Lucy Frances HiggersonAge: 74 years1832–1907
- Name
- Lucy Frances Higgerson
- Given names
- Lucy Frances
- Surname
- Higgerson
- Married name
- Lucy Frances Smith
 Birth | February 1832 39 37 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832Note: 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 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 3 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 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 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 18 years) |
 Religious marriage | Nicholas W Smith — View this family July 15, 1852 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Travis Smith 1855 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Laura Madora Smith October 26, 1857 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 24 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 24, 1860 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | DeWitt Smith 1861 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | James Joseph Higgerson December 25, 1861 (Age 29 years) Cause: Murdered |
| Birth of a son #4 | Jefferson Smith 1863 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 29 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 son #5 | Fountain Durrett Smith July 1, 1867 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 34 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 34 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 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 36 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 37 years) |
| Census | July 21, 1870 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Ada “Adie” Smith 1872 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a son | Travis Smith February 8, 1878 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ewing Madison Webb — Laura Madora Smith — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 10, 1878 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 45 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Lester S Webb July 5, 1879 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | James W Higgerson June 5, 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | June 11, 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Harry Madison Webb November 22, 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Bessie R Webb August 3, 1886 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a husband | Nicholas W Smith January 13, 1893 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jane Theresa Higgerson April 24, 1894 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Perl Melvin Davidson — Ada “Adie” Smith — View this family June 8, 1898 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 66 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 |
| Death of a grandson | Lester S Webb November 29, 1898 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | June 14, 1900 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson February 11, 1903 (Age 71 years) Address: Near Boonville |
| Death of a granddaughter | Bessie R Webb July 4, 1907 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | 1907 (Age 74 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 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 herself |
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 |
| Family with Nicholas W Smith |
| husband |
Nicholas W Smith Birth: March 19, 1827 — Missouri, United States Death: January 13, 1893 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Lucy Frances Higgerson Birth: February 1832 39 37 — Virginia, United States Death: 1907 |
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Marriage: July 15, 1852 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
Travis Smith Birth: 1855 27 22 — Missouri, United States Death: February 8, 1878 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Laura Madora Smith Birth: October 26, 1857 30 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 24, 1936 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
DeWitt Smith Birth: 1861 33 28 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Jefferson Smith Birth: 1863 35 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
Fountain Durrett Smith Birth: July 1, 1867 40 35 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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6 years daughter |
Ada “Adie” Smith Birth: 1872 44 39 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Nicholas W Smith - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Nicholas W Smith - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Nicholas W Smith - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Perl Melvin Davidson - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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