Richardson Lee (Ray) Bigelow

Richardson Lee (Ray) Bigelow 1873-1967

Ray Bigelow married Belle Knox (1878-1927) in 1900. They had one child.  Ray was working as a dairyman in 1910 and he worked at Sloan Shipyards in Olympia in World War I.  He was later an insurance agent and built the Bigelow Apartments in 1922 and continued to manage them into the 1940s.

Ray Richardson Bigelow 1873-1967

Ray and Belle Knox Bigelow Wedding Photo

Bigelow Family Portrait 1889. Top Row: Richard Lee (Ray) Bigelow, Tirzah Bigelow Royal, William Ellis Bigelow, Duncan Bigelow, Ruth Bigelow Wright, First Row: Evaline Bigelow Bonney, Daniel R. Bigelow, George Bigelow (on lap) Ann Elizabeth White Bigelow, Margaret Bigelow.

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