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Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips 1812–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 June 1812

Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina

Death Date: 8 September 1887

Death Location: Yancey County, North Carolina

Father: Lazarus Phillips

Mother: Jane Garland

Spouse(s): John Higgins*

Children(s): Emeline Higgins, Baby Higgins, Barbara Higgins, John Higgins, Hosea Higgins, Wilson Higgins, Sarah Higgins, Charles Higgins, William Higgins, Thrower Higgins, Sanders Higgins, Delilah Higgins, James Higgins

In 1812, Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips entered the world in Buncombe County, North Carolina, born to Lazarus Phillips And Jane Jenny Garland. Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips married John Henry Johnnie Higgins, and had children including Baby Girl Higgins, Barbara Jane Higgins, Charles Gaston Higgins, Delilah Higgins, Emeline Higgins, Hosea J Higgins, James Ervin Higgins, John Higgins, Sanders Higgins, Sarah Higgins, Thrower Theodore Higgins, William B Higgins, Wilson Higgins. Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips passed away in 1887 in Yancey County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1812, Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips entered the world in Buncombe County, North Carolina, born to Lazarus Phillips And Jane Jenny Garland.
  • Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips married John Henry Johnnie Higgins, and had children including Baby Girl Higgins, Barbara Jane Higgins, Charles Gaston Higgins, Delilah Higgins, Emeline Higgins, Hosea J Higgins, James Ervin Higgins, John Higgins, Sanders Higgins, Sarah Higgins, Thrower Theodore Higgins, William B Higgins, Wilson Higgins.
  • Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips passed away in 1887 in Yancey County, North Carolina.

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Winnifred Phillips's Ancestors

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Winnifred Phillips
1812–1887
Birth Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina
Parents
Lazarus Phillips
1781–1866
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Jane ("Jenny") Garland
1780–1857
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Nehemiah Phillips
1744–1819
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Brown
1760–
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Winnifred Phillips's Descendants

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Winnifred ("Winnie") Phillips (6 June 1812–8 September 1887) m. John (Henry "Johnnie") Higgins* (1811–1892)
  1. 1. Emeline Higgins 1841–1914 m. William (Ervin) Bradford 1835–1905
    1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie") Bradford 1872–1952
    2. 2. Nathan (Dempsey) Bradford 1879–1948
    3. 3. Perry Bradford 1876–1970
    4. 4. Isom Bradford 1887–1969
    5. 5. Jane Bradford 1868–
    6. 6. Alice (Ann) Bradford 1859–1956
    7. 7. D. Bradford 1879–
    8. 8. Alice Bradford 1870–1911
    9. 9. Martha (Bradford) Haney 1874–1928 m. Avery (McIntosh- Avery HaneyGrant) McIntosh 1876–1971
      1. 1. Samuel (Lee) Haney 1898–1972 m. Thursa (Alestine) Bennett 1889–1977
        1. 1. Jesse (Ralph) Haney 1924–1924
        2. 2. William (Clay) Haney 1922–2011
        3. 3. Daniel (Ray) Haney 1927–2004
        4. 4. Hershell (Brian) Haney 1920–2005
        5. 5. Howard (Avery) Haney 1918–1988
        6. 6. Beatrice Haney 1925–2019 m. Burton (Miner) Carter 1923–2010 m. Donnie Fowler 1929–2015
      2. 2. Denny Haney 1898–
      3. 3. Hinry (G) Haney 1900–
      4. 4. Kinsey (G) Haney 1900–
      5. 5. John McIntosh 1892–1982
      6. 6. Bessy Haney 1909–1912
      7. 7. David Haney 1908–1988
      8. 8. Roxy Haney 1905–1995
      9. 9. Princie Haney 1906–1980
      10. 10. McKinley McIntosh 1900–1987
      11. 11. Henry (G) Haney 1896–1982
      12. 12. Dempsey Haney 1898–1991
  2. 2. Baby (Girl) Higgins 1859–1859
  3. 3. Barbara (Jane) Higgins 1841–1911
  4. 4. John Higgins 1843–1919 m. Sarah Higgins 1846–
    1. 1. Lorretta Higgins 1868–
  5. 5. Hosea (J) Higgins 1828–1865
  6. 6. Wilson Higgins 1852–
  7. 7. Sarah Higgins 1849–1859
  8. 8. Charles (Gaston) Higgins 1848–1919
  9. 9. William (B) Higgins 1833–1860
  10. 10. Thrower ((Theodore)) Higgins 1836–1904
  11. 11. Sanders Higgins 1844–1919
  12. 12. Delilah Higgins 1836–1922
  13. 13. James (Ervin) Higgins 1830–1879

Winnifred Phillips's Timeline

4 Records

1812
6 Jun 1812
Birth of Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina
1812
6 June 1812
Birth of Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina
1887
8 Sep 1887
Age 75
Death of Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips in Yancey County, North Carolina
Yancey County, North Carolina
1887
8 September 1887
Age 75
Death of Winnifred "Winnie" Phillips in Yancey County, North Carolina
Yancey County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1812
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 June 1812
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1887
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1887
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina

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