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William Marion Higgins (1837 - 1908)

William Marion Higgins
Born in Yancey, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 1865 in North Carolinamap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at age 70 in North Carolinamap
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Biography

William Marion Higgins was born to James Higgins and Susannah "Sukey" Byrd in Yancey County,[1]North Carolina[2][3] on 29 Mar 1837.[4]

He served in the military as a private in Company E of the 3d North Carolina Mounted Infantry.[4]

He was married to Ruthy Elkins[1][5] and had the following known children:

  1. Charlie Higgins was born about 1873 and died 17 Mar 1945 in Higgins, Yancey County, North Carolina.[6]
  2. Josephus C. Higgins was born in Yancey County, North Carolina 02 Apr 1875 and died 22 Dec 1943 in Skyland, Buncombe County, North Carolina.[1]
  3. Cenia Higgins was born 17 Jan 1879 in North Carolina and died 26 Nov 1972 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina.[7]
  4. Sallie Higgins was born in Yancey County, North Carolina 11 Dec 1882 and died 07 Sep 1958 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina.[5]
  5. Hiram Higgins was born about 1886 and died 08 Oct 1958 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina.[8]

William died 04 Feb 1908 and is buried in Higgins Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Yancey County, North Carolina.[4]

William was born in 1837. He passed away in 1908.

  • Fact: Residence (1850) Yancey county, part of, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1860) Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Military Service (1865) United States
  • Fact: Residence (1870) North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1880) Egypt Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1890) Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Pension (1890) North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Burial Yancey County, North Carolina, USA


  • Fact: Residence (1850) Yancey county, part of, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1860) Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Military Service (1865) United States
  • Fact: Residence (1870) North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1880) Egypt Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1890) Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Pension (1890) North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Burial Yancey County, North Carolina, USA


  • Fact: Residence (1850) Yancey county, part of, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1860) Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Military Service (1865) United States
  • Fact: Residence (1870) North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1880) Egypt Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1890) Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Pension (1890) North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Burial Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP59-6B8 : 18 July 2017), Marion Higgins in entry for Josephus C. Higgins, 22 Dec 1943; citing Skyland, Buncombe, North Carolina, fn 2465 cn 251, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,235.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BL-L12 : 12 April 2016), James Higgins, Yancey county, part of, Yancey, North Carolina, United States; citing family 332, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6M-QMK : 12 December 2017), James Higgins, 1860.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tombstone photograph at FindAGrave.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPLH-1Z4 : 17 July 2017), William Marion Higgins in entry for Sallie Wheeler, 07 Sep 1958; citing Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, v 26A cn 26050, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,924.
  6. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJF-JFD : 17 July 2017), Marion Higgins in entry for Charlie Higgins, 17 Mar 1945; citing Higgins, Yancey, North Carolina, 10733, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,259.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG7D-S9H : 18 July 2017), Marion Higgins in entry for Cenia Phillips, 26 Nov 1972; citing Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, v 42B cn 42943, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,983,761.
  8. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGQ6-VQQ : 18 July 2017), Marion Higgins in entry for Hiram Higgins, 08 Oct 1958; citing Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, cn 31881, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,926.






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