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Earl and Nena did the research and wrote the book on the Higginbotham family.

Moses Higginbotham genealogy specialist, both he and his wife Nena. Married 2 Sep 1951 in Sharkey Mississippi,where their first son was born. Stephan Clay died at 17 and their grandson Ty Stephan died young at 26 (son of Lonnie Amon Higginbotham, second son).

Monday, December 28, 1998 11:30 AM From: Earl Higginbotham - Bruceville, Texas Here's my direct Higginbotham lineage. For years many Higginbotham researchers have advocated the controversial lineage of our family as having descended from one Charles Higginbotham of the Barbados - through his son John, who married Frances Reily and settled in Amherst county, Virginia. This theory does not stand up under critical analysis of the official records of Barbados. Nor does this theory stand up to logical deductions derived from bits and pieces of information found in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. Hopefully, we can generate some discussion on this subject among the Higginbotham list members, during next year. -------------------------------- 1. Widow Higginbotham - Amherst county, Virginia.
2. Moses & Frances (Kyle).
3. Robert & Nancy (Blankenship)
4. Benjamin Isaac & Catherine (VanZandt)
5. Isaac Robert & Eliza Jane (Talley)
6. William Hence & Mary Jane (Smith)
7. Amon Marshall & Myrtle Elizabeth (Watson)
8. Earl H. & Nena (Nicholson). (my wife & me) -------------------------------
Migration.............
Widow Higginbotham d. in Amherst Co. VA 1751, Moses d. in Amherst Co. VA 1790. Robert b. Albemarle Co, VA - d. Madison Co., AL 1825 Benjamin Isaac b. Tazewell Co. VA - d. Franklin Co. TN 1891 Isaac Robert b. Franklin Co. TN - d. Cherokee Co. AL 1928 William Hence b. Franklin Co, TN - d. Etowah Co. AL 1936 Amon Marshall b. Cherokee Co. AL. - d. Tensas Parish, LA 1978 Earl H. b. Tensas Parish, LA. - lives McLennan Co. TX.

Waco Tribune-Herald (TX) — Thursday, September 4, 2008
Earl H. Higginbotham, 76, of Bruceville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, at his residence. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday, at Waco Memorial Park with Bro. Roy Marshall officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. A memorial video honoring his life will be shown.
Earl was born Oct. 25, 1931, in St. Joseph, La., to Amon Marshall and Myrtle Elizabeth (Watson) Higginbotham. He married Nena Theonia Nicholson on Sept. 8, 1951, in Rolling Fork, Miss. Earl retired in 1991 as a Systems Analyst with Farm Bureau after 32 years of faithful service. Earl loved to play the guitar since a young boy, had a dry sense of humor, enjoyed photography, and was a dedicated genealogist for the Higginbotham family. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Clay and Duke Higginbotham; and a grandson, Ty Higginbotham.
He is survived by his wife, Nena; a son, Stanley Higginbotham and wife, Jeanie of Lorena; a daughter, Sandy Hill and husband, John of China Spring; a brother, Carl Higginbotham and wife, Margaret of Groesbeck; two sisters, Menie Jo Barfield and husband, Bill of Newellton, La., and Katherine Chilosm of Prairieville, La.; 11grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and my special angel, Dorothy Hogans.

Birth	25 Oct 1931	Saint Joseph, Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Marriage	8 Sep 1951	Rolling Fork, Sharkey County, Mississippi - Nena Theonia Nicholson
Death	2 Sep 2008	Bruceville, McLennan County, Texas

Spouse	Nena Theonia Nicholson (1932 - 2014)
Child	Stephen Clay Higginbotham (1956 - 1974)
Child	Lonnie Amon Higginbotham (1960 - 2008)

Father	Amon Marshall Higginbotham (1893 - 1978)
Mother	Myrtle Elizabeth Watson (1897 - 1979)
Sibling	Eunice Mary Thelma Higginbotham (1918 - 1995)