William Henry Higginbotham

Male 1869 - 1952  (~ 83 years)


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  • Name William Henry Higginbotham 
    Birth 0___ 1869  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation works on farm  [1
    Religion Baptist  [2
    Death 23 Nov 1952  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I27214  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2013 

    Father Henry B(rooks) Higginbotham,   b. 21 Dec 1824, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1892, (Warren County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Mary J(ane) McGregor,   b. 9 Sep 1844, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1879, (Warren County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1862  (Warren County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F7194  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Jane "Jane" Bost,   b. 0Jun 1870, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1941, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Marriage 5 Oct 1890  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Johnson Walter "Walter" Higginbotham,   b. 0___ 1892, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1968, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years)
    Family ID F9763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1869 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Oct 1890 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Nov 1952 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111 Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Mr. Higginbotham Dies Thursday; Rites Saturday

      William Henry Higginbotham, 83 year-old retired Warren county farmer, died at the home of a son, Clarence Higginbotham, in West Riverside Thursday evenibg at 10:30 o'clock.

      He had been ill four months and had been blind for the past twenty years.

      Funeral rites were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at Shellsford Baptist Church. Rev. John S. Trent, the minister, officiated and burial was in Shellsford cemetery.

      Mr. Higginbotham was born in Warren County November 11, 1808. He was a son of Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Higgginbotham and he married to Miss Elizabeth Bush, who preceded him in death. [Editor's Note: The preceding line is incorrect]

      Mr. Higginbotham was a member of the Baptist Church.

      In addition to his son, with whom he made his home, Mr. Higginbotham is survived by another son, Walter Higginbotham, McMinnville; two daughters, Mrs. Charles W. Conlin, McMinnville, and Mrs. R.J. Seals, Ft. Worth, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Jennie Rowan, Nashville, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

      Southern Standard
      McMinnville, tenn.
      Nov. 13, 1952
      [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S123] 1880 Warren Co.,TN Census, transcribed by Robert A. C. Hillis, Jr., 1988., p. 60.

    2. [S49830] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=higginbotham&GSfn=william&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=45&GScnty=2.

    3. [S19317] Higginbotham,Billy Wayne:Pedigree received 2 May 2002; 104 Bart Drive,.

    4. [S83] "Warren County,Tennessee Cemetery Book 2 - Annotated, Cemeteries G-L" by, p. 139 (Reliability: 3).