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Thomas Higginbotham 1820–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1820

Birth Location: Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Collin County, Texas, USA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): Louisa McGowen

Children(s): William Higginbotham

Thomas Higginbotham was born in 1820 in Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, USA, the child of William H Higginbotham Sr And Mary Davis. Thomas Higginbotham married Louisa Mcgowen, and had children including William Leroy Higginbotham. Thomas Higginbotham passed away in 1885 in Collin County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Higginbotham was born in 1820 in Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, USA, the child of William H Higginbotham Sr And Mary Davis.
  • Thomas Higginbotham married Louisa Mcgowen, and had children including William Leroy Higginbotham.
  • Thomas Higginbotham passed away in 1885 in Collin County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr
1788–1852
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
WS
Mary Davis
1790–1827
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Louisa McGowen
1830–1876
Birth Location: Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
LM

Children(s)

William Higginbotham
1846–1920
Birth Location: Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
WH

Thomas Higginbotham's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Higginbotham
1820–1885
Birth Place: Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, USA
Parents
William H Higginbotham Sr
1788–1852
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Mary Davis
1790–1827
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Caleb (Higginbotham) (Hickingbottom)
1752–1823
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
MARY (ANN 4g (royals)) Cash
1749–1794
Goochland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Moses Davis
1757–1836
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Millicent Carter
1761–1800
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. (SAR)
1729–1791
Elizabeth Graves
1733–1791
Robert Sr
1703–1772
Ruth Walker
1707–1784
Richard Davis
1731–1809
Elizabeth Morrison
1735–
Solomon Carter
1739–1786
MARY CHILDRESS
1744–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Sr
1695–1742
Frances Riley
1695–1751
Francis Graves
1679–1748
Ann Reynolds
1680–1765
William (Caishe)
1653–1706
Elizabeth Skinner
1653–1750
Joseph Howard
1676–1736
Hannah Dorsey
1679–1707
Thomas Morrison
1706–1748
Kathrine Watt
1702–1748
Peter War)
1706–1789
Judith Norris
1712–1765
John Bickley
1713–1793
Mary Hurt
1713–1762

Thomas Higginbotham's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Higginbotham (Abt. 1820–1885) m. Louisa McGowen (1830–1876)
  1. 1. William (Leroy) Higginbotham 1846–1920 m. Martha (Jane) Prather 1848–1915
    1. 1. John (Henry) Higginbotham 1882–1965 m. Artemesa (Elizabeth) Green 1896–1981
      1. 1. Ruthie (B.) Higginbotham 1916–2004 m. Lee (Albert) Fowler 1913–1972
        1. 1. Gloria (Irene) Fowler-Adams 1945–2022
        2. 2. Patsy (Ruth) Fowler 1942–1976
      2. 2. Lucy (Dee) Higginbotham 1913–2009
      3. 3. Martha (Irene) Higginbotham 1916–2002
    2. 2. Mary (B) Higginbotham 1874–
    3. 3. Callie Higginbotham 1877–1933

Thomas Higginbotham's Timeline

2 Records

1820
Abt. 1820
Birth of Thomas Higginbotham in Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, USA
Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, USA
1885
1885
Age 65
Death of Thomas Higginbotham in Collin County, Texas, USA
Collin County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1820
    Event Place: Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Collin County, Texas, USA
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