Sgt. Joseph Absalom Higginbotham (05/31/1828 - 05/18/1904)
(From The Higginbotham Family by William Montgomery Sweeny)
Sgt. Joseph Absalom Higginbotham, son of Col. George Washington Higginbotham
and Johannah Croxton Higginbotham, was born Amherst Co., VA 05/31/1828. Joseph
died 05/18/1904 Amherst Co., VA, at 75 years of age. His body was interred
05/20/1904 in Mount Pleasant, Amherst Co., VA, Higginbotham Cemetery.
He married Hester Ann Ware Amherst Co., VA, 02/20/1867. Hester was born Amherst
Co., VA 01/14/1844. Hester was the daughter of Reuben Barnes Ware and Elizabeth
Ann "Eliza" Cunningham. Hester died 11/06/1920 Amherst Co., VA, at 76 years of
age. Her body was interred 11/07/1920 in Mount Pleasant, Amherst Co., VA,
Higginbotham Cemetery.
Sgt. Joseph Absalom Higginbotham and Hester Ann Ware had the following children:
Ruben W. Higginbotham was born Amherst Co., VA 02/19/1868. Ruben died 04/28/1869
Amherst Co., VA, at 1 year of age. His body was interred 04/29/1869 in Mount
Pleasant, Amherst Co., VA, Higginbotham Cemetery.
Rev. Edwin Massie Higginbotham was born Amherst Co., VA 10/15/1868. Edwin
died 05/20/1944 Princeton, Mercer Co., WV, at 75 years of age. His body was
interred 05/21/1944 Roanoke, Roanoke Co., VA, Fairview Cemetery. He married
twice. He married Sadie Jane Christian Amherst Co., VA, 12/23/1896. Sadie was
born Amherst Co., VA 06/18/1879. Sadie was the daughter of John H. Christian and
Sarah Olivia J. Layne. She married ? Gillispie Amherst Co., VA, aft 1896. Sadie
died 03/14/1963 at 83 years of age. He married Harriet Ann Boudurant Amherst
Co., VA, aft 1896. Harriet was the daughter of ? Boudurant and Mary S. Minter.
Joseph Lee Higginbotham was born 03/04/1871.
Lula Higginbotham was born Amherst Co., VA 11/01/1872.
Mary Eliza Higginbotham was born Amherst Co., VA 06/22/1875. Mary died
06/08/1945 at 69 years of age. Her body was interred 06/10/1945 in Mount
Pleasant, Amherst Co., VA, Higginbotham Cemetery.
Hettie Anna Higginbotham was born Amherst Co., VA 06/22/1877. Hettie died
11/06/1898 at 21 years of age. Her body was interred 11/07/1898 in Mount
Pleasant, Amherst Co., VA, Higginbotham Cemetery. She married ? Hill abt 1895.
Daisy Bird Higginbotham was born Amherst Co., VA 03/17/1879.
William Robert "Willie" Higginbotham was born Amherst Co., VA 01/01/1882.
William died 12/10/1917 Amherst Co., VA, at 35 years of age. His body was
interred 12/11/1917 Amherst Co., VA, Mt Pleasant Cemetery. He married Leafy
Norene Cash Amherst Co., VA, 12/22/1909. Leafy was born Amherst Co., VA
12/27/1886. Leafy was the daughter of Stanley Ptolemy Cash and Ellen Preston.
Leafy died 11/16/1939 Washington, DC, at 52 years of age. Her body was interred
11/18/1939 Amherst Co., VA, Mt Pleasant Cemetery.
Ethel Higginbotham was born Amherst Co., VA 03/25/1884.
Nina Higginbotham was born Amherst Co., VA 1886. Nina died 05/02/1906
Amherst Co., VA, at 19 years of age. Her body was interred 05/03/1906 in Mount
Pleasant, Amherst Co., VA, Higginbotham Cemetery.
Samuel Valentine Higginbotham was born 03/17/1889.