Big Will Higgins, his eleven named children, and the line above him as far as the records reach Holland Higgins Sr. before 1755 – after 1800 m. Peggy Ellis John Higgins Sr. c.1768 – 1850/60 m. Nancy John H. Higgins Jr. May 1811 – Oct. 18, 1892 m. 1831 Winnifred Phillips (1812–1887) John Higgins and Caroline Shelton 1843–1898 · 1848–1902 not married; Caroline later with Joel G. Hensley William M. “Big Will” Higgins Aug. 12, 1866 – June 28, 1949 m. c.1888 Arrah E. Shepherd (1866–1930) Lowe (Anderson) c.1889 – ? Foy (Bailey) 1891–1977 Robert Wilson 1893–1990 Jessie (Randolph) 1895–1983 Ernest Jackson 1896–1978 Allie 1898–1916 Ralph 1900–1983 Herman Shepherd 1902–1980 Max Theodore 1904–1996 a daughter c.1906 – ? Noel Francis 1911–1939 two infant sons a record names the parent inferred from census ages and neighbors family tree only Holland Higgins Sr. before 1755 – after 1800 m. Peggy Ellis John Higgins Sr. c.1768 – 1850/60 m. Nancy John H. Higgins Jr. May 1811 – Oct. 18, 1892 m. 1831 Winnifred Phillips (1812–1887) John Higgins and Caroline Shelton 1843–1898 · 1848–1902 not married; Caroline later with Joel G. Hensley William M. “Big Will” Higgins Aug. 12, 1866 – June 28, 1949 m. c.1888 Arrah E. Shepherd (1866–1930) Lowe (Anderson) c.1889 – ? Foy (Bailey) 1891–1977 Robert Wilson 1893–1990 Jessie (Randolph) 1895–1983 Ernest Jackson 1896–1978 Allie 1898–1916 Ralph 1900–1983 Herman Shepherd 1902–1980 Max Theodore 1904–1996 a daughter c.1906 – ? Noel Francis 1911–1939 two infant sons a record names the parent inferred from census ages and neighbors family tree only
Source. 1870 census ; 1880 census ; 1900 census ; 1910 census ; 1920 census ; FamilySearch family tree ; Find a Grave .
Method and data Method. Children and their dates are from the censuses of 1900–1920, their own death and marriage records, and the family tree; the two infant sons are known from headstones. Big Will’s parents are given only by the family tree. FamilySearch records require a free sign-in.
Generation Name Dates Note Link to the next generation 1 Holland Higgins Sr. before 1755 – after 1800 m. Peggy Ellis inference 2 John Higgins Sr. c.1768 – 1850/60 m. Nancy inference 3 John H. Higgins Jr. May 1811 – Oct. 18, 1892 m. 1831 Winnifred Phillips (1812–1887) record 4 John Higgins and Caroline Shelton 1843–1898 · 1848–1902 not married; Caroline later with Joel G. Hensley family tree 5 William M. “Big Will” Higgins Aug. 12, 1866 – June 28, 1949 m. c.1888 Arrah E. Shepherd (1866–1930) record 6 Lowe (Anderson) c.1889 – ? record 6 Foy (Bailey) 1891–1977 record 6 Robert Wilson 1893–1990 record 6 Jessie (Randolph) 1895–1983 record 6 Ernest Jackson 1896–1978 record 6 Allie 1898–1916 record 6 Ralph 1900–1983 record 6 Herman Shepherd 1902–1980 record 6 Max Theodore 1904–1996 record 6 a daughter c.1906 – ? record 6 Noel Francis 1911–1939 record 6 two infant sons record
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