Stewart Wallace W. Bigler
(1875-1936)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Laura Ellen Adams

2. Annie Mary Tarner

Stewart Wallace W. Bigler 2

  • Born: 5 Jul 1875, Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA 2
  • Marriage (1): Laura Ellen Adams
  • Marriage (2): Annie Mary Tarner on 5 Jun 1926 in , Cumberland, PA 1
  • Died: 8 Nov 1936, Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA at age 61 2
  • Buried: Shippensburg: Spring Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, PA 2

   FamilySearch ID: LKYX-WCK.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Want Divorces: Suits for divorces were filed by Stewart W. Bigler Vs. Laura Bigler, Shippensburg., 15 Oct 1924, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. 3

2. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Marriage Licesnses. Stewart W. Bigler, Shiremanstown, and Annie Cover, Sihippensburg., 8 Jun 1926, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. 4

3. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Marriage Licesnses. Stewart W. Bigler, Shiremanstown, and Annie Cover, Sihippensburg., 8 Jun 1926, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. 4

4. Obituary: The News-Chronicle: Wallace Bigler, Fiddler, Is Dead on 10 Nov 1936 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. 5 -----
WALLACE BIGLER, FIDDLER, IS DEAD
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Known For His Ability In Playing; Funeral Tuesday
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S. Wallace W. Bigler, 61, died Sunday morning at 6 o'clock at his home in Pleasant Hill of heart disease. He had been ill for about three years.
Mr. Bigler was born in Shippensburg in 1875. He spent most of his life in this section, where he worked as a laborer. Mr. Bigler was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Bigler earned a town-wide reputation as a fiddler. On numerous occassions he played for square dances, and he could manipulate the instrument in many positions, even behind his back.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Annie Bigler, one brother, George Bigler, and one sister, Mrs. Sadie Lehman; three children at home, Margaret, Sarah and George Bigler.
The body may be viewed Monday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock at the M. Garfield Barbour Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery.


Stewart married Laura Ellen Adams. (Laura Ellen Adams was born on 20 Aug 1880 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA,6 died on 26 Jun 1960 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA 6 and was buried in Shippensburg: Spring Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, PA 6.)


Stewart next married Annie Mary Tarner on 5 Jun 1926 in , Cumberland, PA.1 (Annie Mary Tarner was born on 13 Nov 1885 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,7 died on 25 Jan 1991 7 and was buried in Shippensburg: Spring Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, PA 7.)


Sources


1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2019), entry for Annie Mary Tarner, person ID LTMX-9XF.

2 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52669653.

3 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 15 Oct 1924, page 8.

4 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 8 Jun 1926, page 2.

5 Shippensburg News-Chronicle (Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.), 10 Nov 1936, page 1. Obituary of S. Wallace Bigler.

6 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52669687.

7 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142511324.



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