David Young ⁹ BIGELOW

David Young and Martha (Ornur) Bigelow, seated in center (see below)
Ruth is directly behind her father, David; and Mabel is on her right and Edith on her left

15923.7714 David Young ⁹ BIGELOW, son of Israel M. ⁸ ( Eliphaz ⁷ , Israel ⁶, Isaac 5 , Isaac ⁴ , Isaac ³, Samuel ², John ¹) and Mary A. (YOUNG) BIGELOW, was born in McAlvey's Fort, PA on 08 October 1859. He married on 07 May 1895 Martha Matilda "Tillie" Ornur, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cox) Ornur. She was born 07 October 1870 in Pleasant Gap, and died 19 April 1959 in Huntingdon co, PA. David was a carpenter and died 02 December 1950 Huntingdon co, PA. They are buried in Cedar Grove cemetery, Petersburg, PA.

Children of David and Martha (Ornur) Bigelow:

15923.77141 Edith Ann, b 02 Feb 1896 Altoona, Blair co, PA; d ______ ; m Plummer Piper; (see below)

15923.77142t Ruth May, b 02 July 1897 Altoona; d 04 Sept 1972; m 26 Mar 1919 Walter Clark Henderson; 5 children (see below)

15923.77143t Elizabeth Blanche, b __ 1899 Altoona, Blair co, PA; d __ 1989 Altoona, Blair co, PA;

15923.77144t David William, b 16 Sept 1901 Altoona, Blair co, PA; d 04 Nov 1984 Altoona; m Margaret Alfhild Lawson (b 30 Jan 1906; d 17 Feb 1991 Altoona) both bur. Grandview cemetery, Altoona; 2 children;

15923.77145t Walter Israel, b 31 Aug 1903 Huntingdon co, PA; d _____ ; m Katherine Parsons; 2 children;(see below)

15923.77146 Margaret Ellen "Peg" (twin), b 01 Feb 1910; d 25 Mar 1999 Rosemount, IL; m

15923.77147 Mary Rosenna (twin), b 01 Feb 1910; d _____ 1971; unmarried; bur Petersburg, PA;

15923.77148 Jacob Edward, b 21 Jan 1???; d ___ 1954; m 24 Feb 1891 Margaret Cummins at McAlvey's Ft.;

15923.77149 Mabel Matilda, b ___ ; d _____ ; unmarried

David Young Bigelow and Martha Matilda (Ornur) Bigelow with Granddaughter Caroline Ruth Henderson

Note: Mrs. Plummer Piper (see below), Petersburg; Mrs. Wade Snyder, Mount Union, R. D?; and Mrs. Ruth Henderson were listed as married sisters of Walter; Mabel and Mary were listed as sisters unmarried

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II, pg 416 child;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Biographical Encyclopedia of Juniata Valley, PA
Including counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, pub. by J. M. Runk, 1897.;
correspondence with descendants.

From: Sam Whitesel < sam.whitesel@hmjmhmr.org >

<> Well, I guess we’re cousins. My name is Sam Whitesel, I’m just shy of 65 years old. I grew up in Petersburg, PA in the home of my grandparents, Plummer and Edith (Bigelow) Piper. I knew the Bigelow’s well and visited often with many as a child. Edith was the oldest child of David Young and Martha Matilda “Tilly” Orner Bigelow. We called them Mum and Pup. I have tools from David and some of the household furnishings that he built. David died when I was very little but we visited Mum regularly until her death when I was about 8. I still see the house they lived in when I am in Huntingdon, where they last lived. I knew Edith’s brothers and sisters since they stopped in whenever they were around to see their oldest sibling and I remember the anguish in our home when uncle Walter and Aunt Catherine’s son and family were killed in the van/train collision.
Thank you for doing family research.
Sam Whitesel
Alexandria, PA

New 2010
Subject: Bigelow Family
From: Brenda Stayrook < adamsaunt1@verizon.net >
I am working on Ancestry.com. I still need to add my grandfather's siblings. Two of them are still alive. I am attaching a photo of David
Bigelow's family. Grandma Ruth is standing directly behind her father. Mabel is on her right and Edith is on her left. Peg is one of the twins seated. I think the other twin is Mary and I' not sure who is who in the sons. The other picture is Grandma Ruth and Aunt Edith. Brenda (listed under Stayrook family tree)
Ruth May Bigelow Henderson was my great-grandmother. I was 8 years old when she died but I remember her well. My grandfather was Robert Clark Henderson and my mother was Caroline Ruth Henderson Stayrook. I also knew Mabel well and have memories of Aunt Edith and Aunt Peg (she lived in Chicago but visited a couple of times when I was a kid). If you want info on my line of ancesters, let me know. I am putting my tree together and your site was helpful for verifying information I had. Thanks. Brenda

<>Ruth and Edith Bigelow

Name: Robert C. HENDERSON; Avid gardener, clockmaker, TV repairman
Age: 79
Address: Lewistown, formerly of Alexandria
Date of birth: 12/25/1919
Location born: Logan twp., Huntingdon county
Date of death: 10/24/1999
Father: Walter C. HENDERSON
Mother: Ruth (BIGELOW) HENDERSON
Spouse: Teletha (CARPER) HENDERSON, deceased 1991
Surviving children: Caroline R. STAYROOK; 4 grandchildren; 3 greatgrandchildren
Surviving siblings: Jean L. WALKER, Martha Lois SLOTHOWER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Wayne B. HENDERSON, Marjorie R. WAGNER
Interment: Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery

From: Doris Bigelow Scheidemantle    E-mail          Augwedann@AOL.com
     Have you ever heard of Israel I. Bigelow, who lived in McAlevy's Fort, Penna., in 1859? He was my great grandfather, and I can't locate him ANYWHERE! (Great grandmother was Mary Young Bigelow.) Thanks for ANY help!!!
     These Bigelows - my forebears, lived in the Huntingdon area of Penna.,- McAlevy's Fort, Bald Eagle Valley, all in the
same area. My grandfather was David Young Bigelow, born Oct. 30 or 31, 1859, in McAlevy's Fort. My father was David William Bigelow, born Sept. 16, 1901, in the Huntingdon area. My name is Doris Bigelow Scheidemantle, and I live in
NY. I would dearly love to learn more of this of this line. In the Spring we hope to stay a few days in that area and investigate. I was born and raised in Altoona, Penna.. I am hoping to find some kind of lead at Historical Societies, etc. Will let you know if and when I ever find out!!! (Incidentally, my grandfather, David Y. Bigelow, was married to my grandmother, Martha Matilda Orner, from the same area.)   Thanks for any help!! With a name like Israel I. Bigelow, ggf MUST have been related to others of the same name!!!
     That's the one!!! My grandfather's obit says his father was Israel I., but this is definitely the one, because the Mary Young is correct, the brothers and sisters are correct, and the Oct. 1859 date of birth is correct. (I just reread the obit and the dates for my grandparents are Oct. 7th and 8th, respectively>) I am so excited I can scarcely sit still. THANK YOU so very much!!! Now I have something substantial to go on!!! Will stay in touch. And thanks again. Your help is much appreciated!!!
More on Israel M.⁸ Bigelow's wife
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 15:57:48 EDT
From: Augwedann@AOL.com
Hi Rod. I wonder if you could help.    I have seen an obituary for Mrs. Israel Bigelow (this would be Mary A. Young), and the date of the newspaper was 2/2/1889. It stated that she was 70. We all know how newspapers can get things wrong, but the date on the paper is 1889.   The dates given for her on Israel's page in the Bigelow Society are 1832-1899.   Is there any way we can find out for sure?   I have searched all over and cannot find anything more about her.   (I know this is the same lady because her survivors are my grandfather and his siblings, and the place of burial is correct.) Do you have any suggestions?    Thanks much for your help.Finding her has been a real challenge!            Doris
Subject: Dimples
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 16:29:23 EST
From: Augwedann50@aol.com
Hi. I am wondering how many of our Bigelow clan sport a nice
dimple in the chin?   My grandfather had one, my father and five of his
eight siblings had one, and I have one. Is this a Bigelow trait?     My
greatgrandfather was Israel M. Bigelow, married to Mary Young. My grandfather was
David Young Bigelow, married to Martha Matilda Orner.   I am curious to
know if there are other Bigelows with this delightful chin feature.
Thanks.
Doris Bigelow Scheidemantle
Augwedann50@AOL.com

15923.77145 Walter Israel ¹⁰ Bigelow, son of David Young ⁹, etc., was born 31 August 1903 Huntingdon, PA. He married Katherine Elizabeth Parsons at unknown date. She was born 31 October 1904 in Mt. Union, PA and died 05 October 1992. Unknown death date for Walter, but they are both buried at Carson City cemetery near Altoona, PA. Children:

15923.771451 Edwin Lewis ¹¹ Bigelow, b ___ 1925 Huntingdon, PA; d 23 Feb 1963 Grand Forks, ND; m Phyllis _____ ; both buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC; 3 children (see below)

Children of Edwin and Phyllis ( ____ ) Bigelow:
1. Lindsay, b ___ 1954; d ____ .
2. Pamela Lindsay, b ___ 1956; d 23 Feb 1963 Grand Forks, ND; buried at Arlington National Cemetery;
3. Christopher Lindsay, b ___ 1959; d _____ ;

15923.771452 Eleanor Ruth, b ____ ; d ______ ; m _____ Zimbler;

2 Obits of Rev. Edwin L. Bigelow

# 1.........5 Die in Tragedy
Huntingdon Native is Killed
A Huntingdon native, the Rev. Edwin Lewis Bigelow, 39, of Grand Forks, ND, was one of the five persons
killed in a bus-train accident in Grand Forks on Sunday.
The minister's wife and daughter Pamela 7, were killed in the same tragedy which also snuffed out the life of the
Episcopal Church bishop of Fargo, ND.
Three children, including the Bigelows' five year-old son Chris, were hospitalized with injuries after the crash, which occurred at an unmarked grade crossing at Highway 2 and the Northern Pacific Railroad tracks at the west ridge of Grand Forks.
The Rev. Mr. Bigelow was born in Huntingdon in 1925, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter I. Bigelow, now of 2612 Beale Avenue, Altoona. The father worked as a salesman for Reeves Parvin Company at Huntingdon until 1943 when the family moved to Altoona.
The dead minister was graduated from Huntingdon High School in 1942. His family is widely known here and the dead man has five aunts in the Huntingdon area: Miss Mary Bigelow, Huntingdon; Mrs. Plummer Piper, Petersburg; Mrs. Wade Snyder, Mount Union, R. D?; and Mrs. Ruth Henderson and Miss Mabel Bigelow of Alexandria. A sister of the dead man, Mrs. Eleanor Zimbler, lives in State College.
In addition to the Rev. Mr. Bigelow, his wife and daughter, the other victims of the fatality were; the Right Rev. Richard Emery, 53, Episcopal bishop of Fargo, and Sherrell Simons, 18, Mandan, ND, a student at the University of North Dakota.
continued.................

#2.............Bigelows are interred in Arlington
A Huntingdon native, the Rev. Edwin L. Bigelow, his wife, Phyllis, and their daughter Pamela 7, of Grand Forks, ND,
were buried last Thursday in Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr. Bigelow, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bigelow of Altoona, formerly of Huntingdon, was killed when a train hit the Volkswagon church bus he was driving at a grade crossing in Grand Forks on Sunday Feb 23.
In addition to the minister, his wife , and his daughter, another clergyman and another youngster were killed. This makes the death toll five in the tragic accident.
A veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, Mr. Bigelow, 39, was chaplain at the Episcopal Student Center of the University of North Dakota.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two children; Lindsay 10, and Christopher 5, who was injured in the accident which took the lives of his parents.

Rod Bigelow (Roger Jon¹² BIGELOW)

Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929

< rodbigelow@netzero.net >

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