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Descendants of Joseph Huffman Higdon and Margaret Matilda Berry Higdon
The book Descendants of Joseph Huffman Higdon and Margaret Matilda Berry Higdon gathered and edited by Jessie Higdon Wilke is available. This 134-page spiral bound book contains biographical sketches and statistical data of each of Joseph and Margaret's children who lived to adulthood. The photographs and stories, many written by the wives or daughters of these Higdon descendants, are heartwarming. This book also contains a full-color Higdon coat of arms and information on the lives of William Huffman Higdon, Logan Berry, Joseph Huffman Higdon, and Margaret Matilda Berry Higdon.

To order a copy of this book, mail a check for $28.95 made payable to The Higdon Family Association, Inc. to:

Click here for an order form for the Joseph Huffman Higdon book that you can print.
Janice M. Higdon, Treasurer
The Higdon Family Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 315
Moon, VA 23119-0315


Publications by Higdon Family Association Members
The Thomas Higdon Family of Polk County, Tennessee
The Thomas Higdon Family of Polk County, Tennessee book was written by William Garland Lillard, Jr. and first published in August 2000. This 70-page spiral bound book provides comprehensive information on the Thomas Higdon family and includes lots of pictures. Calvin Higdon and his wife Amanda Linderman Higdon, who together built the Higdon Hotel in Reliance, Tennessee, are part of this historical account.

To order a copy of this book, mail a check for $12.00 made payable to Benton Book Mart to:

Benton Book Mart
P.O. Box 129
Benton, TN 37307




Publications Available at Libraries

Colonial Higdons and Some of Their Descendants
Colonial Higdons and Some of Their Descendants is written by Lucille B. Coone. A copy of this book is on Reserve at Western Carolina University. According to Mrs. Coone, three Higdons, John, Richard, and Daniel appeared on the records of Virginia and Maryland in the middle of the seventeenth century. This 167-page spiral bound book provides the descendants of Richard, John, and Daniel Higdon a boost towards finding their ancestors and gives the reader a wonderful glimpse of life in colonial America.

Western Carolina University Library
176 Central Drive,
Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828) 227-7485 or Toll-free (866) 928-5424
Leonard Higdon of Anson County, North Carolina, and His Descendents
Leonard Higdon of Anson County, North Carolina, and His Descendents, published October 1982, was written by Jo Ann Smith. It is available at a few libraries, one being the

North Carolina State Library
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601


Newsletter for Members


For HFA members only, if you have a publication about the Higdon family, please send a brief description of the item including the cost and ordering information. If your publication is out-of-print but is available through an archive or library, let us know where we can find a copy.

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