Hiram Bigelow was born 20 May 1829 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois to Nahum Bigelow (1785-1851) and Mary Gibbs (1809-1888) and died 29 February 1916 Webb, Cochise County, Arizona of unspecified causes. He married Martha Mecham (1839-1924) 12 December 1856 in Provo, Utah County, Utah.
1850 Hunter Wagon Company
Numbered amoung the participants in the Edward Hunter 1850 Pioneer Company, a early Mormon pioneer wagon train traveling from to Salt Lake City in the early summer. 261 individuals and 67 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). This company was organized at 12-mile creek near the Missouri River. It was the first Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company of LDS Church. Its leader, Edward Hunter would go to become the 3rd presiding bishop of the church the following year. Several diary/biographical accounts exist for this group.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hiram Simeon Bigelow (1857-1937) | |||
| Mary Elvira Bigelow (1858-1946) | |||
| Moses Daniel Bigelow (1860-1862) | |||
| Lucy Celestia Bigelow (1862-1885) | |||
| Martha Jane Bigelow (1863-1917) | |||
| Joseph Parley Bigelow (1865-1928) | |||
| George Nahum Bigelow (1867-1872) | |||
| Hannah Medora Mariah Bigelow (1868-1962) | |||
| Orson Moroni Bigelow (1870-1952) | 5 July 1870 Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States | 22 October 1952 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States | Elmira Lucinda Marble (1875-1945) |
| John Arty Bigelow (1875-1952) | |||
| Emily Aurilla Bigelow (1877-1964) | |||
| Milton Eugene Bigelow (1879-1964) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Jane Bigelow (1827-1868) | 15 October 1827 Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois | 26 September 1868 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | Brigham Young (1801-1877) Horace Ephraim Roberts (1807-1868) John Bair (1810-1884) Daniel Durham Hunt (1797-1866) Philander Bell (1819-1892) |
| Hiram Bigelow (1829-1916) | 20 May 1829 Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois | 29 February 1916 Webb, Cochise County, Arizona | Martha Mecham (1839-1924) |
| Lucy Bigelow (1830-1905) | 3 October 1830 Charleston, Coles County, Illinois | 3 February 1905 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | Brigham Young (1801-1877) |
| Asa Elijah Bigelow (1832-1911) | |||
| Lovina Bigelow (1834-1900) | |||
| Liola Bigelow (1835-1845) | |||
| Sariah Bigelow (1838-1877) | |||
| Moroni Bigelow (1840-1870) | |||
| Daniel Bigelow (1842-1921) | |||
| Joseph Smith Bigelow (1844-1845) | |||