Col. Christopher Columbus HiggersonAge: 67 years1835–1903
- Name
- Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson
- Name prefix
- Col.
- Given names
- Christopher Columbus
- Surname
- Higgerson
 Birth | October 9, 1835 42 40 |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Birth of a half-brother | Joseph Higgerson December 18, 1842 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | September 18, 1850 (Age 14 years) |
 Religious marriage | Mary Frances Herndon — View this family September 15, 1856 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Edwin Higgerson August 9, 1857 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Martha Ellen Higgerson August 11, 1859 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a son | Charles Edwin Higgerson February 21, 1860 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Martha Ellen Higgerson March 30, 1860 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | August 23, 1860 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Emmett Lee Higgerson June 9, 1861 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a father | James Joseph Higgerson December 25, 1861 (Age 26 years) Cause: Murdered |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Ida Belle Higgerson August 1, 1863 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 25 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Effie May Higgerson December 18, 1865 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Enola “Molly” Higgerson April 1867 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 31 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 31 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a mother | Nancy I Zachary 1868 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 33 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a sister | Angeline Higgerson before 1870 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Susan Olive Higgerson March 1870 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | July 25, 1870 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | James Jackson Higgerson August 2, 1872 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Benjamin Herndon Higgerson October 18, 1875 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 42 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | James W Higgerson June 5, 1880 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Harry Pearson Turley — Mary Enola “Molly” Higgerson — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 3, 1888 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Jessie Enola “Nullie” Turley May 25, 1889 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Emmett Hall “Pete” Turley January 9, 1891 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Emmett Lee Higgerson — Ida May Lewis — View this family Type: Religious marriage February 17, 1892 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Eralus Dunn “Dump” Smith — Ida Belle Higgerson — View this family calculated 1892 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mildred Higgerson January 1893 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Columbus Turley August 3, 1893 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Abraham Douglas Swegle — Effie May Higgerson — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 19, 1893 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jane Theresa Higgerson April 24, 1894 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Elmer L Swegle August 30, 1894 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Higgerson December 1894 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Margaret Williams “Peg” Turley August 12, 1895 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Earl D Swegle 1897 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Mary Elizabeth “Bess” Turley March 23, 1898 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 62 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Martha Higgerson August 1899 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Mary Venita Smith April 7, 1900 (Age 64 years) |
| Census | June 21, 1900 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Roxie Lee “Bobbie” Turley November 2, 1900 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Mary M Swegle 1901 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | May B Higgerson 1903 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Ray Smith calculated 1903 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | February 11, 1903 (Age 67 years) Address: Near Boonville |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herndon Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Joseph Higgerson Birth: 1793 — Virginia, United States Death: December 25, 1861 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Nancy I Zachary Birth: 1795 — Virginia, United States Death: 1868 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 1, 1824 — Madison, Virginia, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Angeline Higgerson Birth: 1830 37 35 — Virginia, United States Death: before 1870 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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-3 years elder brother |
James W Higgerson Birth: about 1826 33 31 Death: June 5, 1880 |
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18 months elder sister |
Jane Theresa Higgerson Birth: July 18, 1827 34 32 — Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States Death: April 24, 1894 |
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5 years elder sister |
Lucy Frances Higgerson Birth: February 1832 39 37 — Virginia, United States Death: 1907 |
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4 years himself |
Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson Birth: October 9, 1835 42 40 — Virginia, United States Death: February 11, 1903 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with an unknown individual |
| father |
James Joseph Higgerson Birth: 1793 — Virginia, United States Death: December 25, 1861 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| half-brother |
Joseph Higgerson Birth: December 18, 1842 49 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 11, 1939 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Mary Frances Herndon |
| himself |
Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson Birth: October 9, 1835 42 40 — Virginia, United States Death: February 11, 1903 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Mary Frances Herndon Birth: April 20, 1839 36 37 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 1920 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: September 15, 1856 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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11 months son |
Charles Edwin Higgerson Birth: August 9, 1857 21 18 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 21, 1860 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Martha Ellen Higgerson Birth: August 11, 1859 23 20 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 30, 1860 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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22 months son |
Emmett Lee Higgerson Birth: June 9, 1861 25 22 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: July 29, 1921 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Effie May Higgerson Birth: December 18, 1865 30 26 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 10, 1951 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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-2 years daughter |
Ida Belle Higgerson Birth: August 1, 1863 27 24 — Missouri, United States Death: February 28, 1910 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Enola “Molly” Higgerson Birth: April 1867 31 27 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: 1904 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Susan Olive Higgerson Birth: March 1870 34 30 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: 1956 |
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2 years son |
James Jackson Higgerson Birth: August 2, 1872 36 33 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 11, 1949 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Benjamin Herndon Higgerson Birth: October 18, 1875 40 36 Death: March 3, 1907 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Joseph Higgerson - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson - Household
Howard, Missouri, United States
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