Jesse was born about 1917. He is the son of James Higdon and Annie Mudd.
"Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHV-1LRH : 11 February 2018), Jessie A Higdon, 30 Jun 1916; citing Birth, Grayson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LL-9NC : 5 December 2014), Jessie A Higdon, enlisted 13 May 1942, Louisville, Kentucky, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DX-FVQL : 22 July 2021), Jessie Anthony Higdon and Mary Hazel Boone, 05 Aug 1943; citing Marriage, Grayson Springs, Grayson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,913,057.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94335008/jessie-anthony-higdon : accessed 29 March 2022), memorial page for Jessie Anthony Higdon (30 Jun 1916–1 Mar 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94335008, citing Scottsburg Cemetery, Scottsburg, Scott County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by monumentdesigner (contributor 47480432) .[1]
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