Monday, July 16, 2007

Eli William Bignell

When lived
1874-1959

How related to Kieran
Great-great-great uncle (brother to James Byrd Bignell)

Parents
George Bignell Jr. and Delcina Place (Bignell)

Birth
Born Jan. 4, 1874, in Pepin County, Wis.

Employment
Unknown

Marriage
Married Ella Jane Rodgers (b. Sept. 4, 1881; d. May 2, 1967; her gravestone in Porcupine Cemetery lists her year of birth as 1883) in Eau Claire County, Wis.

Children
g Elwood Erwin Bignell Bignell (b. Aug. 24, 1900, in in Pepin County; d. April 3, 1919, in Pepin County; buried in Porcupine Cemetry)
g George Webster Bignell (b. Aug. 8, 1902, in Pepin County; m. Hida Kern; d. Oct. 19, 1979, in Durand, Wis.)
g Cecil Royal Bignell (b. Dec. 11, 1918, in Pepin County; d. March 4, 1922, in Pepin County, buried in Porcupine Cemetry; gravestone lists name as "Cicel")

Interesting facts
NA

Died
Died Dec. 8, 1959, in Pepin County; buried in Porcupine Cemetery