James Henry Biggs ^{1 2 3}

   Cause of his death was Bronchitis.

   Another name for James was Jim And Grandpa Jim.

  General Notes:

James Henry and Sarah raised Augustus Lee and Sidney's oldest son, Guy, until Sarah's death in 1909.

Mary Ellen Raines d/o Martha Raines and Austin Cummins married Christopher McGhee, s/o Joel McGhee & Catherine Evans. Christopher died when Angie, their first child, was very young and Mary Ellen had to find employment. She couldn't care for children, and finding herself with twins (one died), she kept the infant to nurse her and gave Angeline to Sarah McGhee and James H. Biggs since they had only one child, Augustus Lee. Mary Ellen worked as a washer woman for Mt. Lake resort in Giles County, renting a place from Cephas Martin whom she later married.

According to Ollie Biggs, the father James H. really loved Angelina with all his heart, as if she were one of his own. So it hurt him terribly when as a teen, she became pregnant and was ostracized by members of their local church. Therefore, he left the church and they moved over to Summers for a while. Sarah died around this same time. Later on, Angeline came to a small town near Talcott where she met Lee Weikle who was working as a telegrapher for the RR. They married and he eventually worked in the coal mining industry. I haven't yet tracked them down, but have asked my sister to check in the census records for him and find out where they ended up and the names of their children.

Listed in the 1860 and 1870 Monroe Co, VA/WV Census in father Augustus Chapman's household.

Listed in the 1880 Monroe Co, WV Census, age 24. Sarah age 24, Augustus L age 4.

He is in the 1910 and 1920 Monroe Co, WV census living in his son, Augustus Lee Biggs' household.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Cleared land, odd jobs.

James married Sarah Catherine McGhee, daughter of Joel McGhee and Catherine Evans, about 1875 in Monroe Co, WV. (Sarah Catherine McGhee was born on 20 Sep 1856 in Monroe Co, Virginia (Now WV), died in 1909 in Monroe Co, Virginia (Now WV) and was buried in Broyles Cemetery, Lindside, Monroe Co, WV.)