William Caleb Higginbotham

William Caleb was born on April 18th, 1865 in Mason County, West Virginia. William Caleb's father was William Caleb Higginbotham and his mother is Anna Tillis. His paternal grandfather was Ellery Perry Higginbotham and his paternal grandmother is Delilah Withrow. He had two brothers and six sisters, named Charles Sheridan, Robert Franklin, Angeline, Mary Jane, Hannah E., Ann E., Ada Belle and Lillie May. He was the third oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 49 in 1914 in Glasgow, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

‌William Caleb and Alice were married in a religious ceremony on December 25th, 1887 in Putnam County, West Virginia. They had eight sons and two daughters, named Simon Mason, George Alvin, Robert S., Lawrence, Jessie Burrell, Earley Hansford, Jasper H., Ambrose F., Sadie and Luela A..