Re: William Edgar Higgs Boone Co., AR
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Re: William Edgar Higgs Boone Co., AR
Shirley Azvedo 6/27/07
Thanks for the reply. There was a Francis F. Higgs male, age 16, born in AL, in the 1860 census for Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., AR. He may have been the brother of William Fielding.
I have no evidence that Mary Ann Featherston was married twice. In fact, she was living with her parents in the 1870 census.
1870 Census AR, Boone Co., Jefferson Twp., Mt. Pleasant P.O., microfilm M593_48 (Sh 11, L 20), enumerated 23 Jun 1870, dwelling/family 83/79.
Kelly Featherston age 61, born VA, farmer, value RE/PE=$1050/309.
Also listed: Louisa fem, age 51, born VA; Wayne M. male, age 16, born AR, farmer; and Mary A. fem, age 20, born AR.
William F. Higgs was living in the same dwelling as follows.
1870 Census AR, Boone Co., Jefferson Twp., Mt. Pleasant P.O., microfilm M593_48 (Sh 11, L 24), enumerated 23 Jun 1870, dwelling/family 83/80.
Wm. F. Higgs age 30, born TN, farmer.
Also listed all born AR: Martha J. fem, age 6, at school; Frank M. male, age 5; and Mary fem, age 3.
This was the only Higgs family listed for Boone or Carroll Co., AR. One could easily interpret this data to mean that WF was a widower. Of course, the children above might have been his brothers', even though in the 1880 census Frank M. and Mary were identified as WF's children.
Perhaps William Dwight's grandmother married twice. Even though the two families living in the same dwelling in 1870 is suggestive, I do not have any evidence to show that Mary Ann Featherston was married twice. In the 1900 and 1910 census she is shown as having 8 children all living, not 11 children or more. I think this can be interpreted to say that 1 child is missing from the 1880 and 1900 census, perhaps a daughter who married young.
Finally, it could be that WF was not William Edgar's father. However, the William E. born Feb 1885 in AR was listed as the son of WF.
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Re: William Edgar Higgs Boone Co., AR
Shirley Azvedo 6/28/07
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Re: William Edgar Higgs Boone Co., AR
Shirley Azvedo 6/28/07
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Re: William Edgar Higgs Boone Co., AR