William Higgins was born on August 16, 1830.  He was the 9th child of Linville Higgins and Juda Kirby.  He married Mary Andus, April 30, 1835 - July 10, 1908) on February 24, 1851 in Ashe County, North Carolina.  7 of their 8 children were born in North Carolina, the 8th child was born in Missouri. William Higgins died in Dade County Missouri on March 7, 1895 and is buried at Greenfield Cemetery in Cedar County, Missouri. These are their kids:

Abi Higgins (1853-1926) married  Richard Johnson Taylor in 1879 lived in Dade & Cedar Co. MO  Calvin Jehu Higgins (1856-1893) married Sarah Caroline Martin (1859-1903) lived in Missouri Lafayette Bryant Higgins(1858-1935) married Lydia Louise Taylor in 1881, lived in Cedar Co. MO Phoebe Ann Higgins (October 10, 1861-1935) married Cornelius Acorn Martin (1862-1932)  David Russaw Higgins (1865-1948) married Susan Keicher (1870-1955) lived in Cedar County , Joseph Hooker Higgins (1867-1937) married Jane Duncan (1872-1958) lived in Cedar County , Mollie Ellen Higgins (1870-1959) married Richard Marion Cross lived in Cedar County Missouri, Martha Velege Higgins (1876-1929) married Clarence C. Duncan (1874-1933)