Guy Bigley household, 1940, Marshall County, Indiana

Located the 1940 census record of the Guy Bigley household in Marshall County, Indiana.  Guy was Eileen's maternal 2nd cousin 3 times removed.  Their common ancestors were Daniel Fisher and Susannah Reeves.  Guy's parents were Thomas Jefferson Bigley and Sarah Jane Benedict.

1940 U.S. census, Marshall County, Indiana, population schedule, Union Township, enumeration district (ED) 50-18, SD 9, sheet 17A, household 342, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 January 2017); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

At the time of the enumeration, the family was living in Union Township. The census states that Guy owned his home and that its value was $1800 and it was a farm.  Guy was 63 years old and born in Indiana.  His wife, Mable A., was 54 years old and born in Indiana.  Their residence in 1935 was the same place.

The record shows that Guy had completed 4 years of college and his occupation was a farmer.  His wife, Eva, had completed 3 years of high and had no occupation listed.

If you have any additional information or are related to this family, I would love to hear from you.

Chester G. Bigley household, 1940, Marshall County, Indiana

Located the 1940 census record of the Chester Bigley household in Marshall County, Indiana.  Chester was Eileen's maternal second cousin three times removed.  Her common ancestors were Daniel Fisher and Susannah Reeves.  Chester's parents were Thomas Jefferson Bigley and Sarah Jane Benedict.

1940 U.S. census, Marshall County, Indiana, population schedule, Union Township, enumeration district (ED) 50-18, SD 2, sheet 17B, household 351, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 January 2017); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

At the time of the enumeration, Chester and his wife were living in Union Township.  The census states that Chester owned his home and it was valued at $1800, and was a farm.  Chester was 59 years old and born in Indiana.  His wife, Helen, was 35 years old and also born in Indiana.  In 1935, their residence was the same place.

The record shows that Chester had completed 1 year of college and Helen had completed 4 years of high school. Chester's occupation was listed as a painter, with building repair and Helen had no occupation listed.

If you have any additional information or are connected to this family, I'd love to hear from you.

Thomas J. Bigley (1851-1925), Marshall County, Indiana

Working on filling in some gaps in my database by utilizing the "Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959" database at Familysearch.org to see what updates and corrections I could find.

Thomas J. Bigley (1851-1925) was the son of Edward Bigley and Amelia Fisher.  I found this record of his marriage to Sarah J. Benedict on October 13, 1875 in Marshall County, Indiana.  Prior to searching this database, I did not have her maiden name.

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXGJ-65B : accessed 23 Jun 2013), Thomas J Bigley and Sarah J Benedict, 1875.

Thomas and Sarah were the parents of at least three children.  Have only cursory census information on the family in Maxinkuckee, Marshall County, Indiana.

Thomas was Eileen's maternal first cousin four times removed.  Her common ancestors were Daniel Fisher and Susannah Reeves.

Family Milestones: January 20th

My paternal 6th-great grandaunt, Mabel HURLBUT, was married on this date in 1763 to Elijah BENEDICT.  Mabel was the daughter of Moses and Rebecca (WARNER) HURLBUT, and the older sister of my Israel HURLBUT.  Mabel was baptisted October 8, 1763 in Woodbury, Connecticut.  I do not know the dates of birth or parentage for Elijah.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 5th-great grandaunt, Maria SHIRK, was married on this date in 1780 to George FRANTZ.  Maria was the daughter of Ulrich and Anna (SCHWARR) SCHERCH, and the older sister of my David SHIRK.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Today in my database : Rebecca Warner (b. December 12, 1715)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 7th-great grandmother, Rebecca Warner.

Rebecca was December 12, 1715, the daughter of Ebenezer and Martha (Gilpin) Warner. Rebecca married December 23, 1735 to Moses Hurlbut, son of Joseph and Mary (Castle) Hurlbut. Moses was born August 26, 1714 in Woodbury, CT and died August 3, 1763 in Roxbury, CT. Rebecca died after 1747.

Known children of Moses and Rebecca (Warner) Hurlbut are as follows:
i. Adam Hurlbut bap. October 24, 1736 Woodbury, CT
ii. Mabel Hurlbut bap. October 8, 1738 Woodbury, CT., m. Elijah Benedict
iii. Israel Hurlbut bap. May 18, 174o Woodbury, CT, m. Jerusha ________
iv. Rebecca Hurlbut bap. October 4, 1745 Woodbury, CT, m. Josiah Bronson
v. Deborah Hurlbut bap. June 21, 1747 Woodbury, CT

I descend from Moses and Rebecca (Warner) Hurlbut through their son, Israel, as follows:
Rebecca Warner and Moses Hurlbut
Israel Hurlbut and Jerusha ________
Avis Hurlbut and John Moulton
Selah Moulton and Lydia Fennel
Albert Moulton and Emeline ________
Clara Moulton and John Adam Metzner
Cora Belle Metzner and Eli Weldon Haley (my great-grandparents)

Today in my database : Moses Hurlbut (b. August 26, 1714)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 7th-great grandfather, Moses Hurbut.

Moses was born August 26, 1714 in Woodbury, CT, the son of Joseph and Mary (Castle) Hurlbut. He married on December 23, 1735 to Rebecca Warner, daughter of Ebenezer and Martha (Gilpin) Warner. Rebecca was born December 12, 1715 and died after 1747. Moses died August 3, 1763 in Roxbury, CT.

Known children of Moses and Rebecca (Warner) Hurlbut are as follows :
i. Adam Hurlbut bap. October 24, 1736 Woodbury, CT.
ii. Mabel Hurlbut bap. October 8, 1738 Woodbury, CT., m. Elijah Benedict
iii. Israel Hurlbut bap. May 18, 1740 Woodbury, CT., m. Jerusha ________
iv. Rebecca Hurlbut bap. October 4, 1745 Woodbury, CT., m. Josiah Bronson
v. Deborah Hurlbut bap. June 21, 1747 Woodbury, CT.

I descend from Moses and Rebecca (Warner) Hurlbut through their son, Israel, as follows :
Moses Hurlbut and Rebecca Warner
Israel Hurlbut and Jerusha ________
Avis Hurlbut and John Moulton
Selah Moulton and Lydia Fennel
Albert Moulton and Emeline ________
Clara Moulton and John Adam Metzner
Cora Belle Metzner and Eli Weldon Haley (my great-grandparents)