HIGDON, George Washington


Erasmus HIGDONabt 1765-aft 1829	Samuel MORGANabt 1773-abt 1814	Rachelabt 1773
Benjamin HIGDON1783-1875	Sarah Jane MORGAN1794-1873

Birth

23 Jan 1814
Bullitt County, KY

Death

27 Oct 189985y 9m 4d
Salt Creek Twp, Decatur, IN

Burial

Old Rossburg Cemetery, Decatur, IN ¹ ²

Marriages

Elizabeth CROSS -

13 Sep 1835 in Franklin County, IN ³ 21

Spouse #2

Mary Sarah FOSTER 24 Jan 1817 - 04 Oct 1876

21 Oct 1837 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH 23

9 Children

Daniel HIGDON 1838-1913

Mary E COOMBS 1844-1885

Benjamin HIGDON 1840-1864

Peter HIGDON 1842-1857

Philip HIGDON 1846-1907

Mary Alice BRYANT 1859-1934

Josiah HIGDON 1848-1933

Lucinda Jane HALEY 1857-1928

Christina HIGDON 1850-1935

George W HIGDON 1854-1864

Nancy Agnes HIGDON 1857-1926

Lewis Jasper RILEY 1859-1924

James Jacob HIGDON 1861-1906

Emma Zetta DUGAN 1867-1933

Spouse #3

Louisa A RILEY 04 May 1844 - 26 Aug 1916

17 Oct 1878 in Decatur County, IN ⁴ 64

Census Images

	Marital		Imm
Year	State	County	Township	Relation	Age	Status	Occupation	Year	Birth	Index
1840	OH	Hamilton			26
1850	IN	Franklin	Fairfield		36		Farmer		KY
1860	IN	Decatur	Fugit		46		Farmer		KY
1870	IN	Decatur	Fugit		56		Farmer		KY
1880	IN	Decatur	Fugit	Head	66	M	Farmer		KY

Marital

Imm

Year

State

County

Township

Relation

Age

Status

Occupation

Year

Birth

Index

1840

Hamilton

1850

Franklin

Fairfield

Farmer

1860

Decatur

Fugit

Farmer

1870

Decatur

Fugit

Farmer

1880

Decatur

Fugit

Head

Farmer

Sources

1	Higdon Family Newletter #102, June 1980, Page 1
2	Find A Grave; findagrave.com 30249116
3	Indiana Marriages to 1850; Indiana State Library
4	Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920; Ancestry.com