Family of William McCreary BIGHAM and Eliza Ellen DUNHAM
Husband: William McCreary BIGHAM
| Name:
| William McCreary BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Male
|
| Father:
| -
|
| Mother:
| -
|
| Birth
| 17 Jan 1813
| Tennessee or Alabama
|
| Death
| 31 Aug 1898 (age 85)
| Texas
|
| Census (1)
| 7 Nov 1850 (age 37)
| pg148-222-Dist46,LafayetteCo,Mo
|
| Census (2)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 47)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
| Census (3)
| 23 Jul 1870 (age 57)
| pg110,sheet42,RedOak,EllisCo.,Tx.
|
| Census (4)
| 9 Jun 1880 (age 67)
| pg12,E.D.#53,EllisCo,Texas
|
| Note (1)
| | It is unknown whether or not that William, Henry, Sarah and Jane Bigham are
siblings; however, they all married Dunham siblings, so it is assumed they could
be siblings or related by blood.
|
| Note (2)
| 23 Jul 1870 (age 57)
| This family was indexed as Bingham in 1870 census and all born in Alabama,
William was listed as born in Tennessee in other records..
|
Wife: Eliza Ellen DUNHAM
| Name:
| Eliza Ellen DUNHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Female
|
| Father:
| Timothy DUNHAM (1775?-aft1850)
|
| Mother:
| Mary HARRIS (1785-aft1850)
|
| Birth
| 25 Mar 1813
| Warren County, Kentucky
|
| Death
| 28 Mar 1889 (age 76)
| Jack County, Texas
|
| Census (1)
| 7 Nov 1850 (age 37)
| pg148-222-Dist46,LafayetteCo,Mo
|
| Census (2)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 47)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
| Census (3)
| 23 Jul 1870 (age 57)
| pg110,sheet42,RedOak,EllisCo.,Tx.
|
| Census (4)
| 9 Jun 1880 (age 67)
| pg12,E.D.53,EllisCo,Texas
|
Child 1: Burrow K. BIGHAM
| Name:
| Burrow K. BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Male
|
| Birth
| 2 Jun 1839
| Johnson County, Missouri
|
| Census (1)
| 7 Nov 1850 (age 11)
| pg148-222-Dist46,LafayetteCo,Mo
|
| Census (2)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 21)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
| Census (3)
| 23 Jul 1870 (age 31)
| pg110,sheet42,RedOak,EllisCo.,Tx.
|
| Census (4)
| 9 Jun 1880 (age 41)
| pg12,E.D.#53,EllisCo,Texas
|
Child 2: James S. BIGHAM
| Name:
| James S. BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Male
|
| Birth
| 25 Mar 1841
| Johnson County, Missouri
|
| Census (1)
| 7 Nov 1850 (age 9)
| pg148-222-Dist46,LafayetteCo,Mo
|
| Census (2)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 19)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
Child 3: Mary E. BIGHAM
| Name:
| Mary E. BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Female
|
| Spouse:
| William H. BROWN (1824- )
|
| Birth
| 23 Nov 1843
| Johnson County, Missouri
|
| Census (1)
| 7 Nov 1850 (age 6)
| pg148-222-Dist46,LafayetteCo,Mo
|
| Census (2)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 16)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx..
|
| Census (3)
| 21 Jul 1870 (age 26)
| pg93,sheet25,RedOak,EllisCo.,Tx.
|
Child 4: Lydia Jane BIGHAM
| Name:
| Lydia Jane BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Female
|
| Spouse:
| John RABURN (1840-1907)
|
| Birth
| 6 Dec 1844
| Johnson County, Missouri
|
| Death
| 1911 (age 66-67)
| |
| Census (1)
| 7 Nov 1850 (age 5)
| pg148-222-Dist46,LafayetteCo,Mo
|
| Census (2)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 15)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
| Census (3)
| 12 Jun 1880 (age 35)
| pg8-35D,precinct3,E.D.160,JackCo.,Tx.
|
Child 5: Susan Annie BIGHAM
| Name:
| Susan Annie BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Female
|
| Spouse 1:
| Robert Tarver KNIGHT (1851-1873)
|
| Spouse 2:
| Howard KENNEDY (1852-1923)
|
| Birth
| 25 Mar 1846
| Johnson County, Missouri
|
| Census (1)
| 7 Nov 1850 (age 4)
| pg148-222-Dist46,LafayetteCo,Mo
|
| Census (2)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 14)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
| Census (3)
| 9 Jun 1880 (age 34)
| pg12,E.D.#53,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Texas
|
| Census (4)
| 18 Apr 1910 (age 64)
| pg3,Bourland,JeffersonCo.,Ok.
|
| Census (5)
| 31 Jan 1920 (age 73)
| pg6,sheet3B,Bourland,JeffersonCo.,Oklahoma-living with son, William E. Knight.
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Child 6: Dorothy Ann BIGHAM
| Name:
| Dorothy Ann BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Female
|
| Spouse:
| Frances Washington KNIGHT
(1848-1919)
|
| Birth
| 28 Apr 1848
| Johnson County, Missouri
|
| Death
| 26 Sep 1876 (age 28)
| Ellis County, Texas
|
| Census (1)
| 7 Nov 1850 (age 2)
| pg148-222-Dist46,LafayetteCo,Mo
|
| Census (2)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 12)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
| Census (3)
| 23 Jul 1870 (age 22)
| pg110,sheet42,RedOak,EllisCo.,Tx.
|
| Burial
| | Shiloh Cemetery, Ovilla, Ellis County, Texas
|
Child 7: William Hail BIGHAM
| Name:
| William Hail BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Male
|
| Spouse:
| Livonia Ann TUCKER (1859-1960)
|
| Birth
| 18 Apr 1851
| Johnson County, Missouri
|
| Death
| 24 Aug 1925 (age 74)
| Ellis County, Texas
|
| Census (1)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 9)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
| Census (2)
| 23 Jul 1870 (age 19)
| pg110,sheet42,RedOak,EllisCo.,Tx.
|
| Census (3)
| 29 Jun 1900 (age 49)
| pg51-52,sheet26A-26B,precinct2,E.D.41,HillCounty,Texas
|
| Census (4)
| 3 Jan 1920 (age 68)
| pg7,precinct6,8thStreet,MidlothianCity,EllisCo.,Tx.
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| Burial
| | Midlothian Cemetery - Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas
|
Child 8: Thomas Harrison BIGHAM
| Name:
| Thomas Harrison BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Male
|
| Spouse:
| Mary M. UNKNOWN (1864?- )
|
| Birth
| 14 Mar 1855
| Ellis County, Texas
|
| Census (1)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 5)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
| Census (2)
| 23 Jul 1870 (age 15)
| pg110-111,sheet42-43,RedOak,EllisCo.,Tx
|
| Census (3)
| 9 Jun 1880 (age 25)
| pg12,E.D.#53,EllisCo,Texas
|
| Census (4)
| 27 Jan 1920 (age 64)
| pg28,Precinct5,Hamlin,JonesCo.,Texas
|
| Note
| 9 Jun 1880 (age 25)
| Thomas was listed as having a disability.
|
Child 9: Edwin Timothy BIGHAM
| Name:
| Edwin Timothy BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Male
|
| Spouse 1:
| Annie D. UNKNOWN (1859- )
|
| Spouse 2:
| Ellen UNKNOWN (1860- )
|
| Birth
| 12 Aug 1857
| Ellis County, Texas
|
| Census (1)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 2)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
| Census (2)
| 23 Jul 1870 (age 12)
| pg110,sheet42,RedOak,EllisCo.,Tx.
|
| Census (3)
| 15 Jun 1880 (age 22)
| pg23,precinct6,E.D.52,Ellis County,Texas
|
| Census (4)
| 7 Jun 1900 (age 42)
| pg5,Precinct3,JackCounty,Texas
|
Child 10: Rosa A. BIGHAM
| Name:
| Rosa A. BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Female
|
| Birth
| 22 Sep 1859
| Ellis County, Texas
|
| Census (1)
| 17 Jul 1860 (age 0)
| pg14,dist7,Red Oak Creek,EllisCo,Tx.
|
| Census (2)
| 23 Jul 1870 (age 10)
| pg110-111,sheet42-43,RedOak,EllisCo.,Tx
|
| Census (3)
| 9 Jun 1880 (age 20)
| pg12,E.D.#53,EllisCo,Texas
|
| Note
| 9 Jun 1880 (age 20)
| Rosa was listed in census record as having typhoid fever.
|
Child 11: Ruth BIGHAM
| Name:
| Ruth BIGHAM
1,2 |
| Sex:
| Female
|
| Birth
| 25 Aug 1865
| Ellis County, Texas
|
| Death
| 31 Aug 1870 (age 5)
| Ellis County, Texas
|
| Burial
| | Shiloh Cemetery, Ovilla, Ellis County TX
|
| Note
| | BIGHAM, Ruth - died 31 Aug 1870 - age 4 yr 11 mo 5 days. From this I would say
Ruth was born in September, not August. Tombstone readings at Shiloh Cemetery,
Ovilla, Ellis County, Tx.
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Sources
| 1 | "File (merged): C:\Users\Doug\Documents\Family\Dunham\Dennis Dunham\DennisDonham
desc.ged". Record originated in...
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| 2 | Barbara Brown, et. al. Donhams of Arkansas, "Dennis Dunham and Dollie Philips
Descendants"
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dunham-donh
am-i&id=I02065).
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