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Male William Caleb Higginbotham Click to view William Caleb Higginbotham in the family tree

William Caleb was born on May 20th, 1837 in Putnam County, (West) Virginia.  William Caleb's father was Ellery Perry Higginbotham and his mother is Delilah Withrow.  His paternal grandparents were Jonathan Higginbotham and Mary Tucker. He had five brothers and four sisters, named Francis M., Oglesberry, Jonathan, James T., Charles H., Sidney J., Mary Ann, Nancy and Salena E..  He was the second oldest of the ten children. He had six half-brothers and six half-sisters, named Ellery Perry, William C., Henry M., Noah C., Benjamin Orville, George Shank, Dora H., Mariah, Ann, Elizabeth Ann, Mildred E. L. and Jane.  He died at the age of 85 on September 3rd, 1922 in Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia.


William Caleb's family with Anna Tillis

‌William Caleb and Anna were married in a religious ceremony on September 1st, 1858 in Mason County, West Virginia.  They had three sons and six daughters, named William Caleb, Charles Sheridan, Robert Franklin, Angeline, Mary Jane, Hannah E., Ann E., Ada Belle and Lillie May.


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