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James Henry Higginbotham 1779–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Nov 1854

Death Location: Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Father: Moses Higginbotham

Mother: Mary Black

Spouse(s): Jane Moss

Children(s): Samuel Higginbotham, Charles Higginbotham, Charles Higginbotham, George Higginbotham, John Higginbotham, Joseph Higginbotham, Sarah Higginbotham, Andrew Higginbotham

James Henry Higginbotham was born in 1779 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA, the child of Moses Higginbotham And Mary Boyer Black. James Henry Higginbotham married Jane Jenny Moss, and had children including Andrew James Higginbotham, Charles W Higginbotham, George L Higginbotham, John Higginbotham, Joseph Higginbotham, Samuel Henry Higginbotham, Sarah Jane Higginbotham. James Henry Higginbotham passed away in 1854 in Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Henry Higginbotham was born in 1779 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA, the child of Moses Higginbotham And Mary Boyer Black.
  • James Henry Higginbotham married Jane Jenny Moss, and had children including Andrew James Higginbotham, Charles W Higginbotham, George L Higginbotham, John Higginbotham, Joseph Higginbotham, Samuel Henry Higginbotham, Sarah Jane Higginbotham.
  • James Henry Higginbotham passed away in 1854 in Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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James Higginbotham's Ancestors

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James Higginbotham
1779–1854
Birth Place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Parents
Moses Higginbotham
1726–1804
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Mary (Boyer) Black
1749–1816
Augusta, Amherst (Albemarle), Virginia, USA
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James Higginbotham's Descendants

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James (Henry) Higginbotham (1779–Nov 1854) m. Jane (Jenny) Moss (1786–1850)
  1. 1. Samuel (Henry) Higginbotham 1805–1869 m. Rebecca Lowry 1804–1894
    1. 1. Sarah (E.) Higginbotham 1826–1859 m. Breckenridge (M) Gwinn 1819–1902
      1. 1. John (L) Gwinn 1846–1923 m. Nancy (Catherine "Kate") Gwinn 1861–1915 m. Eliza (Alice) Martin 1853–1880
        1. 1. Ethel (Anna) Gwinn 1897–1935 m. Floyd (J) Murdock 1893–1945
        2. 2. Frederick (Benjamin) Gwyn 1893–1945
        3. 3. William (Harrison) Gwinn 1895–1949
        4. 4. John (Dewey) Gwinn 1898–1971
        5. 5. Alwilda ("Wilda" Catherine) Gwinn 1890–1976
        6. 6. Nellie Strouse 1892–
      2. 2. Tursia (Jane Rebecca Ann) Gwinn 1857–1948
      3. 3. Samuel (Eldridge) Gwinn 1848–1925
      4. 4. Enos (H.) Gwinn 1859–
      5. 5. George (Henry) Gwinn 1852–1922
      6. 6. Harrison Gwinn 1857–1857
      7. 7. Ruth (Elizabeth) Gwinn 1863–
      8. 8. Mary (C) Gwinn 1850–1900
      9. 9. Alexis (Laban Martin) Gwinn 1854–1903
      10. 10. Sarah (Frances) Gwinn 1854–1935
      11. 11. Rebecca (Ann) Gwinn 1857–1857
    2. 2. Samuel (Augustus) Higginbotham 1842–1896
    3. 3. Andrew (Erwin) Higginbotham 1844–1908
    4. 4. Charles (Thomas) Higginbotham 1839–1914
    5. 5. Madison (Monroe) Higginbotham 1842–1873
    6. 6. Julia (Ann) Higginbotham 1830–
    7. 7. George (W) Higginbotham 1830–1857
    8. 8. Basthama Higginbotham 1837–
    9. 9. Isaac Higginbotham 1825–
    10. 10. Jane (Frances) Higginbotham 1831–1899
    11. 11. Lewis (C) Higginbotham 1834–1931
    12. 12. Parthenia (Moss) Higginbotham 1836–1894
    13. 13. Margaret Higginbotham 1830–
    14. 14. James (M) Higginbotham 1833–1860
    15. 15. Lee (Ferguson) Higginbotham 1852–1931
    16. 16. Rebecca (C) Higginbotham 1852–
  2. 2. Charles (W) Higginbotham 1841–
  3. 3. Charles (W) Higginbotham 1807–
  4. 4. George (L) Higginbotham 1811–1869
  5. 5. John Higginbotham 1809–1888
  6. 6. Joseph Higginbotham 1824–1896
  7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Higginbotham 1822–
  8. 8. Andrew (James) Higginbotham 1815–1859

James Higginbotham's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of James Henry Higginbotham in Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
1854
Nov 1854
Age 75
Death of James Henry Higginbotham in Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Mercer, West Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1854
    Event Place: Mercer, West Virginia, USA

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