Individual Details

John T. was born before the 1870 Census was taken, but after the cutoff date which was Jun 1. The Census was done on 10 Aug 1870. He's listed as 1 month of age, but then marked off. Freestone Co TX, p.15, Household 106. His tombstone, Liberty Hill Cemetery, also has the birth as 22 Jul 1871.

Online databases of descendants, show his name as John Thomas Higginbotham. Although I was originally given the name as John Thompson - I suspect Thomas is more likely to be correct, especially since his grandfather's name was Thomas.

Married Nancy Elizabeth Rash 20 Nov 1892 in San Augustine Co TX.

1900 Census. San Augustine, San Augustine Co, TX, Hh 1
John Higginbotham, b. Jul 1862, 37, married 9 years, Farmer. All born in Texas
Note: this age is very wrong - he was born in July of 1870 - see the 1870 census.
Lizzie, wife, b. Aug 1875, 24, 4 children
Thomas, son, b. Jun 1892, 7
Fred, son, Feb 1893, 6
Mattie, dau, Jul 1895, 4
Louis, son, b. Feb 1898, age 1 (if this birth is correct, he was 2)

1920 Census. Justice Prec 1, San Augustine Co, TX, Hh 191
John Higginbotham, 49. Lizzie, 48
Lewis, son, 20. Abbey, dau, 16. Otha, son, 14. John, son, 12

1930 Census. Justice Prec 1, San Augustine Co, TX, Hh 59
John Higginbotham, 59, married at age 20
Lizzie, wife, 58, married at age 19

Texas Death Certificate #53521
John Thomas Higginbotham of San Augustine, San Augustine Co. died 17 Nov 1944 of heart failure, nephritis & senility. He was married. Born 23 Jul 1871 in Texas, a farmer. Father was Jack Higginbotham, b. Louisiana; mother was Rebbeca Davis, b. Texas. Mrs. Lizzie Higginbotham of San Augustine was the informant. Buried Libery Hill Cemetery, Nov 19th.

Find A Grave Memorial# 126089132
This memorial has his father as "Andrew" Jack Higginbotham which is incorrect.
John is buried Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine Co, TX and has a joint marker with his wife Elizabeth.
There is a marker for Sam S. Higginbotham, b. 15 Jan 1894, d. 3 Mar 1958 and placed as their son. If so, he was the child called "Fred" in the 1900 census.

Birth	22 Jul 1870	San Augustine County, Texas
Marriage	20 Nov 1892	San Augustine County, Texas - Nancy Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rash
Death	17 Nov 1944	San Augustine County, Texas

Spouse	Nancy Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rash (1870 - 1956)
Child	Thomas Edward Higginbotham (1892 - 1934)
Child	Fred Higginbotham (1893 - )
Child	Mattie Higginbotham (1895 - )
Child	Louis Higginbotham (1898 - )
Child	Abbie Higginbotham (1903 - 1965)
Child	Otha R. Higginbotham (1905 - 1939)
Child	John Hampton Higginbotham (1908 - 1936)

Father	James Jackson "Jack" Higginbotham (1848 - 1917)
Mother	Rebecca J. Davis (1846 - 1922)
Sibling	James J. "Jim" Higginbotham (1866 - 1950)
Sibling	Mary Norma Higginbotham (1873 - 1886)
Sibling	William Randolph Higginbotham (1875 - 1966)
Sibling	Matt "Mattie" Higginbotham (1881 - 1959)
Sibling	Abbie Higginbotham (1883 - )
Sibling	Lonie Higginbotham (1887 - 1982)