George Washington Higdon (1883 - 1958)

Born 19 Nov 1883 in Swain County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Dixie E. (Dean) Higdon — married 2 Jun 1913 in Brock, Graham County, North Carolina

Died 17 Apr 1958 at age 74 in Robbinsville, Graham County, North Carolina

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Biography

George was born in 1883. He was the son of John Higdon and Darcus Bailey. He passed away in 1958.

George and Levi appear to have been twins.

Sources

• Census Data

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS1H-6K2 : 10 March 2022), George Higdon in entry for John Higdon, 1900.

"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F868-L9S : 22 December 2016), George Higdon and Dixie Dean, 02 Jun 1913; citing Brock, Graham, North Carolina, United States, p. bk 1, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 833,479.

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ81-RCB : 13 March 2018), George Washington Higdon, 1917-1918; citing Graham County, North Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,765,644.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2C-42M : 2 February 2021), George W Hegdon, 1920.

In 1928, George sold a house that he built, possibly between 1904 and 1925, to Granville Calhoun. The Calhoun House, as it is currently called, is a historic site located at the Hazel Creek trailhead, near Campsite 86 of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Granville operated it as a boarding house and renamed it Calhoun Hotel. It remained in operation until 1967.[1][2][3]

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37Z-C99 : accessed 12 November 2018), George W Higdon, Forneys Creek, Swain, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 1B, line 52, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1723; FHL microfilm 2,341,457.

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 November 2018), memorial page for George W. Higdon (19 Nov 1883–17 Apr 1958), Find A Grave Memorial no. 138795441, citing Old Mother Church Cemetery, Robbinsville, Graham County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by LostGeneration (contributor 47096186) .[4]

"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPL3-LRF : 17 July 2017), John Higdon in entry for George Washington Higdon, 17 Apr 1958; citing Route 2, Robbinsville, Graham, North Carolina, v 16A cn 16290, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,524.

"North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTS-1BD7 : 13 November 2019), George Washington Higdon, 17 Apr 1958; citing Death, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102155822.