Joseph Higdon1

HAIRSTON.org ID#8025, b. about 1841
Father*Robert Daniel Higdon1 b. a 1815
Mother*Lettie Mary Ann Hearne1 b. a 1808
Birth*Joseph Higdon was born about 1841 in Georgia.1 
He was the son of Robert Daniel Higdon and Lettie Mary Ann Hearne.1 
Census 1850Joseph Higdon appeared on the 1850 census of Robert Daniel Higdon on 9 November 1850 in Talladega, Talladega, Alabama; Robt D Higdon 36, Letty M. 36, Thomas 13, Caroline 11, Joseph 9, Jefferson 6, Doctor R. 8/12.1
Marriage*Joseph Higdon married Minerva Cotton on 5 April 1860 in Talladega, Alabama. FSL #005205850, image 175/247.2 
Census 1860Joseph Higdon appeared on the 1860 census of Robert Daniel Higdon on 18 July 1860 in Northern Division, Talladega, Alabama; R. D. Hegden 50 , L. (Lettie) 50 female, J. (Joseph) 18 male, D. R. (Doctor) 12 male, S. (Sena) 5 female, D. (Della) 3 female. Living next to Robert is F. Blankenship 24, E. Blankenship 20 and A. O. Blankenship 7/12. - FSL #005165595, 309/539.3
Census 1870Joseph Higdon appeared on the 1870 census of Jacob Warren Higdon on 4 August 1870 in Ward 6, Ouachita, Louisiana; Higdon, Jacob 20, Nancy 21, Edna 2, Ada 1, Emma 5/12, Joseph 29, James 9.4

 

Family

Minerva Cotton

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S3307] Alabama County Marriages 1805-1967, Family Search, Salt lake City, Utah, Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited23 Jul 2026