The Shemwell Family

Emmett Lee HiggersonAge: 60 years18611921

Name
Emmett Lee Higgerson
Given names
Emmett Lee
Surname
Higgerson
Birth June 9, 1861 25 22
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Joseph Higgerson
December 25, 1861 (Age 6 months)
Cause: Murdered
Note: Joseph Higgerson was a storekeeper at Turley Bridge on the Lamine River. On Christmas moring of 1861…
Birth of a sisterIda Belle Higgerson
August 1, 1863 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterEffie May Higgerson
December 18, 1865 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Enola “Molly” Higgerson
April 1867 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy I Zachary
1868 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterSusan Olive Higgerson
March 1870 (Age 8 years)
Census July 25, 1870 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Jackson Higgerson
August 2, 1872 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherBenjamin Zachery Herndon
August 7, 1873 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Herndon Higgerson
October 18, 1875 (Age 14 years)

Census June 10, 1880 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSusan Fox
December 21, 1885 (Age 24 years)
Religious marriageIda May LewisView this family
February 17, 1892 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mildred Higgerson
January 1893 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Higgerson
December 1894 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Martha Higgerson
August 1899 (Age 38 years)
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
May B Higgerson
1903 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherCol. Christopher Columbus Higgerson
February 11, 1903 (Age 41 years)
Address: Near Boonville
Death of a sisterMary Enola “Molly” Higgerson
1904 (Age 42 years)
Death of a brotherBenjamin Herndon Higgerson
March 3, 1907 (Age 45 years)
Cause: Suicide
Death of a sisterIda Belle Higgerson
February 28, 1910 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Thomas Higgerson
March 1910 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Jesse Columbus Higgerson
April 14, 1910 (Age 48 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 48 years)
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 58 years)
Death of a motherMary Frances Herndon
May 15, 1920 (Age 58 years)
Death July 29, 1921 (Age 60 years)
Burial July 31, 1921 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamine Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 15, 1856Cooper, Missouri, United States
11 months
elder brother
Charles Edwin Higgerson
Birth: August 9, 1857 21 18Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 21, 1860Cooper, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Martha Ellen Higgerson
Birth: August 11, 1859 23 20Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: March 30, 1860Cooper, Missouri, United States
22 months
himself
5 years
younger sister
Effie May Higgerson
Birth: December 18, 1865 30 26Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 10, 1951Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
-2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Susan Olive Higgerson
Birth: March 1870 34 30Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: 1956
2 years
younger brother
James Jackson Higgerson
Birth: August 2, 1872 36 33Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: May 11, 1949Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Benjamin Herndon Higgerson
Birth: October 18, 1875 40 36
Death: March 3, 1907St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Family with Ida May Lewis - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 17, 1892Cooper, Missouri, United States
11 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
5 years
daughter
4 years
daughter
7 years
son
1 month
son
Jesse Columbus Higgerson
Birth: April 14, 1910 48 39Missouri, United States
Death: November 12, 1925Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

Emmett Lee Higgerson has 46 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson - Household

Lamine, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Higgerson, Col.head31MWFarmingMO
Higgerson, Marywife33FWKeeping HouseMO
Higgerson, Emmitson8MWMO
Higgerson, Idadaughter6FWMO
Higgerson, Effiedaughter7FWMO
Higgerson, “Mollydaughter2FWMO
Higgerson, Not Nameddaughter2mFWMOMar
Riley, Wallace23MWfarm handMO
Morton, Mollie14FWMO
-, William22MWfarm handMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson - Household

Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Higgerson, Christopher CWM44headMfarmerVAVAVA
Higgerson, Mary FWF43wifeMMOVAKY
Higgerson, Emmett LWM19sonSfarm helperMOVAMO
Higgerson, Ida BWF16daughterSMOVAMO
Higgerson, Effie MWF14daughterSMOVAMO
Higgerson, Mary EWF12daughterSMOVAMO
Higgerson, Susan OWF10daughterSMOVAMO
Higgerson, James JWM7sonSMOVAMO
Higgerson, Benjamin HWM4sonSVAMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Emmett Lee Higgerson - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Higgerson, Emmett headWMJun186138M8MOVAMOfarmer
Higgerson, Ida MwifeWFSep186930M833MOMOMO
Higgerson, MildreddaughterWFJan18937SMOMOMO
Higgerson, MarydaughterWFDec18945SMOMOMO
Higgerson, MarthadaughterWFAug18999 monthsSMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Emmett Lee Higgerson - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Higgerson, Emmett headMW49M18MOVAMOfarm laborer
Higgerson, Ida MwifeFW39M1855MOMOMO
Higgerson, MildreddaughterFW17SMOMOMO
Higgerson, Mary LdaughterFW15SMOMOMO
Higgerson, Martha LdaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Higgerson, May BdaughterFW7SMOMOMO
Higgerson, ThomassonMW1 monthSMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Emmett Lee Higgerson - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Higgerson, Emmett headMW58MMOVAMOlaborerpipe factory
Higgerson, IdawifeFW48MMOMOMO
Higgerson, May BelledaughterFW17SMOMOMO
Higgerson, JessesonMW9SMOMOMO