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Louis Nicholas Higdon

Born 6 Feb 1865 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Son of Samuel W Higdon and Mary Elizabeth (Mackey) Higdon

Brother of Simon W Higdon, Simon William Higdon, James T Higdon, Austin Washington Higdon, Nancy P Higdon, John H Higdon, Elanna Higdon and Samuel W. Higdon

Husband of Ora (Tucker) Higdon — married 18 Sep 1890 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States

Father of Carley Brandon Higdon

Died 20 Feb 1920 at age 55 in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Higdon Name Study.

Louis Nicholas Higdon was born on 6 February 1865 in Kentucky, United States, son of Samuel W Higdon (1825–1898) and Mary Elizabeth Mackey (1835–1894).

His siblings were:

Simon W Higdon (about 1853 – after 1870)
Simon William Higdon (27 January 1853 – 27 July 1934)
James T Higdon (about 1854 – unknown)
Austin Washington Higdon (17 November 1856 – 21 April 1936)
Nancy P Higdon (about 1860 – unknown)
John H Higdon (about 1862 – about 1951)
Elanna Higdon (about 0 January 1870 – unknown)
Samuel W. Higdon (about 1871 – unknown)

Louis (25) married Ora Tucker (17) (born about January 1873 in Kentucky, United States; daughter of John W. Tucker and Sarah F. (Unknown) Tucker) on 18 September 1890 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.^[1]

Their son was Carley Brandon Higdon (16 November 1892 – 25 October 1964).

Louis died on 20 February 1920 in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States, aged 55. He was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky.^[2]

Timeline
Date	Event	Location	[1]
1825-05-26	Birth of Father, Samuel W	Kentucky
1835-01-18	Birth of Mother, Mary Elizabeth	Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1853	Birth of Brother, Simon W	Kentucky
1853-01-27	Birth of Brother, Simon William	Kentucky, United States
1854	Birth of Brother, James T
1856-11-17	Birth of Brother, Austin Washington	Kentucky
1860	Birth of Sister, Nancy P
1862	Birth of Brother, John H	Kentucky
1865-02-06	Birth	Kentucky, United States	^[3]
1870	Death of Brother, Simon W
1870-01	Birth of Sister, Elanna
1871	Birth of Brother, Samuel W.	Kentucky, United States
1873-01	Birth of Wife, Ora	Kentucky, United States
1890-09-18	Marriage, Ora	Hopkins, Kentucky, United States	^[1]
1892-11-16	Birth of Son, Carley Brandon	Kentucky, United States
1894-09-07	Death of Mother, Mary Elizabeth	McLean, Kentucky, USA
1898-07-04	Death of Father, Samuel W	McLean Co, KY
1920	Census		^[4]
1920-02-20	Death	Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States	^[2]
1922-01-19	Death of Wife, Ora	Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
1934-07-27	Death of Brother, Simon William	Hamilton, Hamilton, Texas, United States
1936-04-21	Death of Brother, Austin Washington	Hopkins Co Kentucky
1951	Death of Brother, John H	Georgia, United States
1964-10-25	Death of Son, Carley Brandon	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-TQN4 : 22 July 2021), L N Higdon and Ora Tucker, 17 Sep 1890; citing Marriage, Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 554,906.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61340485/l_n-higdon: accessed), memorial page for L. N. Higdon (1865–1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61340485, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Carl Lansden (contributor 46968416).
↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWP-CM6 : Fri Oct 06 18:54:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel Higdon and Mary Higdon, 1870.
↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHLR-CRH : Thu Dec 07 21:46:49 UTC 2023), Entry for L N Higdon and Ora Higdon, 1920.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Louis: