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William Guerrant Higginbotham 1819–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1819

Birth Location: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 9 Mar 1888

Death Location: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Caleb Higginbotham

Mother: Ann Bryant

Spouse(s): Sarah Palmer

Children(s): Mary Higginbotham, Martha Higginbotham, Boyd Higginbotham, Sarah Higginbotham, Adelaide Higginbotham, Harriett Higginbotham, Corilla Higginbotham, William Higginbotham, Issac Higginbotham, Carter Higginbotham, David Higginbotham, Lawson Higginbotham, Lucy Higginbotham

William Guerrant Higginbotham was born in 1819 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, the child of Caleb Higginbotham And Ann Minerva Bryant. In 1870, William Guerrant Higginbotham resided in Ward 3, Jackson, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA. In 1880, William Guerrant Higginbotham resided in 5th Ward, West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA. William Guerrant Higginbotham married Sarah Ann Palmer, and had children including Adelaide Louisa Ada Higginbotham, Boyd W Higginbotham, Carter Lamar Higginbotham, Corilla Rebecca Higginbotham, David Pipes Higginbotham, Harriett Higginbotham, Issac Riley Higginbotham, Lawson A Higginbotham, Lucy Higginbotham, Martha Lenora Nora Higginbotham, Mary Ann Higginbotham, Sarah Jane Higginbotham, William Higginbotham. William Guerrant Higginbotham passed away in 1888 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Guerrant Higginbotham was born in 1819 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, the child of Caleb Higginbotham And Ann Minerva Bryant.
  • In 1870, William Guerrant Higginbotham resided in Ward 3, Jackson, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1880, William Guerrant Higginbotham resided in 5th Ward, West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA.
  • William Guerrant Higginbotham married Sarah Ann Palmer, and had children including Adelaide Louisa Ada Higginbotham, Boyd W Higginbotham, Carter Lamar Higginbotham, Corilla Rebecca Higginbotham, David Pipes Higginbotham, Harriett Higginbotham, Issac Riley Higginbotham, Lawson A Higginbotham, Lucy Higginbotham, Martha Lenora Nora Higginbotham, Mary Ann Higginbotham, Sarah Jane Higginbotham, William Higginbotham.
  • William Guerrant Higginbotham passed away in 1888 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Higginbotham
1787–1829
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia USA
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Ann Bryant
1797–1833
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Palmer
1822–1908
Birth Location: East Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Higginbotham
1850–1922
Birth Location: East Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
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Martha Higginbotham
1841–1914
Birth Location: East Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
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Boyd Higginbotham
1861–1910
Birth Location: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Sarah Higginbotham
1854–1924
Birth Location: East Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
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Adelaide Higginbotham
1856–1930
Birth Location: East Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
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Harriett Higginbotham
1866–1951
Birth Location: Ward 3, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
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Corilla Higginbotham
1876–1959
Birth Location: West Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
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William Higginbotham
1843–1850
Birth Location: East Feliciana, Louisana, United States
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Issac Higginbotham
1849–1912
Birth Location: East Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
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Carter Higginbotham
1852–1878
Birth Location: East Feliciana, Louisana, United States
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David Higginbotham
1845–1926
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Lawson Higginbotham
1856–1943
Birth Location: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Lucy Higginbotham
1864–1923
Birth Location: Ward 3, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
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William Higginbotham's Ancestors

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William Higginbotham
1819–1888
Birth Place: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parents
Caleb Higginbotham
1787–1829
Amherst County, Virginia USA
Ann (Minerva) Bryant
1797–1833
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis Higginbotham
1759–1828
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Dolly Gatewood
1763–1829
Amherst, Virginia, USA
William (Guerrant) Bryant
1765–1840
King William Parish, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Mary Harris
1765–1797
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Higginbotham
1729–1791
Elizabeth Graves
1733–1791
Larkin Gatewood
1736–1805
Catherine Penn
1741–1806
James Bryant
1739–
Jane Guerrant
1741–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Higginbotham
1638–1813
Frances Riley
1695–1746
Francis Graves
1679–1748
Henry Gatewood
1690–1777
Dorothy Dudley
1695–1751

William Higginbotham's Descendants

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William (Guerrant) Higginbotham (7 Mar 1819–9 Mar 1888) m. Sarah (Ann) Palmer (1822–Jan 1908)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Higginbotham 1850–1922 m. Esaias (Arlington) Wright 1840–1921
    1. 1. Minnie (Lee) Wright 1882–1961 m. Jesse (Franklin) Gates 1877–1962
      1. 1. Avery (Franklin) Gates 1909–1959 m. Ethel (May) Thornsberry 1911–1938 m. Lucille (Carrie) Whitford 1921–1968
        1. 1. Alta (Mae) Gates 1935–2013 m. Harry (Oscar Truxler) Jr. 1930–1983 m. Whitson (Louis) Wagner 1922–2006 m. Sydney (Henry) Humes 1910–1981 m. John (Arthur) Simington 1944–2017
        2. 2. Charley (Lavern) Gates 1949–2023
        3. 3. Jesse (L) Gates 1939–2016
        4. 4. Jesse (Edward) Gates 1933–1934
        5. 5. Jesse (Franklin) Gates 1948–1948
      2. 2. Lillie (Mae) Gates 1910–1994 m. Jesse (Marion) MORGAN 1902–1993
        1. 1. Beatrice (Lillian) MORGAN 1929–1929
      3. 3. Athel (Amos Theodore) Gates 1913–1981 m. Cora (Lee) Patterson 1915–1989
        1. 1. Kenneth (Theodore) Gates 1936–1937
        2. 2. Carl (David) Gates 1945–1945
        3. 3. James (Ray "Jimmy") Gates 1942–1982
      4. 4. David (William) Gates 1906–1984 m. Effie (Maud) Gates 1910–1991
      5. 5. Mary (Jane) Gates 1893–1995
      6. 6. Mollie Gates 1919–1921
      7. 7. Nina (Lee) Gates 1916–1969
      8. 8. Rosetta (Evelyn) Gates 1901–1952 m. Clarence (Edwin) Liggett 1904–1968 m. Ezekiel (N) Gibbs 1904–1976 m. Gus Hawkins 1878–1954
        1. 1. Elsie (Ruth) Liggett 1923–1995 m. Paul (Uzel) Bay 1923–1994 m. James (William) Jenkins 1913–1980 m. Burnell (Felle) Sansom 1918–
        2. 2. Mildred (Christine) Liggett 1927–1992
        3. 3. Clarence (Franklin) Liggett 1925–1972 m. Mildred (Bernice) Gilmore 1925–
      9. 9. Henry (R) Gates 1908–
    2. 2. Anna (May) Wright 1874– m. Henry Simmons 1857–
      1. 1. Wright Simmons 1898–
      2. 2. Buena Simmons 1904–
      3. 3. Ethel Simmons 1885–
      4. 4. Wall Simmons 1893–
      5. 5. Lynell Williams 1905–
    3. 3. William (Perkins 'Willie') Wright 1884–1979 m. Nellie (Lovie) McQueen 1885–1970
      1. 1. John (McQueen) Wright 1915–1946
      2. 2. Verna (Oreka) Wright 1908–1985 m. Carroll (Hilton) Norwood 1907–1991
      3. 3. William (Ulric) Wright 1911–2001 m. Mary (E) Ropillio 1915–2011
        1. 1. Erwin (Ulric) Wright 1940–1995
    4. 4. Sadie Wright 1889–1969 m. Laurence (Thomas) Welch 1882–1967
      1. 1. Annie (M) Welch 1921–
      2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Welch 1916–1918
      3. 3. Annie (Murl) Welch 1920–2012
      4. 4. Lawrence (Janet) Welch 1922–2007
    5. 5. Nina (Elma) Wright 1872–1958 m. Robert McQueen 1868–
      1. 1. Glen McQueen 1894–1958
      2. 2. Alice McQueen 1896–
      3. 3. May McQueen 1899–
    6. 6. Mary (Lou) Wright 1874–1948 m. Henry Simmons 1857–
      1. 1. Ethel Simmons 1885–
      2. 2. Wall Simmons 1893–
      3. 3. Wright (Esaias) Simmons 1898–1954 m. Alma (M) James 1899–1984
        1. 1. Minnie (Margaret) Simmons 1920–2003
        2. 2. Wayne Simmons 1924–
        3. 3. Wayne (E) Simmons 1924–1972
      4. 4. Buna Simmons 1904–
      5. 5. Charles (Henry) Simmons 1887–1960 m. Mary (Ida) Lacour 1891–2003
        1. 1. Charles (Simon) Jr 1918–1995
        2. 2. Herbert Simon 1921–2009 m. Barbara (Sue) Simon 1932–2007
        3. 3. John (Raymond) Simon 1922–2001
        4. 4. Doris (A) Simmon 1924–
        5. 5. Joseph (Donald) Simon 1932–2007
      6. 6. Emma Simmons 1890–
      7. 7. Henrietta Simmons 1900–
  2. 2. Martha (Lenora “Nora”) Higginbotham 1841–1914 m. Louis (Austin) Palmer 1832–1883
    1. 1. Caswell (Riley) Palmer 1869–1948
    2. 2. William (Warren) Palmer 1867–1913
  3. 3. Boyd (W) Higginbotham 1861–1910 m. Sarah (Ann) Sullivan 1861–1937
    1. 1. William (Garrett) Higginbotham 1881–
    2. 2. Corine Higginbottom 1883–1966 m. Charles (Damian) LeFeaux 1872–1957
      1. 1. Mary (Mable) LeFeaux 1919–1951
      2. 2. F (Katie) LeFeaux 1902–1982
    3. 3. Clara Higginbottom 1885–1931
    4. 4. LENORA Higginbotham 1887–1940
      1. 1. Louise Fartenberry 1915–
    5. 5. David (William) Higginbotham 1890–1971 m. Mary Robique 1902–1930
    6. 6. Carrie (B) Higginbotham 1897–1997
    7. 7. James (Henry) Higginbotham 1900–1972 m. Rosa (Lee) Aucouin 1908–1970
      1. 1. Norma (Rae) Higginbotham 1936–2001
      2. 2. Nettie (Marie) Higginbotham 1935–2014
  4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Higginbotham 1854–1924 m. Louis (Perkins) Norwood 1855–1917
    1. 1. Clara (Pearl) Palmer 1893–1932
    2. 2. Thelma Norwood 1899–
  5. 5. Adelaide (Louisa "Ada") Higginbotham 1856–1930
  6. 6. Harriett Higginbotham 1866–1951 m. Silas (H.) Lawson 1864–1909
    1. 1. Little (Emmete) Lawson 1891–1891
    2. 2. Little (Silas) Lawson 1892–1892
    3. 3. Elmer (Earl) Lawson 1895–1962
    4. 4. Clara Mcdonald 1889–
    5. 5. Ione Lawson 1894–1963
    6. 6. Lila Lawson 1899–
  7. 7. Corilla (Rebecca) Higginbotham 1876–1959 m. Moses (Linwood "Mose") Lee 1870–1954
    1. 1. Carter (Russell Lee) Sr 1896–1990 m. Ina Sleigh 1895–
      1. 1. Carter (R) Lee 1919–2004
      2. 2. Merwyn Lee 1921–1997 m. Josephine (Theresa) Lee 1924–2015
    2. 2. Emily Lee 1896–
    3. 3. Emmett (Kyle) Lee 1899–1974
    4. 4. Willie (Mae) Lee 1907–1994 m. Clyde (Edward) Torry 1906–1990 m. Shelton Smith 1901–
      1. 1. Kathryn (Ann) Torry 1929–2012
      2. 2. Janice (Fay) Williams 1950–2019
    5. 5. Wilma (Rae) Lee 1902–1986 m. Joseph (Robert) Duvernet 1898–1965
      1. 1. Linwood (L) Duvernet 1923–1964 m. Lois (Marie) Duvernet 1923–2007
        1. 1. Robert (Linwood) Duvernet 1948–1987
      2. 2. Wanda (M) Duvernet 1926–
    6. 6. Clarence (Orin "Buddy" "Jim" "Fritz") Lee 1904–1959 m. Lillian Laws 1905–1923 m. Leah (Jeanne) Jamison 1920–1995
      1. 1. Clarence (Orin Lee) Jr. 1923–1993
  8. 8. William Higginbotham 1843–1850
  9. 9. Issac (Riley) Higginbotham 1849–1912 m. Francis Higginbotham 1852–
    1. 1. Moxeena Hoffman 1876–
    2. 2. Lilah Hoffman 1886–
    3. 3. Armie Hoffman 1888–
  10. 10. Carter (Lamar) Higginbotham 1852–1878
  11. 11. David (Pipes) Higginbotham 1845–1926 m. Ellen (Sidney) STORY 1849–1898 m. Amanda (H) Draughan 1845–1866
    1. 1. Thomas (Flynn "Flint" Higginbotham) Sr 1876–1954 m. Lennie (Rebecca) Booker 1876–1955
      1. 1. Zack (Brown) Higginbotham 1907–1973
      2. 2. Thomas (Franklin "Sailor") Higginbotham 1909–1991 m. Hazel (Eugenia HILBUN) Higginbotham 1912–1993
      3. 3. Oliver (Percy) Higginbotham 1917–1982 m. Frances Wigginboth 1922–
        1. 1. Vera (Nadine) Higginbotham 1937–2009 m. James (Lee 'Jimmie') BRYAN 1933–2014
      4. 4. Lawrence (Dana) Higginbotham 1918–1947 m. Dorothy 1918–
      5. 5. Eva (Mae) Higginbotham 1903–1994 m. James (Walter) Raborn 1913–1989
      6. 6. Herbert (Flynn) Higginbotham 1899–1996 m. Willie Dees 1893–1976 m. Eva (Lucille) Schofield 1910–2003 m. Ouida (Vernon) Peebles 1913–2009
        1. 1. Warren (Hamilton) Higginbotham 1924–2009
      7. 7. Ida (Lennie) Higginbotham 1902–1966 m. David Mann 1898–1964
        1. 1. John (Keller) Mann 1932–1997
        2. 2. David (Mann) Jr 1927–2001 m. Billie (Marie) McKinney 1929–1987
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Marie) Mann 1925–2003
        4. 4. Isobel (Ida) Mann 1924–2005
      8. 8. David (Pipes "Pipes") Higginbotham 1904–1931 m. Doris (Elois) Bates 1909–1982
        1. 1. Dewitt (David) Higginbotham 1927–1997
      9. 9. Vera (Estelle) Higginbotham 1906–1932 m. John (Edward) LaHood 1909–
      10. 10. Cecil (Lynn “Joe”) Higginbotham 1912–1986 m. Geraldine (Farrar) Higginbotham 1919–1998 m. Margaret Higginbotham 1915–
      11. 11. Ellen (Irine) Higginbotham 1898–1983 m. Robert (R) Terrell 1880–
        1. 1. Robert (R) Terrell 1923–
        2. 2. Irene (H) Terrell 1924–
        3. 3. Mildred (E) Terrell 1925–
    2. 2. Pinkie (David) Higginbotham 1880–1956 m. Michael (Patrick) NEEDHAM 1873–1933
      1. 1. Flynn (Wiley) Needham 1912–1991
      2. 2. Marvin (Clayton) Needham 1914–1997
      3. 3. Ida (Mabel) Needham 1917–1998
      4. 4. Homer (Lee) Needham 1918–2013
      5. 5. Michael (Ray) Needham 1910–2000
      6. 6. Mildred (Elizabeth) Needham 1921–2007
      7. 7. Morris (Wilburn) Needham 1923–2003
    3. 3. Mary Higginbotham 1882–
    4. 4. Edward Higginbotham 1887–1926
    5. 5. Scott (Pipes) Higginbotham 1869–1935 m. Margaret ("Maggie" Elizabeth) Chaney 1860–1936
      1. 1. John (M "Jack") Higginbotham 1895–1969 m. Willie (Acenith) Smart 1904–1987
        1. 1. Willie (Ollie "Jackie") Higginbotham 1925–2012
        2. 2. Julius (Edward) Higginbotham 1928–2006
        3. 3. Jack (J "Scott" Higginbotham) Jr 1927–2004
        4. 4. Jerry (Pipes Higginbotham) Sr 1933–1994
        5. 5. David (Mark) Higginbotham 1942–1997
        6. 6. Sterling (Joseph) Higginbotham 1945–2011
        7. 7. Myrtle (Rebecca "Becky") Higginbotham 1935–2013
        8. 8. Martha (Lou) Higginbotham 1931–2000
        9. 9. Louis (Lodney) Higginbotham 1939–2017
        10. 10. Maggie (Acenith) Higginbotham 1937–2005
    6. 6. Georgia (Flowers) Higginbotham 1868–1913 m. John (Thomas) Wales 1865–1915
      1. 1. William (Pipes) Wales 1888–1935 m. Arcola Story 1887–1982
        1. 1. Willie (Mae) Wales 1914–1968 m. Robert (Buford) Hobdy 1909–1968
        2. 2. Warren (Paul) Wales 1921–1968 m. Lela (Eudel) Smith 1926–2016
        3. 3. Samuel Wales 1924–2009
      2. 2. Richard (Clarence) Wales 1890–1963
      3. 3. Lovie (Evelyn) Wales 1894–1982 m. Henry (James) Sharkey 1891–1969
        1. 1. James (Henry) Sharkey 1917–1942
        2. 2. Hilda Sharkey 1913–1966 m. Fisher (Hugo) Humphreys 1913–
        3. 3. John (Daniel) Sharkey 1922–2006 m. Martha (Ede) Purcell 1925–
      4. 4. Ernest (John) Wales 1896–1972 m. Avis Champlin 1901– m. Lillian (Amelia) Wales 1898–1939
        1. 1. Dorothy (A) Wales 1921–
        2. 2. Ernest (John Wales) Jr 1922–2017 m. Evelyn Wales 1927–2000
        3. 3. Mildred (V) Wales 1925–
        4. 4. Kevlin (Woodrow) Wales 1926–1997
      5. 5. Ellen (Sydney) Wales 1898–1984 m. Samuel (Allen) Tarver 1894–1965
        1. 1. Catherine (Rebecca) Walker 1924–2016 m. Milton (Hester) Walker 1922–1990
        2. 2. Samuel Tarver 1932–1984 m. Bettie (Jerylene) Stafford 1931–2017
      6. 6. Marvin (Eddie) Wales 1900–1966 m. Gladys Leray 1902–1968
      7. 7. Nettie (O) Wales 1902–1979 m. Samuel (Alfred) Richardson 1892–
      8. 8. Fernie (Adolph (Jerry) Wales) * 1905–1974
      9. 9. Virgie (M) Wales 1909–1986 m. George (William) Branton 1909–
    7. 7. Ida (Lee) Higginbotham 1872–1931 m. Felix (R.) Felps 1873–1947
      1. 1. John (Wall) Felps 1897–1987 m. Anina Felps 1903–1996
      2. 2. Felix (W) Felps 1904–1936
      3. 3. Myrtle Felps 1908–
      4. 4. Irwin Felps 1910–1987 m. Nancy (Eudora) Felps 1911–2003
    8. 8. Johnnie (W) Higginbotham 1865–1891
    9. 9. Cora Higginbotham 1866–1936 m. Jesse Hawsey 1861–1928
      1. 1. Alina Hawsey 1899–
      2. 2. Bessie Hawsey 1904–
      3. 3. Edward Hawsey 1905–
      4. 4. John Hausey 1885–1973
      5. 5. Minnie Hawsey 1887–
      6. 6. Nettie Hawsey 1888–
      7. 7. Henry Hawsey 1899–1984
      8. 8. Lewis Hawsey 1903–1990 m. Carrie (Elenora) Cannon 1904–2003
        1. 1. Louis (Hausey) Jr 1928–2003
      9. 9. Allen Hawsey 1894–1984 m. Josephine Mathews 1899–
      10. 10. Willie Hawsey 1896–
      11. 11. Emmett Hawsey 1905–
      12. 12. Mary Hawsey 1907–
      13. 13. Della Hawsey 1910–
  12. 12. Lawson (A) Higginbotham 1856–1943 m. Johnny (Eden) Higginbotham 1868–1905 m. Sallie Higginbotham 1870–
    1. 1. Katie Clark 1889–1980
    2. 2. McVea Higginbotham 1895–1943
    3. 3. Cleaton Higginbotham 1893–1900
    4. 4. James (Bowman) Higginbotham 1890–1957
    5. 5. Edith (Beatrice) Higginbotham 1903–1913
  13. 13. Lucy Higginbotham 1864–1923 m. Andrew (Jackson) Hudson 1857–1933
    1. 1. Hattie Ventress 1889–1963

William Higginbotham's Timeline

4 Records

1819
7 Mar 1819
Birth of William Guerrant Higginbotham in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States
1870
1870
Age 51
William Guerrant Higginbotham resided here in Ward 3, Jackson, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
Ward 3, Jackson, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 61
William Guerrant Higginbotham resided here in 5th Ward, West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
5th Ward, West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
1888
9 Mar 1888
Age 69
Death of William Guerrant Higginbotham in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1819
    Event Place: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ward 3, Jackson, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 3, East Feliciana, Louisiana; Roll: M593_512; Page: 284A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: 5th Ward, West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: 5th Ward, West Feliciana, Louisiana; Roll: 474; Page: 474C; Enumeration District: 199

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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