Corp Joseph Biggs
Birth 1839
Death 24 Jun 1901 (aged 61–62)
Burial Cedarvale Cemetery
White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Plot: Row H – Northside
Civil War Veteran – Union…
Member of Kearney Post No. 10, Grand Army of the Republic, White Oaks. Civil War service in the following engagements: Nashville; Stones River; Chickamauga; Atlanta Campaign; Sherman’s March to the Sea; and Carolinas Campaign.
Buried 24 Jun 1901. Died at age 62 years, 2 months, and 13 days of stomach cancer
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The above picture is the showing Mary Biggs Queen and Forrest Queen 
Theses 2 photographs, may be 2 different locations, one for the blacksmith shop and other home. Notice School in background. It’s the side view because only showing 4 windows. the viewer is looking Eastward. See remains of the above Blacksmith Shop on White Oaks Ave
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Joseph Biggs was a resident of White Oaks, New Mexico in the late 19th century. Here are the key details about him from the search results:
Biography
- Joseph Biggs was born in 18391.
- He died on June 24, 1901 at the age of 61-62 and was buried in the Cedarvale Cemetery in White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico in Row H on the Northside1.
- He served in the Union Army during the Civil War
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- He worked as a blacksmith in White Oaks
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Family
- His wife was named Maria S. Biggs, born on November 27, 1839. She died on October 21, 1917 and was also buried in the Cedarvale Cemetery in White Oaks4.
Other Mentions
- The White Oaks Eagle newspaper from November 14, 1895 mentioned that “Joe Biggs has an adobe addition to his residence”2.
- His name appeared in a list of students in the White Oaks Eagle from September 4, 1902, suggesting he may have had children attending school there5.
In summary, Joseph Biggs was a Civil War veteran who settled in White Oaks, New Mexico after the war, working as a blacksmith and raising a family with his wife Maria until his death in 1901 at age 61-621
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