Josiah Nelson Haggard (1843 - 1916)

Born 1843 in Alabama, United States

Died 29 Jul 1916 at about age 73 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Early Life

Josiah was born about 1843 in Alabama to David Haggard and Mary Collier.^[1]

In 1850 he was living in Lookout Mountain, Walker County, Georgia with his parents and five siblings.^[2]

By 1860 he was orphaned and living in Pond Spring, Walker County, Georgia in the household of William Cuss.^[3]

Family

He married Sarah Talitha Bowers sometime in the mid 1860's, probably in Walker County, Georgia.

In 1870 they were living in Walker County, Georgia with two of their children.^[4]

In 1880 they were living in Lookout Mountain, Walker County, Georgia with seven of their children.^[5]

He married Margaret Caroline Spencer-Street on February 4th 1909 in Logan County, Arkansas.^[6]

In 1910 he was living in Mont Sandels Township, Sebastian County, Arkansas with his daughter, son-in-law, and five grandchildren.^[7]

Death & Legacy

He passed away on July 29th 1916 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.^[8] He is buried in Steep Hill Cemetery in Sebastian County, Arkansas.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MZYX-28R : Fri Jun 02 08:42:13 UTC 2023), Entry for David Haggard and Mary Haggard, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MZYX-28R : Fri Jun 02 08:42:13 UTC 2023), Entry for David Haggard and Mary Haggard, 1850.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMK-2HJ : 18 February 2021), Melson Haggard in entry for William Cuss, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQM-FL4 : 29 May 2021), Josiah N Haggard, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8P3-TK1 : 13 January 2022), Josiah N. Haggard, Lookout Mountain, Walker, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7S5-F2G : 11 January 2020), J. N. Haggard, 1909.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKK3-MSJ : accessed 11 June 2023), Joseph N Haggard in household of Edward Robinson, Mont Sandels, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 143, sheet 14A, family 205, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 65; FHL microfilm 1,374,078.
8. ↑ "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJR6-D59 : 27 November 2014), Jos N Haggard, 29 Jul 1916; derived from "Arkansas, Death Index, 1914-1950," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); a multigenerational derivative citing Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 (Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society).
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40617291/josiah-nelson-haggard: accessed 11 June 2023), memorial page for Josiah Nelson Haggard (1844–29 Jul 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #40617291, citing Steep Hill Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Gina Caperton Ervin (contributor 47254898).