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From: "Mary White" 

To: James H. Carroll

Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 4:06 PM

Subject: Samuel and Catherine Biggs

I saw your entry on Rootsweb and wondered whether you have any other
information about Samuel Biggs and Catherine Walker.  I am descended from
their daughter Elizabeth and my Dickson family lived in Henryville.

Mary White

Mary,
 The information I have came from a relative that was a descendant of
 Samuel's daughter Martha Jane who married Joseph Martin Carroll, the brother
 of my ancestor Nathan C. Carroll.  I think she got the information from a
 family Bible.

 A few years ago I was in Henryville and found the name Biggs often in the
 history of Clark County.  There were some Biggs folks that barely escaped
 from the Pigeon Roost Massacre, but I'm pretty sure your Samuel wasn't among
 them.   Wish I could tell you more.

 I just now looked at the 1880 census on line at www.familysearch.org.  There
 was a Catherine Biggs (widowed) living with her son, Hugh, in Henryville.
 She was age 73.  Also, one of Martha Bigg's children was named Hugh, so this
 could be a family name.  It says that Catharine was born in PA, and her
 father and mother were born in Ireland.  What do you think?

 Jim Carroll

 Below is a cut and paste from that site:

  Household Record  1880 United States Census

 Search results |  Download  Previous Household    Next Household

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 Household:

 Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation
 Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
  Hugh BIGGS   Self   S   Male   W   48   PA   Farmer   PA   PA
  Catharine BIGGS   Mother   W   Female   W   73   PA   Home   IRE   IRE

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Source Information:
   Census Place Henryville, Clark, Indiana
   Family History Library Film   1254269
   NA Film Number   T9-0269
   Page Number   207C

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