Martha Frances Higginbotham 
Martha Frances was born about 1786 in Amherst County, Virgina. Martha Frances' father was Joseph S. Higginbotham and her mother was Mary Reed. Her maternal grandfather was ROBERT Reed and her maternal grandmother is Elizabeth UNKNOWN. She had four brothers and four sisters, named James S., Jonathan, Francis, James, Mary, Jane, Nancy and Abigail. She died on September 26th, 1825 in Amherst County, Virgina.General Notes
FROM HENLEY MARRIAGE & OBITUARY DATABASE : CATALOG CARD
Library of Virginia
NEWSPAPER Virginian (Lynchburg, Va. : 1822 : Semiweekly)
ENTRY Died - On Thursday, September 26, at her father's in Amherst County, Frances McDaniel, consort of George McDaniel and daughter of Joseph Higginbotham, in her 37th year, leaving four children and her husband. (p. 3, c. 4)
DATE OF PUB. Friday, October 18, 1822.
‌Martha Frances and George were married in a religious ceremony on December 18th, 1801 in Amherst County, Virginia.1 They had three sons and a daughter, named Joseph Higginbotham, John James, Preston Green and Mary J..
Family Notes
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Children
Joseph Higginbotham McDaniel
Joseph Higginbotham was born on April 1st, 1809 in Amherst County, Virgina. He died at the age of 80 on August 19th, 1889 in Linn, O sage County, Missouri. He was buried in Van Buren Cemetery, Osage County, Missouri.2
John James McDaniel
John James was born on August 7th, 1811 in Amherst County, Virginia. He died at the age of 77 on January 6th, 1889 in Osage County, Missouri.
Preston Green McDaniel
Preston Green was born on April 1st, 1817 in Amherst County, Virginia. He died at the age of 29 in June 1846 in Osage County, Missouri.
1 Marriage Bond of George McDaniel and Frances Higginbotham @ 414
2 Cemeteries of Osage County, Missouri
Further source/citation:
History of the Rucker family and their descendants @ 53
2 Cemeteries of Osage County, Missouri
Further source/citation:
History of the Rucker family and their descendants @ 53