Battle of Pittsburgh Landing

Where located
This Civil War battlefield in Tennessee involved members of the Rands family, who fought on the side of the Union. It later become known as the Battle of Shiloh. John Rands and James Rands fought in this battle. James went missing in action during the battle on April 6, 1862.

Connections
g Robert Rands
g Elizabeth (NA) Rands
g James Rands
g John Rands
g Charles Richardson

Description
g NA

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Location of Battle of Pittsburgh Landing (aka Shiloh)

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Barron Co., Wis.

Where located
In west-central Wisconsin north of Dunn County. Martha Rands (Bignell) (Hight) died was buried here in late 1800s. She may have been living with her daughter, Ann Bignell (Hight) at the time.

Connections
g Martha Rands (Bignell) (Hight)

Description
g NA

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Babylon, N.Y.

Where located
In Suffolk County, N.Y.

Connections
g Jacobus A. Colyer
g Jacobus Colyer
g Susannah Rebecca Wood (Colyer)

Description
g NA

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Astwood, Buckinghamshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Judith Griffiths (Witney)
g William Witney

Description
g NA

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Arkansaw Methodist Church

Where located
Located in Arkansaw, Wis., at least three generations of Bignells attended this church during the mid 1900s.

Connections
g Abner Bignell
g Juanita Ann Scott (Bignell)
g Clarence Edwin Bignell
g Darleen HIDDEN Bignell
g Rob Bignell

Description
g Located at N6313 N Prescott St., in Arkansaw, the church was founded in 1869.

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Arkansaw High School

Where located
During the early to mid 1900s, several members of the Bignell family attended Arkansaw High School, located in Arkansaw, Wis. The school has since been closed when the Arkansaw school district merged with the neighboring and larger Durand school district.

Connections
g Sherman Bignell
g James Bignell Jr.
g Clarence Edwin Bignell

Description
g NA

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Arkansaw, Wis.

Where located
The Bignell family is among the early pioneers to the area west of Arkansaw. Though “town life” centered around the now defunct Porcupine in 1800s, by the early 1900s Arkansaw took on that role.

Connections
g George Bignell Sr.
g George Bignell Jr.
g Delcina Place (Bignell)
g Edmund Bignell
g James Byrd Bignell
g Bertha Hill (Bignell)
g Oliver Albin Bignell
g Abner Bignell
g Juanita Ann Scott (Bignell)
g Mary Bignell (Stewart)
g Fred Bignell
g Georgina Bignell (Thompson)
g Andrew Bignell
g Sherman Bignell
g James Bignell Jr.
g Bert Bignell
g Clarence Edwin Bignell
g Darleen (NA) Bignell
g Robert Rands
g Elizabeth (UNK) Rands
g Ann Jane Rands (Richardson) (Chapin)
g Levi B. Place
g Polly (Moorehouse) Place
g Nancy Place

Description
g Historic pictures of Arkansaw
g For a history of daily life in Arkansaw and the surrounding area from the mid 1910s through the Great Depression, see "Within the Triangle" by Lyle C. Dahlgren (published in 1993 by Altoona Printing Co., Altoona, Wis.). Note: The book focuses on nearby Porcupine and Columbia Heights.

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Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Ann Rands

Description
g NA

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Location of Ampthill


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