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William Mack Higgins 1898 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 January 1898

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 8 June 1979

Death Location: Vallscreek, McDowell, West Virginia, United States

Father: Pinkney Higgins

Mother: Mary Whitt

Spouse(s): Ethel Vance

Children(s): Pink Higgins

Early life: William Mack Higgins Sr arrived in Virginia in 1898, born to Pinkney Monroe Higgins and Mary Jane Whitt. Over time, William Mack Higgins Sr formed a family with Ethel Mae Vance, which included Pink Monroe Higgins. William Mack Higgins Sr concluded life in Vallscreek, McDowell, West Virginia, United States in 1979.

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Parents

Pinkney Higgins
1867 – 1952
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Mary Whitt
1868 – 1945
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ethel Vance
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Pink Higgins
1924 –
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 January 1898
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04421; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 24-21, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 139, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0100, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1375663

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0100

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1375663

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 139

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04421; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 24-21

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04421; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 24-21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 Jun 1979
    Event Place: Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Mack Higgins, Sr 8 Jun 1979

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 June 1979
    Event Place: Vallscreek, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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