Biographical Sketch of George W. & Thomas Jefferson Higginbotham, 
Washington County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Thomas, Wilder, Lytle B., Z. Filmore and Cruise Higginbotham are grand-
sons of Thomas Higginbotham, a native of Georgia, who came to Missouri
in 1876, and became one of the earliest settlers of Washington County,
in which county he continued to reside until his removal to Dent County
where he died at the age of eighty-five years; he was a soldier in the
War of 1812, and was the father of two sons, Thomas Jefferson and 
George W.  The latter was born and reared in Washington County, and 
after arriving at the age of maturity married Miss Turley, a daughter
of William Turley, of Kentucky.  Nine children were born to this union,
who were named as follows: Burrus, Thomas, Wilder, Lytle B., Z. Filmore,
Cruise, Melzenia, Maranda, and Alzonia, who married George W. Engledow.
They have two sons, George F. and Higginbotham.  Thomas Higginbotham,
the eldest of the living sons, is a stock dealer and farmer and was 
born in Washington County, November 15, 1835, in which county he was
reared to different occupations, in later years he devoted his atten-
tion almost exclusively to farming and stock raising, and owns in 
Washington and adjoining counties about 1,600 acres of land.  May 23,
1867, he married Miss Caroline Madden, who was born in Washington Co.,
and is a daughter of Malachi and Caroline (James) Madden, the latter a
daughter of Judge James of Ste. Genevieve County, Mo.  Mr. Higginbotham
held the office of presiding judge of the county court for six years,
and proved himself a faithful and competent official.  Mr. and Mrs.
Higginbotham have no children, but have an adopted son, Robert Highley
Higginbotham.

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