. C. Wesley officiating.
Pallbearers were Dewey Olson, H.F. Folkers, William Wilear, George Anderson, Harry Weaver and Oscar Kettleson.
A choir composed of Mr.and Mrs. Roy Lowe, Kenneth Smith, Mrs. C.W. Eang, Miss Psyche Holt, Mrs. Margaret Hollister Lowe sand. Among the selections were "Nearer My God to Thee," and "Home Sweet Home," selected by Mr. Bigelow before his death. Mrs. F.A. Rice was the organist.
Interment was a Millard cemetery.
The Janesville Daily Gazette, Sept. 18. 1922

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Floyd B. Bigelow

Spring Grove Cemetery; Delavan, Walworth County, WI

George L. and Joyce Mae (Morgan) Bigelow

Joyce Obituary:
Joyce Mae Bigelow, 99, passed away on April 15, 2023 at home, with her son at her side. Joyce was born on May 26, 1923, to Miles and Mattie Morgan in Elkhorn, Wisconsin; one of their twelve children. In 1944 she married George Bigelow, and on April 28, 1946, their son was born. Together, George and Joyce operated George L Bigelow Trucking for almost 30 years, until their son bought the business in 1972. Over the next 20 years they owned and operated Bluebird Cab service. Joyce also worked at Borg Instruments, for over 50 years. Delavan was Joyce's home until 2015 when she moved to Reeds Spring, Missouri with her son and daughter-in-law. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband George; her daughter-in-law, Sue; her grandson Donnie; and eleven siblings. A funeral service to celebrate Joyce's life will be held on Saturday, April 22nd at the Spring Grove Cemetery in Delavan.

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Alene and Arthur; Spring Grove Cemetery; Delavan, Walworth County, WI

Modified - 08/10/2023

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