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Reuben Thornton Higgins 1819–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1819

Birth Location: Gwinnett, Georgia

Death Date: 23 Jun 1880

Death Location: Marietta, Cobb, Georgia

Father: Benjamin Higgins

Mother: Rebeckah Thornton?

Spouse(s): Catherine McMillan

Children(s): George Higgins

In 1819, Reuben Thornton Higgins entered the world in Gwinnett, Georgia, born to Benjamin Higgins And Rebeckah Thornton. Reuben Thornton Higgins married Catherine Martha Mcmillan, and had children including George Thomas Higgins. Reuben Thornton Higgins passed away in 1880 in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Reuben Thornton Higgins entered the world in Gwinnett, Georgia, born to Benjamin Higgins And Rebeckah Thornton.
  • Reuben Thornton Higgins married Catherine Martha Mcmillan, and had children including George Thomas Higgins.
  • Reuben Thornton Higgins passed away in 1880 in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia.

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Reuben Higgins's Ancestors

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Reuben Higgins
1819–1880
Birth Place: Gwinnett, Georgia
Parents
Benjamin Higgins
1790–1873
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Rebeckah Thornton?
1779–1845
Grandparents
Mary (Jane) Forbrigger
1777–1849
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Higgins's Descendants

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Reuben (Thornton) Higgins (8 Jul 1819–23 Jun 1880) m. Catherine (Martha) McMillan (22 Jun 1826–9 Mar 1912)
  1. 1. George (Thomas) Higgins 1856–1918 m. Mary (Ann Rebecca Phillips) Higgins 1857–1939
    1. 1. Henry (Winford) Higgins 1898–1984 m. Eugenia (Marie) Wesley 1903–1993

Reuben Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1819
8 Jul 1819
Birth of Reuben Thornton Higgins in Gwinnett, Georgia
Gwinnett, Georgia
1880
23 Jun 1880
Age 61
Death of Reuben Thornton Higgins in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia
Marietta, Cobb, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1819
    Event Place: Gwinnett, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Marietta, Cobb, Georgia

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