Person:Malissa Higdon (1)

Watchers
Malissa Lee Ann Higdon
b.16 Mar 1845 , , Missouri, USA
  • HIsaac Root1844 - 1915
  • WMalissa Lee Ann Higdon1845 - 1924
m. 24 Dec 1863
  1. Katie Ella RootAbt 1865 -
  2. Joseph Allen Root1867 - 1943
  3. Henrietta RootAbt 1870 -
  4. James RootAbt 1874 -
  5. Rosina RootAbt 1878 -
Facts and Events
Name Malissa Lee Ann Higdon
Gender Female
Birth[1][2][9] 16 Mar 1845 , , Missouri, USA
Marriage 24 Dec 1863 , Jefferson, Kansas, USAto Isaac Root
Other 25 Dec 1863 , Jefferson, Kansas, USAAlt. Marriage
with Isaac Root
Census[5] 1870 Ozawkie Twp., Jefferson, Kansas, USA
Census[6] 1880 Mound City, Holt, Missouri, USA
Census[7][11] 1900 Cimarron Twp, Woods, Oklahoma, USA
Other[8] Abt 1906 Lomita, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMoved
Death[3][10] 11 Nov 1924 Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, USA
Burial[4] Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
References
  1. From The Gospel Messenger
    The Gospel Messenger, 6 Dec 1924.
  2. 1900 census OKLAHOMA, WOODS, CIMARRON TWP, p.66 sheet 11B
    1900 census OKLAHOMA, WOODS, CIMARRON TWP, p.66 sheet 11B, 27 Jun 1900.
  3. From The Gospel Messenger
    The Gospel Messenger, 6 Dec 1924.
  4. From The Gospel Messenger
    The Gospel Messenger, 6 Dec 1924.
  5. 1870 U.S. Federal Census Kansas, Jefferson, Osawkie twp, p463, p.30
    1870 U.S. Federal Census Kansas, Jefferson, Osawkie twp, p463, p.30, 5 Jul 1870.
  6. 1880 U.S. Federal Census Missouri, Holt, Mound City, District 25, p.93 page 14B
    1880 U.S. Federal Census Missouri, Holt, Mound City, District 25, p.93 page 14B, 10 Jun 1880.
  7. 1900 census OKLAHOMA, WOODS, CIMARRON TWP, p.66 sheet 11B
    1900 census OKLAHOMA, WOODS, CIMARRON TWP, p.66 sheet 11B, 27 Jun 1900.
  8. From The Gospel Messenger
    The Gospel Messenger, 6 Dec 1924.
  9. Her obituary has Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, Kansas did not exist in 1845. I suspect she was born in Missouri Territory.
  10. From The Gospel Messenger, December 6, 1924

    Root, Malissa Lee Ann, died at the home of her daughter in Wilmington, Calif. after a brief illness, Nov 11, 1924, aged 79 years, 7 months and 26 days. She was born at Lawrence, Kans. She married Isaac Root Dec. 25, 1863. They came to California about eighteen years ago and settled in Lomita where her husband died nine years ago. There were nine children, six of whom are living. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren for sixty-two years being active until her death. Services at Lomita by elders J. S. Zimmerman and B. F. Masterson. Burial in the Inglewood cemetery. J. M. Shively, Long Beach, Calif.
  11. She had 9 children 6 living.