West Virginia Pioneers
Ernest Edward Higginbotham
1926 - 1994 (68 years)-
Name Ernest Edward Higginbotham Born 19 Jul 1926 Mason County, West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 17 Aug 1994 Mason County, West Virginia, USA [2] Buried Mason County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Buffalo - Ernest E. Higginbotham, 68, of Buffalo, died Aug. 17, 1994, at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, after a short illness.
He was retired from Conrail with 16 years service and a lifelong resident of the Buffalo area. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Maxine Knapp Higginbotham; daughter, Betty Higginbotham of Columbus, Ohio; sons, Bryan and Lee, both of Buffalo, Larry of Columbus; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Service will be 2 pm Saturday at Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, with the Rev. Wayne Burch officiating. Burial will be in Buffalo Memorial Park. Friends may call from 6 to 9 pm today at the funeral home.
newspaper: Charleston Gazette
city/state: Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV
date: 08/19/1994
Person ID I98578 WVPioneers Last Modified 17 Nov 2012
Father Jonathan Earl Higginbotham, b. 7 Oct 1903, Mason County, West Virginia, USA , d. 24 May 1974 (Age 70 years) Mother Ada Ester Craig, b. 1907, Mason County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Married 15 Feb 1926 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 2/15/1926 at res of Albert Craig
Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
Jonathan Earl Higginbotham, 22, Mason, Grimms Landing, Abraham Lincoln & Sophia Higginbotham
Ada Ester Craig, 17, Mason, Putnam, Albert & Ann Craig
1930 Union, Mason, WV all born WV WV WV
Higginbotham, Jonathan 26 md age 21
Ester 21 md age 16
Earnest E son 3 8/12
Helen J da 1 10/11
Sarah A cousin 16
1940 Buffalo, Putnam, WV
all born WV, 1935: lived Rural Mason Co WV
Higginbotham, John E 36
Esther 31
Earnest E son 13
Helen J da 11
Earl D son 9
Harold L son 6
Kenith C son 1
Family ID F25249 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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