William R. Higgins
1851–Male
Monongalia Church, Marion, Virginia, United States
The Life Summary of William R.
When William R. Higgins was born in 1851, in Monongalia Church, Marion, Virginia, United States, his father, Enoch Higgins, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Anna Toothman, was 23. He lived in Monongalia, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Belmont, Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States in 1870.
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Family Time Line
Enoch Higgins
1824–1876
Elizabeth Anna Toothman
1828–1880
Mary K. Higgins
1849–
William R. Higgins
1851–
Sarah Delpha Higgins
1853–1920
John Wesley Higgins
1855–1934
Peter Higgins
1858–1928
Eliza Jane Higgins
1860–1943
Louisa J. Higgins
1861–
Jefferson Lee Higgins
1862–1928
Leroy Higgins
1862–
George G. Higgins
1865–
Elias Higgins
1869–
Parents and Siblings
1824–1876Male
1828–1880Female
Siblings
(11)
1849–Female
1851–Male
1853–1920Female
1855–1934Male
1858–1928Male
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World Events (8)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 9
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 9
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 10
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 10
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 31
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 31
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
1 Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hUiginn ‘descendant of Uiginn’, a byname meaning ‘viking’, ‘searover’ (from Old Norse víkingr).2 Irish: variant of Hagan .3 English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Higgin, a pet form of Hick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sources (2)
- William Higgins in household of Enoch Higgins, "United States Census, 1870"
- William R Higgins in household of Enoch Higgins, "United States Census, 1860"
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