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James Pinkney Higgins 1903 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1903

Birth Location: Bandy, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 11 April 1967

Death Location: Johnson County, Kentucky

Father: Pinkney Higgins

Mother: Mary Whitt

Spouse(s): Fannie Holland

Children(s): Raymond Higgins, Marie Higgins, Edward Higgins, Juanita Higgins, Thelma Higgins, Cleta Higgins, Linda Higgins

James Pinkney Higgins was born in 1903 in Bandy, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Pinkney Monroe Higgins and Mary Jane Whitt. In 1910, James Pinkney Higgins resided in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. In 1920, James Pinkney Higgins resided in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. James Pinkney Higgins married Fannie Irene Holland, and had children including Raymond J Higgins, Marie Higgins, Edward Higgins, Juanita Higgins, Thelma Higgins, Cleta June Higgins, Linda Sue Higgins. James Pinkney Higgins passed away in 1967 in Johnson County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • James Pinkney Higgins was born in 1903 in Bandy, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Pinkney Monroe Higgins and Mary Jane Whitt.
  • In 1910, James Pinkney Higgins resided in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, James Pinkney Higgins resided in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • James Pinkney Higgins married Fannie Irene Holland, and had children including Raymond J Higgins, Marie Higgins, Edward Higgins, Juanita Higgins, Thelma Higgins, Cleta June Higgins, Linda Sue Higgins.
  • James Pinkney Higgins passed away in 1967 in Johnson County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pinkney Higgins
1867 – 1952
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Mary Whitt
1868 – 1945
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Fannie Holland
1912 – 2009
Birth Location: Coalwood, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
FH

Children(s)

Raymond Higgins
1929 – 2016
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Marie Higgins
1932 –
Birth Location: Virginia
MH
Edward Higgins
1935 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
EH
Juanita Higgins
1937 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Thelma Higgins
1939 –
Birth Location: Virginia
TH
Cleta Higgins
1940 – 2005
Birth Location: Bandy Tazewe, Virginia
CH
Linda Higgins
1956 –
Birth Location: –
LH

James Higgins's Ancestors

Self
James Higgins
1903 – 1967
Birth Place: Bandy, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Pinkney Monroe Higgins
1867 – 1952
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Whitt
1868 – 1945
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Higgins
1842 – 1917
North Carolina, United States
Sallie
1825 – 1879
North Carolina
James (Patton) Whitt
1844 – 1926
Clynch Valley, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Lydia (Sidde) Hankins
1841 – 1870
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Whitt
1825 – 1897
Sarah Lockhart
1826 – 1896
Milton Hankins
1818 – 1889
Martha Webb
1822 – 1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Whitt
1804 – 1851
Frances Jacobs
1790 – 1835
John Lockhart
1805 – 1880
Francis
– 1826
Joseph Hankins
1780 – 1860
Nancy Mitchell
1781 – 1860
Alexander Beavers
1802 – 1880
Sidney Webb
1792 – 1835

James Higgins's Descendants

1.
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James (Pinkney) Higgins (1 April 1903 – 11 April 1967) m. Fannie (Irene) Holland (17 May 1912 – 22 Nov 2009)
  1. 1. Raymond (J) Higgins (10 Apr 1929 – Abt 2016)
  2. 2. Marie Higgins (abt 1932 – )
  3. 3. Edward Higgins (abt 1935 – )
  4. 4. Juanita Higgins (abt 1937 – )
  5. 5. Thelma Higgins (abt 1939 – )
  6. 6. Cleta (June) Higgins (10 Nov 1940 – 16 Aug 2005)
  7. 7. Linda (Sue) Higgins (25 Jan 1956 – )

James Higgins's Timeline

7 Records

1903
1 April 1903
Birth of James Pinkney Higgins in Bandy, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Bandy, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 7
James Pinkney Higgins resided here in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
James Pinkney Higgins resided here in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
James Pinkney Higgins resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
James Pinkney Higgins resided here in Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 37
James Pinkney Higgins resided here in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1967
11 April 1967
Age 64
Death of James Pinkney Higgins in Johnson County, Kentucky
Johnson County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1903
    Event Place: Bandy, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04298; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 93-19
    [2] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] Social Security Death Index, Number: 228-03-1028; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 139
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0017
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1375663
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1375663

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 139

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0017

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04298; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 93-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04298; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 93-19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1967
    Event Place: Johnson County, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 228-03-1028; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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