NameWalter “Lee” Pigman
Birth28 Jan 1885, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death16 Jan 1948, Haldeman, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialAbbott-Sturgill Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Marriage4 May 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Divorce
SpouseAlma Sturgill
Birth20 Jul 1890, Paint Creek, Johnson Co., Kentucky
Death11 Oct 1972, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialAbbott-Sturgill Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Notes for Walter “Lee” Pigman
His death certificate records Lee Pigman, age 60 years 11 months 19 days, born 28 Jan 1885 in Rowan Co., Ky, died 16 Jan 1948 in Haldeman, Rowan Co., Ky, widowed, name of wife Alma Sturgill (divorced), occupation laborer at brick plant, father Wilburn Pigman, mother’s maiden name Dorothy Cornette, both born in Ky, cause of death hypertension, informant Alma Sturgill, Haldeman, Ky.
Notes for Walter “Lee” & Alma (Family)
Rowan Co marriages Book 7, p. 169, records the marriage of Lee Pigman and Alma Sturgell. (From an index only; I have not checked the microfilm for details.)
Leroy Hinton’s Rowan County Jottings
35 contains several school censuses which list children of Lee and Alma:
Haldeman School Census for 1918-1919:
parent/guardian Alma Pigman, students Stella Binion in Pigman home, Ruia Pigman
Haldeman School Census for 1922-1923:
parent/guardian Lee Pigman, students Ruia, Clarence, Stella Binion in this house
Haldeman School Census for 1924-1925:
parent/guardian Alma Pigman, students Ruia birthdate Jan 31, 1912,
Clarence birthdate Jul 27, 1915
Haldeman School Census for 1929-1930:
parent/guardian Lee Pigman, students Clarence age 14, Howard age 9
Census
In the 1910 census, Lee is living with his parents (see their notes for the full reading), listed as age 25, married within the year, but Alma is not living with the family. There are three Sturgill households nearby, those of Lewis (45) & Margaret (43), Frank (22) & Mollie (23), and George W. (41) & Mary E. (29), but Alma is not listed in any of those households either.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 13 Jan, lists on p. 5A as family #83/87:
Pigman, Lee, 35, moulder at brick factory; Alma, wife, 29; Billie, dau, 7; Clarence, son, 5; Howard, son, 1 2/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.