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Charles Sydney Wigg

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  • Name Charles Sydney Wigg 
    Birth 24 Feb 1862  Lancashire, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 84 Jun 1900  Waco, McLennan, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    C.S., age 42, born Jan 1858 in AL, marr 12 yrs, cotton broker, parents born AL/AL 
    Person ID I25228  Family Tree
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2024 

    Father George Wigg 
    Mother Alice Newman 
    Family ID F10755  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Louise “Daisy” Cowen,   b. 1869, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 14 May 1891  Harris Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce 26 Aug 1907  Franklin Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • from "Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015" (ancestry.com)
      On 14 May 1891 in Harris Co, TX, Charles Sydney Wigg married Miss Marie Louise Cowen.
    • from "The Galveston Daily News", 15 May 1891 (newspapers.com)
      This evening, at the handsome home of the bride's parents, on Main Street, Miss Mary Louise Turner was united in silken ties of matrimony to Mr. C.S Wigg, Rev. Matthew Brewster of Palestine conducting the beautiful service. The fair bride is the accomplished and beautiful daughter of Mrs E.P. Turner, and is one of the fairest daughters of all Texas. The fortunate groom is a successful young cotton man of the city and both have a host of friends, whose best wishes go with them in their journey of joy. The loving couple were the recipients of many handsome presents. They left this morning, going north on their bridal trip.
    • from "The Galveston Daily News", 17 May 1891 (Portal of Texas History)
      Marriage Licenses: Charles Sydney Wigg and Mrs Marie Louise Cowen-Turner
    • from "Tennessee, Divorce and Other Records, 1800-1965", 26 Aug 1907 (ancestry.com)
      Final Decree of Mrs. M.L. Wigg, resident of Franklin Co, TN against C.S. Wigg of New Orleans LA for desertion and neglect. Married 14 May 1891, separated 2 Sep 1903 in Ashville NC. She is living in Tennessee with mother.
    Family ID F9880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2020 

  • Notes 
    • from "The Memphis Commercial Appeal", 21 Sep 1881 (genealogybank.com)
      Mr. Sydney Wigg, son of Colonel George Wigg, the well known cotton buyer, arrived yesterday afternoon.
    • from "The Fort Worth Morning Register", 5 Nov 1901 (genealogybank.com)
      BANKRUPTS DISCHARGED - Charles S. Wigg, Waco