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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

In 1898, William Mack Higgins Sr entered the world in Virginia, born to Pinkney Monroe Higgins and Mary Jane Whitt. In 1900, William Mack Higgins Sr resided in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. In 1910, William Mack Higgins Sr resided in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. William Mack Higgins Sr married Ethel Mae Vance, and had children including Pink Monroe Higgins. William Mack Higgins Sr passed away in 1979 in Vallscreek, McDowell, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1898, William Mack Higgins Sr entered the world in Virginia, born to Pinkney Monroe Higgins and Mary Jane Whitt.
  • In 1900, William Mack Higgins Sr resided in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, William Mack Higgins Sr resided in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • William Mack Higgins Sr married Ethel Mae Vance, and had children including Pink Monroe Higgins.
  • William Mack Higgins Sr passed away in 1979 in Vallscreek, McDowell, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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: –
PH

William Higgins's Ancestors

Self
William Higgins
1898 – 1979
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Pinkney Monroe Higgins
1867 – 1952
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Whitt
1868 – 1945
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Higgins
1842 – 1917
North Carolina, United States
Sallie
1825 – 1879
North Carolina
James (Patton) Whitt
1844 – 1926
Clynch Valley, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Lydia (Sidde) Hankins
1841 – 1870
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Whitt
1825 – 1897
Sarah Lockhart
1826 – 1896
Milton Hankins
1818 – 1889
Martha Webb
1822 – 1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Whitt
1804 – 1851
Frances Jacobs
1790 – 1835
John Lockhart
1805 – 1880
Francis
– 1826
Joseph Hankins
1780 – 1860
Nancy Mitchell
1781 – 1860
Alexander Beavers
1802 – 1880
Sidney Webb
1792 – 1835

William Higgins's Descendants

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William (Mack) Higgins (26 January 1898 – 8 June 1979) m. Ethel (Mae) Vance
  1. 1. Pink (Monroe) Higgins (abt 1924 – )

William Higgins's Timeline

7 Records

1898
26 January 1898
Birth of William Mack Higgins Sr in Virginia
Virginia
1900
1900
Age 2
William Mack Higgins Sr resided here in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
William Mack Higgins Sr resided here in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
William Mack Higgins Sr resided here in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
William Mack Higgins Sr resided here in Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 42
William Mack Higgins Sr resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1979
8 June 1979
Age 81
Death of William Mack Higgins Sr in Vallscreek, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Vallscreek, McDowell, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 January 1898
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04421; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 24-21
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 139
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0100
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1375663
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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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