James W HiggersonAge: 54 years1826–1880
- Name
- James W Higgerson
- Given names
- James W
- Surname
- Higgerson
 Birth | about 1826 33 31 |
 Birth of a sister | Jane Theresa Higgerson July 18, 1827 (Age 18 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Angeline Higgerson 1830 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucy Frances Higgerson February 1832 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 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 brother | Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson October 9, 1835 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Joseph Higgerson December 18, 1842 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 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 father | James Joseph Higgerson December 25, 1861 (Age 35 years) Cause: Murdered |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 41 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 41 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 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 43 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 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | June 5, 1880 (Age 54 years) |
| 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 younger sister |
Angeline Higgerson Birth: 1830 37 35 — Virginia, United States Death: before 1870 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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-3 years himself |
James W Higgerson Birth: about 1826 33 31 Death: June 5, 1880 |
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18 months younger 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 younger sister |
Lucy Frances Higgerson Birth: February 1832 39 37 — Virginia, United States Death: 1907 |
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4 years younger brother |
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 |