FIFTH GENERATION

168. EDD CARL WIGHT was born on 1 Jun 1871 in WINTERSET, MADISON CO. IOWA. He died on 9 Oct 1942 in LEWISTOWN, FERGUS CO. MONTANA. Edd and his parents, brothers and sisters traveled to Montana from
Winterset, Madison County, Iowa by covered wagon in 1884. The 1900 Census
of Philbrook, Fergus County, Montana, show Edd to be living with his wife
Isabelle and their son Thomas. Two of Edd's brothers, Phillip and Ralph,
were also living on the ranch with them. The census also indicated that
Edd's occupation was a stockman and his brothers were both "row boys".
Edd spent most of his life around Utica, Montana. Edd and his two sons
went to Arkansas to visit Edd's brother Phillip. Shortly after their
arrival, Phillip died. Edd stay on about four years in order to sell the
farm. It was there he met and married his second wife, Lulu Clayborn.
Edd passed away in 1942 and is buried at the Philbrook Cemetery,
Philbrook, Fergus County, Montana.

Excerpts taken from the recollection of Mrs. Dick Wight ( Helen ), and
Tom Wight, sent to me by Roberta Pullen from the Lewistown Genealogy
Society, the 1900 U.S. Census records of Fergus County, Montana and the
records of the Philbrook Cemetery, Fergus County, Montana.

He was married to ISABELLA NICHOLSON on 1 May 1898 in PHILBROOK, FERGUS CO. MONTANA. ISABELLA NICHOLSON was born on 16 Sep 1881 in NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND. She died on 6 Feb 1902 in PHILBROOK, FERGUS CO. MONTANA. Isabelle's nickname was Bella. She had a brother Tom Nicholson of
Montana whose son Charlie, still lives in the Hobson area of Fergus
County. Bella passed away in 1902, leaving her husband Edd and her two
sons Thomas, 2 and James, 1. The boys lived with their paternal
grandparents, James and Mary Ann Wight for some time. Bella is buried at
the Philbrook Cemetery, Philbrook, Fergus County, Montana.

Excerpts taken from the recollections written by Mrs. Dick Wight ( Helen
) and Tom Wight, provided by Roberta Pullen of the Lewistown Genealogy
Society and the records of the Philbrook Cemetery, Fergus County, Montana. EDD CARL WIGHT and ISABELLA NICHOLSON had the following children:

child283 i. THOMAS WIGHT was born on 19 Sep 1899 in PHILBROOK, FERGUS CO. MONTANA. He died in Sep 1972 in LIVINGSTON, PARK CO. MONTANA. As a young man, Tom moved to Rockville, near Billings and farmed for
awhile with his dad, Edd. Then he came back to Judith Basin and worked
at the sapphire mine for a year and a half until it closed from flash
flood damage. He then worked for Peter Forbes at the Highland Ranch and
then for Douglas at he Windham Ranch in what was called the Missouri
Breaks. Tom also worked for a while at Browning with a sheep company.
He bought cattle and wintered them at Utica and then moved them to a
place at Forest Grove. Later he bought a ranch at Fergus, which he sold
to the company that owned the Horse Ranch in 1948. After that he lived
in Lewistown, working at various ranches around Utica in the summertime,
including two summers on the Highland Ranch again. Thomas never
married. He passed away in 1972 and is buried in the Lewistown Cemetery,
Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana.


Excerpts taken from recollections written by Tom Wight, provided by
Roberta Pullen of the Lewistown Genealogy Society and records of the
Lewistown Cemetery.
child+284 ii. JAMES MADISON WIGHT.

He was married to LULU MATTIE DALE CLABORN on 31 Aug 1909 in COVE, POLK CO. ARKANSAS. LULU MATTIE DALE CLABORN was born on 5 Aug 1886 in GILLHAMS, ARKANSAS. She died on 28 Feb 1968 in LEWISTOWN, FERGUS CO. MONTANA. Lulu was the daughter of James Franklin and Dora (McFarland) Claborn.
She passed away in 1968 and is buried at the Lewistown Cemetery,
Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana.

Information provided by Glenda Mitchell of Livingston, Montana. EDD CARL WIGHT and LULU MATTIE DALE CLABORN had the following children:

child+285 i. WALTER W. WIGHT.
child+286 ii. RUTH LOUISE WIGHT.
child+287 iii. CARL OSCAR WIGHT.
child+288 iv. RUBY E. AMANDA WIGHT.

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