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Higgason Harris (aft. 1774 - 1866)

Higgason Harris
Born after in Albemarle Co., Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 16 Dec 1800 in Madison Co., Kentuckymap
Descendants descendants
Died before age 92 in Linn Co., Missourimap
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Biography

Higgason Harris was named for his uncle, Higgason Grubbs, his mother’s oldest brother. This name has come down at least three more generations where it was remembered as Hickerson.

I thank Alice Maxey Topham ( ) for arrangement and dates of Harris children. On 3 Apr 1744 Higgason Harris was born in Albemarle Co., Virginia, to Robert Harris and Nancy Grubbs. Robert Harris came to Madison County Kentucky about 1790 settling on lands of Higgason Grubb on Tates Creek or Muddy Creek. At age 26 Higgason Harris married Nancy Garland in Madison County where they lived until moving to Boone County, Missouri, about 1816-17, taking land there by 1819 on Bonne Femme Creek.

Dear Chet: How are you and your family? I haven't contacted you in a long time. I wanted to say that I got in touch with Louise Hudspeth, a couple of years ago, who supplied me with a large download on descendants of John and Polly Ogan. She didn't have anything on our Harrises. It took me 22 years to find him in the census. In 1982 I was perusing a San Joaquin Co. history and found an article stating that Higgason lived to age 92. That meant his name should appear in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. Just last evening I finally found Higgason Harris on the 1860 census, aged 86, living with his daughter, Teresa, and her husband, Milton Jones. I've been using Ancestor.com for many months, not realizing that 1860 and several other censuses are indexed by every person. I keyed "Harris" born in "Virginia" aged "88." Then I tried "87". With "86" I got "Hickerson Harris" in Linn Co., Missouri! I spent a lot of time on the 1850 and gave up. (I still can't find him in 1850)

Jim Didrickson 16 June 2004

In 1819 he came to Boone Co., MO and settled on Bonne Femme Creek. (Alicia Towster). In 1821 paid taxes on 3 horses valued at $30 in Boone Co., MO. In 1826 served on a Boone Co., MO jury.

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1810 US Census of Warren Co., KY Robert Garland p253 20010-10100-00 Higgason Harris p257 20010-30010-0

In 1830: nearby households were David, Thomas, & Tyre Harris.

In 1831 paid taxes on 80 acres (S13 T48 R14) valued at $200, Boone Co., MO; the original claimant had been William Grubb. On 26 Aug 1839, Boone County, Higgason Harris and A.W. Turner witnessed the will of (his daughter's father) William Jones, Sr.1840, US Census Boone Co., MO, Missouri Township: Tyre Harris p88 2021001 020001 Higgerson Harris p88 100100001 0002 Warner Harris p89 000000001 000000001


Note: Two daughters, Lucy Ann Harris and Elizabeth Berry Harris, married brothers John Martin Ogan and James Simeral Ogan, who were living in Linn County, Missouri in 1850. Another brother Irvin Ogan in Linn Co., MO, married Rebecca Jones, sister of Milton Jones who married Teresa Harris, another daughter of Higgason Harris. Thus in his old age Higgason Harris had several family members in Linn County, Missouri in 1he 1850s and 1860s.

1860 US Census Linn Co., MO Hickerson Harris age 86 with family of Teresa [his dtr] and Milton Jones.



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