James Joseph HiggersonAge: 68 years1793–1861
- Name
- James Joseph Higgerson
- Given names
- James Joseph
- Surname
- Higgerson
 Birth | 1793 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 10 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 19 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Nancy I Zachary — View this family December 1, 1824 (Age 31 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | James W Higgerson about 1826 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Jane Theresa Higgerson July 18, 1827 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Angeline Higgerson 1830 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Lucy Frances Higgerson February 1832 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 39 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a son #5 | Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson October 9, 1835 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 42 years)Note: 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Joseph Higgerson December 18, 1842 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Clay Turley — Jane Theresa Higgerson — View this family May 21, 1846 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel F Morton — Angeline Higgerson — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 28, 1847 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James William Morton December 1, 1848 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 53 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | John F Morton October 1849 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William E Turley 1849 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Marion Turley 1850 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | September 18, 1850 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Edwin Morton 1852 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nicholas W Smith — Lucy Frances Higgerson — View this family Type: Religious marriage July 15, 1852 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Franklin Turley 1854 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Mary E Morton 1855 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Travis Smith 1855 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson — Mary Frances Herndon — View this family Type: Religious marriage September 15, 1856 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Luella “Ella” Turley March 25, 1857 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Charles Edwin Higgerson August 9, 1857 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Laura Madora Smith October 26, 1857 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Adaline Morton 1858 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Martha Ellen Higgerson August 11, 1859 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 64 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 grandson | Charles Edwin Higgerson February 21, 1860 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Martha Ellen Higgerson March 30, 1860 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | DeWitt Smith 1861 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Emmett Lee Higgerson June 9, 1861 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 68 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 |
 Death | December 25, 1861 (Age 68 years) Cause of death: Murdered |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Higgerson Cemetery |
| Family with Nancy I Zachary |
| himself |
James Joseph Higgerson Birth: 1793 — Virginia, United States Death: December 25, 1861 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
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 daughter |
Angeline Higgerson Birth: 1830 37 35 — Virginia, United States Death: before 1870 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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-3 years son |
James W Higgerson Birth: about 1826 33 31 Death: June 5, 1880 |
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18 months daughter |
Jane Theresa Higgerson Birth: July 18, 1827 34 32 — Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States Death: April 24, 1894 |
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5 years daughter |
Lucy Frances Higgerson Birth: February 1832 39 37 — Virginia, United States Death: 1907 |
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4 years son |
Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson Birth: October 9, 1835 42 40 — Virginia, United States Death: February 11, 1903 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| James Joseph Higgerson + … … |
| himself |
James Joseph Higgerson Birth: 1793 — Virginia, United States Death: December 25, 1861 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| son |
Joseph Higgerson Birth: December 18, 1842 49 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 11, 1939 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Joseph Higgerson - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Death | Joseph Higgerson was a storekeeper at Turley Bridge on the Lamine River. On Christmas moring of 1861, he was robbed and murdered by a band of desperados.
HISTORY OF HOWARD AND COOPER COUNTIES, 1883. |