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Margaret Lovina <I>Higgins</I> Bailey Shelton

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Margaret Lovina Higgins Bailey Shelton

Birth
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Death
26 Jan 1926 (aged 66)
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Washington County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1, Row 15, Site 20
Memorial ID
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Lovina is a daughter of Erwin (b.unk) and Sallie (Sheldon) Higgins (b.Yancey Co, NC).
She was a widow (spouse's name not asked) at the time of her death.
residence: Jonesboro RFD
Informant: E _?_ Shelton (son), Jonesboro
DC 2264 (Image)

She appears on these two Censuses with her parents:
1860/ North Carolina/ Yancey
Erwin Higgins, 28y b.NC, occ: Farmer
Sarah, 21y b.NC
Margaret L, 2y b.NC
William I, 7mos b.NC
Mary Shelton, 24y b.NC, occ: Domestic

1870/ North Carolina/ Yancey
J E Higgins, 39y b.NC, occ: Farmer
Sarah, 27y b.NC
Marcus, 12y b.NC
Margaret L, 11y b.NC
Albert, 7y b.NC
Julia, 6y b.NC
Winna (f), 3y b.NC
Altetha (f), 1y b.NC
Telitha Hall (f), 19y b.NC, occ: Domestic

Record of Marriage:
groom: E H Bailey, 42y b.1834
bride: Margaret L Higgins, 17y b.1859
date: 09 January 1876
place: Yancey, North Carolina
"North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"
FamilySearch (no image available)

She appears on the 1880 Census with her employer, Montgomery Shelton.

M G Shelton and Lovina Higgins married 01 June 1880 in Unicoi County, Tennessee.
(Image)

She appears on the 1900 and 1910 Censuses with her husband, Montgomery.

1920/ ?

Link to son, Elisha Shelton. Sent edit to link parents 23 August 2019.

Link to brother, Marcus Higgins. Sent edit to link mother 24 March 2016.
Lovina is a daughter of Erwin (b.unk) and Sallie (Sheldon) Higgins (b.Yancey Co, NC).
She was a widow (spouse's name not asked) at the time of her death.
residence: Jonesboro RFD
Informant: E _?_ Shelton (son), Jonesboro
DC 2264 (Image)

She appears on these two Censuses with her parents:
1860/ North Carolina/ Yancey
Erwin Higgins, 28y b.NC, occ: Farmer
Sarah, 21y b.NC
Margaret L, 2y b.NC
William I, 7mos b.NC
Mary Shelton, 24y b.NC, occ: Domestic

1870/ North Carolina/ Yancey
J E Higgins, 39y b.NC, occ: Farmer
Sarah, 27y b.NC
Marcus, 12y b.NC
Margaret L, 11y b.NC
Albert, 7y b.NC
Julia, 6y b.NC
Winna (f), 3y b.NC
Altetha (f), 1y b.NC
Telitha Hall (f), 19y b.NC, occ: Domestic

Record of Marriage:
groom: E H Bailey, 42y b.1834
bride: Margaret L Higgins, 17y b.1859
date: 09 January 1876
place: Yancey, North Carolina
"North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"
FamilySearch (no image available)

She appears on the 1880 Census with her employer, Montgomery Shelton.

M G Shelton and Lovina Higgins married 01 June 1880 in Unicoi County, Tennessee.
(Image)

She appears on the 1900 and 1910 Censuses with her husband, Montgomery.

1920/ ?

Link to son, Elisha Shelton. Sent edit to link parents 23 August 2019.

Link to brother, Marcus Higgins. Sent edit to link mother 24 March 2016.


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