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Sarah Amanda "Roxie" Higgins 1831 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: bef 1880

Death Location: Maryland

Father: Argalus Higgins

Mother: Mary Reed

Spouse(s): James Ellers

Children(s): Mary Ellers, Alice Ellers, Walter Ellers, John Ellers, Benjamin Ellers, Edward Ellers, George Ellers, Robert Ellers, William Ellers, Sarah Ellers

The story of Sarah Amanda "Roxie" Higgins began in 1831 in Maryland. Sarah Amanda "Roxie" Higgins married James Martin Ellers, and had children including Mary L. "Mollie" Ellers, Alice V. Ellers, Walter M. Ellers, John Ellers, Benjamin Franklin Ellers, Edward Jefferson Ellers, George Elijah Ellers, Robert Fletcher Ellers, William J. Ellers, Sarah Elizabeth "Lillie" Ellers. Sarah Amanda "Roxie" Higgins passed away in 1880 in Maryland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Amanda "Roxie" Higgins began in 1831 in Maryland.
  • Sarah Amanda "Roxie" Higgins married James Martin Ellers, and had children including Mary L. "Mollie" Ellers, Alice V. Ellers, Walter M. Ellers, John Ellers, Benjamin Franklin Ellers, Edward Jefferson Ellers, George Elijah Ellers, Robert Fletcher Ellers, William J. Ellers, Sarah Elizabeth "Lillie" Ellers.
  • Sarah Amanda "Roxie" Higgins passed away in 1880 in Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Argalus Higgins
1802 – 1860
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
AH
Mary Reed
1812 – 1855
Birth Location: Caroline County, Maryland
MR

Spouses(s)

James Ellers
1819 – 1888
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
JE

Children(s)

Mary Ellers
1852 – 1909
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
ME
Alice Ellers
1854 – 1890
Birth Location: Maryland
AE
Walter Ellers
1857 – 1880
Birth Location: Maryland
WE
John Ellers
1857 – 1929
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
JE
Benjamin Ellers
1861 – 1928
Birth Location: Centreville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
BE
Edward Ellers
1863 – 1942
Birth Location: Maryland
EE
George Ellers
1868 – 1928
Birth Location: Maryland
GE
Robert Ellers
1870 – 1927
Birth Location: Maryland
RE
William Ellers
1872 – 1941
Birth Location: Maryland
WE
Sarah Ellers
1874 – 1944
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
SE

Sarah Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Higgins
1831 – 1880
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
Argalus Higgins
1802 – 1860
Maryland, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Ann) Reed
1812 – 1855
Caroline County, Maryland
Grandparents
George (L) Higgins
1775 – 1828
Talbot Co, Maryland, USA
George Reed
1774 – 1846
Kent, Delaware
Mary Harrington
1781 – 1815
Caroline, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Reed
1744 – 1821
Elizabeth (Reed)
1749 – 1807
Peter Harrington
1748 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Reed
1716 – 1792
Nancy Polk
– 1792

Sarah Higgins's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Amanda "Roxie") Higgins (1831 – bef 1880) m. James (Martin) Ellers (abt 1819 – March 1888)
  1. 1. Mary (L. "Mollie") Ellers (19 Oct 1852 – 31 May 1909) m. William (Hynson) Sculley (Nov. 1848 – Aug 1916)
    1. 1. Annie (Katherine) Sculley (Jan 1872 – )
    2. 2. Laura (Virginia) Sculley (Abt. 1874 – Aft. 1950)
    3. 3. James (Hynson) Sculley (2 Sep 1877 – 20 Aug 1960)
    4. 4. Mary (Alice) Sculley (19 Feb 1880 – 21 Mar 1950)
    5. 5. Charles (Edward) Sculley (1883 – 12 Apr 1891)
    6. 6. Nellie (M.) Sculley (17 February 1888 – 12 February 1960) m. Howard (Dennard) Long (28 Nov 1877 – 16 Oct 1947)
      1. 1. Madeleine (Barbara) Bird (23 Sep 1909 – 20 Apr 1998) m. Victor (Pennington) Bird (26 Dec 1910 – 30 Sep 1962)
        1. 1. Beverley (Barbara) Davis (abt 1938 – 24 Mar 2019) m. William (Faucett) Davis (7 Nov 1933 – 26 Dec 2009)
        2. 2. Victor (Herbert) Bird (18 Mar 1940 – 18 Jan 2019)
        3. 3. Natalie (Joy Bird) McMahaon (September,3,1942 – March,28,2021) m. Dennis (John) McMahon (22 Mar 1941 – 23 Sep 1999)
        4. 4. Leland (Thomas) Bird (16 Nov 1947 – ) m. Anita (Louise) Bird (13 July 1946 – )
      2. 2. James (H) Long (26 Jan 1913 – 24 Apr 1951)
    7. 7. Grace Sculley (Apr 1893 – )
  2. 2. Alice (V.) Ellers (11 September 1854 – 11 November 1890)
  3. 3. Walter (M.) Ellers (1857 – 4 Mar 1880)
  4. 4. John Ellers (1857 – 9 April 1929)
  5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Ellers (13 September 1861 – 16 February 1928)
  6. 6. Edward (Jefferson) Ellers (26 Sep 1863 – 9 Mar 1942)
  7. 7. George (Elijah) Ellers (abt 1868 – 1928)
  8. 8. Robert (Fletcher) Ellers (12 April 1870 – 17 Dec 1927)
  9. 9. William (J.) Ellers (1872 – 22 November 1941)
  10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lillie") Ellers (13 Feb 1874 – 9 June 1944)

Sarah Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1831
1831
Birth of Sarah Amanda "Roxie" Higgins in Maryland
Maryland
1880
bef 1880
Age 49
Death of Sarah Amanda "Roxie" Higgins in Maryland
Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1880
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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