Caroline HIGDON1

HAIRSTON.org ID#8024, b. about 1839
Father*Robert Daniel HIGDON1 b. a 1815
Mother*Lettie M HEARNE1 b. 1808
Birth*Caroline HIGDON was born about 1839 in Georgia.1 
She was the daughter of Robert Daniel HIGDON and Lettie M HEARNE.1 
Census 1850Caroline HIGDON appeared on the 1850 census of Robert Daniel HIGDON on 9 November 1850 in Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama; Robt D Higdon 36, Letty M. 36, Thomas 13, Caroline 11, Joseph 9, Jefferson 6, Doctor R. 8/12.1
Census 1870Caroline HIGDON appeared on the 1870 census of Robert Daniel HIGDON on 14 June 1870 in Ward 2, Jackson Parish, Louisiana; R D Higdon 56, L M 56, A A 13 Female, E Blankenship 31 Female (born Georgia - this could be Caroline from 1850 census), M. Blankenship (12 female born Alabama), J Blankenship (8 male born Alabama). The 8 year old J. Blankenship may be the 18 year old John Blankenship that married Sena Higdon in 1879.2

NOTE*NOTE: There is a Mrs Caroline Blankenship in the 1866 Fayette County, Alabama tax records. 

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited3 Feb 2022