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William Weldon Higginbotham 1916–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 March 1916

Birth Location: Howe, Grayson, Texas, United States

Death Date: 21 June 1982

Death Location: Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Higginbotham

Mother: Willia Turberville

Spouse(s): Marian Sopher

Children(s): WELDON Higginbotham

William Weldon Higginbotham was born in 1916 in Howe, Grayson, Texas, United States, the child of William Wellington Higginbotham And Willia Willie Turberville. In 1935, William Weldon Higginbotham resided in Van Alstyne, Texas. In 1940, William Weldon Higginbotham resided in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA. William Weldon Higginbotham married Marian Elizabeth Sopher, and had children including Anna Higginbotham, Robert Tyrone Higginbotham, Weldon Francis Joe Higginbotham. William Weldon Higginbotham passed away in 1982 in Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Weldon Higginbotham was born in 1916 in Howe, Grayson, Texas, United States, the child of William Wellington Higginbotham And Willia Willie Turberville.
  • In 1935, William Weldon Higginbotham resided in Van Alstyne, Texas.
  • In 1940, William Weldon Higginbotham resided in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA.
  • William Weldon Higginbotham married Marian Elizabeth Sopher, and had children including Anna Higginbotham, Robert Tyrone Higginbotham, Weldon Francis Joe Higginbotham.
  • William Weldon Higginbotham passed away in 1982 in Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Higginbotham's Ancestors

Self
William Higginbotham
1916–1982
Birth Place: Howe, Grayson, Texas, United States
Parents
William Wellington Higginbotham
1883–1958
Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky, USA
Willia ("Willie") Turberville
1893–1986
Red River County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Higginbotham's Descendants

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William (Weldon) Higginbotham (5 March 1916–21 June 1982) m. Marian (Elizabeth) Sopher (18 AUG 1919–01 Sep 2008)
  1. 1. WELDON (FRANCIS "JOE") Higginbotham 1939–2014 m. Sylvia Higginbotham 1941–2014

William Higginbotham's Timeline

5 Records

1916
5 March 1916
Birth of William Weldon Higginbotham in Howe, Grayson, Texas, United States
Howe, Grayson, Texas, United States
1935
1935
Age 19
William Weldon Higginbotham resided here in Van Alstyne, Texas
Van Alstyne, Texas
1940
1940
Age 24
William Weldon Higginbotham resided here in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA
Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA
1953
1953
Age 37
William Weldon Higginbotham resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1982
21 June 1982
Age 66
Death of William Weldon Higginbotham in Heidelberg, Jasper, Mississippi, United States
Heidelberg, Jasper, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 March 1916
    Event Place: Howe, Grayson, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] Texas, Birth Certificates
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kilgore, Gregg, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04046; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 92-25
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 464-01-9337; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Van Alstyne, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kilgore, Gregg, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04046; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 92-25

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kilgore, Gregg, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04046; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 92-25

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Heidelberg, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1982
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Jasper, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 464-01-9337; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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