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PART
16
NORTH CAROLINA
No. Soldier Name Side Function Regiment Name
1
Higgins, Gaston
Union
Infantry
3rd Regiment, North Carolina Mounted Infantry
HIGGINS
JOHN 50 M W NC NC YANCEY BALD CRK P O 1860
Name Age
John Higgins 50
Winna Higgins 52
Emeline Higgins 20
John Higgins 17
Sanders Higgins 14
Gaston Higgins 12
Sarah Higgins 10
Wilson Higgins 8
James V Harper 88
HIGGINS
GASTIN 22 M W NC NC YANCEY EGYPT TWP 1870
Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's
Birthplace
Gaston HIGGINS Self M Male W 33
NC NC NC
Susan HIGGINS Wife M Female W 32 NC
NC NC
Throwar HIGGINS Son S Male W 12 NC Laborer NC NC
Elizabeth HIGGINS Dau S Female W 10 NC NC
NC
Shelby HIGGINS Son S Male W 8
NC NC NC
Jane HIGGINS Dau S Female W 7
NC NC NC
Nelly HIGGINS Dau S Female W 5
NC NC NC
Buddy HIGGINS Son S Male W 2
NC NC NC
Sister HIGGINS Dau S Female W 1
NC NC NC
Source Information:
Census Place Ramseytown, Yancey, North Carolina
Family History Library Film 1254988
NA Film Number T9-0988
Page Number 554D
HIGGINS
GASTON 62 M W NC NC YANCEY RAMSEYTOWN TWP 1900
HIGGINS
GASTON 70 M W NC NC YANCEY CANEY RVR TWP 1910
Gaston Higgins appears on 1890 Veterans Census
Schedule Ramseytown, Yancey County, North Carolina.
Civil War pension records show Gaston Higgins received
an invalid's pension un what appears to say December
11,1889 for his service in Company "G" 3rd N.C.
Mounted Cavalry (Union).A pension for a minor named
Thomas H. Edwards was also given April 10,1920 .
North Carolina Deaths
Name: Gaston Higgins Death Date: 7 Feb 1919
Death State: North Carolina Death Age:
83
Birth Date: 1836 Race: White
Source: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths,
1908-67
see also on site
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mjhiggins/s-bodford-Gwen.htm
also
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4319/hnames.htm
YANCEY COUNTY MARRIAGES
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2
Higgins, James
Union
Infantry
3rd Regiment, North Carolina Mounted Infantry
Civil pension index shows James H. Higgins received an invalid's pension
for his service in Company "G" 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry
(Union), July 26, 1890
(Application # 832677 - Certificate # 675730)
Index gives his date of death as May 7, 1924 at Higgins, North Carolina.
His widow Elizabeth received a widows pension May 14, 1924
(Application # 1219364 - Certificate # 950864)
All given in N. C.
Appears on 1890 Veteran's Census Schedule - Egypt - Yancey County, N.C.
Service noted as above.
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3
Higgins, John
Union
Infantry
3rd Regiment, North Carolina Mounted Infantry
Civil War pension records show John Higgins received an invalid's
pension May 5, 1887 for his service in Company "A" 3rd regiment North
Carolina Mounted Infantry
(Application # 608615 Certificate # 478862).
Index shows his date of death as April 14, 1898 in North Carolina. His
widow applied for a pension
(application # 703308)
but no record of it being granted.
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4
Higgins, Lucius
Union
Infantry
3rd Regiment, North Carolina Mounted Infantry
Source: Compiled Service
Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the
State Of North Carolina (NARA)
Lucius Higgins enlisted
February 1, 1865 at the age of 18 as a Private in company "G" of the 3rd
regiment North Carolina Infantry for 3 years service. His place of
enlistment was Knoxville, Tennessee. He was mustered in on February 16,
1865. By February 28th he is listed as Corporal. Died of fever in
General Hospital at Knoxville on April 1, 1865.
Personal Information: Born Yancey County, N.C., Dark Eyes, Dark Hair,
Fair Complexion, 5 ft 5 in tall. His occupation is noted as farmer. File
notes his residence as Burrville, Yancey County, N.C.
HIGGINS-MASSIE-48-F-W-NC-NC-YANCEY-BALD_CRK_PO-1860
1860; Census Place: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: M653_919; Page: 431;
Image: 362
Name Age
Massie Higgins 48 F
David Higgins 23 M
Lucius H Higgins 12 M
HIGGINS, LUCIUS CO. G, 3RD N.C. INFANTRY (U.S.A.)
CIVIL WAR , DATE OF DEATH: 02/04/1865
BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 1430 KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917 (423) 855-6590
Civil War pension Index shows Esther Higgins received a widow's pension
(Application # 103883 & Certificate # 75357) on July 29 1865 for her
husband, Lucius Higgins', service in Company "G" 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry (Union). She also received a pension
(Application # 189184 & Certificate # 171181) on July 23,1896 for a minor named Joseph Andrew Higgins.
It does not state where they were filed.
Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of
Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans - WC 75357 - Pension
Application # 103883
Esther Elizabeth Higgins (nee Sparks), age
18 (Born April 25, 1846), a resident of Egypt, Yancey County, North
Carolina, filed for a pension for the service of her husband, Lucius
Higgins of Company "G" 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry, who died of
the measles on April 1, 1865 at General Hospital at Knoxville,
Tennessee. He had enrolled for duty on February 1, 1865 and was mustered
in as a Private on February 16, 1865 for 3 years or war. He attained the
rank of Corporal. He had married Esther Sparks on September 9, 1863 in
Yancey County, North Carolina. They had one son born, Joseph Andrew
Higgins, born June 3, 1864. Personal description: Age 18, 5 ft 5 in
tall, Fair complexion, Dark hair, Dark eyes, A farmer by occupation.
Esther Higgins later married Solomon Miller on February 9, 1866. Solomon
Miller died January 1, 1905 at Burnsville, North Carolina.
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5
Higgins, William M.
Union
Infantry
3rd Regiment, North Carolina Mounted Infantry
Appears on 1890 Veterans
Census Schedule Egypt, Yancey County, North Carolina. Refers to his
service as a Private in Company "E" 3rd North Carolina
Mounted Infantry from September 1,1864 to August 8,1865.
Civil War pension records show William M. Higgins received an
invalid's pension September 1,1890 for his service as noted above.
His wife Rutha Higgins received a widows pension February
17,1908.
North Carolina Deaths
Name: Rutha E Higgins Death Date: Oct 1936
Death State: North Carolina Death Age:
88
Birth Date: 1848 Race: White
Source: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths,
1908-67
HIGGINS
WILLIAM M 63 M W NC NC YANCEY EGYPT TWP 1900
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