Higginson, Edward

1840 - 1886  (46 years)

• Name	Higginson, Edward
  Birth	22 Jul 1840	Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HIGG.E001
  _FGRAVE	23245102
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company A, 99th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment  [1, 2]
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		98th Illinois Infantry Regiment
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0020.jpg Compiled by Les Higgason
  Death	15 Dec 1886  [1]
  Burial	Jenkins Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  		Headstone, Higginson, Edward
  		Headstone, Higginson, Edward and Sarah C.
  Person ID	I29434	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	Luse, Sarah Catherine,   b. 27 Oct 1847, Guernsey County, Ohio d. 24 Aug 1921 (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Higginson, Infant Daughter,   b. 15 Jan 1867   d. 16 Jan 1867 (Age 0 years)   2. Higginson, Mary Frances,   b. 5 Apr 1869, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Mar 1963 (Age 93 years)   3. Higginson, William Edward,   b. 29 Nov 1872, Clay County, Illinois d. Aug 1964 (Age 91 years)   4. Higginson, Emma Grace,   b. 13 Apr 1875, Clay County, Illinois d. 1964 (Age 88 years)   5. Higgason, Effie Jane,   b. 20 Mar 1878, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Nov 1947, Bement, Piatt County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F12476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Jenkins Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Edward Higginson was born in Ireland July 22, 1841, and came with his parents, Alexander and Charlotte Higginson, to the United States in 1850. The year following, the family settled in Harter Township of Clay County, where they have since resided. Alexander Higginson was born in the year 1813 in Ireland, and was there married to Charlotte Peel, who was also a native of Ireland. She was born in 1815, and died in Ireland in 1843. Their family consisted of four children—Maria J., died in infancy; Frances A., wife of E. S. Jenkins; Edward and Jane Higginson. Alexander Higginson was married in Clay County to Jane Suffern, who was a native of Ireland. She died in Clay County in January, 1872. Edward grew to manhood in Clay County, and on the 6th of August, 1862, he enlisted in Company A. of the Ninety -eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served until mustered out at the close of the war in 1865. He participated in several general engagements, including Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga and the lighting incident to the Atlanta campaign. He was married on the 12th of April, 1866, to Sarah C, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Luse. She was born in Ohio in October, 1847. They have a family, consisting of Mary Frances, born April 5, 1869; Charlotte E., born December 28, 1870; William E., November 29, 1872; Emma Grace, April 13, 1875; Effie Jane, March 20, 1878; and Joseph A. Higginson, born February 10, 1881. Excerpt from "History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois 1884

  
  

• Sources

  [S8744] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Higginson, Edward, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23245102), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).