Brigham - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

An American Family at Ancestry.com

@@kristinafamilyarchivist@gmail.com — 2012-05-19 20:16:20Z

doreenjackson56,
I am not researching other/extended family lines at this time... If you send me your email address, I will invite you to watch this Brigham Lind develop, Ancestry.com IS FREE for open/public trees... Mine IS Public.

I can help you with general research aids on this list.

Kristina

Re: An American Family at Ancestry.com

doreenjackson56 — 2012-05-18 16:44:19Z

The Brigham Family from Indiana have very recently entered my Family Tree and I would be interested to find out more about them.

doreenjackson56

Re: Brigham family

Jaime_Brigham — 2012-02-16 21:58:24Z

Thank you for the information. I do not have an Edward H. Brigham, but I would be happy to add him if you can give me some more information.

Brigham Family Research and Resources

KristinaFamilyArchivist — 2012-02-10 18:48:26Z

[1] Official report of the first six meetings of the American Brigham family association held at Chicago, Illinois, Marlboro, Boston and Worcester, Mass., in 1893, '94, '95, '96, '98, 1900 .. Link:
http://www.archive.org/details/officialreportof00brig

[2] Official report of the first six meetings of the american Brigham Family Association held at Chicago ... in 1893 ... 1900 Link: http://www.archive.org/details/officialreportof1900brig

[3] Charles Henry Brigham. Memoir and papers Link: http://www.archive.org/details/charleshenrybrig00brig

[4] The history of the Brigham family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653 (1907) Link: http://www.archive.org/details/historyofbrigham00byubrig

[5] The history of the Brigham family : a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653 [Volume 2] Link: http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbrigham00byubrig#page...

If you have problems with these links: simply use your browser and type in... full text: History of the Brigham Family. You should have plenty of references to archive.org and Brigham Books.

Still having more problems... contact the Brigham List Administrator

Re: Brigham family

panicplum — 2012-02-08 16:30:21Z

Edward was my grandfather,,,Edward H. Brigham, he changed his name to John Otis Reynolds. Contact me panicplum@aol.com

Re: An American Family at Ancestry.com

FRSTY2NC_1 — 2012-01-09 11:52:33Z

I AM LOOKING INFO ON BRIGHMAN FAMILY AND WHERE THET ORIGINATED FROM ANY INFO WOULD BE OF HELP.frsty2nc@yahoo.com thanks am new at this

Re: An American Family at Ancestry.com

dmcti01 — 2011-08-21 11:51:02Z

I would be interested in looking at it. Thanks
dmct@verizon.net

An American Family at Ancestry.com

KristinaFamilyArchivist — 2011-08-19 00:00:15Z

I have begun a "Tree" at Ancestry.com named An American Family. Just starting the Brigham Lines and Collateral Lines. If you are interested in access to the Tree, please let me know and I will send you an invitation. All constructive corrections are welcomed; as well as your extensions.

Kristina, Administrator
Brigham List
Owner: An American Family at Ancestry.com

Lorenzo Brigham

KristinaFamilyArchivist — 2011-06-28 23:24:42Z

Some Research thoughts that may help you.

Middlebury, Genesee (now Wyoming County), New York

From Wikipedia.com Middlebury is a town in Wyoming County, New York, United States.
History The Town of Middlebury was formed in 1812 from the Town of Warsaw.
Geography The north town line is the border of Genesee County, New York.

Archives.org offers hundreds of thousands of out of copywrite books. Nearly all the Brigham books are included. Researching the Biographical/Historical books of a city, town, county, state can help alot.

Ebook and Texts Archive > Boston Public Library > The history of the Brigham family; a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653
http://www.archive.org/details/historyofbrigham01brig

The Research is half the fun of finding...
Kristina/Brigham Administrator

You might consider joining the list. Digest mode will reduce the amount of email traffic in your box. kka

Re: Lorenzo Brigham

LindaHaney2747 — 2011-06-26 18:46:29Z

I am researching a Lorenzo and Calista Brigham of Middlebury, Wyoming, NY. Lorenzo was born about 1793 and had children Lafayette and Charles W. They are supposed to be related to the JENKS family. It is that connection I am trying to find. NATHAN JENKS lived right next door to them in 1850. Thank you.

Jesse EDWARDS and Louisa LOONEY BRIGHAM

KristinaFamilyArchivist — 2011-06-07 20:12:08Z

David, would you be willing to post an outline of the information you have? That way you can "preserve" and share. Kristina

Re: Addison M Brigham PA 1823-1883

KPaaske — 2011-06-06 00:11:16Z

He is my gg grandfather. when he was married to Phebe Jane Kerr, born 1827. 5 children
I show one child with Hannah, she died at 22...Fitch Brigham (but I've been working on this off and on for 10 years, so don't know where this comes from and could be wrong.

Have you seen the joyce tice webpage...
www.joycetice.com
an amazing collection about the Tri counties including Bradford. Even a photo of Addison Brigham's gravestone.
http://www.joycetice.com/cemb/brigham.htm

This family goes way back, is sort of related to Brigham Young...so has been done by the Mormans.
Karen Paaske, Lompoc CA

Karen Paaske, Lompoc CA

Re: Jesse EDWARDS and Louisa LOONEY BRIGHAM

dsalmon — 2011-06-05 23:45:41Z

I have some information about this line, if you are still monitoring your posting.

David Salmon
dsalmon@salmon.org

Re: James Harvey Brigham

dsalmon — 2011-06-05 23:42:15Z

Maj. James Harvey Brigham, b. 19 Jan 1800, Dickson Co., TN, son of Capt. David Brigham (1784-1830), moved to Ouachita Par., LA, later to Morehouse Par., LA, d. there 8 Mar 1864. 12 children listed. Contact me for more information.

David Salmon
dsalmon@salmon.org

Re: Addison M Brigham PA 1823-1883

dsalmon — 2011-06-05 23:33:49Z

I have an Addison M. Brigham, b. 24 Feb 1823, Granville, Bradford Co., PA, d. 4 Oct. 1881, Leroy, Bradford Co., PA, father Timothy Brigham, b. 8 Feb 1786, Southboro, Worcester Co., MA, d. 24 Aug. 1829, Washington Granville Co.,PA, mother Abigail Mason, b 1789, Conn. This Addison M. Brigham is shown as married to Hannah C. Chaapel, b. 1827, d. 30 Apr. 1849, no children.

Re: Eudora (Udora) Brigham -- Sarah Brigham -- Humphreys County, TN

dsalmon — 2011-06-05 23:22:50Z

I have some info on Eudora Brigham, mar. William P. Nichols in 1858, dtr. Sallie Nichols, b. Mar. 1865. She was a daughter of James H. Brigham (1794-1841) and Sarah Wilson, granddaughter of John Brigham (1766-1836)and Hannah Barber, grgranddtr of James Brigham (1735-abt 1818)and Louisa Looney. James H. Brigham had a son, Rev. John Harvey Brigham, b. 31 Aug. 1817, Humphreys Co., TN. I imagine the others listed in the 1860 census you cite are his siblings, rather than his children, but I don't know. I can send you the information I have, and would like to obtain your information about this line.

David Salmon
dsalmon@salmon.org

Brigham Family Research

KristinaFamilyArchivist — 2011-05-27 21:47:23Z

John Louis... can you tell us what you do have?

Your parents, grandparents, greats and great-greats if you know them... locations and dates help us help you too.

Have you tried looking at:

FamilySearch.org? [the Mormon/LDS] website.

Rootsweb.com is free.

Ancestry.com has some free information.

Sign up for free newsletters [especially RootsWeb and ancestry.com]

If you type in one of the names you do know... with as much information that you have... you will get an "index, list or a catalog" of possible matches and usually many many leads.

Most data repositories have more than one way to search for information... so be clever and inventive... especially with names that may have different phonetic values.

Use different combinations of information.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions of anyone... if they are a true family researcher... they will be glad to help, we all started somewhere and needed assistance.

Always remember to say “please and thank you”. Researchers are usually very pleasant and helpful folks… they just need a little courtesy too. Especially if they spent some time to help you… for free. It is discouraging to assist someone and then never hear if they used the information, and that they appreciated ones efforts.

Thirty years after starting this researching my family lines...

I still like to begin at the beginning.

Using hardcopy family group sheets, pedigree forms, etc forces the brain to retain the information you are transcribing from your notes to a form.

There is plenty of time to set things up in a software program.

The more you handle the material... the more you will be embed it into your memory and research thoughts.

You will be surprised how many times an obscure fact will seem incredibly important when you have been researching and have an aha ha moment.

Happy hunting
Kristina, Brigham Administrator
KristinaFamilyArchivist [at] yahoo.com

Re: Peter Bent Brigham

siliconvalleygroup — 2011-05-25 16:59:59Z

Hi, John -- It sounds like you're just getting started with your family history. Brigham is an old New England name -- the first Brighams came to the U.S. from England in the 1630s. A series of books have been published about Brighams in America -- they are lengthy compilations of linked names, basically. The most recent one would be the place to start, since it has living people in it. The others are much older, and if you don't know the names of your earlier Brigham ancestors, it would be impossible to know which Brigham line was yours.

I'm happy to look up your family in the most recent book, to see if we can find your parents or grandparents. You never know!

As far as we know, the Brighams who emigrated to America were White -- but it's becoming a common understanding that most of us are mixed-race in one way or another. I have some Black ancestors dating back to the time of the Revolutionary War, so it's not too surprising that your family, which is Black, has a surname that is primarily White. Many situations could account for it, and I imagine you'll be able to unravel that mystery in time.

As for getting started with family history, I have a couple of suggestions. First, since you're in LA you may live near a Family History Center -- if you're familiar with the Mormon temple in LA, that's where the regional Family History Center is. It's free, and anyone is welcome to use it. The staff there can get you started. (My husband is a Family History Center director in northern California, and we really love helping people get started.) As for not being Mormon, don't worry about that -- usually, many on the staff aren't Mormon either -- no one pays attention to who is Mormon and who isn't at a FHC.

You also can see if any local schools, colleges or community centers are offering classes in genealogy. If you have the time, that can be a great way to start.

In any case, we are always pleased to link to another Brigham, and we would be glad to help you get started with your family history. Please feel free to write us directly if you'd like, and we can help you with it. Once you find your tie into the Brigham line, you'll find a rich and interesting heritage in this line, and no doubt in other lines as well.

Janet Brigham Rands
siliconvalleygroup(at)earthlink.net

Re: Peter Bent Brigham

olameismi — 2011-05-24 17:38:38Z

HELLO:
MY NAME IS JOHN LOUIS BRIGHAM JR., I AM DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE NAME BRIGHAM, I HAE SEEN THE NAME COME UP IN DIFFERENT PLACES I HAVE BEEN LABLED A MORMON, HOWEVER THEIR IS ONE PROBLEM MY FAMILY IS BLACK, WE HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES, CA FOR OVER 60 YEARS, I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT OUT WHEN AND WHERE DID MY FAMILY BECOME BRIGHAM'S
RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
JOHN LOUIS BRIGHAM JR.

Robert Brigham

crocushills1 — 2011-05-01 19:55:47Z

I am looking for info on Robert Brigham, he was born in England and died Deleau, R M of Sifton, Manitoba Canada. His Father was Richard Brigham of England his Mothers name was Jane. He married Mary Jane Cooper, they had the following children: Emma Jane, Margaret ( Maggie ), Richard, Mary, Robert. Iam also looking for info on a Margaret Brigham born 1867, died 1951 Oak River Manitoba, Canada Married Samuel Nicholson

Re: George F. Brigham (1827-after 1910)

xd22577 — 2011-03-16 02:56:08Z

When I first posted someone gave me this. and you are right, no Sarah - so maybe they just wrote it wrong and it should have been the 2nd Fanny?
I didn't know he contributed to the book - very cool!

The History of the BRIGHAM Family, (c) 1907 page 1_384
#502
REV. GEORGE FRENCH7, son of James6, and Fanny (RISLEY) BRIGHAM; born in Fredonia, N.Y., 18 Nov., 1827; married 13 June, 1853/8, Aurilla E., daughter of Edmund DOIGLAS of South Byron, NY; died 7 Aug 1904.
In early life Mr. Brigham engaged in mercantile business, and he owned his father's farm. In 1862, his business ruined by the war, he removed to Chicago and entered the telegraph service. In 1866 he accepted the local agency of the C. & N. W. Ry., at Sharon, Wis. This position he filled for 35 years, during which time he prepared himelf for holy orders in the Episcopal Church, and became the founder of St. Mary's Mission in Sharon, of which he is curate. He gave the address before the B.F.A. at the first Marlboro meeting in 1894. He resides in Sharon.
Children, the 3 elder born in Dunkirk, NY
748 i Edmund Douglass9, b. 29 Dec., 1856
ii Fanny Risley, b. 30 June, 1858; d in Byron, NY, May, 1860
iii Fanny Amelia, b. 10 June 1860; m. 3 Sept 1881, Luther S. ARNOLD. ch. (ARNOLD):
1) Douglass Luther9, b. 23 June 1882; in State University, Madison, Wis., in 1905
2) Willard Henry, b. 14 Dec., 1884; in State University in Madison, in 1905.
3) Fanny, b. 8 Feb. 1887; d. 1887
4) Harold A., b. 3 March 1888
749 iv George French, b. in Fredonia, 12 Jan 1863
v Susan Risley, b. in Chicago, 21 Feb 1865; d. 21 July 1865
750 vi Henry Hanson, b. in Sharon, Wis., 31 Aug 1868

Re: George F. Brigham (1827-after 1910)

sbdcnc — 2011-03-15 15:21:12Z

I found the history of the Brigham family book in the card catalog here on ancestry. There is no Sarah listed as one of the children??? The two Fanny's were Fanny Risley and Fanny Amelia.So there is still a mystery here.

Re: George F. Brigham (1827-after 1910)

sbdcnc — 2011-03-15 14:43:59Z

We do have a bit of a mystery here! I found the 1860 census this morning- you are right. There is a Sarah! I see they put Douglass (his middle name)instead of Edmund. Could this Fanny's middle name be Sarah? (There was another- Fanny Risley- who died around 1860).
Do you have a copy of the Brigham book? I don't, but I was reading about it the other day when I found out George F. contributed to it's creation. The book may list George and Aurilla's children???

Re: George F. Brigham (1827-after 1910)

xd22577 — 2011-03-14 15:13:43Z

It looks like I took it from the 1860 census - maybe it should have been Fanny??
BRIGHAM, George, 35, M, Ticket Agent, NY
- Aurilla, 30, F, NY
- Douglass, 4, M, NY
- Sarah, 1mo, F, NY

the ones I have are:
Edmund Douglas 1856-1921
Fanny Risley 1858-1860
Sarah 1860 - ?
Fanny Amelia 1860-aft 1920 census
George French Jr 1863-1914
Susie 1865-1865
Harry Hanson 1869-aft 1914

Re: George F. Brigham (1827-after 1910)

sbdcnc — 2011-03-13 18:42:55Z

Thank you so much for the obit- I hadn't seen it yet!

My mother had given me a copy of a family tree created by her cousin's husband. I don't have any list of sources used but perhaps the info could give good leads to finding them?

George and Aurilla Brigham on this tree have 6 children, but none named Sarah. For daughters, there was Fanny Risley Brigham 30 June, 1858-May 1860, then Fanny Amelia Brigham, born 10 June, 1860. Susan Risley Brigham 21 Feb 1865- 21 July, 1865.

I can't find them on the 1870 census either but they were probably in Sharon, Wisconsin as they moved there from Chicago in 1866.

There is a photocopy of an article taken from The Sharon Reporter, March 26, 1914.

Hope this helps!

Re: George F. Brigham (1827-after 1910)

xd22577 — 2011-03-13 01:23:34Z

Yes - I finally found his obit in the Chiago Tribune
I can't find them on the 1870 census though.

I am missing info on one of George & Aurilla's daughter..
Sarah Brigham b. May 1860 Dunkirk, NY then I loose her.

----------------------
1914-03-19
Chicago Tribune (IL)
OBITUARY
Edition: Chicago Tribune

THE REV. GEORGE F. BRIGHAM of Sharon, Wis., died at his residence there on Tuesday [17 March 1914]. He is survived by his sons -- Edmund D. BRIGHAM, assistant freight traffic manager of the Chicago and Northwesterin railroad; George F. BRIGHAM Jr., general agent of the Northwestern at St. Louis; Henry H. BRIGHAM, president of the Atlantic Seaboard Dispatch, Chicago -- and his daughter, Mrs. Fanny B. ARNOLD of Sharon.

Copyright 1914, Chicago Tribune.[br]For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.
Record Number: 19140319ob001

George French Brigham as being born 18 Nov 1827

KristinaFamilyArchivist — 2011-03-12 23:19:06Z

I am willing to bet you meant 1827!!

Re: George F. Brigham (1827-after 1910)

sbdcnc — 2011-03-12 22:24:01Z

Thank you for replying. Do you have George French Brigham as being born 18 Nov 1927 and dying 15 March 1914? Do you need any more info on him?

Re: George F. Brigham (1827-after 1910)

xd22577 — 2011-03-12 17:18:58Z

Hi, I don't have ancestry and I guess that means that I can't view your email - so email me at sunnydaze1@hotmail.

I've found an email address for a descenedant of Fanny Brigham and Luther Arnold.

Here's a message board link with more info to help you:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.new...

Julie

Re: George F. Brigham (1827-after 1910)

xd22577 — 2011-03-12 17:00:19Z

Hi,
I'm still here. I think I've run into another Brigham researcher - I'll look.

George French Brigham married Aurilla E. Douglas who is the daughter of Edmund Douglas & Elizabeth Rowley. Edmund is the brother of my ancestor Gilbert Denison Douglas

If you need anything just let me know.

Julie

Re: George F. Brigham (1827-after 1910)

sbdcnc — 2011-03-11 23:13:43Z

hi- I see this was posted sometime back but I am new to Ancestery.com and am looking for others searching the same family. Henry H Brigham is my great-grandfather.George French Brigham would be my grat, great grandfather. I have some info on both.

Re: Brigham Band

CarolOlsen17 — 2011-02-13 04:40:37Z

My husband is the great-great grandson of George French Brigham. I have a lot of information on the family.

BRIGHAM James W Jr - Vietnam Wall section 34W - our honor and thanks to those who put their lives on the line for us

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2010-12-07 12:23:02Z

BRIGHAM James W Jr - Vietnam Wall section 34W - our honor and thanks to those who put their lives on the line for us

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 218,982 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Nora D. Brigham m. William W. Brown

jengen731 — 2010-12-01 04:49:44Z

I am looking for any information on Nora Della Brigham, b. 1887 in Nebraska, who married William Warner Brown (b.22 May 1876, Richland, Nebraska; d.Jul 1938, Orting, Washington). They had one daughter; Marie Frances Brown, b. 21 Apr 1905, Fullerton, Nebraska, d. 6 Apr 1999, Nevada.
Nora also married Ira Cole, b. 29 Sep 1872 Iowa, and they had two daughters: Frances M. (b. 1906) and Grace L. (b.1914).
I have recently discovered the marriage between Nora and William W. Brown, who was my great grandfather. Our family would truly love to know about this step relation, and any descendants.
Thank you,
Jen (Brown) Baldwin
Breckenridge, CO

Re: Brigham of England and Massachusetts

nichols2637 — 2010-11-29 00:03:21Z

Hi- we seem to be talking about the emigrant to Massachusetts rather than the Holy Island Brigham.

These are my ancestors- beginning with Ann Brigham b 1606/1607 in Holme-On-Spaulding-Moor, Yorkshire,England and married there 21 Apr 1634 to Simon Crosby; and she died in Braintree, Norfolk, MA on 11 Oct 1675. After the death of Simon Crosby in 1639, Ann married Rev. Wm Thompson.

Ann and her husband Simon Crosby and her cousin Thomas Brigham came in the ship "Susan and Ellen" in 1635. That ship's passenger list shows that she had one small child when she came.

Ann was daughter of Thomas Brigham chr 21 May 1676 -same place in England, md 4 Feb 1600 to Isabel Watson, and died Mar 1633 same place of Holme on Spaulding Moor, England, son of Thomas Brigham b 5 Mar 1549/50- same place, md abt 1572, died there 8 Nov 1586-- that line does back several more generations, as does the Watson line.

Do you have that pedigree?

Elizabeth L. Nichols
nicholsel@msn.com

Brigham of Holy Island, Northumberland and of Wellwick, Yorkshire, England

KristinaFamilyArchivist — 2010-11-28 23:39:25Z

I hope Nigel is able to help you. Over the years there have been many who have tried to blend the English and American Lines.
We share Thomas Brigham the Immigrant/Puritan as an Ancestor. It will be interesting to see where this question goes.

Kristina

Re: Brigham of Holy Island, Northumberland and of Wellwick, Yorkshire, England

NigelBickerton — 2010-11-27 21:06:59Z

Thank you.

I will ask my parents about this. My family is from Alnwick, Holy Island and Longhoughton.

I do know that one of my relatives went on to co-found some religious organization in the USA. He sounded a very dubious character.

Best wishes,

Nigel

Re: Brigham Family

cjh53351 — 2010-04-16 20:31:37Z

You can emai; me direct if you wish at cjh5335@msn.com

Carole

Re: Brigham Family

cjh53351 — 2010-04-16 20:28:45Z

No, but my late father-in-law was born in Framingham 1889 and his brother, Ralph, lived there all his life, except for a short few years in Chicago. I have the 1907 Brigham History book.I can probably help.
My tree is the Carole Joanne Perreault family tree on Ancestry.

Carole

Re: Brigham Family

ladyj179 — 2010-04-16 16:47:04Z

HI would happen to know any of the Framingham Brighams doing genealogy? should could use some help
Thank You
Jeanne

Re: Brighams of Yorkshire - Nunburnholme, Beeston and East Riding and a connection to Lord Nelson???

ronbrierly — 2010-03-17 15:26:34Z

Catherine

Am also researching Brighams in Yorkshire on behalf of my Mother in Law. The furthest back I have got is a Thomas Brigham born in Beverley in 1793. He married an Elizabeth Jackson in 1818. If you have any connections with this I would be very pleased to hear from you. If you go a stage futher and find a link to Lord Admiral Nelson that would make my Mother in Law's day!

Regards
Ron

Re: Bryant Brigham

hansplay — 2010-02-28 17:07:23Z

Thanks. Will await your response. Hope everything goes well with the whole power outage. Doesn't sound like fun.

Re: Bryant Brigham

bojela — 2010-02-28 16:35:06Z

We're in the midst of an extended power outage. Sending a brief reply from remote location. Please wait 3 days to establish contact. By then, we should have power back at home where all my genealogy stuff is located. Glad to hear of a link!

Re: Bryant Brigham

playshans — 2010-02-27 06:23:04Z

This definitely fits into my tree through Bryant's daughter Jane Sophia. I realize this is a very old post, but I just found it. If and when you receive my reply, contact me and we can arrange contact info. Thanks. Paula

Ella Cecilia (Brigham) Shaver's Journal from Michigan to Georgia in 1895

howardbohrn1 — 2010-02-10 04:34:58Z

In 1895, Ella Cecilia (Brigham) Shaver, wife of Leon Selwyn "Frank" Shaver, wrote a daily journal of their journey from Lawrence, Michigan to the newly established retirement for civil war veterans in Fitzgerald, Georgia. The following is that story just as it was transcribed from the original text. Please note, I don't have the original text, I am only passing this along as a matter of interesting reading.

JOURNAL OF WAGON TRIP TO GEORGIA
September 10 - November 6, 1895
ELLA CECILIA (BRIGHAM) SHAVER

We started from Lawrence Mich. Tuesday Sept. 10, 1895 and camped the first night at Mr. Parks where we sent back part of our goods to be shipped, as we had too heavy a load.
Wed. Sept. 11,
On our way to Dowagiac, saw some fine country and went over some of the prettiest shady roads I ever saw and camped north of the city at a school house.
Thursday Sept. 12,
Reached the city about two o’clock, this is a pretty place where are the mammoth stove works of Beckwith, where the Round Oak stove is made. We stopped on the viaduct and looked for many miles north and south I[ the railroad track which is very straight and level here, had our dinner on a hill overlooking the town, and camped at night in a farmers yard.
Friday Sept. 13,
We went through two little towns, reached the Ind. line about noon had our dinner and drove on the pike road to South bend and camped for the night just before entering the city.
Saturday Sept. 14,
We drove through the city of South Bend which is a fine large place with street car lines for a number of miles, and many fine stores and residences. Here we found quite a number of people who were going to the colony lands in Georgia. We reached the little town of Lapaz about four o’clock where we camped for the night and sabath.
Sunday Sept. 15,
Lapaz is a pleasant little town. We met Elder Linville who is the Pres. Of a sub colony which numbers 800, going to Georgia. He has visited the lands and was well pleased with them.
Monday Sept. 16,
Traded dogs got 1 dollar to boot. We went through Plymouth, saw a gang of horse traders went out of our way to get rid of one who was going to Tenn. and wanted to follow us.
Tuesday Sept. 17,
We went through Rochester today, it is a nice place of 2467 inhabitants. Here we had to pay toll. There are three houses, paid 10 cents at the first two and they gave us a check to go through the third one. It is worth the money to have such nice roads the horses have to trot to keep the wagon from running against them.
Wednesday Sept. 18,
Stopped at Green Oaks this morning, saw some old Indian relics, different kinds of money and other things which were very nice. We had our dinner in Perrysburg and started in the afternoon for Mexico in Meanor’s Co. reached Mexico about two o’clock and crossed one of the finest bridges I ever saw there are toll roads here but they are free having been bought out by the state. We are on our way to Peru. The road winds around the bottom of a ravine with high bluffs on each side for about two miles before reaching the city. Right on the narrowest part of this road they were moving a toll house and we thought we would have to stay there until the next day. But five or six men held our wagon right side up and we walked past them. When we drove through the city we all thought it the prettiest place we ever saw, the streets look like white marble. There are some of the finest houses and lawns, churches and schoolhouses to be seen anywhere. As we leave the city the road winds around a ravine as it does upon entering it. There are 7000 inhabitants. We camped two miles out in a schoolyard where we were much scared by hearing someone yelling, murder and help and hearing a pistol shot.
Thursday Sept. 19,
As we left this morning we did not find out about all the noise of last night. Started for Kokomo a city of 8261 inhabitants. Stopped at the little towns of Bunker Hill and Miami on the way and reached the city at four o’clock. Here is the natural gas belt, they dig great pits for gravel here forty or fifty feet deep, we camped just out of the city.
Friday Sept. 20,
We started this morning for Tipton we see gas pipes all along the road and a great many wells. The gas smells like burnt gunpowder and makes us all feel sick. There is a great deal of stock raised through here. Today we saw 55 fat steers in one herd in a field close to the road. They would weigh twelve or fifteen hundred lb. Each. We reached Tipton at two o’clock by the clock in the tower of the city hall, this a beautiful building. The tower is 185 ft. high. The face of the clock is 11 ft. 9 in. across it. The editor and reporter of the paper here came out and talked with us about our trip and are going to print it in the paper. After leaving Tipton we went through the towns of Atlanta, Omiga, Arcadia and Cicero on the way to Noblesville which is a fine city. The clock in the tower of the city hall struck five as we passed through it, sounded like a bell ringing, it struck so loud. At Cicero they have a mammoth glass factory where they employ 500 men. We went to see them blow glass, it is a wonderful sight. We did not go in it was so hot, we could hardly stand at the doors. There were great furnaces where they took out the red hot glass on the end of a long tube and blew it into the shape they wanted it and then they would put it into molds then others would finish them, this was a bottle factory. I think they made nothing else. They gave us a little bottle for a keepsake.
Saturday Sept. 21,
We stopped at White River today and washed and baked, there was a bridge near where we camped which was about 300 ft. long and roofed over and shingled the entire length. As we left the city (Noblesville) there was another just like it. There are more fine bridges in Ind. than I ever saw anywhere.
Sunday Sept. 22,
We are camped at a school house about two miles from Noblesville it is a nice quiet place, the wind blows quite hard and we have to anchor our tent down.
Monday Sept. 23,
We started this morning for Indianapolis it is cold and raining a little. We reached the state fair grounds at noon and stopped for dinner, started after noon for the city and drove for three or four miles through the suburbs where there are a great many beautiful residences and lawns, which are fitted up in the finest style, and reached the heart of the city at four o’clock by the great clock in the tower. There are railroads and street cars running in all directions and we had to watch sharp to steer clear of all of them, but we got through safe and camped three or four miles out of the city by the side of the road. This was the noisiest place we ever tried to sleep in as market wagons were going to the city and back nearly all night and there was a railroad track near by where loaded trains were running every little while.
While in the city Frank saw P. H. Fitzjerald the colony father and he told him we were going in the right time, also that there were a great many families on the road now, he gave us some circulars to distribute relating to the colony also some copies of the American Tribune.
Tuesday Sept. 24,
We left Indianapolis this morning, passed through some fine country and some of the finest cornfields I ever saw, passed some lots where they raised tomatoes and celery and other things for market. Met loads of tomatoes going to the city. We see gangs of horse traders every few days. They buy old horses, we have been told and drive them to the city where they get three dollars for anything that will stand up. They are killed and used for fertilizer, they are drove along the roads and fed out of the farmers corn fields without leave or lisence. We went through Safford, Southfort and Whiteland, reached Franklin the county seat, which is a fine place, with lovely flowers. In the afternoon we went through Amity where I sent a letter home. Frank killed some black birds, which we had for supper, when we stopped for the night, in a farmers yard.
Wednesday Sept. 25,
Started this morning for Columbus the county seat of Bartholomew County, which we reached at noon, saw some traders on the way who were going to Kentucky and passed another gang on foot, they looked rough. We are enjoying our trip very much. We passed over a very fine bridge as we left the city of Columbus and stopped for dinner near the railroad where we saw trains pass very little while. Staid here long enough to bake bread then started for Seymore the next large city on our route. It is very warm and looks like rain. Quite different from yesterday which was cold. We passed the little towns of Bailesboro and Waynesville and Jonesville this afternoon and camped by a large brick schoolhouse.
Thursday Sept. 26,
It rained quite a shower this morning, makes the roads much better and it is cooler. We saw fields of corn reaching as far as we could look in every direction. Frank got over the fence and measured some of the stalks which were fifteen ft. high. He could not reach the ears of corn. We reached the city of Seymour about ten oclock. This is a nice city of 5,337 inhabitants. We crossed the finest bridge over the White River I ever saw, and passed a cemetery which was beautifully kept. We had to pay toll at one house this morning, the charges were 8 cents. We went over some high hills and rough roads this afternoon. We saw some persimmons today for the first time, they are very sweet when they are ripe, but pucker the mouth when green. We camped by the side of the road and bought milk for our supper of a farmer the people here are very kind.
Friday Sept. 27,
It was very cold this morning but got quite warm by ten oclock. We are going over the worst roads we have had, some very steep hills, but they look nice in the distance, we passed through the town of Scotsburgh just after dinner and went through a forest where we found some of the largest hickory nuts I ever saw they are as large as Michigan black walnuts, we camped in a little valley between high hills.
Saturday Sept. 28,
We are going up and down hills today that are the highest I ever saw. Some of them seem to be all slate. They look beautiful in the distance but are hard to climb. We reached Charleston just before night, and camped about two miles south. The wind blew very hard all night.
Sunday Sept. 29,
The wind is still blowing and it is cold. We are camped near a church today. Frank and Mina went to meeting tonight.
Monday Sept. 30,
Still very cold, we are on the road to Jeffersonville. Our horses got frightened at the cars this morning for the first time since we started. The road ran close to the track for a long way and a train was coming toward them, they had quite a notion to get out of the way. I can never be thankful enough that our horses are not afraid of anything. We reached Jeffersonville at half past eleven, where we crossed the Ohio on a ferry boat to Lowisville, while crossing the river we went under a bridge which joins the two cities, upon which trains cross, which was about a mile long. This bridge has a terrible history, it fell while they were building it and killed 100 men and quite a number have been killed since. Lowisville is a large city of 160,000 inhabitants. This is the noisiest and the busiest place ever was in, we stopped on the street a few minutes and counted 50 persons on biciels who passed us, we saw a white hearse which passed with a funeral this was beautiful. Also saw a hose cart which was going to a fire. As we went out of the city we paid 5 ct. toll at one gate then went four miles and paid 35 cts. At another they charge four cents a mile here for toll. We camped for the night by the side of a high rock where we were sheltered from the cold.
Tuesday Oct. 1
We had to pay 30 cts. Toll this morning again, we are on the road to Elizabeth town and have just passed through Shepherville. Kentucky has some of the pritteist roads I ever saw, though the country is wild and rockey, we can see the mountains in the distance and they look very grand to us, who have never seen anything of the kind.
Wednesday Oct. 2,
We met a man last night that said these were not mountains but if they are not I don’t see what mountains can be like. We are going over what he called the dividing ridge. We reached Elizabeth town about sundown this is a nice little place, the county seat of Hardin Co. We drove up a long hill today which was all rock and had been blasted to form a road just wide enough to drive over with a deep ravine on one side. We forded one river today also one yesterday. They are not deep but the banks are high and in rainy weather they must be very deep. The beds of the rivers are all rock. ‘We camped about two miles out of town on a vacant lot with a family from Lagrange Ind. A woman and four children who are going to Alabama to live.
Thursday Oct. 3,
We have better roads this morning and can make better time. The good roads did not last long, we have the worst roads on our trip today, for about five miles we drove over nothing but stones and rocks as large as a persons head, pounded down all over the road, this they call the pike. There are the queerest little towns in Kentucky they are built down at the base of large hills which in many places are covered with forests. We have hard work getting water through here, there are plenty of apples in Kentucky. We are told they have sold them this year for thirty cents a barrel. Their peaches were all killed by the frosts. They tell us they do not usually have frosts early in the fall but it has been very cold for over a week every night, and all their tobacco and other late crops have been killed by frosts.
Friday Oct. 4,
We camped last night close to the railroad track where trains were running every few minutes. We are still traveling over stoney roads. Oh, dear I don’t like Kentucky. We forded quite a deep river today, it looked nice for water is so scarce, we hardly got enough to cook with. We camped at noon before a farm house, the lady gave Russel some milk for dinner. We crossed the railroad tracks twelve times today. The roads are still stoney tonight, hope they well be better tomorrow, we have been told they would be, we are camped by the side of the road in a nice quiet place.
Saturday Oct. 5,
We are traveling over the rocks this morning but the roads are getting better in some places. The corn and sugar cane are fine through here and we begin to see quite a good deal of the blue grass farms in Kentucky. I should not think anything would grow on the rocks. We have reached what they call, Horse Cave, quite a large place I think by the looks. We saw two covered wagons ahead this morning but do not know where they were going. Just after going through Horse Cave, we met a man and his wife who were going to Georgia. We traveled in company to Cave City where there is a hack line going up the mountains to Mammoth Cave of Kentucky we concluded to go and see the cave, but had to drive 9 miles out of our way, we reached the cave about dark and camped for the night.
Sunday Oct. 6,
I wrote a letter home today, we went a short distance into the cave this morning. Part of our crowd were afraid to go in any farther. It does look horrid, like a great black hole in the earth as far as we could see. They charge three dollars apiece to go the whole distance through the cave which is nine miles as far as they have explored. We saw some specimens of stones and shell from the cave which were beautiful. There are many other caves near here and some which they tell us are larger and nicer than the mammoth cave. The scenery here is grand. There is a hotel here and a train runs up the mountain to the cave.
Monday Oct. 7,
It rained nearly all night and is still raining, the roads are still very rough and we are feeling rather discouraged, the people are very selfish through this part of the country, and we can hardly find enough to eat for ourselves or team.
Tuesday Oct. 8,
It is very cold this morning but the roads are better, we find queer people through here, they don’t seem to be very smart, if we ask the distance to a place they will say “it is a right smart ways I reckon” and we know just as much about it as we did at first. The principle crop raised is tobacco, and children.
Wednesday Oct. 9,
We drove through Franklin today, this is the last town in Kentucky that we pass through before crossing the line into Tennisee. We are on the pike leading to Nashville. We camped in Tennisee tonight and bought some fresh pork of a colored man. He said he was a slave and was sold four years before the war, he says he has seen the slave drives go down the pike right here with a drove of men, women and children who they bought, handkuffed to a long chain with one man ahead with a gun and another behind to drive them. It does not seem possible to us that such things could happen. We are camped on land which used to be an old plantation where they owned 100 slaves. The people who live here now have 2,700 acres of land and hire Negroes to work it. The colored people are very odd here in their talk but seem to be very kind, they crowd around the wagon when we stop anywhere as if it was a great couriosoty and the whites are about as bad.
Thursday Oct. 10,
We are traveling in a fine country today and the roads are fine, we are going over the mountains or through them as there is a road just wide enough to travel over which has been blasted out of the solid rock, and it is about 100 ft. straight up the rocks and has a deep ravine on the other side which must be 100 ft. down. It is just grand and we never get tired looking at the rocks.
Friday Oct. 11,
We reached Nashville about nine oclock this morning. This is a very fine city of 70,000 inhabitants, here there was a battle fought during the war and there is a national cemetery here, but we did not go near enough to see it, we have drove through four toll gates today. They charge fifteen cents at each gate but the roads are good and the scenery fine. There are some of the finest buildings in Nashville to be seen anywhere and some beautiful parks, surrounded by fine stone fences. We passed some sort of trucks or small buildings on wheels which are used to carry convicts around so they may work on the pike breaking up stones. We passed an old fort where there was a battle during the war and where bullets are picked up now. Can it be possible we are going over the old battle grounds?
Saturday Oct. 12,
It rained very hard last night with thunder and hail, it seems quite lonesome to be out in a storm but we are getting along finely and don’t seem to take cold, we enjoy ourselves so very much the time seems short since we started from home. We went through the national cemetery just before entering Murphysburrough. This is perfectly grand and is kept up in fine style with stone walls covered with ivy and gravel walks through the grounds and thousands of headstones to mark the spots where soldiers are at rest. There is a fine lodge on the grounds where the keeper of the cemetery lives. We saw cannons and great cannon balls on the grounds where they tell us the great battle of Stone River was fought. We ate our dinner on an old battlefield just out of Murphysburrough where they tell us some spies were hung. We drove over some fine country during the afternoon and camped on Stone River near Pilot Knob another battle field. We are told there have been many balls picked up on the spot where our wagon stands.
Sunday Oct. 13,
This is a lovely place surrounded by high hills or mountains we would call them. We went to the top of Pilot Knob today and looked at the old relics of the war in the shape of earth works which were thrown up for a long distance, rifle pits and remaines of old forts, we went to the top of the hill and looked in every direction for miles, it is a grand and beautiful sight.
Monday Oct. 14,
We started at five oclock this morning, drove through some fine country and camped by the side of a river after fording it. Just after passing through the city of McMinnville. This is a very pretty place with electric lights which were lighted when we went through.
Tuesday Oct. 15,
We sent a trunk full of things and our bedsprings on the cars to Atlanta Georgia and lightened our load 149 lbs. To go over the mountains which are twelve miles ahead. We met some very kind people here who us to locate here. They tell us we can get good land here for three dollars per acre and the people seem to raise every thing to live on. Walnuts, Hickory and chestnuts grow wild and are very plentiful, the people raise peanuts, oats, corn, wheat, potatoes, both irish and sweet, cotton and fruits. We are very much pleased with this part of the country and will very likely come back if we should not like it in Georgia. There are not many towns through here and the country is much of it wild but near Marrianville there are quite a good many northern people settled and they tell us the southern people are many of them going to Texas and this makes land cheap. This afternoon we drove to the foot of the mountains and camped for the night.
Wednesday Oct. 16,
We started this morning to drive over the Cumberland mountains and find it not very easy matter the roads are very steep and rough and we all walk up to the top where we find the roads better but the trees are so close to the track that our wagon will hardly go between them. There are thousands of chestnuts trees all along our road and great oak trees with the largest acorns we ever saw and hickory and walnuts are plenty. We met a good many hunters after deer and there are wild hogs and all kinds of game here on the mountains. There are not many settlers here although the land is very good and will raise anything. It is so hard to get out and so far from a railroad that few will have the pluck to live here. We camped at night four miles from the base on the south side. Mr. Leland and wife went on to the town at the foot of the mountain, this place is called Dunlap.
Thursday Oct. 17,
We went down the mountain this morning and found it worse than going up, but the rocks on this side were beautiful, being a perpendicular wall hundreds of feet high. We could see the other range of mountains which we have to go over, from here and they look higher than these. We went to Dunlap and camped fro dinner then went on to reach the next range which is eight miles away. We reached the base of the mountains about four oclock and decided to go to the top that night which we did but were sorry we tried it as it is very steep and must be over three miles right up, without a resting place on level ground, the horses could only go a few steps at a time and then we would have to block the wheels while they rested, we all walked and were nearly tired out when we got to the summet, it was very dark and we could hardly see our road which was hardly wide unough for the wagon with high bluffs on one side and a deep ravine on the other. It made us tremble to think what would happen if anything should break. We camped for the night as soon as we reached the level ground on the top of the mountain.
Friday Oct. 18,
We drove over the mountain to Chatanooga today. Water was very scarce part of the way and our team are looking more fagged out than since we started, the roads were quite good except in one gulch where they were very bad, until we got near the southern slope where they have a fine pike road which winds down the mountain which is very high here. It was the grandest sight I ever saw, we could look down hundreds of feet on forests and valleys and on the city of Chatanooga. We saw one lake with a small island in the center at least it looked small to us but everything looked small, the houses looked like play houses. And trees like little shrubs, it was worth all the trouble we had all the way over to see this sight. We broke the springs under our wagon and tore the cover most off and had to stay in the city until the next morning to get repaired up.
Saturday Oct 19,
We got up and started very early this morning hoping to over take Mr. Leland who went on ahead through the city. Chattanooga is a fine city of 40,000 inhabitants it has street cars, electric lights and many railroads running into it. We crossed a bridge over the Tennessie river which is about a mile long, where street cars run across. There were some steam boats on the river which is navigable for large boats all the year round. We could see old Lookout mountain from here. This place has quite a history as many battles of Chiccamanga creek and Missionary ridge. The old battle grounds just out of the city of Chattanooga cover thousands of acres and have sign boards up in all directions to show where different divisions of the army stood and where some generals fell, and there are many of the old log houses standing now where they were stationed. There are hundreds of fine large monuments put up in every direction and old cannons were standing around the grounds by hundreds. We saw some monuments made of cannon balls, this park is called Chickananga park, and is near the river from which it is named. We drove three miles out of our way and went over one bridge just over the Georgia line which was roofed over and was so low we had to take the cover off our wagon. We drove to Ringold and camped for the night after dark.
Sunday Oct. 20,
We drove about one mile this morning to find a place to stay today, it has been a very pleasant day and we have enjoyed our rest very much, but we are alone, have not found Mr. Leland yet and don’t think we will as he will very likely drive today. We saw another wagon today going to the same place we are but they went on and we may not see them again. We are near the railroad and trains are running every little while. There is a range of mountains just above us where there is game of all kinds and lots of fish in the river near where we are camped.
Monday Oct. 21,
We drove to Dalton this fornoon, saw the other people who passed us yesterday and had our dinner near them but we went on ahead, they don’t drive as fast as we do. We found lots of hickory and chestnuts along the road and picked up some of them, it has been a lovely day the trees are beautiful now after the frost.
Tuesday Oct. 22,
We have camped for three nights a few rods from the railroad track and hear the cars every few minutes all night but we are getting used to them and don’t lie awake long. We are getting into the pine timber now and see some fine country. The roads have been very good since we crossed the Georgia line.
Wednesday Oct. 23,
We drove nearly the entire length of Bartow Co. today. Cortesvill th co. seat is not much of a place and is terrible dirty. We passed some steel mines and met a man with a load of the ore. We looked in the mine and picked up some specimens. The road is rough an mountainous here. Saw where the railroad had to make a deep cut through the hills and we went up on the bank and looked down as a train was passing. We went through the little town of Emerson this afternoon and talked with a physician who wished us to write to him as he would like to locate on the colony lands. Frank went hunting possom tonight and was up until twelve oclock, he brought home one, the first we ever saw.
Thursday Oct. 24,
Did not get started very early this morning and drove slow as the roads are hilly. We drove through two little towns, Acrworth and Kennesaw and stoped for dinner. Bought some milk and a pie at a farmhouse. We are passing cotton fields now just ready to pick and see loads of cotton taken to be bailed every day.
Friday Oct. 25,
We are in sight of Atlanta the capitlal of the state. We are out of money and will have to send home for some and stay here until we get it. Would like to visit the exposition but have not the time or money to spare. We are traveling with Mr. Oddy’s people who are going to the colony land. Have not seen Mr. Leland and wife for a week.
Saturday Oct. 26
We drove through Atlanta befor it was light. The street cars do not run so early and we get rid of passing them. We camped just out of the city and will stay here until Monday morning. Our money came all right and we sent our trunk and bedsprings on to Abbysville.
Sunday Oct. 27,
I am not feeling well my eyes are sore again and I am feeling discouraged and homesick today. We see no one but darkies here. Russell says he is getting tired of black faces.
Monday Oct. 28,
On the road again. Bought some nice sweet potatoes of a farmer at forty cents a bu. We went through Jonesboro just before night and camped near a colored mans house. He says they raise everything here. Sugar cane is fine and yields 600 and 700 gal. to the acre.
Tuesday Oct. 29,
It is cold today and a lady told us one of her neighbors got a paper from Michigan which said there was from two to four inches of snow all over the state, this lady came with her family here twelve years ago and likes it very much, she said her doctor told her she could not live another winter in the north. They have a large farm and raise cotton, corn and all kinds of fruit. Gave us some hay and apples. Said they had hundreds of bushels of apples and there would be more ripe in May so they did not have to save many, they say it is very healthy here, the country is level and we like it very much.
Wednesday Oct. 30,
It is cloudy and looks like rain. The roads are very crooked and wind around with a railroad track.
We crossed the track twelve or fourteen times today. We went through Griffin this afternoon it is quite a nice place, quite a good many northern people live near here. We can see the difference very quick between northern and southern homes.
Thursday Oct. 31,
It began raining in the night and has kept it up all day. It is cold and very unpleasant, the most disagreeable day we have since we started from home. We see peas and string beans and other vegetables growing. No frost here yet. We went through Burnsville today.
Friday Nov. 1,
It has been cold and unpleasant all day but we seem to stand it very well it is not so slippery and yesterday the hills were red clay and the horses could hardly stand up going up or down. Flora fell down once. Today there is lots of sand and very hilly. We go very slowly we drove through the county seat Knoxville today. We camped on a plantation of 700 acres tonight. The people along the road have taken us for gypsies a great many times and wanted to know if we told fortunes.
Saturday Nov. 2,
The country is more level and roads better this morning, we drove through Fort Vally this morning it is a pretty place. The houses and front yards are more tasty than any we have seen for a long time. Roses are in bloom and are more beautiful than any we ever see at the north. We were driving along this afternoon and a man came running towards us and when we stopped he said he thought we were selling jugs on telling fortunes and his wife wanted her fortune told. We drove through a lovely place this afternoon there were trees on each side of the road covered with a kind of moss which hangs down from the branches a yard or more in length and made an archway over the road, it was gray and looked like some kind of fringe. We drove through Perry and stopped on the street about ten min. and counted 75 darkies standing on the corners of the street and eleven whites. They seem to be slaves in a good many respects yet some are intelegent but the majority are very ignorant. The houses are built without windows and all are built with great stone or stick fireplaces put up on the outside.
Sunday Nov. 3
We camped in an alligator swamp today. A man told Frank they rearied so in May and June they jarred the ground. The cold was sick last night. A colored man came and gave her a dose of medicine which helped her.
Monday Nov. 4,
We left Havkinsvill today and fell in with another wagon going to the colony. The man and wife were from Missourie, their name is Bogarts. The roads are very sandy through here. We reached Abbeville today. Saw Mr. And Mrs. Phelps and daughter from Lawrence. Will soon be there now, a man wanted to buy our team.
Wednesday Nov. 6,
Reached Swan the furture colony city this afternoon about four oclock. We are well pleased with the country. We were on the road two months and enjoyed the whole trip. It is warm, the children are barefoot and all are living out of doors. Everyone has a little shanty or tent. Every one seems happy. About 600 are here now and more coming in every day.
Finish November 6, 1895

Re: Jessie/adopted daughter - possible was living in Wiborn, poss. near Diamondale, MI.

peachtreeinn — 2010-01-17 20:33:38Z

Hi, my grandparents were Boyd Wiborn & Marie Johnson
Boyd's parents were
Edward Wiborn~Jennie Clark
Edward's parents were
William Robert Boyd Wiborn~Ruth Jessie Brigham
William's parents were Robert Boyd~Lucinda Wiborn
Raised by Gershom Wiborn~Catherine Brewster,

Robert Wiborn~Amy Neihart
Robert's parents were
Gershom Wiborn~Ruth Randall
Gershom's parents
William Robert Boyd Wiborn~Ruth Jessie Brigham

Wiborn's originate from England
Boyd's originate from Ireland

Re: Brigham's in MA

lisatomlin — 2010-01-10 20:13:57Z

was lillian married before and how old was she when she passed away my grandmother name is lillian e. maloney dont know what happened to her after the 50's was told she remarried and still lived in ma.when she died please help?lisa

Re: Jessie/adopted daughter - possible was living in Wiborn, poss. near Diamondale, MI.

heathermc07 — 2009-12-23 16:21:42Z

My great grandfather was also named Gershom Wiborn and he resided in Dimondale, Mi. I have found Wiborn's in Sweden & am trying to find as many relatives as possible for the future generations. Pleas write back to me & let me know how Gershom is your great grandfather & who your parents are. My grandparents were Robert & Amy, they resided in the farmhouse in Dimondale which was Gershom's when he was alive. Thanks So Much, Heather

Re: BRIGHAMS in Canada

dougbrig1 — 2009-08-31 16:42:10Z

I had an aunt Isabel who was my fathers sister. She lived her life in the Cambridge area and passed away some her ago. Her married name was Kuzac. I am four generation canadian apperantly,I do recall my father saying the family came from Rose England? My father and his brother Ron are buried in Tara ON which is only a few miles from Sauble I'm sure you would find that Brighams are buried in Tara not Hepworth.I do not know where my Grandfather Frank is buried as he had passed when I was a very young boy and i have no recolection of him. He was though a blacksmith and did move around to work so he could well have been on Manitoulin Island. I do not recall any great uncles called John or William. Hope this is of some interest.

Re: BRIGHAMS in Canada

mermaidofthe7seas — 2009-08-31 14:13:32Z

Hi Doug:

What you have written about your BRIGHAM family in Canada is interesting, especially since I found on census records that there were BRIGHAMS living at one time on Manitoulin Island, and so began researching them. I did not find find any BRIGHAM graves on the island, but there are some in Bruce/Grey counties of Ontario including if I remember correctly Hepworth / Sauble Beach.

I am descended from Isabella BRIGHAM, daughter of John BRIGHAM and Mary OLIVER who were born in Kyloe / Holy Island which is in the border region (England/Scotland) of Northumberland England.

There are several others in Canada who are descended from Isabella's younger brother William BRIGHAM.

Would be interested in connecting with you further. Do you know where in England your BRIGHAMS originally came from?

Marina
Ontario, Canada