Solomon Bigham
And
Allied Families

Harriet Bigham who married
Hans Weaver in Washington County Illinois.
Hans' father, Hans Weaver had property next to
William Bigham in Wills Twp. in Guernsey County, Ohio

Documents, Photos and other information for the Bigham and Weaver families Contributed by
 Sidney Quinn and first cousin  Shirley Weaver Sipler
 Irene Bigham Clark  and  Treva Ernst
 

Solomon and his children #1    Solomon and his children #2   

Marriage Certificate of Fredrick William Bigham and Louise Moore

Henry Bigham To Charles O. White property deed

Gravestone of Solomon Bigham in Oregon

Gibson Station

 

 

Reference From Researcher's

When Solomon died he left 3 children who's mother had already died. First Robert Weaver was their guardian but by then only the boys Charles and Henry were still living. Robert went to Kansas and so his father Hans and Harriet, who was the children's paternal aunt took them. Hans died in 1886 so then John Hall, Susan Weaver's husband became their guardian. Don't know if they actually moved or stayed with Harriet. A woman could not be the guardian as it mostly had to do with the guardianship of their land and property. The boys grew up and seemingly disappeared but searching the land records I found one had gone to Arizona and the other to California. They married and sold their Oregon land and thus the wives names are on the sale documents.
Email January 23, 2005 Sid Quinn

 

Hans Weaver - born 1816 at Killyleagh, County Down Ireland - died - May 24, 1886 in Myrtle Creek, Oregon married Harriet Bigham - born December 21, 1822 in Ohio. She died January 24, 1898 in Myrtle Creek, Oregon They married August 26, 1841 in Guernsey County, Ohio. Her brother was Solomon Bigham, according to some of our history articles of the area. He bought half the small town. My cousin recently sent me copies of some of the original documents.
Email September 02, 2004 Shirley Sipler.

Weaver history from the book "Portrait and Biographical Record of Guernsey County, Ohio" published by C.O. Owen and Company in 1895, page 219.

Their daughter Judith married James Gibson. 'Gibson Station' was built on their property.

Gibson Station Photos Built in 1853
 

Descendants of Solomon Bigham

1. SOLOMON3 BIGHAM (JAMES W.2, WILLIAM1) was born January 12, 1833 in Wills Twp., Guernsey, Ohio, and died February 17, 1875 in Myrtle Creek, Oregon 41 yrs., 6 mo., 20 days. He married (1) MARTHA CARSON Abt. 1863 in Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, daughter of DAVID CARSON. She was born 1845 in Rocky Mountains in route to Oregon. He married (2) JOSEPHINE WRIGHT February 11, 1869 in Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon. She was born May 25, 1849 in Oregon 21 yrs, 6 mo., 25 days, and died September 04, 1874 in Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon.

More About SOLOMON BIGHAM:
Burial: Pioneer Cemetery, Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon
More About JOSEPHINE WRIGHT:
Burial: Pioneer Cemetery, Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon

Child of SOLOMON BIGHAM and MARTHA CARSON is:

i. MARY ALICE4 BIGHAM, b. Abt. 1864, Oregon; d. May 16, 1942, Cayuse, Umatilla County, Oregon; m. JOSEPH LAVADOUR, JR, January 12, 1884, Douglas County, Oregon; b. Abt. 1854, California; d. March 17, 1940, Myrtle Creek, Oregon.

More About MARY ALICE BIGHAM:
Burial: Athena Cemetery, Public section A, row 6, Umatilla, Oregon
Mary Alice Bigham married Joseph Lavadour, Jr., the half brother of her mother's husband Narcisse Lavadour. They were more than 20 years apart. The Lavador name is also spelled Lavador, Lavdure, Lavrador and belongs to the same family.
Caste: Native American Indian

Marriage Notes for MARY BIGHAM and JOSEPH LAVADOUR:

Mary Alice Bigham married Joseph Lavadour, Jr., the half brother of her mother's husband Narcisse Lavadour. They were more than 20 years apart.

Mary Alice died in Cayuse, Umatilla county, Oregon and is buried in the Athena Cemetery, Public Section A, row 6 in Umatilla, Oregon. On May 16, 1942.

Per Sid Quinn

Children of SOLOMON BIGHAM and JOSEPHINE WRIGHT are:

ii. INFANT4 BIGHAM, b. November 21, 1869.

iii. HENRY BIGHAM, b. Abt. 1870.

iv. CHARLES BIGHAM, b. Abt. 1873.

v. ELLA BIGHAM, b. March 1874; d. April 24, 1875, 1 yr. 1 mo. 6 days old, Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon.
Twin sister to Eva

vi. EVA BIGHAM, b. March 1874; d. February 18, 1875, 11 mo. 3 days old, Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon.
Burial: Pioneer Cemetery, Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon
Twin sister to Ella

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