Biographical Sketch of Wilder Higginbotham, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Wilder Higginbotham, the second living son of George W. and Helen (Turley) Higginbotham, is a native of Washington County, Mo., and was born October 26, 1842. He is one of the prominent and successful agriculturists of his native county, and regards the quality of his farming operations far more than the quantity. His farm contains 105 acres of choice land, all in a good state of cultivation, and he has made farming the vocation of his life. October 25, 1868, he married Miss Susan Madden, a daughter of Malachi and Caroline Madden, and a sister of Mrs. Thomas Higginbotham. They have a family of two child- ren, Malcolm and Morie. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================