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Edith Isabella Higginbotham

Female 1878 - 1956  (78 years)


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  • Name Edith Isabella Higginbotham 
    Born 5 Jul 1878  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Aug 1956  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4361  Rossville
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2018 

    Father Cyrus William Higginbotham,   b. 11 Sep 1836, Amherst County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1922, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Mary Howard Higginbotham,   b. 9 Jun 1851, South Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1919, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1871 
    Family ID F2500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Higginbotham, Edith 1
    Obituary- Higginbotham, Edith 1
    Miss E. Higginbotham passed away Monday

    Services for Miss Edith I. Higginbotham, 78, of Rossville were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Rossville Methodist church with burial in Rossville Cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. Don Jones and was attended by a large number of sorrowing friends. Soloist was Mrs. Don Berkey accompanied at the piano by Mrs. William Hill. Pallbearers were William Hesse, Leroy Parr, Joe Parr, Roy Wilt, Herb Trimble and John Fauerbach. Hurley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
    Miss Edith, as she was fondly spoken of by those who knew her, was born in Rossville July 5, 1878 and spent her life here. Her death was the result of a heart attack which she suffered a few weeks ago. She passed away at her home Monday evening.
    Miss Higginbotham was a piano teacher and had been giving lessons until the time of her illness. She had been very active in church work in this community during her long residence here and was a faithful member of the Amaryllis chapter of the OES, serving as secretary of the organization for a number of years. As evidence of her loyalty to the Easter Star Lodge, Miss Higginbotham held a record of 17 years of perfect attendance.
    Miss Edith was the last of the Higginbotham line which settled in Rossville in the early days. Her father, Cyrus W. Higginbotham, was one of the founders of Rossville and had one of the first mercantile businesses here. It was at the suggestion of Mrs. Higginbotham, who with Col. George W. Veale and A.C. Sherman, laid out the present town site, that the town be named "Rossville" in honor of the Indian agent. W.W. Ross.



    Miss Edith Higginbotham
    Services for Miss Edith I. Higginbotham, 78, of Rossville will be held at 2 pm Wednesday in the Methodist church in Rossville with burial in Rossville cemetery.

    She died Monday in her home.

    Miss Higginbotham was born in Rossville and spent her life there. She was the last of the Higginbotham line which settled in Rossville in the early days. She was a piano teacher and was a member of the Methodist church and of the Amaryllis chapter of the OES.
    Obituary- Higginbotham, Edith 2
    Obituary- Higginbotham, Edith 2
    (First published in The Rossville Reporter November 7, 1957)
    IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH HIGGIN¬BOTHAM, DECEASED.
    No. 22376 NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL SETTLEMENT The State of Kansas to all persons concerned:
    You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in said court by Joe M. Gresser, adminis¬trator with will annexed of the es¬tate of Edith Higginbotham, de¬ceased, praying for a final settle¬ment of said estate, approval of his acts, proceedings and accounts as special administrator and as ad-ministrator with will annexed, al¬lowance of fee for himself [sic] and all¬owance for attorney fees and ex¬penses; and also praying that the court determine the heirs, devisees and legatees entitled to the estate and the proportion or part there¬of to which each is entitled and dis¬tribute and assign the same to them in accordance with the nun¬cupative will of Edith Higginboth¬am, deceased, and according to the laws of intestate succession; and you are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 2nd day of December, 1957, at ten o’clock, a.m., on said day, in said court, in the City of Topeka, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition.
    JOE M. GRESSER, Administrator with will annexed of the estate of Edith Higginbotham, deceased J. A. BABICKI,
    Attorney for the petitioner