Shotwell was born about 1873. He is the son of Peter Higdon and Mary Unknown.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-4R62 : 4 March 2016), Shotwell Higdon and Linda Salstrom, 14 Jan 1896; citing Paxton, Ford, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,877.
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