Eleventh Generation

449. Osmon "Raymond" BIGELOW (~) was born on 5 April 1908 in Wisconsin.^{80,236,362,371,372,374,529} (It is believed that Osmon was a son of his father and his second wife, Myrtle Edge, because he was born about three years after the date of death of his father's first wife, Minnie Coats. However, his birth date was about 18 months before the date of his father's second marriage, so his parentage must be confirmed.)

(He was age 2 in the 1910 Census.) (This is a picture of Raymond, Flo Jean and Paul Bigelow.)

(He is listed as "Osmond R. Bigelow" in the Social Security Death Index, which indicates that his Social Security Number was issued in Ohio.)

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He lived in Warren County, TN about 1909.²³⁶ He appeared in the census in 1910 in Warren County, TN.³⁶² Raymond lived in Burkburnett, Wichita County, TX about 1915.²³⁶ He lived in Texas for just a few years, before returning to Tennessee.

. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Warren County, TN.³⁶⁷ He was listed as a "Nephew" in the household of John and Mattie Smith, on McMinnville Road in Civil District 13. His occupation was "Laborer, Home Farm." (Mattie was his mother's sister.) He lived in Borger, Hutchinson County, TX in June 1927.³⁸⁴ Raymond appeared in the census in 1930 in Newport, Campbell County, KY.³⁷⁴ He was living with his father's brother, Willard, and his occupation was "Ringer Boy, Laundry."

. He appeared in the census in 1940 in Newport, Campbell County, KY.³⁹⁸ His household was at 230 Clifton Street and his occupation was "Laborer, Garage." His total wages in 1939 were $1,100.

Also living in his household was Hattie Fipps (?), age 53, a Widow, born in Kentucky, an "Aunt."

. He lived in Newport, Campbell County, KY in March 1982.¹⁰⁷ Raymond died on 18 December 1995 at the age of 87 in Kenton, Kenton County, KY.^371,529

Osmon "Raymond" BIGELOW (~) and Mae UNKNOWN (BIGELOW) were married about 1934.^248,398 (According to the 1940 Census, they had been marred for six years. A letter from his father's sister Retta in 1938 says, "Osmon had two boys and two girls, all married, ...."

. Mae UNKNOWN (BIGELOW) was born about 1913 in Kentucky.³⁹⁸ She appeared in the census in 1940 in Newport, Campbell County, KY.³⁹⁸ (Her name was spelled "May.")