(From The West Virginia News, Ronceverte, W. Va)
Mrs. LaVaicia Barnes (Moore) Higginbotham was born in Abb's Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia on the old Captain James Moore homestead, Jan. 1, 1853, and died at her home near Frankford, Greenbrier county, West Va., July 21, 1943, at the advanced age of 90 years, 6 months and 20 days. She was a daughter of William Taylor and Mary Bowen (Barnes) Moore.
On November 25, 1875, she was united in marriage to Reese Thompson Higginbotham, who died March 16, 1912. To this union were born nine children, all of whom born in Tazewell county, Virginia. They are
# Miss Mary Amanda, living at the home place near Frankford;
# William M. Higginbotham, living near Frankford;
# Barbara Leticia, now Mrs. Charles G. Rader, of Maxwelton;
# Laura Matilda, now Mrs. Cecil Rodgers, of near Ronceverte;
# Sally Alice, deceased,
# Lavinina Brown, deceased;
# Oscar Donald Higginbotham, living at the old home place, near Frankford;
# India Allen, Now Mrs. Raymond E. Bright, of Frankford;
# Clyntha LaVicia, now Mrs. Robert M. Baldwin, of Richmond, Va.
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