Tirzah Bigelow

Tirzah Bigelow 1855-1927

Tirzah  was the oldest of the Bigelow children.  She attended Union Academy, founded by Daniel Bigelow, and taught in the Olympia and Tacoma area.  She married the Union Academy Principal, Miller Royal (1852-3?-1910) in 1877 and they had two children–Ethel Royal Hardman and Bonnie Royal Gastra. Tirzah and Miller were later divorced and she retook her maiden name. Tirzah owned property in the Bigelow House area and is buried in the Forest Cemetery as Tirzah Bigelow.

Tirzah Bigelow (Royal), photo by Charles Logan

Tirzah Bigelow as a child (cropped image)

Tirzah Bigelow (later Royal)

Three women and two men in porch front view—possibly Tirzah Bigelow Royal and Evaline Bigelow Bonney and Will Bonney in later life.

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.

See also Tirzah Bigelow in our Who Are We? feature

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