William Augustus 8 BIGELOW


William, Ida, and Glen about 1890

15337.424     William Augustus 8 BIGELOW son of Ebenezer Elias 7 ( Elijah 6 , Noah 5, Cornelius 4, Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1 and Mary (BENNETT) BIGELOW, was born 03 February 1867 Arcadia, Gratiot, MI. He lived in Gratiot county all of his life as a farmer, He married on 03 July 1889 Ida M. Day who was the daughter of John Norris and Cornelia J. (Hildreth) Day. She was born 06 October 1874 according to family records and, if so, was only 15 at her marriage. Ida died at Traverse City, MI on 18 November 1953 and William about 15 months later - on 03 April 1955 at Alma, MI. Both are buried at Alma. Riverside Cemetery.

Children of William and Ida (Day) Bigelow, all born in Gratiot county, MI:

15337.4241t     Glen A., b 30 July 1890; d 22 Nov 1989 Saint Louis, Gratiot County, MI (aged 99); m 12 June 1915 Hazel B. Delling; 4 children.

15337.4242t     Roy V., b Ol Feb 1893; d 22 Dec 1968; m Erma Clark who d 1954; 2 children.

15337.4243t     Oral Emerson, b 13 Feb 1895; d 29 July 1979 in car accident with his 2nd wife; m (1)18 Jan 1917 Mary Lou Chase and (2) 17 Aug1944 Elsie (Anthony) Lacey Bigelow; 3 children by first m.

15337.4244t     Hazel M., b 13 Aug 1897; m Ervin Kelly; res. Wyoming, MI; 3 children.

15337.4245t     Day, b 16 March 1898; d 28 Feb 1966 in AZ; m 04 Sept 1918 Cecile Riggs; 7 children.

15337.4246t     Charles Augustus, b 30 April 1900; living 1984; m (1)10 Dec 1923 Iris Dean, (2)1947 Lulu (Beebe) Strong; 4 children.

15337.4247t     William R., b 03 Nov 1902;d 13 May 1988 Beaverton, MI (obit on file); m 06 Dec 1924 Irene Johnson; 9 children.(see below)

15337.4248      Addie “Adalade”, b 02 Oct 1904; d 30 Sept 1933 Gratiot co.; m Wilbur D. Wolfe; 1 son, Robert, raised by his maternal grandparents as Robert Bigelow, see below.

15337.4249t     Howard J., b 21 April 1907; living Elwell, MI in 1988; m 28 Oct 1929 Marcella Doepker; 9 children.

15337.424At    Harold Henry, b 03 Nov 1909; living Lansing, MI 1988; m (1) 03 March 1928 Helen Chase div. 1934, 1 child; (2)30 Oct 1937 Lillian Burgess, 5 children.(see below)

15337.424Bt     Donald, b 25 April 1911; living 1984; m (I) Iola ______. (2) Harriet Laura Nelson, she d 1944; 8 children. (see below)

15337.424Ct     Earl Russell, b 03 May 1914; living 1984; m (1) Lorna Johnson and (2)11 Dec 1964 Beatrice Riggles, 1 child. (see below)

15337.424Dt     Carl D., b 0l Jan 1917; living near Alma, MI 1984; m 19 Feb 1941 May Rockafellow; 4 children. (see below)

Robert Wolfe, son of Addie (15337.4248) was raised by William and Ida (Day) Bigelow and named Robert Bigelow, b 10 Aug 1926; m Betty ('I'hroop) Bigelow, had 3 dgtrs.

William and Ida in later years

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 382;
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 93;
Research by Bigelow Society historian/genealogist and her records;
Bible records;
correspondence with descendants. Charles Bigelow etal
Descendent note:
 Hi,I have been looking at all the information I can get my hands on regarding Bigelow's for the past couple of
 weeks. About 12 years ago or so Patricia Bigelow contacted my grandfather (now deceased), and then my father, Gerald
 Bigelow of Alma, Michigan for information about our family. My decendents are, according to Patricia Bigelow:
Gerald  Bigelow (10), William (9), William (8), Ebenezer (7), Elijah 6, Noah 5, Cornelius 4 Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1. The only information I can find on my grandfather, William (9) is his social security number and birth and death dates. I have lots of names, dates and history from our branch of  the family if you would like it, including the names of William's(8) fourteen children and many of their grandchildren since I grew up in the same town with many of my second, third and fourth cousins. Also our family now consists of several Bigelows of generation (13). If you already have most of this information please let me know where I can find it.
 Mary Ellen Bigelow Stewart-Ainley   email  maryellena@hfmgv.org

Children of William R. and Irene (Johnson) Bigelow: (from obit)

1.  Gerald Bigelow, b _____ ; d ______ ; m Rita _____ ; (see above)
2.  Beverly Bigelow, b _____ ; d ______ ; m Lyndon Fillhard
3.  Carlyle Bigelow, b _____ ; d ______ ; m Carrie _____ ;
4.  Virginia Bigelow, b _____ ; d ______ ; m Carl Cole;
5.  Larry Bigelow, b _____ ; d ______ ; m Donna _____ ;
6.  Terry Bigelow, b _____ ; d ______ ; m Sandra ______ ;
7.  Janice Bigelow, b _____ ; d ______ ; m Gale Devereaux;
8.  Jean Bigelow, b _____ ; d ______ ; m John Welsh;
9.  Sharon Bigelow, b _____ ; d ______ ; m Bill Ayers;

Note2:
Subject: William Augustus (8) Bigelow m. Cornelia (Hudreth) Day
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:39:00 -0500
From:  Mary Ellen Ainley    <  mainley.mi@netzero.net  >
Rod,
You have noted that William Augustus (8) Bigelow, son of Ebenezer Elias Bigelow married  Cornelia (Hudreth) Day.  Would
you please let me know the source of that information.  I have some conflicting information.
Thanks!
Mary Ellen Ainley
William married on 03 July 1889 Ida M. Day who was the daughter of J. M. and Cornelia (Hudreth) Day. This was quoted in volume 2 of Bigelow Genealogy, Loring Bigelow, editor. I will post your note on bulboard as well........ROD
Obituary for Ida Day Bigelow
From Obituary, November 26, 1953:
Church Rites for Mrs. Bigelow Mother of 13. Long Time Arcada Township Resident Succumbs to Illness.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida B. Bigelow, 79, were held at First Methodist church Saturday afternoon, with burial in Riverside cemetery. Mother of 13 children and a long time Arcada township resident, Mrs. Bigelow died Wednesday, November 18, after a long illness.
Mrs. Bigelow was born in Eaton county, October 6, 1874, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Day. She was married in Arcada township, July 3, 1889, 64 years ago, and they had since made their home there.
Surviving are the husband, William; 12 sons, Glen, of Breckenridge; Roy and Harold of Lansing; Oral and Earl, of Alma; Gay and Charles, of St. Louis; William, jr., of Merrill; Howard, of Elwell; Donald, of Stanton; Carl of Alma, and Robert of Vestaburg. There is one daughter, Mrs. Irwin Kelley, of Grand Rapids; she also leaves a sister, Mrs. Ed Wolfe, of rural Alma. There are 54 grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren.
Dr. Claude Dicks of Alma College officiated for the funeral and rites on Saturday morning.
The body rested at Moody funeral home until the time of the rites on Saturday morning.
Obituary for William



Harold Bigelow is the tall one and Donald, Earl and Carl


From: Chuck Bigelow; I think this picture was taken at my Great Grandparents,William and Ida Bigelow’s home on Rich Road around 1938 of their grandchildren. I have discussed with a couple cousins about who is in this picture. We know Gerald (Jake) Bigelow is the boy with the long dark hair leaning over. I think my dad (Big Bob) is in front him shading his eyes, and his brother (Bill) is the boy with his arms sort of crossed looking to his right and another brother (Melvin) is the blonde in the white shirt next to him. The other brother (Gail) is the blonde boy on the lower right. I think the boy sitting in front of Bill might be Little Bob but uncertain. We think the curly dark hair girl holding the crying baby might be Esteleda (Lead) and the girl with the dark curly hair sitting in front of Bill might be Winnie. Can you confirm any of our guesses or do you recognize anyone else in the picture? Thanks for your help.

Modified - 06/11/2023
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