Biggs, John Dew

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Died:
George W. Biggs died in 1824, before the birth of his son, George Washington Biggs, in the same year.

George married Byrd, Elizabeth 30 Jan 1822, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA. Elizabeth was born , Tennessee, USA; died 24 Jun 1849, Fort Russell Township, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Died:
Jessie E. Springer, in her genealogy of the family (1959), writes: "In the summer of 1849 an epidemic of cholera swept across much of the country, including Madison County. Elizabeth Byrd Springer fell ill with the dread disease, and died on June 24; her husband followed her in death the next day, June 25, having been ill only twenty-four hours. They were buried in the same grave in the cemetery on the farm."