Lillian Stuart (Bigger) Stuart (1867 - 1922)

Born 19 May 1867 in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Apr 1922 at age 54 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States

Biography

Lillian Stuart Biggar was born on May 19, 1867 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Her parents were Robert H. Biggar and Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" Davies.

Lillian appears in the 1896 Asheville, North Carolina City Directory, living in her mother's household and working as a travel agent. Four years later, she was living in Augusta, Georgia with two of her sisters and working as a dressmaker. A 1902 advertisement in The Atlanta Constitution says she makes undergarments "special designs to correct stout, thin, stooping, and delicate figures".

Lillian married Charles S. Blackmar on December 19, 1905 in Columbia, Missouri.

Lillian died at her sister's home in Augusta, Georgia on April 22, 1922. She is buried with the rest of her family in Westover Memorial Park cemetery.

Research Notes

Lillian's death certificate and burial information styles her name "Lillian Biggar Stuart", but Stuart was originally her middle name. I cannot find her married to anyone except Charles Blackmar, and they appear to be living apart by 1910. There is no mention of him in her obituary, or of the name "Blackmar" at all. Did she change her surname to "Stuart" after her marriage broke down? - Freeth-52 16:26, 22 September 2016 (EDT)

Lillian also seems to be missing from the census records beyond 1900. Closest thing I could find was a "Lillian Biggar" listed in the 1920 U.S. Census working as a teacher in Ellis, Texas. She is single, said to be from Virginia, and living with another woman named Emma Henderson whose parents are from Kentucky and Georgia respectively. Lillian's obituary says that she once worked as a teacher. Could this be her? More research is needed. - Freeth-52 16:26, 22 September 2016 (EDT)

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX9-V9G : 11 August 2016), Lilia Bigger in household of R H Bigger, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 98, sheet 279C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0967; FHL microfilm 1,254,967.

• "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 September 2016), Lily Biggar, 161 Bailey, Asheville, North Carolina. p. 144.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VS-5KV : 20 January 2015), Lilly S Biggar in household of D James, Militia District 600 Augusta city Ward 4, Richmond, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,219.

• Advertisement - "Miss Lillian Stuart Biggar, Designer". The Atlanta Constitution, February 20, 1902. Accessed on September 23, 2016. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/26864563/

• "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ7-DHW5 : 28 September 2015), Charles S Blackmar and Lillian S Biggar, 19 Dec 1905; citing Marriage, Boone, Missouri, United States, p. 215, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.

• "Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 September 2016), Lillian Biggar Stuart, 19 May 1867 - 20 April 1922, Augusta, Richmond. FHL Film no. 2297144.

• Obituary - "Mrs Lillian Biggar Stuart". The West North Carolina Times (Hendersonville, North Carolina), April 22, 1922. Accessed on September 23, 2016. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/65783526/

• Find A Grave Memorial# 142297080 in Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA. April 20, 1922.

Acknowledgments

Many thanks to "allenfam21", whose well-sourced family tree gave many clues about where to search for documents on this person.