Lewis Hiram 9  BIGELOW


159B3.4162       Lewis Hiram 9 BIGELOW, son of Anson A. 8 ( Hiram 7 , Jairus 6 , Bond 5 , Elisha 4, Isaac 3, Samuel 2, John1)  and Mary Ann (HALLOCK) BIGELOW, was born 26 August 1867 Mundy, Genesee co, MI.  He married 14 August 1888 Parma (or "Parna") E. Gilbert (she was born 8 July 1870 and died 21 September 1942); Lewis died 04 October 1920, and both buried Evergreen cemetery Grand Blanc, res Flint, MI;
    
Children of Lewis Harmon and Parma E. (Gilbert) Bigelow:

159B3.41621t        Lavantia (Lovantia?) 10 , b 24 July 1890 Mundy, MI; d 14 Oct 1960 Flint, MI; m _ Feb 1910 George Hugh Steele (1899-1960 FTM); 3 sons: Hugh A., Fred L., and Clarke Steele (FTM)
  
159B3.41622        Nina 10 , b 11 July 1892 Mundy; d __ 1936 Allegan, Allegan co, MI; m Walter Bussey; 8 children   

159B3.41623     Anson Hiram 10 Bigelow, was born in October 1894 Mundy, Genesee co, MI;  He married  11 Oct 1916 Pearle Blanche Hill. She was born 15 April 1895 Mundy, Genesee co, MI, the daughter of James and Harriet (Mortimore) Hill. She died 20 September 1977 at Flint, MI (obit below); Anson had died 02 April 1970, age 75, at Flint, MI;
        Children:

        159B3.416231     Leo James 11 Bigelow, b 12 Feb 1918; d __before 2009 ; m 11 June 1942 Janice Tupper (see below);

        159B3.416232     Mortimore Hill 11 Bigelow, b 07 May 1920; d __ before 2009 ; m 02 June 1941 Edna Jane Keeler;

        159B3.416233     Harriet Louise 11 Bigelow, b 01 Oct 1923; d 29 July 2009 Clare, MI; m 08 May 1948 Everett Gulliford; (see obit)

159B3.41624        Floyd Gilbert 10 , b 22 Dec 1899 Mundy; d 21 Jan 1980 Texas; m (1) Orpha Molsworth; m (2) Gladys Turner; m (3) Gertrude Keaton;   

159B3.41625         Martha Bernice 10 , b 12 Oct 1904 Mundy; living 1984; m (1) _ Jan 1924 Walter Tappan (div); m (2) _ Jan 1947 George Carter Bragg, jr; (see below)  

Obit 1977 from Bigelow Soc. Library;
Bigelow, Pearl B. -- 5066 Brady St., Swartz Creek, age 82, died Saturday, September 17, 1977, at McLaren General Hospital. Funeral Services............

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 438;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Merle G. Perry article in Flint Genealogical Society Bulletin;
vital records and census of MI;
correspondence with Bigelow Society members.
Merle G. Perry article in "Flint Genealogical Society Bulletin;
Also, from Descendant, Todd Bigelow's wife Sheila and Karolyn (Bigelow) Baker (they own Anson's diary.)

Janice Tupper is a descendant of Bigelows: Janice 11 Tupper, Vernon 10 Tupper, Catherine 9 Shelton Tupper, Lydia 8 Bigelow Shelton, Asa 7 Bigelow.
She and Leo have a son Bruce James Bigelow, b 25 Apr 1944 Flint, MI; a dentist in OH

159B3.41625         Martha Bernice 10 Bigelow, b 12 Oct 1904 Mundy; living 1984; m (1) _ Jan 1924 Walter Lee Tappan (Walter was b 03 Sept 1889 Marion, IN, the son of Samuel Lee and Lizzie (  ) Tappan, he died 03 Oct 1977 Detroit, he was a metal pattern maker); m (2) _ Jan 1947 George Carter Bragg, jr (George was b 19 June 1910 Boston, the son of George Carter and Ethel Mae (Turner) Bragg; he d 12 Nov 1982 Detroit, he was a wood worker); residence in 1984 Mission, TX

Children of  Walter and Martha (Bigelow) Tappan:

159B3.416251       Mildred Marie Tappan, b 07 Aug 1926 Pontiac, MI; d ____ ; m 15 May 1943 William R. Daniel;
  
159B3.416252        Walter Kenneth Tappan, b 01 Oct 1928 Royal Oak, MI; d 24 Mar 1984 Westland, MI; m _ Oct 1954 Veva (Thompson) Lochner;

159B3.416253         Russell Lee Tappan, b 08 Aug 1934 Alpena, MI; d ____ ; m _ July 1950 Virginia Barlow;

Children of  George and Martha (Bigelow) Bragg:

159B3.416254       Patricia Ann Bragg, b 19 June 1949 Detroit, MI; d ___ ;
Obituary from The Flint Journal; July 30, 2009

     GULLIFORD, Harriett Louise (Bigelow)- Age 85, of Remus, formerly of Swartz Creek, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2009 in Clare. Funeral Services will be 11AM Friday, July 31, 2009 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Rd., Swartz Creek. Rev. Lawrence Gill officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Blanc. Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-9PM Thursday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to Mid-Michigan Hospice. Harriett was born October 1, 1923 in Rankin, the daughter of the late Anson and Pearl (Hill) Bigelow. She married Everett Gulliford and he preceded her in death in 1962. Harriett was employed as a dispatcher by Grand Blanc City Police until her retirement in 1993. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Red Hat Society and Swartz Creek United Methodist Church. Surviving are her 3 children, Parna Henry (Don) of Remus, Tina Pesek of Shelby Twp., Everett Gulliford (Kathy) of Beaverton; 9 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters-in-law, Edna Bigelow of Swartz Creek, Janice Bigelow of Linden. She was also preceded in death by 2 sons, Harry and Gregory Gulliford; and 2 brothers, Leo and Mortimore Bigelow. Online condolences and tributes may be posted on the obituaries page of www.sharpfuneralhomes.com   
Modified - 08/12/2009
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