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Personal data Mary Ritter Higdon 

Sources 1, 2, 3

Household of Mary Ritter Higdon

She is married to James David Howard.

They got married on December 6, 1877 at Edmonson, she was 18 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Ambrose Howard  1879-1954 
  2. Mallie Howard  1886-1971 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Mary Ritter Higdon

Mary Ritter Higdon
1859-1950

1877

James David Howard
1854-1925

Ambrose Howard
1879-1954
Mallie Howard
1886-1971

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Sources

  1. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: 24 Sep 1859Birth place: Warren, KentuckyDeath date: 24 Nov 1950Death place: Edmonson, KentuckyResidence date: Residence place: Kentucky
  2. 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Edmonson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1300; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 31-9 / Ancestry.com
  3. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    h t t p : / / t rees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=10478904&pid=-572211656
  4. Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: abt 1854Birth place: EdmonsonMarriage date: 6 Dec 1877Marriage place: EdmonsonResidence date: Residence place: Edmonson

Historical events

Birthday September 24, 1859

  • The temperature on September 24, 1859 was about 17.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 19 » Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity.
    • March 2 » The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, begins.
    • May 31 » The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.
    • June 24 » Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
    • June 30 » French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
    • August 27 » Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.

Day of marriage December 6, 1877

  • The temperature on December 6, 1877 was about 5.5 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
    • May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
    • October 5 » The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
    • October 22 » The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
    • December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.
    • December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.

Day of death November 24, 1950

  • The temperature on November 24, 1950 was between 3.7 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
    • March 1 » Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
    • March 12 » The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone, Wales. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster.
    • April 8 » India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
    • May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
    • September 15 » Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.


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