Martha and "Ail" purchased and sold land in several areas of Bell County. They had eleven children and were frugal hard working people. "Ail" was a stockman. Martha wove the cloth for their clothing.
In 1865 they purchased large tracts of land on Cottonwood Creek where they lived until they died.
Her obituary published in the Temple Daily Telegram had in part the following:
"They first located in Tennessee Valley and later moved out beyond Oenaville. She and her husband experienced many hardships incident to the pioneer times in the county; but like all of those intrepid settlers in the then new and wild country, they were immune to fear from the attacks of wild Indians and other marauders who infested the county in the early days.
Since her early girlhood, Mrs Bigham had been a consistant member of God's church, and her life was lived as an ever-shining example and gentle encouragement to others to follow in the footsteps of her Redeemer who she so greatly and unswervingly loved."
She was a member of the Christian Church.
I only wish I could have known my great-grandparents "Ail" and Martha Bigham.
Frances (Mays) McFarland
Martha and "Ail" purchased and sold land in several areas of Bell County. They had eleven children and were frugal hard working people. "Ail" was a stockman. Martha wove the cloth for their clothing.
In 1865 they purchased large tracts of land on Cottonwood Creek where they lived until they died.
Her obituary published in the Temple Daily Telegram had in part the following:
"They first located in Tennessee Valley and later moved out beyond Oenaville. She and her husband experienced many hardships incident to the pioneer times in the county; but like all of those intrepid settlers in the then new and wild country, they were immune to fear from the attacks of wild Indians and other marauders who infested the county in the early days.
Since her early girlhood, Mrs Bigham had been a consistant member of God's church, and her life was lived as an ever-shining example and gentle encouragement to others to follow in the footsteps of her Redeemer who she so greatly and unswervingly loved."
She was a member of the Christian Church.
I only wish I could have known my great-grandparents "Ail" and Martha Bigham.
Frances (Mays) McFarland
Inscription
"Gone but not forgotten"
Family Members
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Mary Emiline Bigham Garrett
1840–1918
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Nancy Pare Lee Bigham Lancaster
1842–1925
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Margaret Adeline "Peggy" Bigham Lancaster
1845–1921
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John Davis Bigham
1847–1873
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Robert Clark Bigham
1849–1921
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Rufus Monroe Bigham
1852–1912
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George Patton Bigham
1854–1930
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Anna Cynthia Bigham Seybold
1857–1944
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Eveline Bigham Wofford
1859–1931
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Amelia Bigham Caldwell
1862–1908
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Newt Wilson Bigham
1865–1910
