Descendants of Abraham John Higgins, Franklin Parish Louisiana Submitted by: Jerry Carter Feb. 2008 ************************************************* Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http:/www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Descendants of Abraham John Higgins Generation No. 1 1. ABRAHAM JOHN1 HIGGINS was born September 15, 1848 in Plainfield,Hendrix, Ind., and died March 09, 1898 in Ludlow, Scott, Ms.. He married MARGARET A. ORMAN November 30, 1879. She was born January 20, 1858 in Ludlow Scott, Ms, and died January 10, 1918 in Baskin Franklin Parish, La.. Children of ABRAHAM HIGGINS and MARGARET ORMAN are: 2. i. WALTER LEE2 HIGGINS, b. August 18, 1880, Ludlow, Scott, Ms.; d. December 13, 1930, Baskin Franklin Parish, La.. 3. ii. JOHN EDGAR HIGGINS, b. June 29, 1882, Ludlow Scott, Ms; d. November 29, 1911, Baskin Franklin Parish, La.. 4. iii. BILL HIGGINS, b. April 18, 1886, Ludlow Scott, Ms; d. Delhi, La. Richland, La.. iv. LUNA BELLE HIGGINS, b. August 19, 1888, Carthage, Leake, Ms.. More About LUNA BELLE HIGGINS: Burial: Richland Parish Generation No. 2 2. WALTER LEE2 HIGGINS (ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born August 18, 1880 in Ludlow, Scott, Ms., and died December 13, 1930 in Baskin Franklin Parish, La.. He married OLLIE OPHELIA PHILLIPS, daughter of HENRY PHILLIPS and SARAH DAVIS. She was born 1893 in Ms., and died 1966. Notes for WALTER LEE HIGGINS: Died of Pneumonia Children of WALTER HIGGINS and OLLIE PHILLIPS are: 5. i. JOHN HENRY3 HIGGINS, b. January 29, 1911, Richland Parish, La.; d. May 31, 1994, Richland Parish, La.. 6. ii. MAGGIE ELIZABETH HIGGINS, b. 1913. iii. ROBBIE HIGGINS, b. 1915, Baskin, La.; d. Baskin, La.; m. JOE RAINES. 7. iv. BERTHA HIGGINS, b. March 16, 1917, Baskin, La.; d. December 15, 2007. 8. v. PERCY POWELL HIGGINS, b. 1919. vi. CHARLES HIGGINS, b. 1921. Notes for CHARLES HIGGINS: Infant death vii. MERTIS HIGGINS, b. 1923. Notes for MERTIS HIGGINS: Died about 7 or 8 from eating unrippened Persimmons 9. viii. DOROTHY RUTH HIGGINS, b. October 13, 1926, Delhi,La.; d. June 03, 2000, Monroe,La. 10. ix. DOLLIE MAE HIGGINS, b. 1928. 11. x. FRANCES HIGGINS, b. 1931. 3. JOHN EDGAR2 HIGGINS (ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born June 29, 1882 in Ludlow Scott, Ms, and died November 29, 1911 in Baskin Franklin Parish, La.. He married THERESA ELIZABETH POSEY October 02, 1904 in Winnsboro Franklin Parish, la.. She was born March 21, 1889 in Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, La., and died June 17, 1959 in Shreveport, La.. Children of JOHN HIGGINS and THERESA POSEY are: i. ANNIE GERTRUDE3 HIGGINS, b. September 20, 1905. ii. EDNA LUCILLE HIGGINS, b. March 22, 1907. iii. JOHN E. HIGGINS, b. March 06, 1911. 4. BILL2 HIGGINS (ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born April 18, 1886 in Ludlow Scott, Ms, and died in Delhi, La. Richland, La.. He married DOLLIE PHILLIPS Abt. 1903, daughter of HENRY PHILLIPS and SARAH DAVIS. She was born 1892 in Ms.. Children of BILL HIGGINS and DOLLIE PHILLIPS are: 12. i. HENRY3 HIGGINS, b. 1909. 13. ii. CARL HIGGINS, b. 1913; d. 1947. iii. WILLIE HIGGINS, b. 1914. 14. iv. FRED HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1921. Generation No. 3 5. JOHN HENRY3 HIGGINS (WALTER LEE2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born January 29, 1911 in Richland Parish, La., and died May 31, 1994 in Richland Parish, La.. He married BESSY LEE FARMER. She was born February 06, 1917. Child of JOHN HIGGINS and BESSY FARMER is: i. JOHN HIGGINS4 JR. 6. MAGGIE ELIZABETH3 HIGGINS (WALTER LEE2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born 1913. She married IRVIN "BONES" HOPPER. Child of MAGGIE HIGGINS and IRVIN HOPPER is: i. CLAYTON4 HOPPER. 7. BERTHA3 HIGGINS (WALTER LEE2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born March 16, 1917 in Baskin, La., and died December 15, 2007. She married KENNETH BRADLEY STURDIVANT. Child of BERTHA HIGGINS and KENNETH STURDIVANT is: i. DAVID4 STURDIVANT. 8. PERCY POWELL3 HIGGINS (WALTER LEE2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born 1919. He married JESSE. Children of PERCY HIGGINS and JESSE are: i. JIMMY4 HIGGINS. ii. BARBARA HIGGINS. 9. DOROTHY RUTH3 HIGGINS (WALTER LEE2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born October 13, 1926 in Delhi,La., and died June 03, 2000 in Monroe,La. She married HOYT CLINTON MCKNIGHT September 19, 1947, son of JOHN MC KNIGHT and VERGIA PINNIX. He was born August 05, 1924, and died March 06, 2003 in Monroe,La. More About DOROTHY RUTH HIGGINS: Burial: Monroe,La More About HOYT CLINTON MCKNIGHT: Burial: Monroe,La Children of DOROTHY HIGGINS and HOYT MCKNIGHT are: 15. i. HOYT C.4 MCKNIGHT, b. 1948, Delhi,La.. ii. SHEILA MCKNIGHT, b. 1952; m. RICHARDS. iii. TOMMY D MCKNIGHT, b. October 1961, Monroe,La; d. November 1961, Childrens Hosp. Houston,Tx. Notes for TOMMY D MCKNIGHT: Lived 25 days More About TOMMY D MCKNIGHT: Burial: Monroe,La 16. iv. SHERRI LYNN MCKNIGHT, b. June 04, 1963, Houma, La.. 10. DOLLIE MAE3 HIGGINS (WALTER LEE2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born 1928. She married DOYLE HENRY. He was born September 28, 1923, and died April 08, 1991. Children of DOLLIE HIGGINS and DOYLE HENRY are: i. GERTY MAE4 HENRY. ii. LAURA HENRY. iii. CHARLES HENRY. iv. BECKY HENRY. 11. FRANCES3 HIGGINS (WALTER LEE2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born 1931. She married FULLER BEARDEN. Children of FRANCES HIGGINS and FULLER BEARDEN are: i. LARRY4 BEARDEN. ii. REGINA BEARDEN. iii. CYNTHIA BEARDEN. iv. CHERYL BEARDEN. v. GERALD BEARDEN. 12. HENRY3 HIGGINS (BILL2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born 1909. He married SALLY. Children of HENRY HIGGINS and SALLY are: i. CLARA4 HIGGINS. ii. WARREN HIGGINS. 13. CARL3 HIGGINS (BILL2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born 1913, and died 1947. He married MARY. More About CARL HIGGINS: Burial: Baskin, La. Children of CARL HIGGINS and MARY are: i. ALICE4 HIGGINS. ii. CHARLES HIGGINS. iii. LAWRENCE HIGGINS. 14. FRED3 HIGGINS (BILL2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born Abt. 1921. He married DOROTHY. Children of FRED HIGGINS and DOROTHY are: i. BILLY4 HIGGINS. ii. JERRY HIGGINS. iii. RONNIE HIGGINS. iv. MIKE HIGGINS. v. PATRICIA HIGGINS. Generation No. 4 15. HOYT C.4 MCKNIGHT (DOROTHY RUTH3 HIGGINS, WALTER LEE2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born 1948 in Delhi,La.. He married (1) JUDY MCDONALD. He married (2) MYRTLE WRIGHT. She died 2007. He married (3) DEBORAH KOZACSKI. Notes for HOYT C. MCKNIGHT: Hoyt is an Engineer Children of HOYT MCKNIGHT and JUDY MCDONALD are: i. SHELLIE5. ii. STEPHANIE. iii. MICHELLE. iv. KEELY. 16. SHERRI LYNN4 MCKNIGHT (DOROTHY RUTH3 HIGGINS, WALTER LEE2, ABRAHAM JOHN1) was born June 04, 1963 in Houma, La.. She married JAMES COLEMAN 1990 in Delhi, Richland Parish. Children of SHERRI MCKNIGHT and JAMES COLEMAN are: i. CLINTON GREGORY5 COLEMAN, b. August 10, 1995. ii. JACKSON GARRETT COLEMAN, b. January 04, 2001.