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Decatur Calvin Higdon
Decatur Calvin Higdon Decatur Calvin Higdon is the man on the left. The others are unidentified. David Arthur Higdon with his brother David Arthur Higdon is on the left. His brother Samuel Randal Higdon is on the right. The photo was probably taken in the late 1920s. David Arthur Higdon with his wife David Arthur Higdon with his wife Audia May (Armstrong) Higdon The picture was taken about 1950.	In February 2003, Danny Higdon of Florida writes that he noticed the web page for Thomas Walker Higdon. Danny's great grandfather is Decatur Calvin Higdon, a brother of Thomas Walker Higdon. Based on Danny's notes, the family line of Decatur Calvin Higdon is as follows: 1. John Higdon was born 1798 in NC or VA. He married Nancy Moses. Child of John Higdon and Nancy Moses is: James Blackburn Higdon, b. May 06, 1824; d. August 17, 1884. 2. James Blackburn Higdon (John ¹) was born May 06, 1824, and died August 17, 1884. He married Caroline Grace Mason. Children of James Higdon and Caroline Mason are: Decatur Calvin Higdon. Thomas Walker Higdon. Samuel Higdon. Blackburn Higdon. James Leon Higdon. 3. Decatur Calvin Higdon (James Blackburn², John¹). He married (1) Emmaline Lane. He married (2) Theodocia Dempsey. Children of Decatur Higdon and Emmaline Lane are: Samuel Randal Higdon, b. December 19, 1882, Higdon, Alabama; d. January 23, 1956, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Molly Higdon. Isadore Higdon. Sally Higdon. David Arthur Higdon. (Danny's grandfather) Frankie Higdon. James Higdon. Child of Decatur Higdon and Theodocia Dempsey is: Susie Mae Higdon.

Decatur Calvin Higdon

Decatur Calvin Higdon

Decatur Calvin Higdon is the man on the left. The others are unidentified.

David Arthur Higdon
with his brother

David Arthur Higdon is on the left. His brother Samuel Randal Higdon is on the right. The photo was probably taken in the late 1920s.

David Arthur Higdon
with his wife

David Arthur Higdon with his wife Audia May (Armstrong) Higdon The picture was taken about 1950.

In February 2003, Danny Higdon of Florida writes that he noticed the web page for Thomas Walker Higdon. Danny's great grandfather is Decatur Calvin Higdon, a brother of Thomas Walker Higdon.

Based on Danny's notes, the family line of Decatur Calvin Higdon is as follows:

1. John Higdon was born 1798 in NC or VA. He married Nancy Moses.

Child of John Higdon and Nancy Moses is:

James Blackburn Higdon, b. May 06, 1824; d. August 17, 1884.

2. James Blackburn Higdon (John ¹) was born May 06, 1824, and died August 17, 1884. He married Caroline Grace Mason.

Children of James Higdon and Caroline Mason are:

Decatur Calvin Higdon.
Thomas Walker Higdon.
Samuel Higdon.
Blackburn Higdon.
James Leon Higdon.

3. Decatur Calvin Higdon (James Blackburn², John¹). He married (1) Emmaline Lane. He married (2) Theodocia Dempsey.

Children of Decatur Higdon and Emmaline Lane are:

Samuel Randal Higdon, b. December 19, 1882, Higdon, Alabama; d. January 23, 1956, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Molly Higdon.
Isadore Higdon.
Sally Higdon.
David Arthur Higdon. (Danny's grandfather)
Frankie Higdon.
James Higdon.

Child of Decatur Higdon and Theodocia Dempsey is:

Susie Mae Higdon.

The information and photographs above are reprinted with permission from Danny Higdon of Florida.

Additional Information on James Blackburn Higdon

Danny writes that he does not have a lot of information about his family. Although the following information does not affect what Danny has shared with us, it may be of interest to other descendants of James Blackburn Higdon. The source of the data, submitted by Elizabeth Higdon, is the September 1980 issue of the "Higdon Family Newsletter."

James Blackburn Higdon, b. 6 May 1824, Kelley's Ferry? Marion County, TN, d. 17 Aug 1884, Jackson County, AL, buried Higdon Cemetery, Higdon, AL.

Caroline Grace Mason (first wife of above), b. 6 Aug 1830 Jasper, Marion County, TN, d. 1866, Jackson County, AL, buried Higdon Cemetery, Higdon, AL.

Lucinda Elizabeth West (second wife of James Blackburn Higdon), b. 14 Feb 1833, probably AL, d. 1890?, buried Higdon Cemetery, Higdon, AL.

Children of Lucinda and James Blackburn Higdon

Blackburn Columbus Higdon, b. 30 Oct 1871, Jackson County, AL, married 1 Mar 1891 to Sarah Ann Raines, b. 22 July 1877, Dade County, Georgia(?), d. 29 Aug 1959, Duval County, FL, buried in Pinkston Cemetery.
George Washington Higdon, b 24 May 1874, Jackson County, AL, d. 15 May 1947, New York, NY, married Alice Louis Ireland
Louisa Elizabeth Higdon, b. 26 May 1879, Jackson County, AL, d. 7 Sep 1969, Tracey City, TN. Married 1 Mar 1900, James Noland, b. 4 Mar 1879, d. 30 June 1965, Tracey City, TN

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