 1822 - 1899 (77 years)
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| Name |
Henry Clint Biggs |
| Birth |
11 Feb 1822 |
, , Georgia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
30 Jun 1899 |
Drew, Arkansas |
| Notes |
- Drew County Arkansas Biographies
SOURCE: History of Southern Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889.
BIOGRAPHY: HENRY C. Biggs
BIOGRAPHY: Henry C. Biggs has met with well-deserved success in pursuing the calling of a planter, and is now the owner of 440 acres of land. He was born February 11, 1822, and is a son of Elias and Margaret (Guess) Biggs, who were born in Virginia, in 1793 and 1796, respectively. The father was a mechanic by trade, and this occupation recieved his attention until his death, which occurred in 1852, in the State of Mississippi, whither he had moved in 1847. His widow followed him to the grave in 1878, she being a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the time of her death. Mr. Biggs was a soldier in the War of 1812, and he and his wife became the parents of a family of fourteen children: Joseph, William, Delphia, Susan, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Henry C., Mary, Betsy, Malinda, Margaret, Amanda, Alexander and Irvin. Ten of the family are still living, four residing in Arkansas, one in Mississippi, one in Illinois, two in Alabama and two in Texas. Henry C. Biggs recieved his education in Marshall County, Ala., and in 1847 settled in Drew County, Ark., where he opened up a farm and still resides. He was married to Caroline Berry, in 1852, she being a native of Arkansas, but she died the following year, leaving an infant, Henry. Miss MAry McMurray became his wife in 1855, and by him has become the mother of the following children: Rufus, William, Price, Emma, Street, Joseph, Benjamin, Melviney, Joan and Phelix. The manner in which Mr. Biggs has acquired his present estate denotes him to be an energetic, successful agriculturist, and everything about his place is kept in good condition, all necessary buildings forming a prominent feature of the improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Biggs are worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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| Person ID |
I24126 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
15 Mar 2012 |
| Father |
Elias Biggs, b. Abt 1793, North Carolina d. 7 Feb 1856, DeSoto, Mississippi (Age ~ 63 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Margaret Guess, b. 1796, Tennessee d. 1878, Madison, Madison, Alabama (Age 82 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
, , Alabama [1] |
| Family ID |
F10729 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S012013] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.).
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