Wesley BIGGERSTAFF
Elizabeth GARRISON
Husband: Wesley BIGGERSTAFF
Birth: 16 Feb 1805, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky
Death: 29 Mar 1862, Hamilton Co., Illinois
Burial:
Father: Samuel BIGGERSTAFF
Mother: Martha "Patsy" BILLINGS
Marriage: 14 Dec 1828, White Co., Illinois
Wife: Elizabeth GARRISON
Birth: 4 Feb 1811, Union Co., Kentucky
Death: 10 Nov 1893, Hamilton Co., Illinois
Burial: Nov 1893, New Hope Cemetery, Thackeray, Hamilton Co., Illinois
Father: Thomas M.. GARRISON
Mother: Elizabeth ANDERSON
Children:
1. Dorcas BIGGERSTAFF, b: 3 Feb 1830,
Hamilton Co., Illinois
2. Thomas Wesley BIGGERSTAFF, b: 1 Apr 1832, Hamilton Co., Illinois
3. Elizabeth C. BIGGERSTAFF, b: 31 Oct 1834, Hamilton Co., Illinois
4. Eliza Louisa BIGGERSTAFF, b: 4 Feb 1837, Hamilton Co., Illinois
5. Arden BIGGERSTAFF, b: 5 Jul 1839, Hamilton Co., Illinois
6. Alfred BIGGERSTAFF, b: 10 Mar 1842, Hamilton Co., Illinois
d: 2 May 1858, Hamilton Co., Illinois
7. Anderson BIGGERSTAFF, b: 25 Jan 1845, Hamilton Co., Illinois
d: 25 Apr 1845, Hamilton Co., Illinois
8. Mary A. BIGGERSTAFF, b: 1 Feb 1847, Hamilton Co., Illinois
9. Teresa Ann BIGGERSTAFF, b: 7 Jan 1850, Hamilton Co., Illinois
d: 9 Nov 1874, Hamilton Co., Illinois
10. Lewis W. BIGGERSTAFF, b: 4 Sep 1854, Hamilton Co., Illinois
d: 20 Nov 1854, Hamilton Co., Illinois
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Notes:
1830 Federal Census Data (M19_022, Page 238), McLeansborough, Hamilton Co.,
Illinois
|
NAME |
|
< 5 |
5-9 |
10-14 |
15-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60-69 |
70-79 |
80-89 |
90-99 |
|
BICKERSTAFF, Westley |
Males |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Females |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Indicates: |
|
|
|
|
Number/ Sex |
Age |
Therefore Born |
Inferred |
|
1 Male |
20 – 29 |
1801 – 1810 |
= Wesley (b: 1805) |
|
1 Females |
< 5 |
1826 – 1830 |
= Dorcas (b: 1830) |
|
1 Female |
15 – 19 |
1811 – 1815 |
= Elizabeth (b: 1810) |
1840 Federal Census Data (M704_060, Page 136), Unknown Twps., Hamilton Co., Illinois
|
NAME |
|
< 5 |
5-9 |
10-14 |
15-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60-69 |
70-79 |
80-89 |
90-99 |
|
BIGGERSTAFF, Wesley |
Males |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Females |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Indicates: |
|
|
|
|
Number/ Sex |
Age |
Therefore Born |
Inferred |
|
1 Male |
< 5 |
1836 – 1840 |
= Arden (b: 1839) |
|
1 Male |
5 – 9 |
1831 – 1835 |
= Thomas (b: 1832) |
|
1 Male |
30 – 39 |
1801 – 1810 |
= Wesley (b: 1805) |
|
1 Female |
< 5 |
1836 – 1840 |
= Louisa (b: 1837) |
|
2 Females |
5 – 9 |
1831 – 1835 |
=
Elizabeth (b:
1834) |
|
1 Female |
30 – 39 |
1801 – 1810 |
= Elizabeth (b: 1810) |
1850
Federal Census Data (M432_0108 Page 225), 10th District, Hamilton
Co., Illinois,
Enumeration Date: 16-Oct-1850, Family #448
|
NAME |
Age |
Sex |
Col. |
Occupation |
Real Estate |
POB |
Attend School |
Cannot R/W |
D, D, B, I, |
|
BIGGERSTAFF, Wesley |
46 |
M |
W |
Farmer |
$400 |
KY |
|
|
|
|
Elizabeth |
40 |
F |
W |
|
|
KY |
|
|
|
|
Thomas |
18 |
M |
W |
|
|
IL |
X |
|
|
|
Elizabeth |
16 |
F |
W |
|
|
IL |
X |
|
|
|
Louiza |
13 |
F |
W |
|
|
IL |
X |
|
|
|
Ardin |
11 |
M |
W |
|
|
IL |
X |
|
|
|
Alfred |
8 |
M |
W |
|
|
IL |
X |
|
|
|
Mary |
3 |
F |
W |
|
|
IL |
|
|
|
|
Tarusia |
1m |
F |
W |
|
|
IL |
|
|
|
1855 Illinois State Census Data (IL1855_2190, 3-Jul-1855, Page 61, #30), Twp. 5, Hamilton Co., Illinois
|
NAME |
|
< 10 |
10-20 |
21-30 |
31-40 |
41-50 |
51-60 |
||
|
BIGGERSTAFF, Wesley |
Males |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
|
Females |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
|
Indicates: |
|
|
|
||||||
|
Number/ Sex |
Age |
Therefore Born |
Inferred |
||||||
|
1 Male |
10 - 20 |
1835 – 1845 |
= Arden (b: 1839) |
||||||
|
1 Male |
51 - 60 |
1796 – 1805 |
= Wesley (b: 1805) |
||||||
|
2 Females |
<10 |
1846 – 1855 |
= Mary (b: 1847) |
||||||
|
1 Female |
10 - 20 |
1836 – 1845 |
= Eliza (b: 1847) |
||||||
|
1 Female |
41 - 50 |
1806 – 1815 |
= Elizabeth (b: 1811) |
||||||
1860
Federal Census Data (M653_0183, Page 165), Twp. 5 / Range 7E, Crook Twp.,
Hamilton Co.,, Illinois,
Enumeration Date: 2-Aug-1860, Family
#1054
|
NAME |
Age |
Sex |
Col. |
Occupation |
Real Estate |
Pers. Estate |
POB |
In Sch. |
Married this year |
D, D, B, I, I, P, or C |
|
BIGGERSTAFF, Wesley |
55 |
M |
W |
Farmer |
$2,300 |
$1,000 |
KY |
|
|
|
|
Elizabeth |
49 |
F |
W |
|
|
|
KY |
|
|
|
|
Mary |
13 |
F |
W |
|
|
|
IL |
X |
|
|
|
Treciann |
10 |
F |
W |
|
|
|
IL |
X |
|
|
|
HART, Malinda |
17 |
F |
W |
|
|
|
TN |
|
|
|
1865 Illinois State Census Data (IL1865_2174, 3-Jul-1865, Page 57, #1), Twp. 5, Hamilton Co., Illinois
|
NAME |
|
< 10 |
10-20 |
21-30 |
31-40 |
41-50 |
51-60 |
||
|
BIGGERSTAFF, Elizabeth |
Males |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
|
|
Females |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Indicates: |
|
|
|
||||||
|
Number/ Sex |
Age |
Therefore Born |
Inferred |
||||||
|
2 Females |
10 - 20 |
1846 – 1855 |
= Mary (b:
1847) |
||||||
|
1 Female |
51 – 60 |
1806 – 1815 |
= Elizabeth (b: 1811) |
||||||
1870
Federal Census Data (M593_0225, Page 602B), Twp. 5 / Range 7E, Crook Twp.,
Hamilton Co., Illinois,
Enumeration Date:
20-Jul-1870, Family #200
|
NAME |
Age |
Sex |
Col. |
Occupation or Trade |
Real Estate |
Per. Estate |
POB |
Attend School |
D, D, B, I, I, P, or C |
|
BIGGERSTAFF, Elisb |
57 |
F |
W |
Keeping House |
-- |
-- |
IL |
|
|
|
Theresy |
18 |
F |
W |
|
|
|
IL |
|
|
|
James B |
21 |
M |
W |
Farm Laborer |
|
$150 |
VA |
|
|
By 1880, Elizabeth was living with her daughter, Mary, and her family.
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Sources:
1) Marriage: White County Illinois Vital Statistics
- Marriages, Book 1, Box 1