Individual Details

William was about 19 when the family moved to Madison Co AL. He and his brother Robert moved further south to Bount and Jefferson County.
He was named guardian of his younger brother Edmond after the death of their father. He was also guardian of the four children of his sister Mary: Charles, Robert, Bailey, and Ellinor Bolling.
When William died, his brother Robert was appointed guardian of his children. Elizabeth, the oldest daughter, was married and is not named. The named minor children were Robert, Mary, John, Nancy, and Ellinor.

1830 Census. Blount Co AL
William Higginbotham. 2m under 5, 1m 30-40. 1f 5-10, 1f 20-30.

Birth	1785
Marriage	7 Mar 1822	Jefferson County, Alabama - Nancy Little
Death	Aug 1844	Jackson County, Alabama

Spouse	Nancy Little ( - )
Child	Elizabeth Higginbotham (1825 - )
Child	Robert B. Higginbotham (1829 - )
Child	Mary Ann Higginbotham (1831 - )
Child	John Wesley Higginbotham (1833 - 1862)
Child	Nancy Jane Higginbotham (1839 - )
Child	Ellinor Higginbotham (1841 - )

Father	Robert Higginbotham (1752 - 1825)
Mother	Nancy Blankenship ( - 1842)
Sibling	Charles Higginbotham (1783 - 1823)
Sibling	Frances Higginbotham (1787 - )
Sibling	Mary Ann Higginbotham (1792 - 1822)
Sibling	Jane Higginbotham (1795 - )
Sibling	Robert Barkley Higginbotham (1798 - 1879)
Sibling	James Riley Higginbotham (1800 - 1848)
Sibling	Moses Higginbotham (1803 - 1855)
Sibling	John Green Higginbotham (1804 - 1894)
Sibling	Benjamin Isaac Higginbotham (1806 - 1884)
Sibling	Edmond Higginbotham (1808 - 1877)
Sibling	Henry Higginbotham (1813 - 1862)