Biography - William Biggerstaff
WILLIAM BIGGERSTAFF. A farmer, he was born in Athens County, Ohio on 11 Sept. 1803, and is the son of John and Mary Biggerstaff, the former of Virginia and the latter of Pennsylvania. He was educated in the common schools, and learned the harness-maker's trade in youth. Later in life he abandoned that business and devoted himself to farming. He also engaged in the mercantile business in Gilson for a time. He came to Knox County in 1851. In 1823, he married Mary Kirgan, and as second wife he married Debora Ducenberry in 1877 [the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists a William Biggerstaff marrying a Deborah Dusenberry in Knox County on January 1, 1877]. He joined the M. E. Church in 1833. He is a Democrat. Post Office, Elba Center.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
