Individual Details

Listed as J. D. Higginbottom on 1870 Freestone Co TX Census. Dwelling 106, next door to his father. Rebecca J., age 21 born in TX and James J. age 3.

1900 Census. San Augustine, San Augustine Co, TX, Hh 33
Jack Higginbotham, b. Aug 1844, age 55, married 30 years, b. LA, parents b. AL, Farmer
Rebecca, wife, b. Aug 1846, age 53. Had 7 children, 6 are living, b. TX, father b. GA, mother born VA.
Abbie, dau, b. Sep 1883, age 16, b. TX
Lonie, dau, b. Feb 1887, age 13, b. TX
Hh34
James Higginbotham, b. Mar 1870, age 30, b. TX

1910 Census. San Augustine, San Augustine Co, TX, Hh 45
Jack Higginbotham, age 63, married 33 years, b. LA
R. J., wife, age 63, 7 children - 6 are living, b. TX
Lovia, dau, age 22, b. TX
Jewell, granddaughter, age 9, b. TX
Randolph Higginbotham, Boarder, age 33, b. TX, widowed


Buried Antioch Cemetery in San Augustine, TX. FindAGrave Memorial #19569058
San Augustine, San Augustine Co, TX.
His year of birth is given as 1841 on his grave marker, but that doesn't agree with the census records. In 1850 he was age 2, in 1860 he was age 12.

Birth	9 Aug 1848	Bienville Parish, Lousiana
Marriage	Abt 1866	San Augustine County, Texas - Rebecca J. Davis
Death	8 Jul 1917	San Augustine County, Texas

Spouse	Rebecca J. Davis (1846 - 1922)
Child	James J. "Jim" Higginbotham (1866 - 1950)
Child	John Thomas Higginbotham (1870 - 1944)
Child	Mary Norma Higginbotham (1873 - 1886)
Child	William Randolph Higginbotham (1875 - 1966)
Child	Matt "Mattie" Higginbotham (1881 - 1959)
Child	Abbie Higginbotham (1883 - )
Child	Lonie Higginbotham (1887 - 1982)

Father	THOMAS HIGGINBOTHAM (1820 - 1880)
Mother	LOUISA McGOWAN (1830 - 1870)
Sibling	Frances M. "Fannie" Higginbotham (1846 - )
Sibling	William Leroy Higginbotham (1850 - 1920)
Sibling	Mary Higginbotham (1853 - 1882)
Sibling	Martha Elizabeth Higginbotham (1857 - 1931)
Sibling	Thomas Higginbotham (1859 - )
Sibling	LOUISA VIOLETTA HIGGINBOTHAM (1863 - 1928)
Sibling	Willis Gibson Higginbotham (1864 - )