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Rufus Bigelow 1824 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1824

Birth Location: Femme Osage, St Charles, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 10 Jul 1908

Death Location: Ellis County Texas

Father: Moses Bigelow

Mother: Parthena Bryan

Spouse(s): Henrietta Eversman

Children(s): Granville Bigelow, Jonathan Bigelow, Alice Bigelow, Lewis Bigelow, Edwin Bigelow, Martha Bigelow, Adeline Bigelow, Lena Bigelow, James Bigelow, Rudolph Bigelow

Rufus Bigelow was born in 1824 in Femme Osage, St Charles, Missouri, USA, the child of Moses Bigelow and Parthena Bryan. In 1850, Rufus Bigelow resided in District 78, St Charles, Missouri. In 1860, Rufus Bigelow resided in Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri. Rufus Bigelow married Henrietta Eversman, and had children including Granville Alexander Bigelow, Jonathan Bryan Bigelow, Alice E Bigelow, Lewis Alzondo Bigelow, Edwin Cuttbirth Bigelow, Martha Evelyn Bigelow, Adeline Elizabeth Bigelow, Lena E Bigelow, James Rufus Bigelow, Rudolph A Bigelow. Rufus Bigelow passed away in 1908 in Ellis County Texas.

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Biography

  • Rufus Bigelow was born in 1824 in Femme Osage, St Charles, Missouri, USA, the child of Moses Bigelow and Parthena Bryan.
  • In 1850, Rufus Bigelow resided in District 78, St Charles, Missouri.
  • In 1860, Rufus Bigelow resided in Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri.
  • Rufus Bigelow married Henrietta Eversman, and had children including Granville Alexander Bigelow, Jonathan Bryan Bigelow, Alice E Bigelow, Lewis Alzondo Bigelow, Edwin Cuttbirth Bigelow, Martha Evelyn Bigelow, Adeline Elizabeth Bigelow, Lena E Bigelow, James Rufus Bigelow, Rudolph A Bigelow.
  • Rufus Bigelow passed away in 1908 in Ellis County Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Bigelow
1788 – 1864
Birth Location: Westminster Worcester County Massachusetts
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Parthena Bryan
1793 – 1873
Birth Location: , Fayette, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henrietta Eversman
1830 – 1908
Birth Location: , Warren, Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Granville Bigelow
1849 – 1917
Birth Location: , St Charles, Missouri, USA
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Jonathan Bigelow
1851 – 1927
Birth Location: , St Charles, Missouri, USA
JB
Alice Bigelow
1855 – 1943
Birth Location: , St Charles, Missouri, USA
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Lewis Bigelow
1856 – 1877
Birth Location: , St Charles, Missouri, USA
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Edwin Bigelow
1859 – 1948
Birth Location: , Saline, Missouri, USA
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Martha Bigelow
1861 – 1935
Birth Location: , Saline, Missouri, USA
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Adeline Bigelow
1864 – 1911
Birth Location: , Saline, Missouri, USA
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Lena Bigelow
1868 –
Birth Location: , Saline, Missouri, USA
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James Bigelow
1870 – 1950
Birth Location: , Saline, Missouri, USA
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Rudolph Bigelow
1874 – 1933
Birth Location: , Saline, Missouri, USA
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Rufus Bigelow's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Bigelow
1824 – 1908
Birth Place: Femme Osage, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Parents
Moses Bigelow
1788 – 1864
Westminster Worcester County Massachusetts
Parthena Bryan
1793 – 1873
, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Ephraim Bigelow
1761 – 1803
Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Johnson
1770 –
Jonathan Bryan
1759 – 1846
, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Mary Hughes
1766 – 1826
, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Bigelow
1728 – 1814
Sarah Goodridge
1731 – 1807
James Bryan
1726 – 1807
Rebecca Enox
1732 – 1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Bigelow
1705 – 1762
Mary Fiske
1707 – 1777
Benjamin Goodridge
1701 – 1773
Sarah Phelps
1705 – 1776
Morgan Bryan
1671 – 1763
Martha Strode
1678 – 1762

Rufus Bigelow's Descendants

1.
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Rufus Bigelow (27 May 1824 – 10 Jul 1908) m. Henrietta Eversman (2 May 1830 – 30 Jun 1908)
  1. 1. Granville (Alexander) Bigelow (7 Oct 1849 – 23 Jun 1917) m. Sarah (L) Wilhite (31 Aug 1853 – 28 May 1920)
    1. 1. William (Rufus) Bigelow (2 May 1874 – 10 Jun 1941) m. Maggie Wickson (1881 – )
      1. 1. Louise (Elizabeth) Bigelow (5 Jun 1898 – 1981) m. Samuel (P) Graham
        1. 1. Mary (Louise) Watson (29 Jul 1915 – 17 Mar 1964)
      2. 2. Cora (E) Bigelow (1899 – )
      3. 3. Edna (L) Bigelow (1904 – )
      4. 4. Inez (D) Bigelow (1908 – )
      5. 5. Paul Bigelow (1914 – )
    2. 2. Etta (Bell) Bigelow (22 Dec 1875 – 15 Dec 1944) m. Jesse (B) Cupp (1866 – )
      1. 1. Norman (Munroe) Cupp (13 Feb 1894 – 25 Aug 1988)
      2. 2. Zula (Varina) Cupp (1899 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Alice) Bigelow (11 Feb 1877 – 14 Dec 1922) m. Robert (Sloan) Oates (May 1862 – )
      1. 1. Edward (H) Oates (Nov 1893 – ) m. Thaddea (1897 – )
        1. 1. Rojealus Oates (1916 – )
        2. 2. Robert Oates (1917 – )
        3. 3. Charles Oates (1918 – )
      2. 2. Verney (A) Oates (Sep 1895 – )
      3. 3. Granville (Lee) Oates (07 Oct 1897 – )
      4. 4. Flory (Cleta) Oates (Mar 1900 – )
      5. 5. Leonard Oates (1902 – )
    4. 4. Richard (Alexander) Bigelow (20 Oct 1879 – Feb 1935) m. Anna Herzog
      1. 1. Linna (I) Bigelow (1908 – )
      2. 2. Richard (E) Bigelow (1909 – )
      3. 3. Cora (W) Bigelow (1918 – )
    5. 5. Cora (May) Bigelow (6 Mar 1881 – 1 Jan 1968) m. L (Dow) Stephens (1881 – 1968)
    6. 6. Stella (Jarvis) Bigelow (13 Feb 1883 – 9 Feb 1887)
    7. 7. Leonard Bigelow (4 Sep 1884 – 6 Feb 1885)
    8. 8. Cecil (Elliot) Bigelow (12 Apr 1886 – 3 Feb 1930) m. Maude (Lulu) Falker (1888 – )
      1. 1. Robert (L) Bigelow (6 Jun 1909 – 3 Jul 1968)
      2. 2. Ronald (E) Bigelow (13 Aug 1915 – 2 Jan 1992)
    9. 9. Clarence (Artie) Bigelow (4 Jun 1891 – 4 Apr 1961) m. Cora (Margaret) Baugh (1893 – )
      1. 1. Katherine Bigelow (1915 – 2 Feb 1993) m. Richard (Jeffries) Yeager (11 Apr 1914 – 2 Jan 1992)
        1. 1. Janet Yeager
      2. 2. Evalynn Bigelow (1916 – )
    10. 10. Finis (Luther) Bigelow (6 Dec 1894 – 30 Sep 1940)
  2. 2. Jonathan (Bryan) Bigelow (Sep 1851 – 22 Oct 1927) m. Naomi (Lou) Woolard (Jan 1857 – )
    1. 1. M Bigelow (1878 – )
    2. 2. Lesttie Bigelow (1882 – )
    3. 3. Silas Bigelow (Mar 1884 – 14 NOV 1953) m. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Pullen (10 DEC 1884 – 2 DEC 1959)
      1. 1. Nesta Bigelow (1906 – )
      2. 2. Juanita (A) Bigelow (1907 – )
      3. 3. Orville Bigelow (1909 – )
      4. 4. John (J) Bigelow (1913 – )
    4. 4. Grover Bigelow (24 Sep 1885 – 7 Mar 1945)
    5. 5. Orin Bigelow (Mar 1887 – )
  3. 3. Alice (E) Bigelow (May 1855 – 17 Mar 1943) m. Charles (F) King (1848 – ) m. Joseph Cummings (1853 – 13 May 1931)
    1. 1. Noodie King (1875 – )
    2. 2. King (1880 – )
    3. 3. Alice (Jewell) Cummings (19 May 1896 – 21 Oct 1975)
  4. 4. Lewis (Alzondo) Bigelow (4 Apr 1856 – 2 Aug 1877)
  5. 5. Edwin (Cuttbirth) Bigelow (29 Aug 1859 – 11 Mar 1948) m. Cena (Marie) Huff (14 Apr 1867 – 16 Feb 1948)
    1. 1. Elsie (F) Bigelow (Jun 1892 – ) m. Albert (E) Smith (1884 – )
      1. 1. Morris (E) Smith (1908 – )
      2. 2. Earnest Smith (1911 – ) m. Viola (1912 – )
      3. 3. Goldie Smith (1921 – )
      4. 4. Ray Smith (1928 – )
  6. 6. Martha (Evelyn) Bigelow (29 Jul 1861 – 17 Jan 1935) m. Thomas (J) Goodman (1849 – 1926)
    1. 1. Lydia (B) Goodman (May 1887 – )
    2. 2. Virdie (E) Goodman (Feb 1890 – )
    3. 3. Claude (E) Goodman (Mar 1893 – )
  7. 7. Adeline (Elizabeth) Bigelow (10 Dec 1864 – 8 Jun 1911) m. Lindsay (L) Huff (1861 – )
    1. 1. Durwood (K) Huff (1887 – ) m. Lillie (1891 – )
      1. 1. Harry (L) Huff (1912 – )
      2. 2. Margurite (L) Huff (1916 – )
    2. 2. Inez (B) Huff (1889 – )
    3. 3. Rowena (B) Huff (1896 – )
    4. 4. Beatrice (B) Huff (1901 – )
    5. 5. Bertha (E) Huff (1901 – )
    6. 6. Donald (G) Huff (1907 – )
  8. 8. Lena (E) Bigelow (1868 – ) m. Frost m. Harding m. Smith
  9. 9. James (Rufus) Bigelow (23 Jan 1870 – 3 May 1950) m. Elizabeth (Harrison) Howell (16 Nov 1880 – )
  10. 10. Rudolph (A) Bigelow (1 Aug 1874 – Apr 1933) m. Ada (May) Fielder (1891 – )
    1. 1. Edna (P) Bigelow (1910 – )
    2. 2. Marie (O) Bigelow (1914 – )
    3. 3. Ila (J) Bigelow (1917 – )
    4. 4. Geneveive (G) Bigelow (1921 – )
    5. 5. Helen (J) Bigelow (1927 – )

Rufus Bigelow's Timeline

7 Records

1824
27 May 1824
Birth of Rufus Bigelow in Femme Osage, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Femme Osage, St Charles, Missouri, USA
1850
1850
Age 26
Rufus Bigelow resided here in District 78, St Charles, Missouri
District 78, St Charles, Missouri
1860
1860
Age 36
Rufus Bigelow resided here in Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
1870
1870
Age 46
Rufus Bigelow resided here in Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
1880
1880
Age 56
Rufus Bigelow resided here in Clay, Saline, Missouri, United States
Clay, Saline, Missouri, United States
1900
1900
Age 76
Rufus Bigelow resided here in Grand, Day, Oklahoma
Grand, Day, Oklahoma
1908
10 Jul 1908
Age 84
Death of Rufus Bigelow in Ellis County Texas
Ellis County Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1824
    Event Place: Femme Osage, St Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Saline, Missouri; Roll: T9_717; Family History Film: 1254717; Page: 616.4000; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 0013.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand, Day, Oklahoma; Roll: T623 1336; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 42.
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri; Roll: M653_645; Page: 0; Image: 478.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 78, St Charles, Missouri; Roll: M432_413; Page: 61; Image: 122.
    [6] The Bigelow Society

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 78, St Charles, Missouri
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 78, St Charles, Missouri; Roll: M432_413; Page: 61; Image: 122.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri; Roll: M653_645; Page: 0; Image: 478.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clay, Saline, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Saline, Missouri; Roll: T9_717; Family History Film: 1254717; Page: 616.4000; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 0013.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grand, Day, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand, Day, Oklahoma; Roll: T623 1336; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 42.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Ellis County Texas
    Record Source: The Bigelow Society
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