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Male 1855 - 1938  (82 years)

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  • Name Thomas Bragg HIGDON 
    Born 4 Jun 1855  Jackson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Feb 1938  Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Buried 4 Feb 1938  Macon County, North Carolina - Sugarfork Baptist Church Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19, 20] 
    Person ID I1677  Schultheis
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2010 

    Father William Huffman HIGDON,   b. 14 Sep 1816, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1903, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Eva Jane BUCHANAN,   b. Abt Sep 1814, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1891, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1837  Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26] 


    • MARRIAGE NOTES:
      North Carolina Marriage Bond:
      - Higdon, William H. to Buchanan, Jincy, applied 2 Dec 1837, rec # 061-01-005 (Macon County), bondsman Joseph Buchanan, witness Joel Simmonds, bond No 000077427, James Buchanan 2nd bondsman
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      General Index and Revised Marriage Register for Macon County, North Carolina, From 1828 thru 1942 "Man", page 163 located at the Macon County Courthouse:
      - Date of Marriage was 12-2-1837. Higdon, William H., to Buchanan, Jincy. Witnessed by Joel Simmonds
    Family ID F1000  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Jane WEST,   b. 12 Sep 1854, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1888, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 7 Aug 1875  Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 27] 


    • MARRIAGE NOTES:
      General Index and Revised Marriage Register for Macon County, North Carolina, From 1828 thru 1942 "Man", page 164, located at the Macon County Courthouse:
      - Date of Marriage was 8-7-1875. Higdon, Thos. B., age 20 to West, Molly J., age 20. Held at home of Wm. West. Performed or recorded by J. W. Bowman, minister. Witnessed by R. A. West, W. F. Bowman, and S. A. Bowman.
    Children 
     1. Edgar HIGDON,   b. 19 Aug 1876, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1958, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Nancy Jane HIGDON,   b. 4 Dec 1877, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1948, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Vinnie Lee HIGDON,   b. 25 Jan 1880, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1965, Jackson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Mary E. HIGDON,   b. 25 Dec 1882, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1958, Cherokee County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F1034  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha Frances RICH,   b. 13 Feb 1869, Haywood County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1902, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 16 Oct 1888  Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 28] 
    Children 
     1. Major F. HIGDON,   b. 17 Feb 1890, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1973, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Alfred Rich HIGDON, Sr.,   b. 21 Apr 1891, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1960, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. John Wanamaker HIGDON,   b. 26 Dec 1892, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1970, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Charles Foster HIGDON,   b. 10 Dec 1894, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1979  (Age 84 years)
     5. Leslie Bragg HIGDON,   b. 26 Oct 1896, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1959, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     6. Dewey Grant HIGDON,   b. 25 May 1898, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1900, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     7. Martha Ellen HIGDON,   b. 15 Jul 1900, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1988, Wake County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F1035  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Lula SHEPHERD,   b. 24 Jan 1887, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1976, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1905  Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 27, 29, 30] 


    • MARRIAGE NOTES:
      General Index and Revised Marriage Register for Macon County, North Carolina, From 1828 thru 1942 "Man", page 164, located at the Macon County Courthouse:
      - Date of Marriage was 3-26-10-5. Higdon, T. B., age 49 to Shepard, Lula, age 19. Held at home T. B. Shephard. Performed or recorded by J. R. Pendegrass, minister. Witnessed by O. V. Hill, E. M. Angel, and Jno. Bradley.
    Children 
     1. Tommie HIGDON,   b. 16 Apr 1906, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1907, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Lewis Lefferts HIGDON,   b. 22 Mar 1907, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1998, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Paul Buchanhan HIGDON,   b. 19 Jan 1909, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 2001  (Age 92 years)
     4. Theodore Warner HIGDON,   b. 24 Dec 1911, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1985, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     5. Thomas Bragg HIGDON, Sr.,   b. 13 Mar 1914, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1991, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. David Grayson HIGDON,   b. 11 Feb 1917, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 2007, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     7. Samuel Willard HIGDON,   b. 14 Jan 1920, Macon County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1997, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F1036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    HIGDON, Thomas Bragg - Gravestone    		HIGDON, Thomas Bragg - Gravestone

  • Notes 


    • INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
      1860 Macon County, North Carolina census:
      - HH # 32
      - Age 5, living with parents
      - Born in Macon County, North Carolina
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      1870 Macon County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
      - HH # 73, Ellijay Township
      - Age 15, living with parents
      - Born in North Carolina
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      1880 Macon County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
      - HH # 95, Ellijay Township
      - Age 24, married to Mary
      - Occupation was clerking in store
      - Born in North Carolina, father in North Carolina, mother in North Carolina
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      1900 Macon County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
      - HH # 168, Ellijay Township
      - Age 44, married to Pattie for 11 yrs
      - Born in Jun 1855
      - Born in North Carolina, father in North Carolina, mother in North Carolina
      - Occupation was farmer
      - Can read and write
      - Speaks English
      - Owned farm free of mortgage
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      1910 Macon County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
      - HH # 1, Ellijay Township
      - Given name was "Tho. B."
      - Age 54, married (3rd) to Lula for 5 yrs
      - Born in North Carolina, father in North Carolina, mother in North Carolina
      - Speaks English
      - Occupation was farmer, general farm, employer (sch # 1)
      - Can read and write
      - Owned farm free of mortgage
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      Index to Vital Statistics, Deaths, A to Z, From 1913 Through 1978, Macon County, N. C., page 75, located at the Macon County Courthouse:
      - Date of death was 2-3-1938. Higdon, Thomas B., male, white. Place of death was Ellijay, Macon County, N. C. Father was William H. Higdon. Mother was Jane Buchanan.
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      Obituary published in The Franklin Press, Macon County, North Carolina, dated February 3, 1938:
      Aged Citizen Passed Today

      Thomas Bragg Higdon, 83, Died At Home At Higdonville

      Thomas Bragg Higdon, age 83, years and 8 months, died at his home at Higdonville this (Thursday) morning at 7 o'clock, following a serious illness of eight weeks. Death was due to heart ailments and complications.
      Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Sugarfork Baptist church. The Rev. W.B. Underwood, pastor of the Franklin Baptist church, and the Rev. J.A. Flanagan, pastor of the Franklin Presbyterian church, will be in charge of the services.
      Mr. Higdon was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, a farmer, a dealer in real estate and mineral interests for years. He represented Macon county in the general assembly at Raleigh in 1909, on the republican ticket. For two terms he served as sheriff and tax collector for Macon county and was a republican leader.
      He was also a great leader in organizing the Macon County Bank, of which he served as vice-president for a number of years. Later when the Macon County Bank consolidated with the Bank of Franklin in 1931, he was then appointed vice-president of that bank.
      He was the son of the late Major William H. Higdon and Jane Buchanan Higdon, who moved to Higdonville from Green's Creek, in Jackson county when he was four years old, and he lived at Franklin and Higdonville since.
      Mr Higdon was the father of 18 children and had been married three times. His first marriage was to Miss Mollie West, and to this union were born four children, Ed Higdon, of Iotla; Mrs. Charlie G. Mincey, of Ellijay; Mrs. Vinnie Wilson, of Glennville, and Mrs. Thad Brown, of Nelson, Ga., There were seven children born to the second wife, Miss Frances Rich, six of whom survive as follows; Major Higdon, of Clarksville, Ga., A.R. Higdon, of Franklin; John Higdon, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Charlie Higdon, of Franklin; Leslie Higdon, of Cullasaja, and Mrs. R.N. Smith, of Winter Haven, Fla. To the third marriage to Miss Lula Shepherd, there were born six children; Lefferts, of Franklin Route 4; Paul and Ted, of Higdonville; T.B. Jr. of Clarksville, Ga.; Grace and Sammy, Of Higdonville.

  • Sources 
    1. [S451] Eddie Smith, Personal records.

    2. [S347] Broderbund Family Archive, World Family Tree, Volu, Pedigree # 1288.

    3. [S377] Macon County Heritage - North Carolina, Volume I, Family History # 320.

    4. [S393] Descendants of Joseph Huffman Higdon and Margaret, Page 9.

    5. [S155] Franklin Press, Obituary of Clementine Higdon Gribble dated 14 Jul 1932.

    6. [S155] Franklin Press, Obituary of Margaret Higdon Bryson dated 22 Feb 1934.

    7. [S155] Franklin Press, Obituary of Edgar Higdon dated 20 Mar 1958.

    8. [S155] Franklin Press, Obituary of Mary Higdon Brown dated 11 Sep 1958.

    9. [S451] Eddie Smith, Personal records.
      date/location

    10. [S214] 1860 Macon County, North Carolina Census, Microfilm, HH # 32.
      date (1855)/location (Macon County, North Carolina)

    11. [S390] Photograph of headstone by Christopher Eric Schultheis.
      date

    12. [S393] Descendants of Joseph Huffman Higdon and Margaret, Page 9.
      date

    13. [S377] Macon County Heritage - North Carolina, Volume I, Family History # 320.
      date

    14. [S451] Eddie Smith, Personal records.
      date (3 Feb 1937)

    15. [S276] North Carolina Vital Statistics, Macon County Deat, Page 75.
      date/location

    16. [S393] Descendants of Joseph Huffman Higdon and Margaret, Page 9.
      date (3 Feb 1937)

    17. [S515] Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 [database online].
      date/location

    18. [S304] Old Buncombe County Heritage - North Carolina, Vol, Family History # 261.
      location

    19. [S390] Photograph of headstone by Christopher Eric Schultheis.
      location

    20. [S155] Franklin Press, Obituary of Thomas Bragg Higdon dated 3 Feb 1938.
      date/location

    21. [S246] North Carolina State Archive Marriage Bonds.
      date/location

    22. [S338] Broderbund Family Archive, Marriage Index: Marylan.
      date/location

    23. [S310] Stevie Leigh Jones, Personal records.
      date (3 Dec 1836)/location

    24. [S409] Macon County, North Carolina Marriage Register Ind, Page 163.
      date/location

    25. [S393] Descendants of Joseph Huffman Higdon and Margaret, Page 9.
      date (3 Dec 1837)/location (Jackson County, North Carolina)

    26. [S431] Marcia Nilles, Personal records.
      date/location

    27. [S409] Macon County, North Carolina Marriage Register Ind, Page 164.
      date/location

    28. [S377] Macon County Heritage - North Carolina, Volume I, Family History # 320.
      date/location

    29. [S304] Old Buncombe County Heritage - North Carolina, Vol, Family History # 261.
      date

    30. [S378] 1910 Macon County, North Carolina Census, Microfilm, HH # 1, Ellijay Twsp.
      date (1905)


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