Clara Ann (Clarissa) Bigelow

Clara Ann (Clarissa) Bigelow[1, 2, 3]

Female 1853 - 1937  (~ 84 years)

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  • Name Clara Ann (Clarissa) Bigelow 
    Born May 1853  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Jul 1937  Lombard, DuPage Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 12 Jul 1937  Peoriso Twp., Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID P10314  Robert Jackson
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2020 

    Father Charles Robert Bigelow,   b. May 1824, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. date unknown 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Clarissa Unknown,   b. Abt 1828, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1899, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F7199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hial Jackson,   b. 1847, Bloomfield, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1899, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 16 Jun 1888  Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elma Leola Jackson,   b. 25 Jan 1891, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1928, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)  [natural]
     2. Carl Biglow Jackson,   b. Abt 1894, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1894, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F2643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Note from Art Hubbs 3 Mar 2008:
      Clarissa, widow of Hial Jackson continued to reside with the Bigelow family as late as 1930 when she was 78. In 1920, daughter Elma, age 26, single, born in Illinois, stenographer in a law office, was living with them.
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      Janie: Note that Clara Ann Bigelow Jackson in the 1900 census said that she had one child and that child was living. Clara's child, Elma was born in 1891; but no child was listed as living with her on the 1900 census. Clara was a widow in 1900 and on 1910 she was the mother of three children and Elma is with her then. It is possible that the 1900 info was given by the 76 year old father who also listed Clara with her mother's name of Clarissa.

      Clara/Clarissa's death certificate says she was born 26 Sep 1851 which is different than the date on the 1900 census record. Either could be right or wrong.

      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: Clarissa A Bigelow
      Age: 8
      Birth Year: abt 1852
      Gender: Female
      Birth Place: Canada
      Home in 1860: St Louis Ward 6, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri
      Post Office: St Louis
      Family Number: 59
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Chas Bigelow 38
      Clarissa Bigelow 33
      Jos Chas Bigelow 10
      Clarissa A Bigelow 8
      John F Bigelow 5
      John Derrick 15
      Morris Meyerstein 27
      Thos Greene 20
      Chas White 20
      Godfrey Reichenberger 28

      In 1880, she was listed as Clara H. age 28, still living with her parents, Charles R. and Clarissa Bigelow. Her father was an MD and her brother was in medical school.

      1900 Census Dist 366, Chicago Ward 12, Cook Co., Illinois
      Bigelow, Robert C. head W M May 1824 76 Wd Can-Eng Can-Eng Can-Eng
      Jackson, Clarissa dau W F May 1853 47 Wd 1ch;1lvg Can-Eng Can-Eng Can-Eng
      Bigelow, Albert F. nephew W M Aug 1884 15 S IL Can-Eng Can-Eng

      1910 Census Dist 875, Chicago Ward 20, Cook Co., Illinois
      Jackson, Clara A. Head F W 56 Wd 3ch; 1lvg Can-Eng Can-Eng Can-Eng yr of immeg: 1860, occupation: seamstress
      Jackson, Elma dau F W 19 S IL Can-Eng Can-Eng
      Campbell, Odell lodger F W 46 D 2ch;2lvg IL Germany NY
      Campbell, Theson lodger M W 17 S WI WI IL
      Dejomma, James lodger M W 25 S France France France imm: 1897

      1920 Census Chicago Ward 35, Cook Co., Illinois
      She is listed as Clarissa Jackson, aunt, of Albert Bigelow (see 1990 Census), age 68.
      Elma is also in the household as a neice, age 26, single.

      In the 1930 Census, Clarissa, age 78, is still with her nephew Albert Bigelow and his family. They are enumerated in York, Dupage, Illinois. Elma is not with them.

  • Sources 
    1. [S347984709] Book: Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, William F. E. Morley, (Mika Silk Screening Limited, Belleville, Ontario 1972), Page 455.

    2. [S347985518] Research of Arthur G. Hubbs, Family Group Records & emails rec'd Feb - Dec 2008, (stephenkentcomer@earthlink.net).

    3. [S347984863] 1930 U.S. Census, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224), York, Dupage, Illinois.

    4. [S347984833] 1900 U.S. Federal Census, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7602), Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.

    5. [S347985536] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2542).



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