Thomas Higginbotham (1817 - aft. 1879)

Born 1817 in Dallas County, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa H. W. (McGowan) Higginbotham — married 1845 in Bienville Parish, LA

Descendants

Died after 1879 after age 62 in Collin County, Texas, USA

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Biography

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Birth

Date: ABT 1820

SDATE 1 JUL 1820

Place: Dallas County, Alabama^[1]

Husband: William Higginbotham

Wife: Mary Davis

Note

Thomas believed to be the fourth son of William and his first wife.

Born in Dallas Co AL ca 1820 but moved as a young boy to Kemper Co MS. In his early 20s the family moved again - to Bienville Parish LA. He may have married Louisa in MS before moving to LA. All of their children born in LA. After his father died, Thomas and his brother Jackson bought the homeplace. In 1856 Thomas sold out to Jackson and moved to Winn Parish, LA. He signed an oath to support the Union on 3 Sep 1863 which may have been unpopular with many of his neighbors and family, particularly since two of his half-brothers, Walker and Perry were killed fighting for the Confederacy. The family moved to Freestone Co TX by the time of the 1870 Census. In 1880, he is found living with his son-in-law William Montgomery in Collin Co TX.

1850 Bienville Parish Census: Thomas, age 30 born in AL; Louisa age 20 born in MS; Frances, age 4 and James J., age 2, both born in Louisiana.

A list of Commission Records, 1852-1880, in Winn Parish, found at the LA State Archives, includes

Higginbotham, Thos. Justice of the Peace, Ward 4, 26 Dec 1857

A List of landowers and the date of their land transaction is at the Winn Parish Court House [the Courthouse has had three fires, 1868, 1885, 1917, so much of any historical data is lost]

Entries to 1887 for Winn Parish, District of Ouachita, Louisiana

Higginbotham, Thomas 1859

By 1860, the family was found in Winn Parish, P.O. Winnfield, Hh 197

Thos. Higginbotham, age 40, b. AL

Louisa H. W. age 29, b. MS

All children born in LA: Frances M. age 14, James J. age 12, Wm. L. age 9, Mary H. age 7, Martha E. age 5, Thomas, age 10 months.

Land Patent, Winn Co LA. Issued 2 Jul 1860. 80 acres

NWNW, S20, T12N, R2W

SENW, S20, T12N, R2W

The Federal Tract Book of Federal Land Entries in Ouachita Land District at the Winn Parish Court House shows the same as above: Higginbotham, Thomas S20, T12, R2W, with the date 28 Dec 1859.

There are no records of Winn Parish during the years of the Civils War. However, there is a tax index book, 1864, by John O. Morris who was tax assessor and collector for both Winn & Jackson Parishes. His grandson had the book and made it available to Harley B. Bozeman who then printed the lists in the Winn Parish Enterprise News-American on Mar 10 & 17, 1960.

Included on this list: Hicombotham [sic], Thomas, Ward 4.

1870 Freestone Co TX Census. p.42; Dwelling 105. T. Higginbotham 57 b. in AL; Louisa 40 born MS; Frances 24, Mary 16, Martha E. 12, Thomas 10, Violetta 9, and Willis 6. All children born in Louisiana.

Non Resident Tax Lists exist in Winn Parish, LA, for 1871 and 1872 - Thomas Higginbotham is listed on these.

1880 Collin Co TX Census with son-in-law William Montgomery and daughter Martha. Age 60, born in AL; both his father and mother born in Virginia. Most of the children in Henderson Co. Hh 206

Wm Montgomery, age 23, farmer, b. MS as were his parents

M. E., 20, wife, b. LA, father b. AL, mother b. MS

A. F., age 1, daughter, b. TX

Jo. Demint, age 25, male, boarder, farm laborer, b. TX

Thos. Higenbottom, age 60, father-in-law, b. AL, parents b. VA^[2]

Death

Date: AFT 1880

SDATE 1 JAN 1881

Marriage

Spouse and Children:

Husband: Thomas Higginbotham

Wife: Louisa McGOWAN

Child: Frances M. "Fannie" Higginbotham

Child: James Jackson "Jack" Higginbotham

Child: William Leroy Higginbotham

Child: Mary Higginbotham

Child: Martha Eileen Higginbotham

Child: Thomas Higginbotham

Child: Louisa Violetta Higginbotham

Child: Willis Gibson Higginbotham

Marriage: c. 1 JUL 1845^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S56
2. ↑ US Census 1880 - FamilySearch Title: US Census 1880 - FamilySearch Page: Texas, Collin Co, Precinct 2; p.96A
3. ↑ Source: #S56

• WikiTree profile Higginbotham-96 created through the import of Lois for WikiTree.ged on Oct 10, 2011 by Kay Haden. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.

• Source: S56 Abbreviation: Higginbotham - Earl Higginbotham Title: Earl Higginbotham <ehigg >at< compuserve.com>. Researcher of the Higginbotham families.

• Source: S59 Abbreviation: US Census 1850 LA, Bienville Parish Title: US Census 1850 LA, Bienville Parish Repository: #R5 Page: Western District; p.284, Household 518.
• Repository: R5 Name: Alabama Archives Address: Montgomery, Alabama City: Montgomery State: Alabama