Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Benjamin Ignatius Higdon (1891-1985)

Personal data Benjamin Ignatius Higdon 

Sources 1, 2

Household of Benjamin Ignatius Higdon

He is married to Sylvia Belle Edwards.

They got married on May 14, 1912 at Grayson County, Kentucky, he was 20 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Eunice Higdon  1920-2006 
  2. Clevie Anthony Higdon  1928-1966 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Ignatius Higdon

John Sims
1804-1868
Phalinder Malinda Pierce
± 1812-1880

Benjamin Ignatius Higdon
1891-1985

1912

Sylvia Belle Edwards
1896-1992

Mary Eunice Higdon
1920-2006
Clevie Anthony Higdon
1928-1966

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Sources

  1. Alrey, Robert L., Rootsweb GEDCOMs. bobalvey@juno.com, Robert L. Alvey's Rootsweb GEDCOMs
  2. "Thomas A. Stobie, rootsweb, 2009.," supplied by Stobie, july 2014., Thomas A. Stobie, compiled by Thomas A. Stobie SFO [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]

Historical events

Birthday October 10, 1891

  • The temperature on October 10, 1891 was about 14.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 31 » History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto.
    • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
    • March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
    • May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
    • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
    • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.

Day of marriage May 14, 1912

  • The temperature on May 14, 1912 was between 0.5 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The Republic of China is established.
    • May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
    • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
    • October 19 » Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
    • December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.

Day of death February 24, 1985

  • The temperature on February 24, 1985 was between -2.1 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1985: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
    • February 16 » Hezbollah is founded.
    • March 8 » A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills at least 45 and injures 175 others.
    • July 7 » Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17.
    • July 17 » Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany).
    • August 22 » British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at Manchester Airport. The pilots abort but due to inefficient evacuation procedures 55 people are killed, mostly from smoke inhalation.
    • November 19 » Pennzoil wins a US$10.53 billion judgment against Texaco, in the largest civil verdict in the history of the United States, stemming from Texaco executing a contract to buy Getty Oil after Pennzoil had entered into an unsigned, yet still binding, buyout contract with Getty.


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