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Herman Higgins 1916–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1916

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

Death Date: 19 September 2002

Death Location: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Higgins

Mother: Elizabeth Higgins

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Herman Higgins was born in 1916 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of James Erwin Higgins And Elizabeth Matilda Higgins. Herman Higgins passed away in 2002 in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Herman Higgins was born in 1916 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of James Erwin Higgins And Elizabeth Matilda Higgins.
  • Herman Higgins passed away in 2002 in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Herman Higgins's Ancestors

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Herman Higgins
1916–2002
Birth Place: Burnsville, 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

Herman Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1916
22 November 1916
Birth of Herman Higgins in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
2002
19 September 2002
Age 86
Death of Herman Higgins in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1916
    Event Place: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 September 2002
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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