Pinkney Monroe Higgins: Appalachian Aristocracy

1867 - 1952 (84 years)

Generation: 1

Pinkney Monroe Higgins was born 10 Jul 1867, Wilkes Co. NC; died 22 Feb 1952, Squire, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Sparks Family Cemetery, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA.

Notes:

Story Told By: Diane E. Day
Used with permission.
http://www.oocities.org/family_quest/shortstory_higgins.html

How Pink Higgins Came To West Virginia

"I have made a connection to your Greever Higgins. My grandmother knew him as Pink (or Pinkham). He was a half-brother to my grandmother's grandmother."

"Pink's mother [Sarah] carried him [in her arms] all the way up here to Bandy from North Carolina. Her 1st husband, from whom I descend, had been killed in the Civil War. She later married Johnny Higgins. Supposedly, Johnny came ahead to Tazewell County to prepare a home for Sarah/Sallie and Pink. Sarah couldn't wait and decided to make the trip alone with Pink."

"The story goes that she made her way north, [walking and] stopping at farms, and they would feed her along the way. She was said to have buried the left over food that she had so as not to attract the bears. Like I said, I have no proof of it, but have word of mouth by my grandmother, and another distant cousin who lives down the road from me."

"I live in Bandy, VA in sinking waters. Pink lived almost across the road from me. My grandmother doesn't remember him very well, just that her "Uncle Pink" and Aunt Mary Higgins spent the night with them on occasion. My grandmother owns the property where Pink and Mary lived in a log house at one time."

"His mother first married James P. Sparks, it is only a family tradition that her maiden name was Spicer."

NOTE: 'Pink' was turned out of the church for trading horses on Sunday.
Additional memory/note shared by: Frank Cyphers, July 1999

Name:
Name may have been Pinkham.

Buried:
Grave location and Portrait:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21279125

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1329087&Type=Death

Pinkney married Mary Jane Whitt. Mary was born 09 Sep 1868, Tazewell Co. VA; died 08 May 1945, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Sparks Family Cemetery, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Charles Greever Higgins was born 01 Jan 1891, Tazewell Co. VA; died 09 Mar 1957, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Monte Vista Cemetary, Mercer Co. Bluefield, WV.

Generation: 2

Charles Greever Higgins

(1.Pinkney¹) was born 01 Jan 1891, Tazewell Co. VA; died 09 Mar 1957, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Monte Vista Cemetary, Mercer Co. Bluefield, WV.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Chas G Higgins [Charles G Higgins]
Age: 9
Birth Date: Jan 1891
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: P M Higgins
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
P M Higgins 32
Mary Higgins 30
Chas G Higgins 9
Corra B Higgins 6
Minnie Higgins 4
Wm M Higgins 2
Sallie Higgins 74

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Greever C Higgins
Age in 1910: 19
Birth Year: 1891
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Pink M Higgins
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary Higgins
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Pink M Higgins 43
Mary Higgins 41
Greever C Higgins 19
Cara Higgins 16
Minnie Higgins 14
William M Higgins 12
Pearl Higgins 9
James Higgins 7
Mamie Higgins 5
Mattie L Higgins 3

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Greever Higgins
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ava Higgins
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Home Owned: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Greever Higgins 27
Ava Higgins 18
Herman F Higgins 4 months
Eliza Christian 52 [mother-in-law]
Greever C Christian 24 [brother-in-law]

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Charlie Higgins
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: War, McDowell, West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Pinkney Higgins
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Mary J Higgins
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Pinkney Higgins 62
Mary J Higgins 61
Mattie S Higgins 21 [31]
George C Higgins 16
Charlie Higgins 38
Herman Higgins 11
Lawrence A Higgins 9

MILITARY RECORDS

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Chorley Greever Higgins [Charlie Greever Higgins]
County: Tazewell
State: Virginia
Birthplace: Virginia,United States of America
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1891
Race: Caucasian
Employoment: Farmer, self-employed, Bandy, VA.
Has wife and 2 children

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Charlie Greever Higgins
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1892
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Residence: Mercer, West Virginia
Employment: Bailey Brothers Farm

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=higgins&GSiman=1&GScid=1611564&GRid=45770644&

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1203267&Type=Death

Charles married Ava Samantha CHRISTIAN 26 Feb 1919, Tazewell Co. VA. Ava (daughter of George Dos CHRISTIAN and Eliza Anna (Allie) Christian) was born ca 1901, Tazewell Co. VA; died Bef 1930. [Group Sheet]

Children:

3. Herman Higgins was born 11 Sep 1919, Tazewell Co. VA; died 15 Nov 1995, Fort Payne, DeKalb Co. AL.
4. Lawrence Allen Higgins was born 09 Jun 1921, Tazewell Co. VA; died 17 Dec 1958, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Monte Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield Mercer Co. WV.
5. Elsie Roy Higgins was born 16 Feb 1924, McDowell Co. WV; died 16 Feb 1924, McDowell Co. WV.

Charles married Gaynell Holland. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 3

Herman Higgins

(2.Charles², 1.Pinkney¹) was born 11 Sep 1919, Tazewell Co. VA; died 15 Nov 1995, Fort Payne, DeKalb Co. AL.

Notes:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Herman F Higgins
Age: 4 months
Birth Year: abt 1920 [abt 1919]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Greever Higgins
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Ava Higgins
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Died:
Social Security Records
Surname: HIGGINS
Given name: HERMAN
Date of Birth: SEPTEMBER 11, 1919
Date of Death: NOVEMBER 15, 1995
Social Security number: 228-05-4576
Indicated Place: Virginia
Place of Last Residence: Fort Payne, DeKalb Co. AL

Herman married Dorothy Vivian Adkins. Dorothy was born , Bluefield, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

6. Daughter Higgins was born 17 Feb 1939, Mercer Co. WV; died 17 Feb 1939, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Neal Cemetery, Mercer Co. WV.

Lawrence Allen Higgins

(2.Charles², 1.Pinkney¹) was born 09 Jun 1921, Tazewell Co. VA; died 17 Dec 1958, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Monte Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield Mercer Co. WV.

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38399236

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1365672&Type=Death

5.	Elsie Roy Higgins (2.Charles², 1.Pinkney¹) was born 16 Feb 1924, McDowell Co. WV; died 16 Feb 1924, McDowell Co. WV. Notes: Died: West Virginia Death Certificate http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=418381&Type=Death

Generation: 4

6. Daughter Higgins (3.Herman³, 2.Charles², 1.Pinkney¹) was born 17 Feb 1939, Mercer Co. WV; died 17 Feb 1939, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Neal Cemetery, Mercer Co. WV.