Robert Floyd Higdon1

HAIRSTON.org ID#9501, b. 21 December 1881, d. 5 April 1964
Father*Robert Daniel Higdon1 b. a 1815
Mother*Calpurnia Baker1 b. 14 Feb 1841, d. 10 Jun 1910
Marriage*Robert Floyd Higdon married Estelle Roberts.2 
Birth*Robert Floyd Higdon was born on 21 December 1881 in Louisana. The 1900 census shows Dec 1880 as date of birth.1,3 
He was the son of Robert Daniel Higdon and Calpurnia Baker.1 
Census 1900Robert Floyd Higdon appeared on the 1900 census of Calpurnia Baker on 6 June 1900 in Police Jury Ward 3, District 57, Lincoln, Louisiana; Higdon, Calpernia b. Feb 1841 in Georgia (widow with 7 living children and both parents born in Georgia), daughter Armilda Vance b. Nov. 1871 (from Calpernia's first husband), dau. Emma Higdon b. Jan. 1879, son Robert Higdon b. Dec. 1880, dau Ida Higdon b. Mar. 1886.1

 
Census 1910*Robert Floyd Higdon appeared on the census of 14 May 1910 in District 79, Ward 8, Lincoln, Louisiana, R J Higdon 29, wife S D 28, dau. Thelme 6, son Elma 4 and son Shelby 2.4 
Death*He died on 5 April 1964 in Confederate Memorial Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, at age 82.2 
Obituary*The April 6, 1964 obituary of Robert F. Higdon mentions his sisters Mrs. Emma Coleman of Ruston and Mrs. Dollie Mitchell of Shreveport. - The Shreveport Journal, Monday, April 6, 1962, page 23. 

Family

Estelle Roberts b. a 1883, d. 31 Aug 1934
Child

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S257] Obituary.
  3. [S3256] World War II Draft Registration Cards, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
  4. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S92] Birth Certificate.
Last Edited26 Jul 2026