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Thomas M Higginbotham 1841–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1841

Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 September 1915

Death Location: Goldbug, Whitley County, Kentucky

Father: William Higginbotham

Mother: Eliza Morgan

Spouse(s): Sarah Worley

Children(s): william Higginbotham, eliza Higginbotham, sarah Higginbotham, andrew Higginbotham, james Higginbotham, John Higginbotham, dillia ballou, Rachel Higginbotham

In 1841, Thomas M Higginbotham entered the world in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Oglesby Higginbotham And Eliza Ann Morgan. In 1880, Thomas M Higginbotham resided in Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, United States. Thomas M Higginbotham married Sarah Dorcus Worley, and had children including Andrew J Higginbotham, Dillia Higginbotham Ballou, Eliza Ann Higginbotham, James A Higginbotham, John Crittendon Higginbotham, Rachel Ellen Higginbotham, Sarah Ann Higginbotham, William Higginbotham. Thomas M Higginbotham passed away in 1915 in Goldbug, Whitley County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Thomas M Higginbotham entered the world in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Oglesby Higginbotham And Eliza Ann Morgan.
  • In 1880, Thomas M Higginbotham resided in Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.
  • Thomas M Higginbotham married Sarah Dorcus Worley, and had children including Andrew J Higginbotham, Dillia Higginbotham Ballou, Eliza Ann Higginbotham, James A Higginbotham, John Crittendon Higginbotham, Rachel Ellen Higginbotham, Sarah Ann Higginbotham, William Higginbotham.
  • Thomas M Higginbotham passed away in 1915 in Goldbug, Whitley County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Higginbotham's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Higginbotham
1841–1915
Birth Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Oglesby Higginbotham
1818–1861
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Eliza (Ann) Morgan
1818–1898
Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Andrew Higginbotham
1780–1858
Second Creek, Greenbrier (now Monroe) County, (West), Virginia, USA
Nancy (Malinda Ann) Moss
1782–1816
Greenbrier, Virgina, USA
Daniel Morgan
1764–1848
North Carolina
Lucinda Evans
1770–1850
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Higginbotham
1730–1804
Mary Black
1741–1816
James Moss
1750–1796
Phoebe Lewis
1750–
William Morgan
1720–1797
Elizabeth Hudnall
1734–1815
Richard Evans
1751–1816
Catherine McCarter
1753–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Higginbotham
1704–1774
Mary Flournoy
1709–1740
Samuel Black
1700–1766
Mary Black
1741–1816
Charles Morgan
1680–1766
Alice Thornton
1689–1740
Joseph Hudnall
1700–1887
Mary Withers
1711–1783
Moses McCarter
1717–1787
Catren Bates
1733–1800

Thomas Higginbotham's Descendants

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Thomas (M) Higginbotham (12 August 1841–12 September 1915) m. Sarah (Dorcus) Worley (1842–1907)
  1. 1. william Higginbotham 1865–1880
  2. 2. eliza (ann) Higginbotham 1869–1951 m. robert (neal) Adkins 1869–1954
    1. 1. thomas Adkins 1894–1973
  3. 3. sarah (ann) Higginbotham 1866–1937 m. william (m) carringer 1872–1940
  4. 4. andrew (j) Higginbotham 1873–
  5. 5. james (a) Higginbotham 1875–
  6. 6. John (Crittendon) Higginbotham 1876–1957 m. Nannie Higginbothan 1896– m. julia (ann) Barton 1879–1918
    1. 1. Ola Higginbothan 1924–
    2. 2. Otis Higginbothan 1926–
  7. 7. dillia (Higginbotham) ballou 1878–1951
  8. 8. Rachel (Ellen) Higginbotham 1882–1915 m. Charles (T) Freeman 1880–1940
    1. 1. Alice Freeman 1912–1912
    2. 2. Noah Freeman 1909–1987 m. Carrie (Mae) Worthington 1909–1978
      1. 1. Rachel (Sue) Freeman 1944–2012 m. Arvil ("Bud") Bumgardner 1936–2024
      2. 2. Wanda (Mae) Freeman 1931–1989 m. Joe (Edward) Hamby 1928–1994
      3. 3. Margaret (F) Freeman 1933–1996 m. Bobby (Eugene) Stocks 1931–2002
      4. 4. Ruth (Norma Dean) Freeman 1935–1975 m. Clarence Tackett 1932–1985
      5. 5. Betty (Lou) Freeman 1937–2023 m. Bobby Smith 1940–2017
      6. 6. Bobby (Eugene) Freeman 1940–2017
      7. 7. Carolyn (Noline) Freeman 1941–2023 m. Aidern (Don) Parks 1937–2012
      8. 8. Marshidiann Freeman 1945–1945
      9. 9. Thomas (Wayne) Freeman 1947–2004
      10. 10. Noah (Kenneth) Freeman 1951–2003
    3. 3. Chester (Lewis) Freeman 1903–1938 m. Betty (Anna) Crider 1905–1999
    4. 4. Roy Freeman 1906–1984 m. Nesbitt Hensley 1907–
      1. 1. Jack (D) Freman 1926–
    5. 5. Docia (B) Freeman 1899–1966 m. Marion Ramesy 1895–
    6. 6. Ethel Freeman 1901–1986 m. Robert (E) Ramsey 1900–

Thomas Higginbotham's Timeline

3 Records

1841
12 August 1841
Birth of Thomas M Higginbotham in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
Thomas M Higginbotham resided here in Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
1915
12 September 1915
Age 74
Death of Thomas M Higginbotham in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1841
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Family History Film: 1254446; Page: 155A; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 0304.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Family History Film: 1254446; Page: 155A; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 0304.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1915
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Goldbug, Whitley County, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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