Rayburn Willis Higdon, b: 1908

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


			^{James Blackburn Higdon}^{b.1863 LOUISVILL, KENTUCKY d.1911 Fannin Co., Texas}

		^{George Washington Higdon}^{b.1888 Whiteside, Tennessee d.1977 Dallas, Texas}	^{Margaret Carmichael Girdley}^{b.1858 Marion Co., Tennessee d.1901 Seagoville, Texas}

	^{Rayburn Willis Higdon}^{b.1908 Bonham, Texas d.1972 HAMLIN, TEXAS}		^{Philemon Orson Partain}^{b.1867 Blount Co., Alabama d.1941 Olney, Texas}

^{Ruthie Laverne Higdon}^{b. Private d.}		^{Lula Mae Partain}^{b.1887 Alabama d.1942 Hitson Community, Texas}	^{Sarah Frances Partain}^{b.1861 Alabama d.1945 Young Co., Texas}

^{Lula Janett Higdon}^{b. Private d.}			^{Henry Anderson Reynolds}^{b.1844 Holmes Co., Mississippi d.1921 Potosi, Texas}

		^{Benjamin Virgil Reynolds}^{b.1888 Putnam, Texas d.1960 Borger, Texas}	^{Virginia Bell Heyser}^{b.1851 Jefferson Co., Kentucky d.1920 Potosi, Texas}

	^{Hazel Marie Reynolds}^{b.1915 Plasterco, Texas d.2002 Midwest City, Oklahoma}		^{John Cornelius Smith}^{b.1865 ERATH COUNT, TEXAS d.1934 Fisher Co., Texas}

		^{Ruthie Eller Smith}^{b.1894 Callahan Co., Texas d.1973 Pampa, Texas}	^{Ada Liza Harling}^{b.1875 TENNESSEE d.1952 Plasterco, Texas}