Hi all, still Trying to verify Henry brown b 1917 d may 1981 Peoria ,IL Is my Henry brown b ca 1918 of FCI and if his wife is Opal Bigham Dempsey died 11-Oct - 1982 Barnstable County Mass From the below the key available obits to get will be Velma & Clyde's to see if they Name her as Opal Brown or her parents obits or hers of course Henry's too!, (That latter obits harder to find) Bert bigham d 23- nov-1957 Sangamon co, il Burial Benton,FCI Wife Eva Richards Bigham died 1954 buried Benton,FCI Children of Bert and his two wives Goldie bigham Akins Ozburn died 18 -June - 1983 Carbondale IL*** Melvin Bigham died 4-jan-1982 Benton, IL**** George Bigham died 17-aug-1975 (obit Names sister opal Dempsey Baurne,MA; Opal would have divorced Henry and remarried Dempsey bef 1975) Clyde Bigham died 2-dec - 1965 Benton, IL **** Lela Bigham Brown d 5- july-1990 mt olive, macoupin, ill Virgil died 1968 (Last surviving sibling) Velma Bigham Monken died 3- oct- 1961 St. Louis, MO*** Imogene Bigham Joplin died sept. 1984*** Freda Maxine Bigham hayes died june 29, 1985 bunker hill, il (Only surviving sibling Lela Bigham Brown) Eva Bigham d 26 July 1923 died young Southern illinois January 15, 1976 pg 21 Alta Thompson Dawson died same day West Frankfort,FCI (obit names sibling OpalDempsey of Bourne, MA<Barnstable County>) Wife of Melvin Bigham Southern illinoisian 21- August-1970 Carbondale, IL Obit index available Frankfort Area genealogy society Bigham, Melvin O. 1982 Bigham, Clyde B. 1965 Joplin, Evelyn Imogean Jean sept 1984 Monken, Velma Bigham died 0ct 3, 1961 St. Louis, MO Brown, Virgil 1967 Brown, Virgil 1968 Lonnie fink Lonfink@comcast.net
Lonnie, This does not answer your question but may be helpful. Maple Hill Cemetery Book: Lot 100 Grave 5 BIGHAM, Marquetta Joyce B. Jan. 16, 1950 - D. Feb. 26, 1951 (OB) Marquetta Joyce Bigham (B) Christopher (P) Melvin and Mildred Robinson BIGHAM Lot 100 Grave 2: BARTKE, Mildred May B............. D.............. (CRO) Mildred Bartke (BRD) October 31, 1991 (FHR) Mildred Mary Bartke (BD) August 6, 1925 (DD) October 29, 1991 (OB) Mildred Mary Bartke (P) Arley E. and Daisy Mitchell Robinson (H) 1. Melvin BIGHAM Jr. 2. Robert C. Bartke Children: Gaila BIGHAM RIDDLE, Lynette BIGHAM ELDER, Rick BIGHAM, Marquetta Joyce BIGHAM.(NM) (?). **** Source: Maple Hill Cemetery Book (Clara Crocker Brown) Pg. 33/338, Sect. A Row 12, South to North Pat Corona -----Original Message----- From: Lonnie Fink Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:39 PM To: ILFRANKL@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILFRANKL] Bigham /Brown/ Dempsey Hi all, still Trying to verify Henry brown b 1917 d may 1981 Peoria ,IL Is my Henry brown b ca 1918 of FCI and if his wife is Opal Bigham Dempsey died 11-Oct - 1982 Barnstable County Mass >From the below the key available obits to get will be Velma & Clyde's to >see if they Name her as Opal Brown or her parents obits or hers of course Henry's too!, (That latter obits harder to find) Bert bigham d 23- nov-1957 Sangamon co, il Burial Benton,FCI Wife Eva Richards Bigham died 1954 buried Benton,FCI Children of Bert and his two wives Goldie bigham Akins Ozburn died 18 -June - 1983 Carbondale IL*** Melvin Bigham died 4-jan-1982 Benton, IL**** George Bigham died 17-aug-1975 (obit Names sister opal Dempsey Baurne,MA; Opal would have divorced Henry and remarried Dempsey bef 1975) Clyde Bigham died 2-dec - 1965 Benton, IL **** Lela Bigham Brown d 5- july-1990 mt olive, macoupin, ill Virgil died 1968 (Last surviving sibling) Velma Bigham Monken died 3- oct- 1961 St. Louis, MO*** Imogene Bigham Joplin died sept. 1984*** Freda Maxine Bigham hayes died june 29, 1985 bunker hill, il (Only surviving sibling Lela Bigham Brown) Eva Bigham d 26 July 1923 died young Southern illinois January 15, 1976 pg 21 Alta Thompson Dawson died same day West Frankfort,FCI (obit names sibling OpalDempsey of Bourne, MA<Barnstable County>) Wife of Melvin Bigham Southern illinoisian 21- August-1970 Carbondale, IL Obit index available Frankfort Area genealogy society Bigham, Melvin O. 1982 Bigham, Clyde B. 1965 Joplin, Evelyn Imogean Jean sept 1984 Monken, Velma Bigham died 0ct 3, 1961 St. Louis, MO Brown, Virgil 1967 Brown, Virgil 1968 Lonnie fink Lonfink@comcast.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message