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1978-1979 HFA Newsletter Editor Jo Ann Smith

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Jo Ann Smith has a life-long interest in history and government. She is the daughter of Ellen and Robert Nathan Smith. She is married to H. A. "Jack" Smith. Both of her grandfathers served in the North Carolina General Assembly. Her maternal grandfather, Thomas Bragg Higdon of Macon County, North Carolina, served two terms as sheriff and one term as member of the House of Representatives. Her paternal grandfather, Lewis J. Smith of Jackson County, North Carolina, served as register of deeds and as a State Senator. He also was a founder of Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina. To read more about Jo Ann, check out her biography. Since Jo Ann was the moving force behind the founding of the Higdon Family Association, also please check out the HFA Origins page.

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HFA Annual Meeting 1978-1979 Minutes

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Minutes of the 1978-1979 Higdon Family Association Annual Meeting in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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1978-1979 HFA President Robert S. Higdon

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Dr. Robert Sexton Higdon is the son of Dr. Robert Earl Higdon and Helen. He traces his ancestry back to Daniel Higdon born circa 1656 and died before 1715 in Prince George County, Virginia. Robert married Durelle Felder. To read more about Robert, check out his biography.

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1977 Past President, 1978 Current President, and 1979 President-Elect

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1979 Incoming President Violet Hunsucker, 1977 Past President Frank B. Higdon (standing), 1978 Current President Dr. Robert Higdon

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