James Leonard Higdon (1870 - 1949)

Born 4 Mar 1870 in Higdonville, Macon, North Carolina, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Lavada (Strain) Higdon — married 30 Nov 1893 in Walnut Creek, Macon, North Carolina, United States of America

Died 23 Jan 1949 at age 78 in Ellijay, Macon County, North Carolina

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Biography

James was born about 1870. He is the son of Joseph Higdon and Margaret Berry.

Sources

• Census Data

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8K-QJS : 12 April 2016), Joseph Higdon, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 11, family 77, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,645.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXW-1LV : 20 August 2017), Joseph Higdon, Ellijay, Macon, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 115, sheet 493D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0971; FHL microfilm 1,254,971.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXTD-ZG8 : 4 November 2017), James L Higdon and Lavada Strain, Nov 1893; citing Macon, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 19,268.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLSV-C6L : accessed 22 June 2018), Jas L Higdon, Elijay, Macon, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 109, sheet 12A, family 173, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1121; FHL microfilm 1,375,134.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZVM-D7L : accessed 22 June 2018), James Higdon, Ellijay, Macon, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 135, sheet 4A, line 15, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1309; FHL microfilm 1,821,309.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X331-D2M : accessed 22 June 2018), James L Higdon, Ellijay, Macon, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 3B, line 84, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1704; FHL microfilm 2,341,438.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3S-786 : accessed 22 June 2018), J H Higdon, Ellijay Township, Macon, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57-4, sheet 11A, line 20, family 191, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2939.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 June 2018), memorial page for James Leonard Higdon (4 Mar 1870–23 Jan 1949), Find A Grave Memorial no. 18551268, citing Sugarfork Baptist Church Cemetery, Ellijay, Macon County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by JoAnn Welch Coon (contributor 46853486) .[1]

• "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGS1-F9B : 17 July 2017), Joseph Huffman Higdson in entry for James Leonard Higdson, 23 Jan 1949; citing Ellijay, Macon, North Carolina, 3153, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,926,697.