Where born: Wilkes Co GA Where died: Birds-Bond twp - Lawrence Co IL Son of: Thomas Highsmith (1758-1830) & Sarah Woods (1758-1830) both buried Ford Cem Married: Sarah Spann* Lived at: 1840 Crawford Co IL Children: - Elizabeth C (1812-1853 buried Jones Cem; m: William Weger) -
Daniel M (1813-1850 m1: Phoebe H Allison; m2: Mary Ann Vernon Barrick) -
Thomas M (1817-1892 buried Crawford Co; m: Eliza A Cook) -
Lavina Elizabeth (1819-1898 buried Crawford Co; m: Daniel Mickey) -
Nancy C (1821-1894 buried Pollard Cem; m: James Wesley Hunt) Ewing Spann Sr (1823-1899 buried Crawford Co; m1: Elizabeth Wallace; m2: Harriet Wallace) -
Leander Sharp* (1825 m: Maria Jane Ford*) -
John Addison* (1827) -
Marinda (1829-1870 buried Jones Cem; m: Joseph Midgett) -
Cynthia Ann* (1831- m: Aaron Painter*)
* indicates buried with Richard M Highsmith in Charlottesville Cemetery.
About Charlottesville Cemetery:
Charlottesville Cemetery - an active cemetery located in Bond township - Lawrence County, Illinois, on the northside of 1800N highway. Cemetery is located about 4 miles west of Birds, Illinois. Key surnames of those buried in Charlottesville Cemetery are Goff, Griffin, Highsmith, and Longnecker. Burials: 639 Location: Birds, Lawrence County, Illinois
