William Burton Wiggins

1826 - 1915  (89 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 95 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Burton Wiggins
  Birth	18 Nov 1826	Haywood Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8CCB888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400007B3A
  Death	8 Dec 1915	Graham Co, NC
  Person ID	I3328	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Abraham Wiggins,   b. 1799/1800, Burke Co, NC d. 1870/1880, Graham Co, NC (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Margaret Deaver,   b. 1802/1803, Buncombe Co, NC (now Haywood Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC (Age > 78 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1826	Haywood Co, NC
  _UID	6C85CDABFE4A9D44ADECE005D1492876C826
  Family ID	F1412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth M Ammons,   b. 28 Aug 1831, Macon Co, NC d. 31 Aug 1915, Graham Co, NC (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1850/1855	Cherokee Co, NC
  _UID	63AC5204E41790439B7D6027C29441D63FFE
  Children	1. Thomas A Wiggins,   b. 1851/1852, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age > 19 years)   2. Payton Albert Wiggins,   b. 18 Dec 1855, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 17 May 1936, Graham Co, NC (Age 80 years)   3. Charles N G Wiggins,   b. 1857/1858, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age > 13 years)   4. Margaret A Wiggins,   b. 1859, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age > 12 years)   5. William Canada Wiggins,   b. 4 Apr 1866, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 24 Jan 1920, Graham Co, NC (Age 53 years)   6. Alfred Jefferson Wiggins,   b. 6 Oct 1869, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 13 Jul 1954, Graham Co, NC (Age 84 years)   7. Hardie Wiggins,   b. 1877/1878, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1910, Graham Co, NC (Age > 33 years)
  Family ID	F879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. They are the ancestors or relatives of one or more of my in-law or step-relatives*, so I have researched them to a small extent. * Son Payton Albert Wiggins married into my George family. * Son William Canada Wiggins married into my George family. * Grand daughter Amanda Elizabeth Wiggins married into my Carpenter and Davis family. !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/carpenter/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/george/ !CENSUS:1840 Cherokee Co, NC pg 232 w/Abraham WIGGINS age 10-15 (1825/30); !CENSUS:1850 Cherokee Co., NC # 839/839 Abram Wiggins 50 Farmer $3400 NC Margaret 47 William B. 24 Nancy A. 20 Joseph A. 18 Francis 12 f Amanda 10 John W. 8 Lavada S. 4; !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah District, Fort Montgomery PO # 813/813 William B. Wiggins 33 Farmer $1000/500 Macon Co NC Rutha A. 27 """ Thomas A. 8 Cherokee Co NC Claton A. 4 Charles N. G. 2 Margaret A. 7/12 Isaac Flemings 39 Laborer Yadkin Co NC; !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah, Valley Town PO # 144/144 Burton Wiggins 43 Farmer $1000/500 NC Ruth 38 Keeping House Thomas 18 Farm Laborer Payton 14 Farm Laborer Charles 12 Farm Laborer Margaret 10 at home William 4 at home Alfred 7/12 Oct; !CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Cheowah # 119/119 Burton Wiggins 53 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Ruthie A. 50 Wife M House Keeping William 14 son At home Jefferson 9 son James 6 son Hardie 2 son; !CENSUS:1900 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 100/101 Burton Wiggins head Nov 1826 73 Wd NC-NC-NC Farmer; !CENSUS:1910 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 243/243 Birt Wiggins head 83 wd NC-NC-NC Farmer;