Stinson Herbert Higdon (1891 - 1957)

Born 5 Oct 1891 in Kentucky

Ancestors

Husband of Pearl Bryant (Witten) Carby — married about 8 Aug 1913 (to before 1953) in Grayson County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1957 at age 65 in Kentucky

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Biography

At the time of Stinson Herbert "Hub" Higdon's birth, Benjamin Harrison was the U.S. President. During Hub's lifetime, The Spanish-American War took place; and, WWI and WWII both took place. The Great Depression also took place during his lifetime. At the time of Hub Higdon's death, Dwight D. Eisenhower was U.S. President and the Cold War had begun.

Hub Higdon was the youngest living child born to his parents, Nace and Anna, in 1891 in Kentucky. He resided with them and his older sister, Cora. His other siblings had already moved out of the house by the 1900 census. In the 1910 census, he is residing at the US military base, Camp Keithley, located in Mindanao, Philippines. He appears to have been drafted in 1917-1918 for WWI. In the 1920, 1930, and 1940 censuses, he is married to Pearl Bryant Witten and they have several children. He is drafted again in 1942 for WWII. (I don't know if he served as he might have been too old by that point. Will need to investigate further.) He died in 1957, in Grayson County, Kentucky.

Hub was a Mason and an emblem of the Freemasons appears on his grave marker.

Sources

Notes from deceased aunt, Billye Higdon

• Census Data:

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94H-P8J : accessed 5 June 2016), James Higdon, Magisterial District 5, Rock Creek Millerstown, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 13A, family 238, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,523.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRSL-795 : accessed 5 December 2016), Stinson H Higdon, Camp Keithley, Mindanao, Philippines, Military and Naval Forces, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 180, sheet 12B, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1784; FHL microfilm 1,375,797.

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35V-RXY : accessed 5 June 2016), Stinson Herbert Higdon, 1917-1918; citing Grayson County, Kentucky, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,653,360.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHLF-XV5 : accessed 5 December 2016), Herbert S Higdon, Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 13B, line 51, family 231, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 572; FHL microfilm 1,820,572.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM6G-BZ1 : accessed 5 December 2016), Stinson H Higdon, Clarkson, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 2B, line 78, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 747; FHL microfilm 2,340,482.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7TM-16W : accessed 5 December 2016), S H Higdon, Magisterial District 1, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-5, sheet 7B, line 41, family 107, 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 1310.

"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-5TJW : accessed 5 June 2016), Stinson Herbert Higdon, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2G-7GN4 : accessed 5 June 2016), Stinson H. Higdon, 1957; Burial, Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, United States of America, Walnut Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 78184187, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.[1]

"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-LRFX : accessed 5 June 2016), Stinson Herbert Higdon, 1957.

"Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-DY3H : accessed 5 June 2016), Stinson H Higdon, 30 Apr 1957; citing Death, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.