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Confederate Soldier

HIGGS, Thomas McDuffa 

County Died: Newton Co, MO
Cemetery: Mt. Olive Cemetery, Newton Co., MO
Deceased: HIGGS, Thomas McDuffa
Birth: Sept. 6, 1841, Granville, Co., NC
Age: 62 years, 2 mos., & 5 days
Death: Dec. 21, 1903, Newton, Co., MO
Cause: Pneumonia
Married: Mary Danforth Williams
Married When & Where: Lawrence, Co., MO
Father: John Kenelm Higgs, born Granville, Co. ,NC
Mother: Martha Harrison, born Granville, Co., NC
Military Information: Company K, 8 Missouri Infantry, Sgt., Confederate
Death Certificate Number: n/a
Resource: Military papers, cemetery stone, Family Bible
Research Note: Thomas McDuffa came to Barry County, MO in 1852 with his family. They lived in the Mt. Pleasant community west of what became Butterfield, MO. Thomas later, after the Civil War, moved to just across the Newton Co. and Barry Co. line near Pioneer, MO.
Confederate Soldier submitted by: Betty Higgs Lamberson

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