Person:William Wiggins (5)

Listed in the 1860 Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Census as W G Wiggins, male, age 6, born LA. With parents and siblings.

Listed in the 1870 Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Census as W. G. Wiggins, male, age 15, born LA. With younger siblings, living in the household of his older sister Martha.

Listed in the 1880 Leon County, Texas Census, District 91, Precinct 6, enumerated June 14, page 22, Dwelling 216, Household 233 as William G. Wiggins, age 24, married, farmer, born LA, parents born LA. With wife Lottie A. and daughter W. Isabel. Living next door to sister Martha Coats and family, as well as Thomas and Susan.

Listed in the 1900 Montgomery County, Texas census as Grant Wiggins, age 45, born February 1855 in Louisiana. Both parents from Louisiana. Married for 31 years. Listed with Lottie, Mary, Jesse, Martha, William, and Neoma.

Listed in 1910 Montgomery County, Texas census as Grant Wiggins, 55 years old, married once for 32 years (however, Lottie has them married for 30 years). Born in Louisiana, father born in Alabama, mother born in Louisiana. Living on lot #252-396, occupation Farmer.

From Conroe, take Hwy 105 West to Hwy 3083. It is about 4-5 miles on the right. Look for sign. Also known as Crater Cemetery

Double tombstone with Lottie Ann reads: Father / William Grant / February 6, 1855 / October 22, 1915

Alternate sorces quote 3/9/1878 as the date he married Lottie Ann.

From Houston Tracy Jr.:

"In 1865, Grant was 10 years old and being sent with chickens and eggs to pay for his and other sibling's schooling by Mr. Briethaupt in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. He was finished being raised by his oldest sister and brother in-law. They did not move to Texas, until after October of 1872. That's when they got their letters from the church to present at any other church of the same faith, where they moved. The letter was one of introduction and verification that they were good people."