JOHN HIGHFILL AND MATILDA WALKER

JOHN BORN JAN 11, 1807 GUILFORD COUNTY,NC DIED JAN 10, 1892 IN GUILFORD COUNTY CO,NC
BOTH BURIAL CENTER UMC CEMETERY, GUILFORD CO, NC
MATILDA BORN MAY 1, 1808 IN NORTH CAROLINA DIED FEB 8, 1878 GUILFORD CO, NC
MARRIED MAR 1, 1825 GUILFORD COUNTY, NC

CHILDREN ALL BORN IN GUILFORD COUNTY, NC

JOHN FLOYD BORN DEC 18, 1846
MARGARET BORN MAY 4, 1829
MARYANN BORN ABT 134
SARAH BORN APRIL 29, 1836
WILLIAM BORN ABT 1842
JAMES BORN 1825
JEREMIAH BORN JULY 7, 1826


JOHN SON OF HEZEKIAH HIGHFILL AND DELILAH FLOYD

jeremiah(jerry) highfill and minerva douglas moore

JEREMIAH BORN JULY7,1826 DIED JAN 5, 1912 IN GUILFORD COUNTY,NC
MARRIED JUNE 30, 1846
MINERVA BORN MAR 25, 1831 DIED MARCH 11, 1917 IN GUILFORD COUNTY,NC

CHILDREN

DRURY ALSON BORN OCT 23, 1847 DIED JUNE 8, 1927
ELISABETH DOUGLAS BORN MAY 25, 1849 DIED FEB 11, 1882
ANDREW BARTLETTE BORN JULY 10, 1851 DIED NOV 16, 1945
MARTHA FRANCES BORN FEB 2, 1853 DIED MAR 22, 11928
MARY JANE BORN OCT 19, 1854 DIED AUG 27, 1879
EMMA LEZETTA BORN JAN 13, 1856 DIED SEPT 22, 11939
MARGARET D. BORN APRIL 19, 1857 DIED AUG 7, 1857 WHY DID SHE DIED SO YOUNG???
PATRICK HENRY BORN JUNE 20, 1858 DIED NOV 19, 1945
CAROLINE (CALLIE) MOORE BORN OCT 18, 1859 DIED JULY 2, 1944
JOHN WILLIAM SAMPSON BORN JULY 6, 1861
FLORA MATILDA BORN JAN 5, 1863 DIED JULY 10, 1891
JEREANN PERMELIE BORN APRIL 21, 1864 DIED JULY 17, 1864 WHY??
NETTIE VIRGINIA BORN AUG 10, 1865 DIED JULY 11, 1888
MINNIE LEE BORN DEC 27, 1867 DIED NOV 17, 1942
SUSAN REBECCA BORN MAR 4, 1869 DIED JAN 14, 1942
NICHOLAS SNEATHEN BORN AUG 24, 1870 DIED JAN 27, 1883
PERCY THOMAS BORN JULY 16, 1872
CHARLES LACY BORN JAN 10, 1874 DIED JULY 21, 1908
TENNIE MINERVA BORN JULY 8, 1876

JEREMIAH SON OF JOHN HIGHFILL AND MATILDA (TILLEY) WALKER
MINERVA DAUGHTER OF ISTTO DRURY MOORE AND PERMELIA LANIER

Burgess(BYRD) Washington Johnson and Martha Frances Highfill in north carolina

burgress aug 7, 1839 died Dec 13, 1926
married Sept 22, 1870
Martha feb 2, 1853 died Mar 22, 1928

children:
Cornelius Fletcher sept 9, 1871 died Nov 23, 1949
MARRIED HANNAH FRANKLIN MOORE

Sampson Delay jan 4, 1873 died aug 2, 1875
John Washington Nov 21, 1874 died July 13, 1875 what caused his death???
Stella Andrew Aug 22, 1876 died Aug 15, 1878 what caused his death
Ernest Vester Nov 5, 1878 died oct 22, 1886

Ira Neander Oct 17, 1880 died Mar 9, 1966
married addie phifer

Mary Leesetter Nov 27, 1832 died Mar 26, 1945
married charles forest coe

Cary Douglas Nov 2, 1884 died June 5, 1965
married effie may mcclamrock

Nina Van Oct 28, 1886 died Dec 18, 1964
married alfred breackinridge bray

Effie Permelia Jan 19, 1889 died Feb 16, 1960
married martin walter thomas


Nicholas Filmore Mar 24, 1891 died May 24, 1982
MARRIED DELLA PERMAR

Holly Lee Oct 20, 1893 died jan 15, 1987
married virginia ayers

Willis Edgar Jan 12, 1896 died Jan 4, 1968
married grace margaret anderson


BYRD WAS A FARMER, HEIGHT 5'3".
MUSTERED INTO SERVICE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN CAPT WILLIAM WATLINGTON'S COMPANY(STONEWALL BOYS), 54 TH REGT, CO. F, NORTH CAROLINA INTANTRY(STATE TROOPS).
54TH ORGANIZED MAY 16, 1862.
COL JOHN WIMBISH, LT COL JAMES SHEFFIELD MCDOWELL.