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Personal data Ella C. Higgins 


Household of Ella C. Higgins

(1) She is married to William Altenburg.

They got married on February 22, 1870 at Denmark, Tuscola Co., MI, she was 16 years old.

William Atlenburgh oo Ella C. Higgens

Marriage source: Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Sacramento CA, TK, June MCMXCI), pg. 31, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for fact of marriage.

Dibean, Jack & Marianne, Tuscola Marriages The Dibean Collections, (Tuscola Co MI Gen. Soc. Web Site, read ii July MMII)

'ELLEN C HIGGINS WILLIAM ALTENBURGH TUSCOLA 22 FEB 1870'

William Alwood oo Ella C Higgins

Hubbard, Charlene, GEDCOM attached to e-mail to David A. Navorska, (California, CHHH., xxx May MMIV) for date = St. Valentine's Day 1871. <>

Child(ren):

  1. Arvilla Altenberg  1871-1944 


(2) She is married to William Alwood.

They got married on February 14, 1871 at Cass City, Tuscola Co., MI, she was 17 years old.

William Alwood oo Ella C. Higgens

Marriage source: Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Sacramento CA, T.K., June MCMXCI) pg. 31, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for fact of marriage.

6 June 1900 6th Dist Coffee Co TN census, sheet 10B, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'59, ... Alwood, William, Head, ... married 26 yrs., ... 60, Ella C, Wife, ... married 26 yrs., ...'

The following source provided by Gwen Hammond of Norcross GA. History of TN Illustrated, (Pub. location unknown, Goodspeed Pub. Co., MDCCCLXXXVII)

'William Alwood ... of Manchester, Tenn ... In 1873 he married Ella Higgins, born September 27, 1853, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, the daughter of Harris Higgins. ... He has four children ...'

Higgins, Nathan, Tuscola Co. Mi Queries, (Pub. location unknown, N.H., xxviii Sep MM)

'... Ella HIGGINS b. 27 Sept 1853 Astabula Co., OH d. m1. ?? ATKINBURG, TTENBERG, or AUTENBERRY. children:

1) Speda Arvilla ??

m2. 1873 to William ALWOOD (after marriage, they moved to Coffee Co., Tennessee.)

Dibean, Jack & Marianne, Tuscola Marriages The Dibean Collections, (Tuscola Co MI Gen. Soc. Web Site, read ii July MMII)

'ELLEN C HIGGINS WILLIAM ALTENBURGH TUSCOLA 22 FEB 1870'

Huckabee-Hubbard, Charlene, My Huckabee-Daniel Family Tree, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cth8312&id=I367, xxi Apr MMIV)

"... Ella C HIGGINS Sex: F Birth: 27 SEP 1853 in Ashtabula Co, Ohio

Note: from 1860 Wayne Twp OH Censusus

Note: ... innie and Myrtle were twins. Where is Speedie in the 1880Coffee County census. She should be with her mother because sheis only 7 or 8 years old? Speedie is not in the 1900 census either.

Change Date: 21 APR 2004

Father: Harris HIGGINS b: 1809 in New York Mother: Spede SHARP b: ABT 1822 in New York

Marriage 1 William ALTENBURGH b: ABT 1852 in Lavona, Michigan Married: 22 FEB 1870 in Denmark, Tuscola Co, Michigan Note: Marriage performed by Mathew Wilkinson

Children

1. Speedie Arvilla ALTENBERG b: 28 MAR 1871 in Cleveland, OH

Marriage 2 Spouse Unknown Married: 14 FEB 1871 in Tuscola Co, Michigan

Children

1. Minnie ALWOOD b: 1876 in Coffee County, Tennessee 2. Myrtle ALWOOD b: 1874 in Coffee County, Tennessee 3. William E. ALWOOD b: 1880 in Coffee County, Tennessee 4. Kittie Beulah ALWOOD b: 4 MAR 1884 in Coffee County, Tennessee 5. Charlotte Ione "Lottie" ALWOOD b: 1891 in Coffee County, Tennessee" <>

Child(ren):

  1. Myrtle Alwood  1876-< 1930 
  2. Minnie Merle Alwood  1876-1928 
  3. William Edward Alwood  1880-1964 
  4. Kittie Beulah Alwood  1884-1974 
  5. Charlotte Ione Alwood  1891-± 1974 


Notes about Ella C. Higgins

Ella C. Higgins

Source: Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Sacramento, CA, Terry Klaus, June MCMXCI) pg. 31, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib. for name, yob, state of birth, name = Higgens.

6 June 1900 6th Dist Coffee Co TN census, sheet 10B, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'60, [Alwood] Ella C., wife, white, fem, b. Nov 1854, ae 45, married 26 yrs, six children born, six children living, b. OH, parents b. OH, yyy'

1920 Manchester, Coffee Co., TN Soundex, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'Alwood, Ella C., wife, ae 67, b. MI'

The following source provided by Gwen Hammond of Norcross GA.

History of TN Illustrated, (Pub. location unknown, Goodspeed Pub. Co., MDCCCLXXXVII)

'William Alwood ... of Manchester, Tenn ... In 1873 he married Ella Higgins, born September 27, 1853, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, the daughter of Harris Higgins. ... He has four children ...'

Higgins, Nathan, Tuscola Co. Mi Queries, (Pub. location unknown, N.H., xxviii Sept MM)

'My gg-grandfather's sister's first husband (between 1860 and 1873) may have come from Michigan, and he may have had the last name of ATKINBURG, AUTTENBERG, or AUTENBERRY, Her parents, Harris(on) Higgins and Speda (SHARP) moved toJuniata Twp., Tuscola Co., Michigan, sometime (according to census records) between 1860 and 1870.

Ella HIGGINS b. 27 Sept 1853 Astabula Co., OH d. m1. ?? ATKINBURG, ATTENBERG, or AUTENBERRY.

children: 1) Speda Arvilla ??

m2. 1873 to William ALWOOD (after marriage, they moved to Coffee Co., Tennessee.) children: 1) Edd 2) Margaret 3) Minnie 4) Beulah 5) Lottie'

cf. Stringfellow, Helena, The Alwood Family Tree 3rd Ed. Rev., (Carlisle PA, H.S., MCMXCVII), pg. II-FGS-56

Jernigan, Verna Thomas, Tombstone Inscriptions of Coffee County, Tennessee, (forsit Coffee Co., TN, V.T.J., MCMLXX), pgs. 266 & 323. Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. R929.3 T2cOj.

[pg. 266]

'Manchester City Cemetery on West High Street' pg. 323

'Ella G. Allwood Sept 27, 1853 Oct. 14, 1924'

Ella's parents: Harris & Speda (Sharp) Higgins

Ella's husbands: 1) William Attenberg
2) William AlwoodElla C Higgins

Hubbard, Charlene, GEDCOM attached to e-mail to David A. Navorska, (California, CHHH., xxx May MMIV)

Mrs. Hubbard does not use a period after the middle initial.

Place of birth from 1860 Wayne Twp., OH census, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Hanna, Jackie, "'William E. ALWOOD 1880 Coffee County, Tennessee'The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Portage MI, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I3673, v Nov MMXII)

"... Ella C. HIGGINS Sex: F Birth: 27 SEP 1853 in Ohio

Note: 1900 census has date as Nov 1854; possibly b. in Michigan

Census: 1870 David Altenburg HH, Juniata Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan Census: 1880 William Alwood HH, 6th District, Coffee Co, Tennessee Census: 1900 William Alwood HH, 6th District, Coffee Co, Tennessee Census: 1910 William Alwood HH, Manchester, Coffee Co, Tennessee Census: 1920 William Alwood HH, Manchester, Coffee Co, Tennessee

Death: 14 OCT 1924 in Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee Note: of gall bladder issues; informant: Mrs Lee Manley Burial: 14 OCT 1924 Manchester City Cem, Manchester, Coffee Co, Tennessee Change Date: 5 NOV 2012

Father: Harris HIGGINS b: 21 NOV 1809 in New York Mother: Speda SHARP b: 10 NOV 1819 in New York

Marriage 1 William ALTENBURG b: ABT 1852 in Michigan Married:

Marriage 2 William ALWOOD b: 22 SEP 1850 in Plain City, Madison Co, Ohio Married: 14 FEB 1874 in Cass City, Tuscola Co, Michigan Note: Officiant: James Deming, MG Witnesses: Fred Lee and Mary Alwood, Caro

Children

1. Minnie Merle ALWOOD b: 17 APR 1876 in Manchester, Coffee Co, Tennessee 2. Myrtle Pearl ALWOOD b: APR 1876 in Tennessee 3. William Edward ALWOOD b: 19 JAN 1880 in Manchester, Coffee Co, Tennessee 4. Kittie Beulah ALWOOD b: 4 MAR 1884 in Tennessee 5. Lottye Irene ALWOOD b: 15 JUL 1891 in Tennessee" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ella C. Higgins

Adrew (Andrew ?) Sharp
< 1810-????
Jane N.N. (Mrs. Sharp)
< 1810-????

Ella C. Higgins
1853-1924

(1) 1870

William Altenburg
± 1852-????

Arvilla Altenberg
1871-1944
(2) 1871

William Alwood
1850-1922

Myrtle Alwood
1876-< 1930
Minnie Merle Alwood
1876-1928
William Edward Alwood
1880-1964
Kittie Beulah Alwood
1884-1974
Charlotte Ione Alwood
1891-± 1974

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    Birthday September 27, 1853

    • The temperature on September 27, 1853 was about 10.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
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    Day of marriage February 14, 1871

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    Day of death October 14, 1924

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