Abraham “Abe” Wiggins (1846-1898)

Abraham “Abe” Wiggins

Birth

1846

Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, USA

Death

1898 (aged 51–52)

Breaks, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Burial

Potter's Flats Cemetery

Elkhorn City, Pike County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map

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Noted outlaw from Swain County, North Carolina. Moved to Elkhorn City with his nephew and went by the alias Hamilton "Ham" Sherrills. In his later years he became an US Marshall.

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Parents

James Holland "Newt/Jimmie" Wiggins

1805–1870
Mary Elvira "Polly/Vira" Sherrill Wiggins

1812–1871

Spouse

Josephine Bentley Sherrills

unknown–1886 (m. 1882)

Siblings

Andrew Calvert "Andy" Wiggins

1844–1896
Joseph Sherrill Wiggins

1848–1927
James Uriah "Jim Ute" Wiggins

1850–1930
John Jasper Wiggins

1852–1917

Children

Elvira Wiggins Hay

1883–1952
William Jesse "Jess" Wiggins

1885–1968

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James Holland "Newt/Jimmie" Wiggins

Mary Elvira "Polly/Vira" Sherrill Wiggins

Josephine Bentley Sherrills

Andrew Calvert "Andy" Wiggins

Joseph Sherrill Wiggins

James Uriah "Jim Ute" Wiggins

John Jasper Wiggins

Elvira Wiggins Hay

William Jesse "Jess" Wiggins

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James Holland "Newt/Jimmie" Wiggins

Mary Elvira "Polly/Vira" Sherrill Wiggins

Josephine Bentley Sherrills

Andrew Calvert "Andy" Wiggins

Joseph Sherrill Wiggins

James Uriah "Jim Ute" Wiggins

John Jasper Wiggins

Elvira Wiggins Hay

William Jesse "Jess" Wiggins

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