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William Huffman Higdon and Jane Buchanan Higdon



William Huffman Higdon with his wife Jane Buchanan Higdon

William Huffman Higdon was the firstborn child of Leonard and Eve Huffman (Hoffman) Higdon. William was born September 14, 1816, in (Old) Burke County, North Carolina. He died May 05, 1903 at Higdonville, Macon County, North Carolina.

He married Jane (Jincy) Buchanan on December 2, 1837. Jane was born in September 1814, in (Old) Burke County, North Carolina, daughter of James and Martha Black Buchanan. Jane died March 12, 1891, at Higdonville. Both Jane and William are buried at Sugar Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Cullasaja, North Carolina.

He married Charlotte Mathis (born June 5, 1870) on February 12, 1896. Charlotte and William had no children.


According to the book Descendants of Joseph Huffman Higdon by Jessie Higdon Wilkie, William and Jane had eleven children:

  1. Martha Jane (Mattie) Higdon, b. April 17, 1838; d. February 1, 1902; m. February 23, 1858, to John Ammons
  2. Joseph Huffman (Joe) Higdon, b. July 25, 1839; d. January 1, 1909; m. September 24, 1865, to Margaret Matilda Berry
  3. Nameless twin, b. July 25, 1839; d. July 25, 1839
  4. William Washington (Big) Higdon, b. December 27, 1841; d. May 8, 1911; m. to Lydia Jane Moore
  5. Eve Higdon, b. October 15, 1844; d. June 26, 1871; (not married)
  6. Elizabeth (Bette) Higdon, b. February 22, 1846; d. October 7, 1920; m. _____ to Alex Holbrook
  7. Margaret (Marg) Higdon, b. May 10, 1847; d. February 17, 1934; m. October 1, 1871, to James Kennedy Bryson
  8. Samuel Alexander Higdon, b. January 13, 1849; d. July 23, 1926; m. to Harriett Berry, who died September 22, 1943.
  9. Joshua A. Higdon, b. November 1, 1850; d. April 23, 1911; m. January 6, 1876, to Lou Annie Coggins
  10. Mary Elender (Sis) Higdon1, b. September 26, 1852; d. July 10, 1932; m. _____ to James Gribble
  11. Thomas Bragg (Bragg) Higdon, b. June 4, 1855; d. February 3, 1937; m. August 7, 187_, (first) to Mary Jane (Molly) West; (second) October 16, 1888, to Martha Frances (Pattie) Rich; (third) March 26, 1905, to Lula Shepherd




1A research note from Jo Ann Smith:

Not "Clemetine" Higdon

About 45 years ago, when I first began doing family research, I spent a lot of time interviewing older family members. Also I began a search of records. But in the beginning, I was somewhat naive about how to go about compiling information. In 1970, I did my first little booklet about my Mom's family and gave it to her on her birthday. Everyone seemed delighted with this.

My great-grandfather, William H. Higdon had a daughter whom all my uncles called "Aunt Sis." [She had married James W. Gribble. She was born 26 September 1852 and died in July 1932.] When I asked one of my uncles what her real name was, he told me "Clementine," and I felt sure he knew, so I wrote this down and listed her in LEONARD HIGDON OF ANSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND HIS DESCENDENTS, which I published in 1982. Later, much to my regret, I discovered this was a mistake!

Now every time I pick up another publication about the William H. Higdon family, I find a daughter "Clementine" listed. Her name may have been Mary Elender Higdon. I take full responsibility for the error. It really taught me a lesson to always double-check information before circulating it to others.

Jo Ann Smith




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