Pleasant
Hart
Bigger
Born about in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of James Bigger
and Elizabeth (Hart) Bigger
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret (Bellows) Bigger
— married
5 Jan 1840 in McLean County, Illinois, United States
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Hibbs) Bigger
— married
13 Oct 1847 in McLean County, Illinois, USA
Husband of
Sarah (Fuhrman) Bigger
— married
about 1864 in Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James Hart Bigger, John C. Bigger, Mary (Bigger) Spencer, Joseph Bigger, Ida Mae (Bigger) Vogt, Laura (Bigger) Knapple, Judson Bigger, Alice (Bigger) Vogt and Lott Bigger
Died about
at about age 83
in Woodford, Woodford County, Illinois, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Pleasant Hart Bigger was born on July 21, 1820 in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana.[1] He was the son of James Bigger and Elizabeth Hart.[1]
Pleasant married Margaret Bellows on January 5, 1840 in McLean County, Illinois.[2] They had 2 known children, James H. and Sarah A. Bigger.[3] Margaret died about 1845.[1] Pleasant next married Sarah Ann Hibbs on October 13, 1848 in McLean County.[4] They had known children John C., Mary and Joseph.
Pleasant married Sarah Fuhrman around 1864.[1] (In the 1900 census, Sarah and Pleasant say they've been married 38 years.)[5] She and Pleasant had at least 7 more children (she says she has had 11, all living)[5] In the 1870 census, there is a Bigger male, Cornelius (age 16) but he was born in Ohio and is most likely a child of Sarah Fuhrman with a surname of Scott (her first husband).[6] Additionally, Edwin Bigger (found in the 1870 census) is possible Edward Loving, son of Sarah's second husband and not Pleasant.[6]
Sarah & Pleasant lived out their lives in Woodford County. He died on July 4, 1904. He is buried in Bigger-Hibbs Cemetery, El Paso Township (Woodford County), Illinois.[7]
Children of Pleasant Hart Bigger and Margaret Bellows
- James H. Bigger b. 1840 Illinois
- Sarah A Bigger b. 1843 Illinois
Children of Pleasant Hart Bigger and Sarah Ann Hibbs
Children of Pleasant Hart Bigger and Sarah Fuhrman
- Edwin Bigger b. 1864 (possibly Edward Loving, child of Sarah & Taylor Loving)
- Ida Mae Bigger b. 1865 married _____ Vogt.
- Laura Bigger b. 1867 married _____ Knapple.
- Judson Bigger b. 1868
- Alice Bigger b. July 1869 married Philip Vogt.
- Martha Bigger b.1872 married _____ Lawyer
- Lott Bigger b. 1874
- Rosie Bigger b. 1875 married _____ Lawrence
Census Notes
- 1850 Census: McClean County, Illinois [3]
- Pleasant Bigger Male 29 Indiana Farmer, $700
- Sarah A Bigger Female 21 Ohio
- James H Bigger Male 10 Illinois
- Sarah A Bigger Female 7 Illinois
- John C Bigger Male 1 Illinois
- 1860 Census: Mound City Township, Linn County, Kansas Territory [8]
- H P Bigger Male 39 Ind $1000, $500
- Sarah Bigger Female 29 Ill
- James Bigger Male 19 Ill
- Sarah Bigger Female 18 Ill Attended school
- Mary Bigger Male 4 Ill
- Joseph Bigger Female 2 K. T.
- W Fishburn Male 25 Penn Carpenter
- 1865 Census: El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois [9] $2000 stock, 65 pounds of wool, 3 students. 8 total in household.
- P H Bigger, 3 males under 10, 2 males 10-20, 1 male 30-40// 1 female under 10, 1 female 30-40
- 1870 Census: El Paso Township, Woodford County, Illinois [6]
- Peter Bigger Male 49 Indiana Farmer, $8000, $1000
- Sarah Bigger Female 36 Pennsylvania keeping house
- Cornelius Bigger Male 16 Ohio Farm Farm hand Should be Cornelius Scott, one of Sarah's children.
- Joseph Bigger Male 14 Ohio Farm hand
- Edwin Bigger Male 6 Illinois Farm hand
- Ida Bigger Female 5 Illinois
- Laurie Bigger Female 3 Illinois
- Judson Bigger Male 2 Illinois
- Alice Bigger Female 11/12ths Illinois Born in July
- Candace Yeoman Female 21 Illinois
- 1880 Census: El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois [10]
- Pleasant Bigger Self Male 60 Indiana, United States Farmer, Father born in Ohio, Mother born in Kentucky
- Sarah Bigger Wife Female 47 Pennsylvania, United States Keeping house Parents born in Pennsylvania
- Ida Bigger Daughter Female 15 Illinois, United States At home
- Laura Bigger Daughter Female 14 Illinois, United States At home
- Judson Bigger Son Male 12 Illinois, United States At home
- Alice Bigger Daughter Female 10 Illinois, United States At home
- Martha Bigger Daughter Female 8 Illinois, United States
- Lott Bigger Son Male 6 Illinois, United States
- Rosie Bigger Daughter Female 5 Illinois, United States
- 1900 Census: El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois[5]
- P H Bigger Head Male 79 Ind July 1820 Married 38 years
- Sarah Bigger Wife Female 67 Pa Feb. 1833 Married 38 years, 11 children born, 11 living
- Lora Scott Granddaughter Female 14 Kan Jan. 1886, At school
Obituary
[1] Daily Pantagraph 5 July 1904
P. H. BIGGER IS DEAD
Old Resident of Woodford County Dies After Long Illness Kappa, Ill. July 4--(Special) This afternoon at 4:30 at his home northeast of here occurred the death of Mr. Pleasant H. Bigger, after an illness of many months. He had been in a critical condition since February and his demise was not unexpected.
Deceased was 85 years old, and has resided in Woodford County for over a half a century. He was a large land owner and took a prominent part in agriculture. For many years he was prominently connected with the El Paso Fair, his specialty being fine cattle.
He is survived by the following children: James Bigger, residing near Hudson; Mrs. Sarah Hankins, of Nebraska; Mrs. Laura Knepple, of Deer Creek; Mrs. Alice Vogt, of Nebraska; Judson, residing in this township; Bud, of Kansas; Mrs. Mattie Lawyer, of El Paso, and Mrs. Rose Lawrence, in this township.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215517478/pleasant-hart-bigger : accessed 24 August 2021), memorial page for Pleasant Hart Bigger (21 Jul 1820–4 Jul 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 215517478, citing Bigger-Hibbs Cemetery, El Paso Township, Woodford County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Lexington Genealogical and Historical Society (contributor 47985778) .
- ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch Illinois Marriage Bellows, Pleasant H Biggers and Margarett Bellows, 5 Jan 1840 McLean County, Illinois.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images,FamilySearch 1850 Census, Pleasant Bigger, McLean, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch Illinois marriage Hibbs, Pleasant H Bigger and Sarah Ann Hibbs, 13 Oct 1848, McLean County, Illinois.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Census, P H Bigger, El Paso Township El Paso city & Kappa vill., Woodford, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 125, sheet 16A, family 421, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,356.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch 1870 Census, Peter Bigger, El Paso Township, Woodford, Illinois, 1870.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 April 2021), memorial page for Pleasant H. Bigger (21 Jul 1820–4 Jul 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #215517478, citing Bigger-Hibbs Cemetery, El Paso Township, Woodford County, Illinois, USA.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch 1860 Census, H P Bigger, Mound City Township, Linn, Kansas Territory, 1860.
- ↑ "Illinois State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch Illinois 1865 Census, P H Bigger, , El Paso, Woodford, Illinois; citing , El Paso, Woodford, Illinois, Census, p. 64, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images,FamilySearch 1880 Census, Pleasant Bigger, El Paso, Woodford, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 233, sheet 512D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,262.
- "Illinois State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch Illinois 1855 Census, no image, Pleasant Bigger, Range 1E-6E, McLean, Illinois; citing Range 1E-6E, McLean, Illinois, 6, p. 73, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
- See also:
- U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1 July 1863. El Paso, Illinois, United States.
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