This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCE.2ACIB/970.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Ralph: In 1988 I requested the veteran's record for Joseph Harrison Biggs, 6th W. Va. Infantry, Company F and received "unable to locate" in reply. Very likely the same man, I think. At any rate, the Jos. H. Biggs who was son of William L. and Catherine (Lipscomb) Biggs lived in Preston County - and Co. F was all Preston men. Jos. is listed in the 1860 Census there as a wood chopper, age 21, living at a hotel in Rowlesburg kept by John & Julie Peters. He married 21 Aug. 1861 to Salome Jane Weimer (parents names unknown - the writing of her surname "Weimer" in the 1857 Biggs Family Bible could easily be mistaken for "Weaver"). She was born 14 Apr. 1840 and died 28 Apr. 1864. Jos married 2nd to Sarah A. Henderson on 25 Jan. 1870. She was born abt. 1853 at Evansville, Preston Co., WV. In the 1870 Census they are residing near Rowlesburg (next door to his brother Ambrose Lipscomb Biggs) where he is listed as a farmer . Living with them is his mother in law Mary Henderson, age! 40. Jos. died on his farm shortly before 29 June 1873 (I don't know the cause) when his estate was appraised and inventoried (Preston County Estates, Vol. 10). His widow was re-married in 1875 to William B. Fauling - I do not know her date of death. By his 1st wife Salome, who died in childbirth, he had one daughter Alice Salome Biggs, who I think died in infancy or at birth (no further record). By his 2nd wife Sarah he had one daughter born 20 Aug. 1872 at Lewis County but recorded at Preston County (no name on the birth record - how did you obtain the name Ju Rhetta?) Do you have any further record of her? I am researching the descendants of Ambrose Lipscomb (1762-1841), who was father of Catherine (Lipscomb) Biggs. The latter's brother Levi Lipscomb (1798-1878) was my great, great grandfather. PS. Are you the son of Ralph Poling Biggs? If so, I have you in my records!