Twelfth Generation


132. Elizabeth Celeste "Libbie" HOWARD was born on 18 July 1880 in Oberlin, Decatur County, KS.57,58,77,78 (She may have been born in Wisconsin.)
She appeared in the census in 1910 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.38 She appeared in the census in 1920 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.57 Libbie appeared in the census in 1930 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.62 She died of advanced arterioschlerosis on 14 March 1972 at the age of 91 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.77,78 (She may have died in Lincoln Township, Monroe County.) She was buried in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.58 in the Lincoln Township Cemetery.

Elizabeth Celeste "Libbie" HOWARD and Joseph BIGELOW were married on 4 July 1902 in Monroe County, WI.38,56,77 Joseph BIGELOW, son of Daniel W. BIGELOW and Cornelia HARP, was born on 30 May 1879 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.5,43,79 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.43 After 1902 he was a horse trader and also worked for the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.)..78 Joseph appeared in the census in 1910 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.38 He appeared in the census in 1920 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.57 He appeared in the census in 1930 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.62 He and his wife and children were living with his wife's parents. Joseph died of acute dilation of the heart on 18 November 1937 at the age of 58 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.78,79 He was buried in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.58 in the Lincoln Township Cemetery.

Elizabeth Celeste "Libbie" HOWARD and Joseph BIGELOW had the following children:

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Cecil "Howard" BIGELOW.

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Vera Cornelia "Beth" BIGELOW was born on 26 October 1905 in Monroe County, WI.58,75 She died from ingesting rat poison on 21 October 1908 at the age of 2 in Monroe County, WI.58,59,77,78 She was buried in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.58,78 in the Lincoln Township Cemetery.

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Ruby Josephine BIGELOW was born on 30 November 1914 in Monroe County, WI.57,58,75 She appeared in the census in 1920 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.57 She appeared in the census in 1930 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.62 Ruby died of polio in 1931 at the age of 17 in Monroe County, WI.58,59,77 She was buried in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.58 in the Lincoln Township Cemetery.

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Alice "Irene" BIGELOW.