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Bessie Higgins 1894–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 March 1894

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 15 August 1964

Death Location: Tipton Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Higgins

Mother: Elizabeth Higgins

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Bessie Higgins was born in 1894 in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of James Erwin Higgins And Elizabeth Matilda Higgins. In 1910, Bessie Higgins resided in Ramsay, Yancey, North Carolina, USA. Bessie Higgins married Joe Miller. Bessie Higgins passed away in 1964 in Tipton Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Higgins was born in 1894 in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of James Erwin Higgins And Elizabeth Matilda Higgins.
  • In 1910, Bessie Higgins resided in Ramsay, Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bessie Higgins married Joe Miller.
  • Bessie Higgins passed away in 1964 in Tipton Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Bessie Higgins's Ancestors

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Bessie Higgins
1894–1964
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James Erwin Higgins
1864–1920
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth (Matilda) Higgins
1874–1933
Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Calhoun) McCracken
1845–1920
Jacks Creek, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Lucinda) Hicks
1854–1929
Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hugh McCracken
1805–1864
Ruth Phillips
1816–1908
Samuel Hicks
1815–
Mary Furgerson
1815–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Sr.
1771–1879
Ruth Dobson
1775–1858
David Phillips
1781–1840
Sally Phillips
1780–1823

Bessie Higgins's Timeline

3 Records

1894
29 March 1894
Birth of Bessie Higgins in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 16
Bessie Higgins resided here in Ramsay, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Ramsay, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1964
15 August 1964
Age 70
Death of Bessie Higgins in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 March 1894
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ramsay, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1122; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1375135
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ramsay, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ramsay, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1122; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1375135

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Green Mountain, Mitchell, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 August 1964
    Event Place: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tipton Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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