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Personal data William Wesley Higganbotham 

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  • He was born on January 25, 1806 in Kentucky, United States.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1830: Clark, Illinois, United States.
    • in the year 1840: Coles, Illinois, United States.
    • in the year 1850: Richland county, Richland, Illinois, United States.
    • in the year 1860: Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois, United States.
    • in the year 1865: Claremont, Richland, Illinois, United States.
    • in the year 1870: Missouri, United States.
  • He died on January 3, 1874 in Marion, Illinois, United States, he was 67 years old.
  • He is buried in Old Bethel Cemetery, Iuka Township, Marion, Illinois, United States.
  • A child of Robert Higginbotham and Nancy Blankenship

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Wesley Higganbotham

Moses i Higginbotham,
1714-1790
Frances Kyle
± 1734-1825
Nancy Blankenship
1765-± 1842

William Wesley Higganbotham
1806-1874


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    William Wesley Higganbotham<br>Birth name: William Higganbotham<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Jan 25 1806 - Kentucky, United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Rebecca Gordon - Nov 13 1826 - Logan, Kentucky, United States<br>Residence: 1830 - Clark, Illinois, United States<br>Residence: 1840 - Coles, Illinois, United States&lt;br>Residence: 1850 - Richland county, Richland, Illinois, United States<br>Residence: 1860 - Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois, United States<br>Residence: 1865 - Claremont, Richland, Illinois, United States<br>Residence: 1870 - Missouri, United States<br>Death: Jan 3 1874 - Marion, Illinois, United States<br>Burial: Old Bethel Cemetery, Iuka Township, Marion, Illinois, United States<br>Parents: Robert Higginbotham, Nancy Higginbotham (born Blankenship)<br>Wife: Rebecca Higganbotham (born Gordon)<br>Children: James Axel Higganbotham, John K. P. Higganbotham, Charles Wesley Higganbotham, Agnes Rebecca Fowler (born Higinbothom), Curtis L. Higganbotham, George W. Higganbotham, James W. Higganbotham, Lourania Matilda Gordon (born Higganbotham), Rachel Emaline Higganbotham, Isaac Franklin Higganbotham<br>Siblings: Charles Higginbotham, William Wilkerson Higginbotham, Frances Higginbotham, Mary Ann Higginbotham, Jane Higginbotham, Robert Barkley Higginbotham, James Riley Higginbotham, Moses Higginbotham, John Green Higginbotham, , Edmond Higginbotham, Henry H Higginbotham
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Historical events

Birthday January 25, 1806

  • The temperature on January 25, 1806 was about 5.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    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).
  • In the year 1806: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 9 » Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral.
    • February 6 » Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.
    • April 21 » Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.
    • July 15 » Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.
    • August 13 » Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle will end two days later, with a decisive Serbian victory over the Ottomans.
    • October 17 » Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I, is assassinated after an oppressive rule.

Day of death January 3, 1874

  • The temperature on January 3, 1874 was about 4.1 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • 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 year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
    • May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
    • July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
    • July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
    • August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
    • November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.


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