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Thurs 8 Feb 1900 - News article from the files of Wayne Adcock
Rev. W.A. Freeman last night, married Rufus Higginbotham Jr. and Dona Williams both of Texarkana.

1900 UNITED STATES FED CENSUS
Enumerated: 06 JUNE 1900
Name: Eudonia A Higginbotham
Home in 1900: Garland, Miller, Arkansas [Texarkana, Miller,Arkansas]
314 Elm St.
Age: 19
Birth Date: Jan 1881
Birthplace: Arkansas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother: number of living children: 0
Mother: How many children: 0
Spouse's Name: Rufus F Higginbotham
Marriage year: 1900
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 0
Occupation: none listed
Household Members:
Name Age
Rufus Higginbotham 61
Margaret Higginbotham 53
Mary F Higginbotham 27
Sanford L Higginbotham 20
Rufus F Higginbotham 23
Eudonia A Higginbotham 19

1910 UNITED STATES FED CENSUS
Enumerated: 26 & 27 APRIL 1910
Name: Dona A Higginbotham
Age in 1910: 29
Estimated Birth Year: 1881
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Missouri
Mother's Birth Place: Alabama
Spouse's Name: Rufus F Higginbotham
Home in 1910: Garland, Miller, Arkansas
Jefferson Road
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members:
Name Age
Rufus F Higginbotham 33
Dona A Higginbotham 29
Earl R Higginbotham 9
Francis M Higginbotham 1/12 [0]

1920 UNITED STATES FED CENSUS
Enumerated: 12 MARCH 1920
Name: Dona Higginbothan
Home in 1920: Homan, Miller, Arkansas
Farm
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Ruphus Higginbothan
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's Birth Place: Arkansas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Ruphus Higginbothan 42 [40]
Dona Higginbothan 39
Earl Higginbothan 19
Milton Higginbothan 10

28 Sep 1927 - Texarkana News - from the file of Wayne Adcock
Mrs. R.F. Higginbotham died Sept. 28, 1927 at 1222 Pecan St. Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Miller County, Ark. Husband, R.F. Higginbotham, Jr. died 4 years ago (1923). Two sons, Earl and Milton, one sister, Mrs. C.A. Hooks; sister-in-law, Mrs. Jim Davis of 1222 Pecan.

OBIT: HIGGINBOTHAM BURIAL IS HELD ON THURSDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. R.F. Higginbotham, who died at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jim Davis, 1222 Pecan street, Wednesday morning, were held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday from the Davis home. Rev. O.J. Wade, pastor of Beech Street Baptist Church, assisted by Dr. M.T. Andrews, of First Baptist church, officiated. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery.