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Philemon H Higgins 1755–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 27 May 1864

Death Location: McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Higgins

Mother: Martha Skaggs

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Halbert, Eleanor Brown

Children(s): Morgan Higgins, Willis Higgins, Joel Higgins, John Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins, Martha Higgins, Philamon Higgins, Josiah Higgins

Philemon H Higgins was born in 1755 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Higgins And Martha Skaggs. Philemon H Higgins married Eleanor Nellie Brown, Elizabeth Halbert, and had children including Elizabeth Higgins, Joel Calloway Higgins, John Higgins, Josiah J Higgins, Martha R Higgins, Morgan Holbert Higgins, Philamon Higgins, Willis C Higgins. Philemon H Higgins passed away in 1864 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Philemon H Higgins was born in 1755 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Higgins And Martha Skaggs.
  • Philemon H Higgins married Eleanor Nellie Brown, Elizabeth Halbert, and had children including Elizabeth Higgins, Joel Calloway Higgins, John Higgins, Josiah J Higgins, Martha R Higgins, Morgan Holbert Higgins, Philamon Higgins, Willis C Higgins.
  • Philemon H Higgins passed away in 1864 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Philemon Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Philemon Higgins
1755–1864
Birth Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John Higgins
1760–1809
Virginia, United States
Martha Skaggs
1765–1837
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Philemon Higgins
1732–1761
Pennslyvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Ann Ingles
1737–1781
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
James Skaggs
1734–1814
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Susannah McClung
1724–1813
Virginia, Montgomery, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Higgins
1677–1750
Jane Collins
1683–1739
William Inglis
1711–1775
JOHN Ingles
1707–1775
James Skaggs
1700–1798
Rachel Moredock
1697–1784
James McClung
1670–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Philemon Higgins's Descendants

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Philemon (H) Higgins (1755–27 May 1864) m. Elizabeth Halbert (1784–7 Sep 1838) m. Eleanor (Nellie) Brown (1805–BEF 1860)
  1. 1. Morgan (Holbert) Higgins 1820–1902
  2. 2. Willis (C) Higgins 1824–1846
  3. 3. Joel (Calloway) Higgins 1828–1911
  4. 4. John Higgins 1831–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Higgins 1842–
  6. 6. Martha (R) Higgins 1844–
  7. 7. Philamon Higgins 1847–
  8. 8. Josiah (J) Higgins 1849–

Philemon Higgins's Timeline

6 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Philemon H Higgins in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
1798
1798
Age 43
Birth of Philemon H Higgins in Knox, Tennessee, United States
Knox, Tennessee, United States
1798
1798
Age 43
Birth of Philemon H Higgins in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1864
27 May 1864
Age 109
Death of Philemon H Higgins in Henderson, Tennessee, United States
Henderson, Tennessee, United States
1864
27 May 1864
Age 109
Death of Philemon H Higgins in McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
1864
27 May 1864
Age 109
Death of Philemon H Higgins in McNairy, Tennessee, United States
McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1864
    Event Place: Henderson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1864
    Event Place: McNairy County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1864
    Event Place: McNairy, Tennessee, United States

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