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Joseph Benton Higginbotham 1850–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 dec 1850

Birth Location: Meriwether, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 30 jul 1926

Death Location: Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, USA

Father: David Higginbotham

Mother: Civility Lowther

Spouse(s): Ida Higginbotham

Children(s): Arthur Sr

Joseph Benton Higginbotham was born in 1850 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA, the child of David B Higginbotham And Civility Sibbie Lowther. In 1860, Joseph Benton Higginbotham resided in Centrevillage District, Centrevillage, Charlton, G. Joseph Benton Higginbotham married Ida J Higginbotham, and had children including Arthur Lane Higginbotham Sr. Joseph Benton Higginbotham passed away in 1926 in Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Benton Higginbotham was born in 1850 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA, the child of David B Higginbotham And Civility Sibbie Lowther.
  • In 1860, Joseph Benton Higginbotham resided in Centrevillage District, Centrevillage, Charlton, G.
  • Joseph Benton Higginbotham married Ida J Higginbotham, and had children including Arthur Lane Higginbotham Sr.
  • Joseph Benton Higginbotham passed away in 1926 in Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Higginbotham's Ancestors

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Joseph Higginbotham
1850–1926
Birth Place: Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Parents
David B Higginbotham
1828–
Florida
Civility ("Sibbie") Lowther
1823–
District 335, Wayne, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Hampton Lowther
1796–1881
Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ansel Lowther
1828–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Higginbotham's Descendants

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Joseph (Benton) Higginbotham (23 dec 1850–30 jul 1926) m. Ida (J) Higginbotham (31 Aug 1874–19 Nov 1961)
  1. 1. Arthur (Lane Higginbotham) Sr 1912–1952 m. Bessie (Marie) Howard 1919–1998
    1. 1. Howard (Kent Higginbotham) Sr 1947–2014

Joseph Higginbotham's Timeline

4 Records

1850
23 dec 1850
Birth of Joseph Benton Higginbotham in Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Meriwether, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 10
Joseph Benton Higginbotham resided here in Centrevillage District, Centrevillage, Charlton, Georgia, USA
Centrevillage District, Centrevillage, Charlton, Georgia, USA
1893
Jan 1893
Age 43
Joseph Benton Higginbotham was married in Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, United States
Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, United States
1926
30 jul 1926
Age 76
Death of Joseph Benton Higginbotham in Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, USA
Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 dec 1850
    Event Place: Meriwether, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1893
    Event Place: Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Centrevillage District, Centrevillage, Charlton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 jul 1926
    Event Place: Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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