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Don Mangum Bigler
16 Jan 1854 – 26 Feb 1905
| Birth | 16 Jan 1854 |
| Death | 26 Feb 1905 |
| Cemetery | American Fork Cemetery American Fork , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Beeswax (K Whittington) on 16 Aug 2004 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5047222 |
Bio
Don Mangum Bigler was the eldest son of Jacob G. Bigler and Armelia Caroline Mangum Bigler. He was a farmer who also engaged in prospecting. On October 6, 1894, The Park Record newspaper reported that Don Bigler and three other partners had struck gold the previous spring while prospecting in the Clifton mining district on the Utah Nevada border south of Wendover. His three partners were Henry T. Goldsmith, and two of his brothers-in-law, Eugene H. Henriod and Frederic Henriod. Their four mining claims were: the Midas, Lucky May, Golden Eagle, and June Bug. The newspaper reported that they hit a rich vein of gold that was two feet thick in both the Midas and Lucky May and that the mines also yielded both silver and lead. He became wealthy, but became an invalid from working underground and suffered from paralysis. He spent most of the fortune seeking a cure for his illness and apparently died of "miner's lung" when he was only 51 years old.
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- David George Bigler 1846–1882 FaG
- Jacob George Bigler Jr 1848–1914 FaG
- Mary Ann Bigler Tanner 1850–1943 FaG
- Amy Lorette Bigler Mangum 1852–1891 FaG
- Abner Chase Bigler 1854–1930 FaG
- Roxcy Lucina Bigler Blackburn 1856–1899 FaG
- Mark Bigler 1856–1945 FaG
- Armelia "Amy" Bigler Grover 1857–1934 FaG
- Charles Edwin Bigler 1858–1935 FaG
- Susannah Bigler Goldsbrough 1860–1956 FaG
- Caroline Eliza Bigler Grover 1861–1890 FaG
- James Bigler 1866–1947 FaG
- Alice Bigler Garrett 1866–1940 FaG
Children
- Don Alphonso Bigler 1880–1882
- Leah Domitile Bigler Robinson 1882–1972
- Mary Henrietta "Etta" Bigler 1884–1888
- Nettie Beryl Bigler Bowers 1887–1972
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