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Re: Tommy Henry higdon

CcHigdon2007 — 2009-11-08 01:19:56Z

I think I have information for you on this. You can email me directly @ cchigdon2007@yahoo.com

Re: Burrell Higdon and Nancy Roberts(?)

desdamona902 — 2009-11-03 22:06:35Z

My mistake - Emily's 1870 census record is in Gordon Co., GA. Virginia

Burrell Higdon and Nancy Roberts(?)

desdamona902 — 2009-11-03 22:04:22Z

Nancy married Burrell c1805. They lived in Laurens Co., GA and had about 6 children. Burrell died in 1845. Does anyone have Nancy's census for 1850?

She is with her daughter, Mary Ann, and son-in-law, James Shepard in 1860 in Laurens Co. There is a Nancy Higdon in the 1870 Mortality Schedule in Pulaski Co., GA, and refers back to a David Rowland and Emily. Is this Nancy who was married to Burrell Higdon? I thought it could be Emilia, wife of Nancy's deceased son Robert, but Emelia has a record in Laurens Co.

Can anyone help with this? Thanks. Virginia

Re: Tommy Henry higdon

nola2006 — 2009-11-01 18:59:09Z

Dear Laura:
I have the information you want. Contact me at nola2006@sbcglobal.net

Re: Higdon from Md.

kerrymccutcheon — 2009-09-20 03:05:27Z

Mary Jane Legg was the daughter of Matilda and John T.Legg of Baltimore.Siblings were John t, james ,Matilda and Anne E.She married Wm Henry Higdon and had children-Wm Henry,Alice,Emma,George,Thomas. Her husband married again after her death and had several additional children

John H Higdon

shigdon174 — 2009-08-21 11:23:48Z

My greatgrandfather was named John H Higdon. He was born in KY in 1862.He moved to GA around 1899 with his wife Pheby A and my grandfather John Vurney.Pheby may have been his second wife and my grandfather may have had two sisters. The sisters were older and were born in the mid to late 1880s and my grandfather was born in the early 1890s. Any information or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

John Scott Higdon

John H Higdon

shigdon174 — 2009-08-21 11:23:18Z

John H Higdon

shigdon174 — 2009-08-19 18:34:44Z

My great grandfather was named John H Higdon and was born in KY in 1862. He moved to Ga around 1899 with his wife Phebey A and his son John Vurney Higdon. Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated.He may have had a previous wife and two daughters that I don't know anything about. The daughters were born in the late 1880s and my grandfather in the early 1890s.

John Scott Higdon

HIGDON James W and G Ann

t42MountOlivet — 2009-08-07 12:19:51Z

HIGDON James W and G Ann

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Re: HIGDON and BOWLING/SPEAKE - BOARMAN/MUDD question

RonMillerx9 — 2009-07-10 06:41:11Z

I realize this thread is a few years old, but I have been trying to pin down the William Higdon/Jane Boarman marriage without much luck. (Benedict Augustine Higdon's daughter Susan "Sudie" Higdon was my maternal grandmother.) In "The Maryland Semmes and Kindred Families" there is an entire section on Major William Boarman's family. At page 195 it claims that Benedict Leonard Boarman's daughter, Jane Boarman, "died spinster 1783". Any help to clarify this will be appreciated.
Ron Miller

Re: Information on Higdon's of Higdon Al

Bluffwriter — 2009-07-08 03:58:41Z

if your offer still stands on the book yes I would like a copy

Higdon, Alabama Higdon's

Bluffwriter — 2009-07-08 03:49:06Z

short story, my mom ran into some (down the line) cousins today at a hospital in Bessemer Al, they are from my Grandad's ---Father's---Brother side. Here is the info I have and looking for more :)

My Grandfather is David Riley Higdon Jr. of Birmingham Al (d. 1996) his sister was Jo-ella Higdon (d. 2002?) of Mississippi. Their father was David Riley Higdon Sr (d. ?) (my great grandfather) My great grandfather has many brothers (one's name is Paul, that was the only one my mom knew-her great uncle) and one sister, Cora Higdon.

They are descendants of the Higdon Alabama Higdon's. We were told that on of the brothers mentioned above was one of the founders of the town.

Sorry I do not have any dates at this time. We will see the newly found cousins tomorrow and I will get more info.

Re: Emmet Higdon

RobertaBarrows — 2009-05-06 15:01:19Z

This Mary Agnes Eiskant Higdon is related to me also. Her father Gustav Adolph Eiskant is my great grandfather. I knew that our family was related to the Higdon's and the Horrigans, and Tannehills because my mother is helping me with this research and she is Lucille Eiskant the only living one from the marriage of Frank Joseph Eiskant and Eva Marie Henry. Mary Agnes Eiskant Higdon's mother was Agnes Marie Luchinger Weber. Anyone with information on Mary Agnes Eiskant Higdon I would love to hear from them or anyone related to this Higdon.

Re: Emmet Higdon

RobertaBarrows — 2009-05-06 15:00:32Z

Howard "Tex" Higdon Obituary 1973

kaitysmom — 2009-04-24 01:37:02Z

Source: “The Stewart-Houston Times” Newspaper, a weekly newspaper of Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee

Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, February 27, 1973
Page: A-3

Name: Howard "Tex" Higdon
Age: 43
Born: Date and place not listed
Died: Exact date and place not listed
Funeral: Exact date not listed, with Pat H. Foley and Co. Funeral Home
Burial: Veterans Administration Cemetery
Parents: Not Listed
Surviving Spouse: None Listed
Surviving Children: None Listed
Surviving Siblings: None Listed

If anyone is interested in a copy of the full and original obituary, I would be glad to share. Contact me at the email below.

Melissa Barker
Genealogist for Tennessee and Kentucky
E-mail: kaitysmom@peoplestel.net

Andrew Higdon in Mattoon, IL

kesslpa — 2009-04-03 03:50:46Z

I'm looking for Andrew Higdon, son of James J. and Louisa Higdon. He was born in KY, but raised in Mattoon. The last record I have for him is the 1880 Illinois census. If anyone has any information, I would appreciate knowing it.

Thank you.

Re: Higdon Ancestory Looking for parents of Ignatius Higdon & Lucia Simpson

ErinMacias — 2009-03-16 06:30:13Z

I have some lineage on the Higdon family name. John Ignatius Higdon came from Yorkshire England around the 1670's. He had 6 children. Each child had large families. One of his son's was John Jr 1693-1737, and he was married twice: once to a woman named Susannah in 1715 and again to Bathia Semmes in 1731. I do know that a branch of this family at some point moved to Kentucky. I only have the lineage to William who would be John Jr's brother. It was very common for women to die in childbirth and men would remarry quickly and have more children. So any of these ancestors could be related. Please feel free to email me with questions. Warmly, Erin (grandaughter to a Higdon)

Re: Photo of woman from Islington, UK late 1800s

jack_potter1 — 2009-03-08 20:57:17Z

Sorry, Here is the file for the photo.

Higdon: Ruth, Charley, Alex, Paul, C.B., Kansas

janetgumm — 2008-11-01 16:06:33Z

I am not a member of your family, but I found a couple of postcards that I'd like to give to the right family.

One card has a real photo picture of Ruth Higdon, she looks about 8; there is no date, but it is addresses (but not mailed) to Mrs. Edith Hodges of Topeka, Kansas.

the other card has a real photo picture of three people, a young lady, a boy, and a girl. It says: Charley, Alex, Paul Higdon. This card is addressed to C.B. Higdon of Topeka Kansas and it was mailed in 1910 from Oklahoma.

If this is your family, or you can help me find them, please e-mail me at JanetFugateGumm@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Janet

Re: Anyone heard of Higdon Pickle Relish?

k8ren — 2008-10-13 15:32:23Z

Here you go! I haven't made it but I have tasted this recipe made by my friend's sister and it is a great accompaniment to meat dishes. By the way, Molly Higdon was married to my grandfather's brother, William Matlock.

Higdon Pickle Relish

1 quart each of cabbage, green tomatoes, white onions, celery.
1 pint of green pepper.

Chop and put in jar a layer of the above mix and salt alternately.
Stand 24 hours. Drain well (squeeze.) Pour over weak vinegar and Stand 24 hours, squeeze. Put into a jar with ½ cup mustard seed, tea cup of mustard, cover with good vinegar, pin a cloth over the jar, place the jar in a pot of water, let water boil around it for 1 hour.
(We put it in glass pint jars and just set the covers on, then screw down after it has been on stove an hour.)

I found this entry from an American Dialect website for higdon from a Pennsylvania Civil War era newspaper in 1863---clearly it's an old classic:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0512d&...
It says:
16 September 1863, THE AGITATOR, pg. 3:
HIGDON.
To 4 qts. cucumbers chopped fine, add 2 qts. onions also chopped, sprinkle with salt, drain over night in a colander under pressure, then add 1 tablespoonful black pepper, do. cayenne, half an ounce cloves, do. cinnamon, nutmeg, 2
handful mustard seed; put all together in a jar, and cover with strong vinegar.--Half green tomatoes may be used in place of all cucumbers.

And another historical entry about Higdon:
Ohio Farmer (1856-1906). Cleveland: Sep 22, 1866. Vol. 15, Iss. 38; p. 299(1 page) :
HIGDON.--Last season our folks made a sort of pickle called _Higdon_, which we all liked so well that I will send you the recipe, believing if it was better known it would be far more generally used. Higdon is made of green melons, cucumbers and onions. Take off the rinds, and slice and chop them fine; green peppers are also used. Then add mustard seed and spices. Press it into a jar and cover with vinegar. In a week or two it will be ready for use. If onions are not agreeable leave them out. It is a nice pickle.
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Re: I can't find my Grandad

DianneKirkpatrick79 — 2008-09-23 15:16:14Z

Good Luck Cindy. Hope you have a successful journey through the pages of geneology. It can be allot of fun even when you feel like you are going no where... you at least finding out who and who is not part of the family.
Dianne

Re: I can't find my Grandad

DianneKirkpatrick79 — 2008-09-22 14:44:17Z

That's usually the case. They're probably brothers or something. Depending on the ages they could be father/son or brothers or some other combanation.

Re: I can't find my Grandad

DianneKirkpatrick79 — 2008-09-20 22:40:47Z

Searching for the wife's information is allot of guess work. But if you notice on the census that you've seen it always tells you the names of the states the peoples parents were born in. That's a start. Also if you are fortunate enough to find out where they were married (city, county or just state) and possible the year you may be able to find court records of the marriage which will give you the maiden name of the wife. Not all city, county or states have this record available and sometimes the county's name changes because it is split up into several county's. Also not all states have this information available on line but many do. I know it can be frustrating but if you keep searching somethings come up that will lead you to the answer. I'm still looking for allot of information as well. I keep having to go around in circles to find information. Good luck with your search. Remember the census sometimes have names mispelled so don't disregard information right of the bat. Hang on to any possibility and mark it a maybe or with some other word that reminds you it's only a possibility. There are allot of duplicate names all over the place. So there may be allot of people with your grandfather's first and last name but have different middle names or have a different birth date, etc.
Dianne

Re: I can't find my Grandad

DianneKirkpatrick79 — 2008-09-18 17:47:42Z

Have you checked census records? Also another suggestion is to look up the city or county he was born in. Some counties have geneology information and other records available on line. Some states even offer death certificate information which gives you allot of information about relatives.

Re: Samuel Higdon

sacavender — 2008-12-03 01:31:48Z

my great great great grandfather was married to Anna Jester. Can you give me any more info?

Re: Samuel Higdon

sacavender — 2008-12-03 01:30:41Z

my great great great grandfather was Samuel Higdon married to Anna Jester. My great great grandfather was John E. Higdon, and great grandfather was John C. Higdon Married to Eunice Garretson. My grandfather was Henry L. Higdon, Married Bessie Walter. Do you have anything for me?

Re: Who was the father of Joseph Higdon, b. 1816/1817 Wilson Co., TN (?)

queeniesmith — 2008-09-09 18:03:06Z

Have you gone to the Higdon Association website...I think you may have some luck there.

Connie

Re: Who was the father of Joseph Higdon, b. 1816/1817 Wilson Co., TN (?)

queeniesmith — 2008-09-07 16:46:34Z

I am unsure whether this link will be to "your" Joseph Higdon" but I come across this while researching my Higdon roots.

I hope it is of help http://genforum.genealogy.com/higdon/messages/982.html

Connie clhuntling@yahoo.com

Photo of woman from Islington, UK late 1800s

jack_potter1 — 2009-03-08 20:50:11Z

This photo has no name, but was taken by C. Taylor - Photographist, 73, Cross St., Islington and says "Died Oct 14th, 1869", I found this in my parents home and no one in the family can identify it. It could be from any branch ie: Higdon, Potter, Jackson, Carpenter or unknown surnames. Does anyone recognize the woman or know of the photographer?

HIGDON Wright Houle 1896-1972

t42Moore — 2008-12-13 20:53:16Z

HIGDON Wright Houle 1896-1972

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HIGDON Nina B 1901-1996

t42Moore — 2008-12-13 20:52:45Z

HIGDON Nina B 1901-1996

I photographed this gravestone in the Moore Cemetery, Arlington,Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records.

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Re: I can't find my Grandad

sunshine2g0 — 2008-09-23 05:11:45Z

Thanks so much for the information and the encouragement. I think my problem was that I could only find 4 siblings and there were supposed to be 8-9. The other 5 or so were evidently born in between census' and they moved to Texas for awhile.

Anyway, thanks again. If you happen to find anything else, I would greatly appreciate it. I'm excited that this information is leading me in the right direction.

Cindy

Re: I can't find my Grandad

sunshine2g0 — 2008-09-23 05:06:26Z

Thanks so much! You have given me a line to go on. I was always told my Grandad had 8-9 brothers & sisters and could only find 4 of them. I think it's because 5 more were born in between census' when they moved to Texas.

This is great! I think all this ties everything together.
Cindy

I can't find my Grandad

sunshine2g0 — 2008-09-17 14:29:20Z

I'm looking for anything on my grandfather, William Charles Higdon, born June 5, 1878 in Benton, Benton county, Spring or Springtown, Tennessee. I have proof of one sister, Ida May, who is younger, but don't know her birthdate. I can find NO record of them anywhere. I was told years ago that he had more siblings, maybe a brother named Alvie.

Please if you have any information, please let me know.

Re: I can't find my Grandad

sunshine2g0 — 2008-09-19 03:42:26Z

Diane,
Thanks for your help. My problem is that I'm not sure exactly where he was born. I have either Benton city, Benton county or Spring or Springtown, TN. Since I posted this message, I think I have a lead. I only had a name of one sister, but was told my whole life that he had 7 or 8 brothers & sisters. I could only find 4 in TN, but have since found that they lived in TX for awhile and there are 4-5 more born there, so I'm hoping I'm on the right trail now. I think his father b.1845 & grandfather b.1801 were both named Thomas, so I am researching this line now. I am such a novice at this, I really don't know all the places to look other than these paid sites. I have a trial membership with ancestry.com, so I'm trying to go thru as much as I can before it runs out.

Anyway, thanks again. I will try the counties that are listed in the census I found them in. If you have any other hints or suggestions, they will be very welcome.

I do have one more question. How do you research the wives if you don't know their maiden names, since this isn't in the census'?

Re: I can't find my Grandad

sunshine2g0 — 2008-10-01 03:38:08Z

William C Higdon, born June 5, 1878 in Spring or Springtown, Benton county/city TN. The only sibling whose name I know is a sister, Ida. There were supposed to be 8-9 siblings. He was in the Spanish American War according to the inscription on his headstone. It reads:

PVT 20 BTRY FA REGT

I have found his draft card for WWII, but nothing on SAW.

I have have some possibilities, but nothing I can be sure of.

I think his father might have been Thomas & mother Elizabeth, who I found in an 1880 TN census.

Thanks for asking.
Cindy

Re: Who was the father of Joseph Higdon, b. 1816/1817 Wilson Co., TN (?)

adelinetefft01 — 2008-09-09 22:03:59Z

Yes, I have gone to their site - I just joined their association and am hoping to find further information.

Thank you.

Re: Who was the father of Joseph Higdon, b. 1816/1817 Wilson Co., TN (?)

adelinetefft01 — 2008-09-07 22:13:44Z

Thank you so much for your response.

Unfortunately that is my information that I do have.

Thank you again.

Re: Terril HIGDON ---- My direct line

OdessaHigdonCrenshaw — 2008-10-11 03:53:27Z

My family has always believed in naming children after their ancestors. In this way, we can connect to them generationally.
I have a nephew who proudly wears the name of his
Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather Terrill HIGDON.
O.Higdon - Alabama
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From : newnews_1
Amos Higdon is my great grandfather. My grandfather was his son Earl Terril by Amos' first wife Menzora Sutton Higdon. My father is William Terril Higdon. The Terril middle name now extends to my brother and my nephew. I live in Lamoni Iowa where here are several of the Barnett kin also still living.
Posted: 16 Jan 2008

Re: Anyone heard of Higdon Pickle Relish?

OdessaHigdonCrenshaw — 2008-10-11 03:40:38Z

k8ren,
I have never heard of it, but would LOVE the recipe. Would you mind sharing it? Thanks, O. Higdon

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From:k8ren
I hope this is not too much off-topic. I have a dear friend (not a Higdon) whose family grew up enjoyed a pickled cabbage and green tomato relish called Higdon. She has never encountered anyone else who has heard of it. I found a couple references in 1860s Pennsylvania and Ohio newspapers to Higdon relish with the same ingredients as my friend's recipe.

Higdon is such an unusual name for a relish that I assume it must be named after the family that thought it up. Have any of you ever heard of this?
Posted: 26 Jan 2008

Re: Anyone heard of Higdon Pickle Relish?

OdessaHigdonCrenshaw — 2008-10-14 03:03:46Z

Thank you very much ! I'll be sharing this with all my Higdon relatives.
O. Higdon

Re: Elizabeth Henderson Higdon (correction!)

Yon71 — 2008-10-08 18:45:54Z

I am not a Higdon researcher, but the name Samuel Terrell Higdon surely captures my interests.

Do you know of any connection between your Higdons and the YON surname? My G-G-Great Grandfather, Terrell Higdon Yon, was born in 1820 in Georgia. I am not 100% sure about the county, but I think it was Laurens which is not too far from Burke. Terrell Higdon Yon’s father, Jesse Yon, was born on 12/21/1790 somewhere in South Carolina.

Ever since the given name ‘Terrell Higdon’ was introduced into our tree it has been used multiple times across several branches (At least 5 times before 1900 and several more times after that). And this name was not just handed down by my Terrell Higdon Yon (b. 1820). Once of his sisters gave it to one of her sons, and one of his brothers also gave the name Terrell Higdon to one of his sons.

Did Samuel Terrell Higdon go by Terrell? It would be nice to figure out the relevance of this name to the YON surname. As of yet, I have found no blood relation to the Higdon name. Maybe it was someone who was just close to the Yons at this time.

Thanks in advance for any help or insight.

Re: I can't find my Grandad

cld361 — 2008-09-20 16:43:25Z

in 1880 I found in District 6, Polk County Tennessee:

Thomas HIgdon 38
Elizabeth 34
Michael F or S 8
James G or S 6
William C 4

Re: I can't find my Grandad

cld361 — 2008-09-20 16:34:58Z

I found a Higdon family in 1900 located in District 108, Justice Precinct 1, Travis, Texas.

Thomas Higdon Head Feb 1845 Tennessee
Elizabeth Wife May 1845 Tennessee
Lydia Ann Daughter March 1880 Tennessee
Elivara? ? August 1881 Tennessee
Mary Jane Daughter September 1883 Tennessee
Ida May Daughter September 1885 Tennessee
Charles Grandson June 1895 Tennessee

Re: I can't find my Grandad

cld361 — 2008-10-01 02:43:38Z

What do you know about your grandfather?

Re: I can't find my Grandad

cld361 — 2008-09-21 04:42:10Z

The 1850 census places them in Benton County Tennessee. There is a Thomas that would have been born in 1845 and his father's name was Thomas born around 1815 has he is listed as being 35 in this census. There is a Simeone Higdon age 70 and then the nexte family is John Higdon 24. I am guessing because they are together that they are all related.

Re: I can't find my Grandad

cld361 — 2008-09-23 02:23:24Z

in 1880 I found in District 6, Polk County Tennessee:

Thomas HIgdon 38
Elizabeth 34
Michael F or S 8
James G or S 6
William C 4

Re: I can't find my Grandad

cld361 — 2008-09-23 02:22:07Z

HIGDON Mary K 1923-2002 section 11

t42DFWNat — 2009-02-21 18:48:34Z

HIGDON Mary K 1923-2002 section 11

I photographed this gravestone in the DFW National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 201,088 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Elizabeth Henderson Higdon (correction!)

CcHigdon2007 — 2008-10-10 02:56:54Z

I am pretty new to this and have just found what I think might be a line on my grandfather. I haven't seen anything referring to Yon's, but if I do, I will let you know.

Good luck.
Cindy