Frank B. Higdon, Jr. was the first president of the Higdon Family Association, Inc. He traces his ancestry to Samuel Terrell Higdon, Sr. In 1984, Frank shared what was known about his ancestors at that time.
Note: Frank's family line is shown in bold text. No doubt there have been many discoveries since 1984; the information below is taken from the entries that appear in the following source:
Higdon Family Newsletter, Number 159, March 1984, submitted by Frank B. Higdon, Jr.
Samuel Terrell Higdon, Sr.
b. ca 1775, Burke County, GA
m. Louisa Burgandy (Burgamy) ca 1800
d. 1834, Burnt Corn, Conecuh County, AL
- Samuel and Louisa Higdon, Sr. had ten children.
- Samuel Terrell Higdon, Jr.
b. ca 1800, Montgomery County, GA
m. Martha Young Higdon (Ramsey)
d. 1834 Pike County, AL (hanged)
Wife remarried Duncan Ramsey in spring of 1836 - Ezekiel Higdon
b. ca 1802, Montgomery County, GA
m. Mary E. _____, 1832 (see 2013 update at bottom of page from Patricia Michel)
d.ca 1880 _____ - John W. Higdon
b. ca 1803, Montgomery County, GA
m. Elizabeth Henderson, ca 1832
d._____ - Royal Bennett Higdon
b. June 16, 1809, Montgomery County, GA
m. Nancy Ivey, Oct. 11, 1833
d. 1865, Burnt Corn, Conecuh County, AL - Mary J. L. Higdon
b. August 31, 1812, Montgomery County, GA
m. R. P. Wilkins, December 27, 1863
d. July 27, 1870 _________ - Luvicy Higdon
b. ca 1834, North Carolina
m. _____
d._____ - James T. Higdon
b. ca 1816 North Carolina
m. Ada Ivey, _____
d. Dec. 5, 1869 __________ - William Robert Higdon
b. Sept. 13, 1818, Georgia
m. Louisa Mixon, ______
d. April 3, 1901, Georgia - Benetta Higdon
b. ca 1820 Conecuh County, AL
m. ___________, 1837 Pike County, AL
d. __________ - Nancy Higdon
b. ca 1822, Conecuh County, AL
m. __________
d. __________
Royal Bennett and Nancy Ivey Higdon had ten children, all born in Burnt Corn, Conecuh County, AL.
- Robert James Higdon
b. August 29, 1834
m.__________
d. in infancy January 15, 1836 - Liecucy Higdon
b. October 29, 1836
m. William Kyser
d. February 11, 1863
1 daughter - Frances Elizabeth Higdon
b. March 6, 1839
m. __________
d. __________ - Turner G. Higdon
b. November 29, 1842
m. Unmarried
d. December 17, 1861 (Civil War) - Lisanne Harriet Higdon
b. January 20, 1845
m. __________ Dewberry
d. __________ - Charles Richard Higdon, Sr.
b. June 27, 1847
m. Edna Robinson
d. February 29, 1924 - Rachel Margaret Higdon
b. March 9, 1850
m. (1) ____ Gaines (2) Faulk
d. _______
6 children - Annie Higdon
b. November 8, 1851
m. _______
d. ______ - Josephevey Higdon
b. July 18, 1852
m. William Dewberry, Sept. 11, 1874
d.__________
1 son
2 daughters - Theodosia Higdon
b. March 13, 1858
m. George Lee
d. December 16, 1929
1 daughter
Charles Richard and Edna Robinson Higdon, Sr. had fourteen children.
- William Joseph Higdon
b. July 18, 1880 - John Madison Higdon
b. October 20, 1881 - Connie Bertha Higdon
b. December 15, 1882 - Bessie Ivey Higdon
b. March 28, 1884 - Mattie May Higdon
b. October 14, 1884 - Robinson Elmo Higdon
b. March 8, 1886
d. in infancy Nov. 13, 1886 - Nannie Velma Higdon
b. October 28, 1887 - George Moye Higdon
b. June 12, 1888 - Jacob Betts Higdon
b. November 9, 1893 (twin) - Frank Betts Higdon, Sr.
b. November 9, 1893 (twin) - Charles Richard Higdon, Jr.
b. December 20, 1895 - Sallie Annie Lenora Higdon
b. October 22, 1897 - Mary Sue Higdon
b. January 17, 1901 - Homer Hestle Higdon (nickname "Jimmy Jack")
b. March 6, 1906
In an even earlier issue of the Higdon Family Newsletter, Number 46, dated October 1975, Frank B. Higdon, Jr. shared information about his family line. This issue says that the names and dates were taken from a family Bible; there are some differences when compared to the 1984 newsletter article. The presentation below of the data of 1984 with that of 1975 is an example of how genealogical data may change over time.
Deciding which facts are more accurate is the kind of work professional genealogists do. However, it seems that sharing conflicting data outweighs the value of not sharing any information at all. All data discrepancies are displayed in magenta type.
On Aug 5, 2013, PJPMichel@aol.com wrote:
Your web states that Samuel Terrell Higdon had a daughter Mary J. L. Higdon born in 1812.
This is incorrect (and has been corrected, see near top of this page). Mary Jane Eliza Higdon was born August 31, 1842 in Houston County, Texas;
died July 27, 1870 in Jackson County, Texas.
She married James Knox Polk Wilkins December 27, 1863 in Jackson County, Texas.
She is the daughter of Ezekiel Higdon born in 1805 in Georgia.
Ezekiel is the son of Samuel Terrell Higdon.
I descend from Ezekiel and Mary Jane Eliza.
Patricia Michel
pjpmichel@aol.com
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