Marion Biggs (1823 - 1910)

Born 2 May 1823 in Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Judah Ann (Hawkins) Biggs — married 16 May 1844 in Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Aug 1910 at age 87 in California, United States

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Biography

Marion Biggs is Notable.

Marion Biggs was a Democratic politician who served two terms as a United States representative from California from 1887 to 1891.^[1] The city of Biggs, California is named for Marion Biggs, who first shipped grain by rail from the town's location.^[2]

Personal Life

Marion Biggs was born on May 2, 1823, near Curryville, Pike County, Missouri.^[3][4] He was one of twelve children born to his mother Elizabeth McCune (28) and father The Honorable William Davis Biggs (35).^[5]

On May 16, 1844, Marion (21) married (Judah) Ann Hawkins (19) from Kentucky.^[6] They had 11 children together.^[5]

Just three years later, in 1847, Marion's father died in Pike County, Missouri at only 59 years old.

Marion and his family remained in Missouri until moving to Sacremento California in 1864.^[6] While living in Missouri, Marion listed his occupation as Farmer, and continued to do that after relocating to California (adding "Farmer and Trader" in the 1880 Census).^{[7][8][9][10]}

Career

Research Notes

He is referred to in several newspaper articles as Major Marion Biggs, but no service record has been found,

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia article on Marion Biggs
2. ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 195.
3. ↑ "Death of Marion Biggs"; Publication: Sunshine Valley News; Publication Date: 12 Aug 1910; Page: 4; Publication Place: Biggs, California, USA;
4. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Biggs, Marion 1823 - 1910
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Death Claims Marion Biggs", The Sacremento Bee, Sacremento California, 12 Aug 1919, Pg 7
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} The Biggs Argus (Biggs, California) 07 Jul 1892, Thu, Page 3
7. ↑ 1850 US Federal Census; Place: District 59, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: 407; Page: 139a.
8. ↑ 1860 US Federal Census; Place: Jackson, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: M653_635; Page: 182; Family History Library Film: 803635
9. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; 2009; Provo, UT, USA
10. ↑ 1880 US Federal Cencus; Place: Hamilton, Butte, California; Roll: 63; Page: 285D; Enumeration District: 009

• 1900-"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9P4-4VH : accessed 16 November 2018), Marion Bigge, Gridley and Honcut Townships, Butte, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 5B, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,084.

• 1910-"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2Z-TFC : accessed 16 November 2018), Marion Biggs, Gridley, Butte, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 19A, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 73; FHL microfilm 1,374,086.

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