Laurie (Higdon) Segers

Ancestors

Daughter of John Charles Higdon Sr. and [private mother (unknown - unknown)]

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DIGITAL AFTERLIFE

Upon my death, I hereby request that all of my managed profiles of deceased persons including my own profile be set to full open status. (Please add my year of death.) I welcome any relative to then become profile manager and continue this labor first begun by my Aunt, Billye Higdon, and continued by myself upon her decease. May this continue into perpetuity.

Biography

Description:

I'm a natural born U.S. citizen. My father is John Charles Higdon, Sr. and my mother is Linda Marie (Baumgart) Higdon. I have one younger brother, John Charles Higdon, Jr. I was born in the state of Maryland. After living in Maryland for about 7 years, my family moved to Kentucky where we lived for approximately another 7 years. After which, we moved to the state of Alabama when my father got a job transfer. While there, I met and married my husband, Steven Leon Segers[1]. Together, we have one daughter.

My family's genealogical roots appear to be primarily: English, German, and Scotch-Irish. I'm also attempting to trace my husband's lineage and, thus far, his genealogical roots appear to be: English, Irish, and possibly Scandinavian.

My aunt, Billye Higdon, used to be our family's amateur genealogist. She passed away a few years ago and I have inherited both her research and position. I hope to honor her memory by continuing where she left off and doing my best to fill in the blanks.

HIGDON

Higdon was my father's surname. He is descended from John Higdon/Higton who emigrated from England during the Colonization of the Americas during the late 1600's. John Higdon settled in Charles County, Maryland.

CORNWELL

Cornwell was the surname given to my father's mother. Her father was given that surname by his mother although he was born out of wedlock. His mother Minerva Lankford was married to John Cornwell who died in a US Civil War prison. Minerva had 3 boys after her husband's death. She gave them her husband's surname, Cornwell. It is rumored that the boys were sired by a man named Jonathon Newman.

BAUMGART

Baumgart is my mother's maiden name. She is descended from John Baumgart who emigrated from Bavaria, Germany in the mid-1850's on board the ship, The Schiller. He settled in Harford, Maryland.

ANDERSON

Anderson is my maternal grandmother's maiden name. She is descended from John Anderson of Scotland who emigrated to the Americas in the late 1600's during Colonialization. He settled in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. There is some speculation that he first settled in Virginia before migrating to Maryland.

Sources

• First-hand information. Entered by Laurie Higdon at registration.

VISIT

Higdon One Name Study [2]