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My ancestor, Dr. Reuben Biggs was
born 3 April,1803, lived in Lawrence Co., Kentucky, married 1st-Catherine Grubb
and had several children--divorced about 1860, (children with
Catherine--James H, Sarah, Nancy Ann, "Jeremiah", Mary, and Elizabeth) took
up with Sarah J. Hall, (I thought her name was Hale, but one of her
descendants from that area says Hall) who was evidently after his money
(fairly wealthy for the time period) and he had another family with her.
Dr. Reuben established a guardianship for Catherine with Susannah Biggs
Crank at the time of divorce. I have been told that Susannah was probably
the aunt or older sister of Reuben. I also believe that Douglass Biggs was
probably his uncle. Douglass had sons Hiram and Jeremiah,Benjamin and daughter Leanna. I believe they all may be descended from either Josiah, Jeremiah,
Ephraim, William or possibly other brothers or relatives, (I believe this
was a huge family, but there seem to be few records) who by a circuitous
route left Cumberland County, New Jersey and possibly New York and
eventually made it into Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and beyond. I believe they were also related to Warren County, Indiana Biggs Family.
I am descended from Dr. Reuben's son with Catherine Grubb--James Harvey
Biggs *(Harve) who married Martha Jane Belcher--had a son, my
great-grandfather, Reuben, b. 1860 and lived in Carter County, until early
1890s, went to Mountain View, Arkansas, (had relatives there) and then to
Independence, Missouri, all for about 10 years, then back to Kentucky. He
followed the coal mines into Indiana with his children, one of whom was my
granfather, George Biggs, born in Carter County, Kentucky, and married Myra
Mabel Henson in Pike County, Indiana and lived in Knox County, Indiana.
Their son was my father, Norman (Jumbo) Biggs b. 8 July 1919, and married my
mother Betty Ann Barnett. Maybe we can help each other.
The Biggs seemed like they were always on the forefront of exploration and
traveled around a great deal. I also found a James Harvey Biggs in Jennings
County, Indiana, who also went by the name Harve. He had a son named Silas.
I have found that some of the Biggs also ended up in St. Charles, Missouri,
(Randolph, Morris, Travis, Davis--note that they most end in --s, like
Douglass, Silas and others) I know Randolph was probably a relative because
his daughter, Malinda married a Charles Foster, who is also listed as living
in my Dr. Reuben's family in Kentucky in the 1850 census. Daniel Boone and
his flock and neighbors settled in St. Charles, Missouri, after leaving
Kentucky.
My great-grandfather Reuben was quite an explorer and adventurer, going by
covered wagon to Mountain View, Arkansas and Independence, Missouri and back
to Kentucky then to Indiana, and sometime in northern Ohio, plus who knows
where else. The family said he would leave to go exploring and be gone for
months, and they didn't know if he was dead or alive, and one day he would
come walking in.
Let me know what you think?
Keevin
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