Isaac Wilson ⁸ BIGELOW

15923.382      Isaac Wilson ⁸ BIGELOW, son of John Chamberlain ⁷ ( Isaac ⁶ , Isaac ⁵ , Isaac ⁴, Isaac ³, Samuel ², John ¹ ) and Mary (MARTIN) BIGELOW, was born at Plain City, Madison co., OH on 16 Jul 1829.  In early childhood he was taken to live at Newark and Granville, Licking co., OH.  There he married Amanda Malvina Milligan on 24 May 1855.  She was born in Newark on 28 Mar 1835 and was the daughter of Robert and Mary (Wilson) Milligan.  They resided in Newark where Isaac was a clerk in the railroad office and served as county clerk.  He was also the 8th mayor of Newark.  Amanda died 24 Feb 1869 of childbed fever after the birth of their sixth child.  Isaac's older sister then lived with the family serving as housekeeper and mother.  In 1860 his work took him to Bellaire, OH and in 1883 to Marion, OH.  He died 3 May 1908 in Newark and is buried with his wife in Cedar Hill cemetery.

Children of Isaac and Amanda (Milligan) Bigelow, all born at Newark, OH.

15923.3821     Robert M., b 09 Mar 1856; d 12 July 1887

15923.3822     Charles Fuller, b 19 Aug 1856; d 20 Oct 1926 St. Louis,MO; m Susan R. Farris; Charles was with the Wabash RA as freight agent in St. Louis where they resided.

15923.3823     Anna Lucinda, b 31 Mar 1860; d 05 Sep 1947 Newark,,OH; unmarried.  From 1931 - 1945 her brother Harry Lawrence Bigelow lived with her.

15923.3824     Edward Russell, b  1863; d 23 Oct 1893 Washington,,DC; m  Helen B. Clear; He was a pharmacist. 3 children.

15923.3825t    Harry Lawrence, b  ___ ; d ___ ; m (1) Elizabeth Mary Findlay; m (2) 21 Jan 1910 Helen Amsden; Harry lived in Memphis, TN and had 4 children.

15923.3826     Isaac Wilson [Jr.], b 16 Feb 1869; d 10 Dec 1912 Massillon,Stark Co.,OH.

Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy  Vol. II Page 131 and ;
Correspondence between family descendant and Bigelow Society historian/genealogist;
early records OH.
Note:
From:  Davis, Jennifer   <    jen@marketsoft.com     >
        I can't help with Harry Lawrence, but I do have information on my great-grandfather,
15923.3824     Edward Russell Bigelow, b. 1863; d. 23 Oct 1893 Washington, DC; m. Helen Belle Clear
Edward Russell Bigelow and Helen Belle Clear had three children:

1. Rose Helen Bigelow (my grandmother), b. 1886 Washington, DC; m. 17 Nov 1915 Robert Henry Davis; d. 1962 Duxbury, MA; 2 children

2. Anna Mary Bigelow, b. 6 Sep 1887 Washington, DC; d. unm. Aug 1976 Silver Spring, MD

3. Edward Leroy (Ned) Bigelow, b. ;

Children of Robert Henry and Rose Helen (Bigelow) Davis:

i.  Anna Bigelow Davis, b. 10 Apr 1920 Washington, DC; d. unm. 7 Sep 1999 Duxbury, MA; res. Duxbury, MA, where she was an art teacher in the Duxbury school system

ii. Robert Henry Davis, b. 30 May 1925 Washington, DC; d. 22 Jun 1998 Glastonbury, CT; m. in Warehouse Point, CT Sep 1957 Frances Mabel Metcalf (living); 3 children (living);

I'm still sorting out Edward Leroy Bigelow's history, but I believe he may have lived in Panama during the early 1900's.
Also, I have some old documents indicating that Isaac W. Bigelow's wife went by the name Malvina, not Amanda.
- Jen

bigelow@slic.com Rod Bigelow at SLIC