James Edward ⁹ BIGELOW

16251.2513 James Edward ⁹ BIGELOW, son of James ⁸ ( James ⁷ , James ⁶, James ⁵ , James ⁴ , Jonathan ³, Joshua ², John ¹), and Abby (RICKER) BIGELOW, was born 19 February 1858 St. Albans, Somerset co, ME. He married Elsa Maxwell, divorced, no children. Edward James was a Brakeman with the Railroad in Florence, WI 1882, considered "west" in those days. He was a Brakeman with the Railroad in Florence and a Lumberman. Later? he married Annie Tappa (Tapin) and had 7 children, 5 alive in 1910 census (see below) She was born 10 May 1869 (15 May 1864?) South Plantagenet, Prescott, ONCA;, and died 14 June 1940 Stiles, Oconto co, WI (see below). She had married John LeFave as widow of Edward James, who had died 15 May 1921 at Stiles, WI. Evidently no children by second marriage.born at St. Albans, Somerset co., WI. (Also known as Edward James see below)

Children of Edward James and Anna (Tapin) Bigelow:

16251.25131 James Edward, b 09 June 1885 Stiles, Oconto co, WI; d 27 Nov 1945 (43?) at Iron Mountain, MI; m Lillian Lena Hertwig (b 09 Dec 1893, dau of Mangus and Bertha (Eardman) Hertwig; d 29 Apr 1929 St. Vincent Hosp, Green Bay, WI) res Oconto Falls, WIr.

16251.25132 Abbie, b 27 Aug 1886 Stiles; d 24 Oct 1974 in Oconto, WI; m (1) Mr. Johnson and m (2) Mr. Noel or Nast.

16251.25133t Edward James, b 05 Apr 1889 Stiles, WI; d 12 July 1948 Oconto, Falls, WI; m 1910 Ella Hertwig; 13 children.(see below)

16251.25134 Harry, b 21 July 1892 Stiles; d 27 Jan 1978 East Kingsford, MI; m 17 June 1912 Aurella Longrie.

16251.25135 Freddy, b __ 1898 Stiles; d ___ 1899 Stiles, WI.

16251.25136 Mabel Esabella, b 24 Aug 1899 Stiles; d 12 June 1966 Oconto, WI; m (1) 1913 John Edward Olson, m (2) 1917 Robert Henry Lucas, m (3) 1926 Howard Elmer George.(see below)

16251.25137 Baby, b _ 1910; d _ 1910;

L: Ella Hertwig wife of Edward James Bigelow
R: sister, Lillian Lena, wife of James Edward Bigelow

Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume II, page 480 (child Edwin);
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; page 371;
Abbe Genealogy, 1913;
vital records ME.
Dawn (Bigelow) Ingram 24 March 2003 with information on
Edward James b. 19 Feb 1858, St. Albans, Somerset co, ME.

Annie Tappa Bigelow LeFAVE
contributor: Lynne Lucas Robison
Oconto County Reporter
Thursday June 20 1940
died June 14th
SERVICES TUESDAY FOR MRS. LeFAVE
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock for Mrs. Annie LeFave, 71, who passed away at her home in the town of Stiles after a four day illness. Services were conducted from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mabel George, on Congress St. in Oconto. Rev. Homer Johnson officiated and burial was in the Evergreen cemetery. The Gallagher Funeral home was in charge of funeral arrangements.
The deceased was born Miss Annie Tappa in Canada May 10, 1869 and came to the town of Stiles at the age of four. She lived in Stiles from that time until her death. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors Association of Lena. Survivors are her husband, John LeFave, two daughters, Mrs. A.J. [Abbie] Johnson, Iron Mountain, Mich; Mrs. Mabel George, Oconto; three sons, James Bigelow, Iron Mountain, Mich; Harry Bigelow, Kingsford, Mich; Ed Bigelow, Oconto Falls, thrity seven grandchildren, nine great grandchildren; two brothers, Paul Tappa, Kempster; George Tappa, Stiles.
(contributor's note: She was also the widow of Edward James Bigelow of Stiles, who died in 1921.
She was my Great Grandmother. Lynne Lucas Robison is granddaughter of Mabel Bigelow Lucas George, and great granddaughter of Edward and Annie {Tappa} Bigelow LaFave. The photograph of Anna Tappa Bigelow LaFave was taken in 1934)

Note 2009:
Subject: 16251.2513 James Edward Bigelow
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:08:59 -0700
From: "Lynne Robison" <lynmarr@msn.com>
I found this listing and a typo must have happened----in red letters
corrected paragraph:

16251.2513      James Edward 9 BIGELOW, son of James 8 ( James 7 , James 6 , James 5 , James 4 , Jonathan 3, Joshua 2, John 1), and Abby (RICKER) BIGELOW, was born 19 February 1858 St. Albans, Somerset co, ME. He married Elsa Maxwell, divorced, no children. Edward James was a Brakeman with the Railroad in Florence, WI 1882, considered "west" in those days. He was a Brakeman with the Railroad in Florence and a Lumberman. Later? he married Annie Tappa (Tapin) and had 7 children, 5 alive in 1910 census. She was born 10 May 1869 (15 May 1864?) South Plantagenet, Prescott, ONCA;, and died 14 June 1940 Stiles, Oconto co, WI (see below). She had married John LeFave as widow of Edward James, who had died 15 May 1921 at Stiles, WI. Evidently no children by second marriage.born at St. Albans, Somerset co., WI. (Also known as Edward James see below

I am Annie Tappa’s great granddaughter who supplied both her picture and Mabel Bigelow’s picture (my grandmother) in your site.
Thank you very much for your assistance in this correction to your most awesome site! If you need any further information I would be happy to provide it.
Lynne Lucas Robison
Great Granddaughter of James Edward Bigelow and Anna Catherine Tappa

Note:
From: "DAWN BIGELOW-INGRAM" <d.bigelowingram@gte.net>
Dear Rod,
         I love your site. It may very easily hold the key to my brick wall. I
am able to go as far as "john joshua jonathan james james james james
james and then I get the page with oops on it. I am looking for Edward
James or James Edward Bigelow b. 1860's. He came to Wisconsin from St.
Albans, Maine. Many of my fathers 13 siblings share common nmes with
James and Louisa (Abbe) Bigelows children and I am hoping to find him as
a cousin.
Thank-you for all the hard work creating this wonderful site!
Sincerely,
Dawn Bigelow -Ingram
More:
Thank-you! Family oral history has my g-grandfather, Ed Bigelow born Feb 1861 or 1867. He left St.
Albans (some say fled, because of some trouble) as a young man and went to Stiles, Wisconsin. He married
Anna Tapin and worked on the railroad. I wonder if Edwin b 1858 deserves a closer look from me. I need
to order the Bigelow Family Book from your web site.   Your time is very much appreciated!
More2:
This concerns my great-great grandfather 16251.251 JAMES 8 BIGELOW V. His son JAMES 9 EDWARD BIGELOW married
ELSA MAXWELL first.   The intentions of this marriage were posted 22 Nov. 1875 at ST ALBANS, MAINE I found no information stating they had children. They went west. (Wisconsin was considered west in those days:) This information came from A HISTORY OF ST ALBANS, MAINE, by GLADYS BIGELOW. I also have lots of census information.
JAMES 9 EDWARD BIGELOW later married my g-grandmother ANNA TAPPA or TAPIN. (TAPIN is pronounced TAPPA in French) JAMES 9 and ANNA TAPIN BIGELOW had seven children. Their third child EDWARD JAMES BIGELOW is my grandfather. JAMES 9 (he went by Ed) and ANNA TAPIN BIGELOW also named their oldest son JAMES EDWARD BIGELOW so there is a James 10.
I don't know why they named one son EDWARD JAMES and the other JAMES EDWARD but they did and they both survived and married sisters and had children.
I have all the JAMES 9 and ANNA'S seven childrens names and birth dates and their spouses. I sent this information in family group sheets to the web site several years ago and it was never entered.
The two notes at the end of JAMES 8 BIGELOW V page are notes I sent when I first suspected he was my line. I have many source references and am not sure if someone else provided information or mine was misunderstood. My great grandfathers obit stated he came from St. Albans, Maine.
I have not been able to prove it but I believe Elsa Maxwell Bigelow later married a man named CHARLES EDWIN CLASS and was stepmother to his two children.
Thank-you,
Dawn Bigelow-Ingram

16251.25133 Edward James ¹⁰ Bigelow, was born at Stiles, Oconto co, WI on 05 April 1889. In 1910 he married Ella Hertwig. From census, their marriage was in 1910 and in 1920 he was a laborer. Ella was born 25 May 1891 in Spruce, Oconto co, WI, the daughter of Magnus and Bertha( Erdman) Hertwig.She died 13 June 1972 in Oconto Falls, WI. Edward had died 12 July 1948 also in Oconto Falls, WI.

Children of Edward James and Ella (Hertwig) Bigelow:

16251.25133.1 Lula Lillian, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.2 Earl Magnus, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.3 Melvin Jerome, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.4 Abbie Hazel, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.5 Ward Calvin Gibbs, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.6 Adeline Esther Anna, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.7 Milton Leonard, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.8 Betty Jane, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.9 Marvin, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.At Otis Merle ¹¹ Bigelow, was born 27 February 1929 at Stiles, Oconto co, WI ; He married Joyce Mae Renel, daughter of Ervin Alfred and Frederick Mae (Milheiser) Renel. She was born 04 January 1934 in Oconto co, WI, and was living in 2003; 3 children; Otis Merle Bigelow served in the U. S. Army. Merle died 18 December 1995 at Stiles. His widow, Joyce (Renal) Bigelow married (2) Robert B. Richard and they were parents of five children.

Children of Otis Merle and Joyce Mae (Renel) Bigelow:

16251.25133.A1 Dawn Mae, b ____ ; d _____ ; source of latest information;

16251.25133.A2 Sue Ann, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.A3 Thomas Otis, b ____ ; d _____ ;
_____

16251.25133.B Byron Glen, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.C Carol Jean, b ____ ; d _____ ;

16251.25133.D Neil, b ____ ; d _____ ;

Oconto County Reporter
June 16, 1966
Oconto Woman is Stiles Crash Victim
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Mabel B. (should be "E") George, 66, Oconto business woman, who died following a collision at Stiles Junction Sunday afternoon.
It was the second death in a week resulting from accidents at the intersection of highways 141 and 22, and the sixth county traffic death in 1966.
Mrs. George was declared dead on arrival at Oconto Memorial hospital, and the four other occupants of the car in which she was a passenger were injured, non critically.
Mrs. George was a passenger in a car driven by Raymond Matravers, 65, R1-Abrams, eastbound on highway 22 when it was struck by a southbound auto driven by Martin C. Mataya,19, Cudahy, Mr. Matravers stopped at the arterial, but then started to cross highway 141, not seeing the approaching Mataya car.
The Matravers auto was struck broadside on the right rear door.
Mrs. George's death was attributed to internal injuries. Most seriously injured of the other occupants was Mrs. (Vivian) Clarence Durand, 48, who sustained multiple fractured ribs and contusions to the head and right leg. Her condition is fair. Her husband suffered fractured ribs and a deep scalp laceration. His condition is good, as is that of Mr. Matravers, who suffered lacerations and abrasions of the forehead and contusions of the chest and right elbow.
Neither Mrs. (Ruth) Matravers nor the driver of the other auto was hospitalized.
Mrs. George, nee Mabel Bigelow, was born August 24, 1889 at Stiles. She was a lifetime resident of the county, and owner and manager of the Tommy Store restaurant here for 24 years.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian church, and was a deaconess of the church, also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Friends called at the Gallagher funeral home until she was taken to the church at 11:00 a.m. yesterday. Services were conducted at two o'clock, the Reverend Robert F. Hollett officiating. Burial was a Evergreen cemetery.
Surviving her are five daughters, Ruth, Mrs. Raymond Matravers; Vivian, Mrs. Clarence Durand; Ruby, Mrs. Howard Larson, Sturgeon Bay; Betty, Mrs. Chester Leigh, and Jane Mrs. Ronald Christman both of Kenosha; three sons, Wallace Lucas, Oconto; Robert Lucas, Torrance, Calif., and Lawrence George, Denmark, Wis; one brother Harry Bigelow, Kingford, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. (Abbie) Arthur Johnson, Iron Mountain, Mich.; 32 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. One son, John, preceded her in death
Contributor's Note: Her parents were Edward James Bigelow and Anna Tappa of Stiles. She married John Edward Olson in 1913, and had two children John(Jack) and Ruth. Her husband died in 1916. In 1917, she married Robert Henry Lucas Sr. and had three children, Vivian Nellie, Wallace Henry, and Robert Henry Jr. They divorced. In 1926, she married Howard Elmer George, and had 6 children, Ruby Rose, Donald, Betty Lou, Lawrence Elmer, Jane Mae, Floyd Joseph. In her lifetime she was pregnant 13 times, raised 9 children losing 4 of them. - I am her grand daughter, daughter of Robert Henry Lucas Jr.,

Tommy Store Restaurant

L-R: Betty Lou George, Wallace Lucas, Vivian Lucas, Ruby George, John Olson, "Mabel (Bigelow),
Ruth Olson, Jane George, Lawrence George, Robert Lucas jr, Baby unknown

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