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Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham 1909–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1909

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 21 Oct 1991

Death Location: Texas City, Concho, Texas, United States

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Lennie Booker

Spouse(s): Hazel Higginbotham

Children(s):

Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham was born in 1909 in Louisiana, the child of Thomas Flynn Flint Higginbotham Sr And Lennie Rebecca Booker. In 1930, Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham resided in Kentwood, Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA. In 1935, Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham resided in Houston, Harris, Texas. Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham married Hazel Eugenia Hilbun Higginbotham, and had children including Jimmie Wayne Higginbotham, Thomas Kenneth Higginbotham. Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham passed away in 1991 in Texas City, Concho, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham was born in 1909 in Louisiana, the child of Thomas Flynn Flint Higginbotham Sr And Lennie Rebecca Booker.
  • In 1930, Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham resided in Kentwood, Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1935, Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham resided in Houston, Harris, Texas.
  • Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham married Hazel Eugenia Hilbun Higginbotham, and had children including Jimmie Wayne Higginbotham, Thomas Kenneth Higginbotham.
  • Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham passed away in 1991 in Texas City, Concho, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Higginbotham's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Higginbotham
1909–1991
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Thomas Flynn "Flint" Higginbotham Sr
1876–1954
Louisiana
Lennie (Rebecca) Booker
1876–1955
Louisiana
Grandparents
David (Pipes) Higginbotham
1845–1926
Louisiana, USA
Ellen (Sidney) STORY
1849–1898
Louisiana, USA
James (Howell) Booker
1840–1920
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
Mary (Ellen) Pilkington
1847–1919
Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Higginbotham
1819–1888
Sarah Palmer
1822–1908
Ellen Myers
1823–
William Booker
1805–1867
ELIZABETH McMURRAY
1811–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Higginbotham
1787–1829
Ann Bryant
1797–1833
Adam Palmer
1787–1853
Sarah NOLAND
1793–1829
John Booker
1763–1825
Tempy Booker
1770–1840
William Mcmurray
1755–1832
Melinda Pritchet
1775–

Thomas Higginbotham's Timeline

5 Records

1909
27 Aug 1909
Birth of Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham in Louisiana
Louisiana
1930
1930
Age 21
Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham resided here in Kentwood, Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA
Kentwood, Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas
Houston, Harris, Texas
1940
1940
Age 31
Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Galveston, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Galveston, Texas, USA
1991
21 Oct 1991
Age 82
Death of Thomas Franklin "Sailor" Higginbotham in Texas City, Concho, Texas, United States
Texas City, Concho, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kentwood, Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Galveston, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04039; Page: 43A; Enumeration District: 84-64

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Galveston, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04039; Page: 43A; Enumeration District: 84-64

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1991
    Event Place: Texas City, Concho, Texas, United States

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