CHARLES V. HIGGINS,1 retired; P. O. Paris; was born Sept. 17., 1807, in Montgomery County, this State; only son born to James and Mary (Williams) Higgins. The Higgins family are of Scotch-Irish descent, of whom William Higgins was the first of whom there is any definite account, he being the great-grandsire of our subject; he removed from Ireland to the Old Dominion, and settled prior to the Revolution, and raised a family of seven sons and one daughter; the sons were: William, Moses, Aaron, Capt. James, John, Joel and Jesse; of the nuinber Moses was the grandfather of Chas. V.; James served in the war of the Revolution, commanding a company. Aaron Higgins was the first one of the name that came to Kentucky about 1780, and entered 3,000 acres of land in what is now Montgomery County; upon this land all of his brothers (above mentioned) settled; Aaron was killed by the Indians at Sinclair's defeat. Moses Higgins married Jane Jeter, by whom he had: James, William, Betsey, Katie, Matilda, Nancy and America; of this number, James was the father of our subject; he was born in 1781 in Virginia, and married Mary Williams, born in 1784, likewise of Virginia birth; she was a daughter of Raleigh Williams, of English descent. Of the Higgins brothers above mentioned, William T. was a physician, and settled in Mississippi, and was drowned while crossing a river. James Higgins was a farmer and brick-mason ; he built many of the houses yet standing in Mt. Sterling, Ky.; he had five children born to him; all died before they grew up except Chas. V., who left home and learned the tan and currier's trade, at Boonesborough and Winchester; Nov. 18, 1828, he married Judith Y. Stone, who was born in Bourbon County March 8, 1812; she was a daughter of John and Judith (Parrott) Stone, both natives of Albemarle County, Va., and came here to Bourbon County in 1811. Mr. Stone died March 8, 1821; his wife in 1859; to them were born six children: Elizabeth, Thomas, John, William, Judith and James M., who resides in Texas; he and Mrs. Higgins alone survive. After Mr. and Mrs. Higgins were married they moved to North Middletown, where he engaged in the tan and currier business, remaining here until 1834; then sold out and moved to Montgomery County, remaining there until 1837, when he returned to Middletown; since that time he has been a constant resident of the county; for several years has been a resident of Paris, where he now resides. Notwithstanding he began with nothing, he has by successful management, amassed a good fortune, having a large amount of land and much valuable town property in this city. He has been connected with the Deposit Bank in this place since its commencement, first as Director, and since 1867 as President. He has but one child, Charles V., present Treasurer of the county. Mr. Higgins is not a member of any church or society, but not opposed to them or the principles they espouse.
