William Bigham and Jerusha Cooper

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Husband William Bigham ^{1 2}

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           Born: 19 Sep 1809 - Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA 2
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           Died: Aft 1895
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         Father: Thomas Bigham (1782-1864) 1 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Walker (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 12 Dec 1848 2

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Wife Jerusha Cooper ²

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         Father: Zebulon Cooper, Sr. (1778-1864) 3 4 5 6
         Mother: Sarah Bane (      -1830/1840) 3

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - William Bigham

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He spent his entire life tilling the old family homestead. His opportunities for obtaining an education were confined to a few months each winter at the pioneer subscription school of his neighborhood. On the death of his father he inherited the homestead farm, having worked, per agreement with his father, twenty-one years to pay for the same. He subsequently built his improvements, and cleared the forest off a large portion of the land. Both he and his wife were pioneer members of the Centreville Presbyterian church. He was prominent in church and Sabbath school work, and was treasurer of the society for many years. Politically, he was a Republican, and filled the offices of school director, assessor and collector. He was known for his benevolence, and was always ready to extend a helping hand to religious and charitable purposes.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 389.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1206.

3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 653.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 552.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 388.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1203.