When lived
1885-1968
How related to Kieran
Great-great-great uncle (brother of James Byrd Bignell)
Parents
George Bignell Jr. and Delcina Place (Bignell)
Birth
Oct. 19, 1885
Employment
Unknown
Marriage
Married Anne F. Ecklor (aka "Annie") (b. July 31, 1891; d. March 7, 1967; buried in Porcupine Cemetery near Arkansaw, Wis.) on Jan. 15, 1908
Children
g Virgil Bignell (b. Sept. 14, 1908; d. March 20, 1909; buried in Porcupine Cemetery)
g Chauncy Bignell (b. Jan. 3, 1910, d. Dec. 8, 1965)
g Vernon Bignell (b. April 18, 1916)
g Olive Faye Bignell (b. Sept. 14, 1908; d. March 20, 1909).
Interesting facts
g According to his birth certificate, his name is R D., not Ardee, but both spellings have appeared in official documents. The 1920 U.S. Census, however, spells his name as "Ordee".
g The 1920 census lists R.D. and Anna (it lists her birth date as 1892, however) residing in Pepin County with their children Chancy (notice difference in spelling) and Vernon.
g R.D. and Annie were card-playing friends of James and Gretchen Black.
Died
Dec. 6, 1968; buried in Porcupine Cemetery