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LOUISA McGowan 1831–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1831

Birth Location: Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1876

Death Location: Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Samuel McGowen

Mother: Mary McGowen-Connor

Spouse(s): Thomas Higginbotham

Children(s): William Higginbotham, Fanny Higginbotham, Frances Higginbotham, James Higginbotham, Mary Higginbotham, MARTHA Higginbotham, Thomas Higginbotham, Louisa Higginbotham, Willis Higginbotham

The story of LOUISA McGowan began in 1831 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA. LOUISA McGowan married Thomas Higginbotham, and had children including Fanny Higginbotham, Frances M Fannie Higginbotham, James Jackson Higginbotham, Louisa Violetta Higginbotham, Martha Elizabeth Betty Higginbotham, Mary H Higginbotham, Thomas H Higginbotham, William Leroy Higginbotham, Willis Gibson Higginbotham. LOUISA McGowan passed away in 1876 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of LOUISA McGowan began in 1831 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA.
  • LOUISA McGowan married Thomas Higginbotham, and had children including Fanny Higginbotham, Frances M Fannie Higginbotham, James Jackson Higginbotham, Louisa Violetta Higginbotham, Martha Elizabeth Betty Higginbotham, Mary H Higginbotham, Thomas H Higginbotham, William Leroy Higginbotham, Willis Gibson Higginbotham.
  • LOUISA McGowan passed away in 1876 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel McGowen
1790–1853
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, USA
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Mary McGowen-Connor
1802–1880
Birth Location: Scotland
MM

Spouses(s)

Thomas Higginbotham
1820–1885
Birth Location: Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, USA
TH

Children(s)

William Higginbotham
–1920
Birth Location: Bienville, Louisiana, USA
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Fanny Higginbotham
1843–
Birth Location: –
FH
Frances Higginbotham
1846–
Birth Location: Bienville, Louisiana, USA
FH
James Higginbotham
1848–1917
Birth Location: Bienville, Louisiana, USA
JH
Mary Higginbotham
1853–1881
Birth Location: Bienville, Louisiana, USA
MH
MARTHA Higginbotham
1858–1931
Birth Location: Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
MH
Thomas Higginbotham
1859–
Birth Location: Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
TH
Louisa Higginbotham
1863–1928
Birth Location: Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
LH
Willis Higginbotham
1864–
Birth Location: Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
WH

LOUISA McGowan's Ancestors

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LOUISA McGowan
1831–1876
Birth Place: Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Samuel McGowen
1790–1853
Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Mary (Ann) McGowen-Connor
1802–1880
Scotland
Grandparents
John McGowan
1768–1828
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Hannah (Albright) Shrock(McGowan)
1770–1849
Georgia, USA
John McGOWEN
1764–1828
Elbert County, Georgia or, South Carolina, United States
Hannah Shrock
1766–1849
, , Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James McGowan
1730–1802
Elizabeth Albright
1725–1804
Hannah Allbright
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McGowan
1696–
AGNES YOUNG
1707–
John ALBRIGHT
1710–1780
Anne Haygood
1710–1800

LOUISA McGowan's Descendants

1.
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LOUISA McGowan (about 1831–1876) m. Thomas Higginbotham (Abt. 1820–1885)
  1. 1. William (Leroy) Higginbotham –1920 m. Mary (Frances) Brewer 1847–1910 m. Martha (L) Higginbotham 1848–
    1. 1. John (H) Higginbotham 1886–1965 m. Artie (E) Millichamp 1896–1981
      1. 1. Jester (Herbert) Higginbotham 1921–
      2. 2. Ruth Higginbotham 1916–2004
      3. 3. Lucy (D.) Higginbotham 1914–2009
    2. 2. Samuel Higginbotham 1872–
    3. 3. Mary (B) Higginbotham 1874–
    4. 4. Callie (I Higgenbotham-) Hill 1877–1933 m. James (Jefferson "Jim") Hill 1875–1910
      1. 1. James (Virgil 'Sonny') Hill 1910–1972
      2. 2. Josie (Bea) Hill 1906–1967
      3. 3. William (August) Hill 1902–1979 m. Ruby (Iva) Currington 1911–2009
        1. 1. William (Harold) Hill 1928–2000 m. Dixie (Lee) Spurlock 1927–2017
      4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin 'Frank') Hill 1898–1963
      5. 5. Effie (Mae) Hill 1900–1965
      6. 6. Mattie (Sue) Hill 1904–1960
      7. 7. Tina (Louise 'Tiney') Hill 1909–1992
    5. 5. Alfred Higginbotham 1879–1965
    6. 6. Mary (B) Higginbothan 1890–
    7. 7. James (Thomas) Higginbotham 1886–1970
    8. 8. Bertha (May) Higginbotham 1890–1983
  2. 2. Fanny Higginbotham 1843–
  3. 3. Frances (M. 'Fannie') Higginbotham 1846–
  4. 4. James (Jackson) Higginbotham 1848–1917
  5. 5. Mary (H.) Higginbotham 1853–1881
  6. 6. MARTHA (Elizabeth "Betty") Higginbotham 1858–1931
  7. 7. Thomas (H.) Higginbotham 1859–
  8. 8. Louisa (Violetta) Higginbotham 1863–1928
  9. 9. Willis (Gibson) Higginbotham 1864–

LOUISA McGowan's Timeline

2 Records

1831
about 1831
Birth of LOUISA McGowan in Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
1876
1876
Age 45
Death of LOUISA McGowan in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1831
    Event Place: Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
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