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Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham 1909–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1909

Birth Location: Kemper County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 26 December 1980

Death Location: Kemper County, Mississippi, USA

Father: George Higginbotham

Mother: Rebecca Breedlove

Spouse(s): Mittie Calvert

Children(s):

The story of Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham began in 1909 in Kemper County, Mississippi, USA. In 1920, Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham resided in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA. In 1930, Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham resided in Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi, USA. Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham married Mittie Lee Calvert. Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham passed away in 1980 in Kemper County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham began in 1909 in Kemper County, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham resided in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1930, Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham resided in Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi, USA.
  • Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham married Mittie Lee Calvert.
  • Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham passed away in 1980 in Kemper County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Higginbotham
1847–1945
Birth Location: Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA
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Rebecca Breedlove
1877–1962
Birth Location: Mississippi
RB

Spouses(s)

Mittie Calvert
1886–1958
Birth Location: –
MC

Children(s)

Chester Higginbotham's Ancestors

Self
Chester Higginbotham
1909–1980
Birth Place: Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
George Washington Higginbotham
1847–1945
Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA
Rebecca ("Becky" Katherine) Breedlove
1877–1962
Mississippi
Grandparents
John (Lawless) Higginbotham
1815–1906
Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Mary (Emma) Bateman
1831–1910
Alabama, United States
David (Anderson) Breedlove
1855–1917
Kemper, Mississippi, United States
Mary (Ann) Rainey
1847–1901
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Higginbotham
1788–1862
Mary Lawless
1795–1875
George Bateman
1809–1891
Milly Hightower
1810–
Peter Raney
1820–
Martha (Raney)
1825–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Higginbotham
1757–1810
Mary Gatewood
1760–1809

Chester Higginbotham's Timeline

7 Records

1909
5 Jan 1909
Birth of Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham in Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham resided here in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham resided here in Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
1933
BEF 1933
Age 24
Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham was married In Kemper Co., Mississippi
Kemper Co., Mississippi
1941
5 APR 1941
Age 32
Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham was married In Kemper Co., Mississippi
Kemper Co., Mississippi
1962
11 JUN 1962
Age 53
Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham was married
None
1980
26 December 1980
Age 71
Death of Chester "Chess" Boss Higginbotham in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1909
    Event Place: Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: T625_881; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 34
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: 1152; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 398.0; FHL microfilm: 2340887
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: BEF 1933
    Event Place: Kemper Co., Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 APR 1941
    Event Place: Kemper Co., Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 JUN 1962

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: T625_881; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 34

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: 1152; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 398.0; FHL microfilm: 2340887

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 1980
    Event Place: Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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