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Ada Lilas Bigelow 1886 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1886

Birth Location: Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 17 Sep 1978

Death Location: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

Father: Lyman Bigelow

Mother: Ada Dickinson

Spouse(s): Oscar Tilley

Children(s): Nadine Tilley, Ama Tilley, Kathleen Tilley, Lyman Tilley, Dee Tilley

Ada Lilas Bigelow was born in 1886 in Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, USA, the child of Lyman Goodale Bigelow and Ada Dickinson. In 1900, Ada Lilas Bigelow resided in St Joseph Ward 5, Buchanan, Missouri. In 1910, Ada Lilas Bigelow resided in Rock, Marshall, Kansas. Ada Lilas Bigelow married Oscar Henry Tilley, and had children including Nadine A Tilley, Ama Lou Tilley, Kathleen Bigelow Tilley, Lyman Bigelow Tilley, Dee Lawrence Tilley. Ada Lilas Bigelow passed away in 1978 in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Ada Lilas Bigelow was born in 1886 in Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, USA, the child of Lyman Goodale Bigelow and Ada Dickinson.
  • In 1900, Ada Lilas Bigelow resided in St Joseph Ward 5, Buchanan, Missouri.
  • In 1910, Ada Lilas Bigelow resided in Rock, Marshall, Kansas.
  • Ada Lilas Bigelow married Oscar Henry Tilley, and had children including Nadine A Tilley, Ama Lou Tilley, Kathleen Bigelow Tilley, Lyman Bigelow Tilley, Dee Lawrence Tilley.
  • Ada Lilas Bigelow passed away in 1978 in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ada Bigelow's Ancestors

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Ada Bigelow
1886 – 1978
Birth Place: Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, USA
Parents
Lyman Goodale Bigelow
1841 – 1940
Springfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Ada Dickinson
1856 – 1939
Springs, Suffolk, New York, USA
Grandparents
George Bigelow
1803 – 1854
New Hartford, Oneida, New York, USA
Hannah Locke
1802 –
, , Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Bigelow
1769 – 1838
Lydia Spencer
1780 – 1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Bigelow
1733 – 1800
Margery Knowlton
1747 –

Ada Bigelow's Descendants

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Ada (Lilas) Bigelow (18 Nov 1886 – 17 Sep 1978) m. Oscar (Henry) Tilley (27 Aug 1882 – 8 Apr 1964)
  1. 1. Nadine (A) Tilley (4 Nov 1910 – 24 Dec 1997) m. Robbie Robinson
  2. 2. Ama (Lou) Tilley (1913 – )
  3. 3. Kathleen (Bigelow) Tilley (16 Apr 1914 – 7 Nov 1986) m. Newman
  4. 4. Lyman (Bigelow) Tilley (8 Mar 1918 – 8 Feb 1978)
  5. 5. Dee (Lawrence) Tilley (28 Jun 1927 – 7 Dec 1987)

Ada Bigelow's Timeline

6 Records

1886
18 Nov 1886
Birth of Ada Lilas Bigelow in Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, USA
Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Ada Lilas Bigelow resided here in St Joseph Ward 5, Buchanan, Missouri
St Joseph Ward 5, Buchanan, Missouri
1910
1910
Age 24
Ada Lilas Bigelow resided here in Rock, Marshall, Kansas
Rock, Marshall, Kansas
1920
1920
Age 34
Ada Lilas Bigelow resided here in San Diego, San Diego, California
San Diego, San Diego, California
1930
1930
Age 44
Ada Lilas Bigelow resided here in El Paso, El Paso, Texas
El Paso, El Paso, Texas
1978
17 Sep 1978
Age 92
Death of Ada Lilas Bigelow in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1886
    Event Place: Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 548-30-3021; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] California Death Index, 1940-1997
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: T625_130; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 227; Image: 394.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Roll: 2328; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 1054.0.
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: St Joseph Ward 5, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: T623 842; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 62.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rock, Marshall, Kansas; Roll: T624_447; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 111.
    [7] The Bigelow Society

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: St Joseph Ward 5, Buchanan, Missouri
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: St Joseph Ward 5, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: T623 842; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 62.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rock, Marshall, Kansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rock, Marshall, Kansas; Roll: T624_447; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 111.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: T625_130; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 227; Image: 394.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Roll: 2328; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 1054.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1978
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 548-30-3021; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] California Death Index, 1940-1997

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