[G. Piper]

Good Day Colorado,
I am searching for an old army friend that was stationed with me at Merrell Barracks, Nurnberg, Germany. I was in B Battery, 2nd Bn. 75th Artillary. I am looking for Curtis Higgenbotham who was a mechanic. This was from Oct. 1965 to approx. Feb. 1967. Curtis was from Colorado City, Colorado. I along with another army buddy, His name is John Alexander would sure love to get to talk and see Curtis. Please, if you know a Curtis Higgenbothem who is from or was from Colorado City, ask him to get in touch to go over old times. Thanks in advance, Garnet Piper.
pipergarnet@yahoo.com

[Susan13202]

MelissaData.com | People Summary
Appears to be only one person with that name. No surprise there.
Although that source shows him in MS, another shows him:
http://www.spokeo.com/search?q=Curti...01#:1462975297
306 3rd St., SE, State Center, IA 50247
Phone: 641-483-4169
Can you give us some idea how old he is?
Found one on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/people/Curti...ham/1234385285

[ecam222]

I think Susan13202 listed someone who is 30 years old. I found two obituaries on possible family members of the Curtis you are looking for, who is listed as living in Valley City, North Dakota and about a year later, living in Barnesville, Minnesota. See links:
Stuart Higgenbotham
Robert Higginbotham Obituaries | The Jamestown Sun | Jamestown, North Dakota

[Susan13202]

Originally Posted by ecam222

I think Susan13202 listed someone who is 30 years old. I found two obituaries on possible family members of the Curtis you are looking for, who is listed as living in Valley City, North Dakota and about a year later, living in Barnesville, Minnesota. See links:
Stuart Higgenbotham
Robert Higginbotham Obituaries | The Jamestown Sun | Jamestown, North Dakota

Wouldn't you think it would be easy to find someone with an uncommon name? I'm hoping one of yours is the right one because I'm finding lots of people he probably is not.
I found a Curtis Wayne and a Curtis James in birth records in Texas. Unfortunately I don't have Ancestry so although I get their names, I don't get their dates of birth. There is a Colorado City in Texas.
I also found another Curtis in Florida, his brother passed away in Jacksonville, but I believe it said they were life residents of Jacksonville and this guy was from Colorado City (3 choices, Colorado, TX or AZ - poster says CO). There are actually a few mentions of a Curtis Higgenbotham on the page, if you search the page you can find them.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....obituaries.htm
There is also an older Curtis who just died last year - he was from VA and died in NC, but he was born in 1922.
http://obituaries.news-record.com/ob...&pid=142122871
I've got to guess if he was in the service in the 60's, he was probably born in the 40's, but just a guess.
None of mine seem to be panning out.
I tried the Veteran's Gravesites and he is not there.

[ecam222]

I know what you mean about the name. If the obits I posted are his relatives (a brother and father), Curtis would have to be the older brother.

[hcgCali]

Susan, searching Ancestry for you...
The ones you saw on Ancestry are spelled "Higginbotham," which seems to be a more common spelling. Curtis Wayne was born 3 Apr 1944 and Curtis James was born in 1949 according to Nevada marriage and divorce records (I don't see a Texas birth record on him). There are only 2 very old census records for "Curtis Higgenbotham."

There is also a Curtis Higginbotham born 17 Aug 1949 with several addresses in Oregon. Nothing comes up in Colorado, under either spelling.

[Susan13202]

Thanks, hcgCali. I guess we are going to have to wait for our original poster to come back and give us more information, like age, DOB, other places he was known to live, middle names. I sure thought this one was going to be easy. Maybe he will come on himself if he searches his name.

[DeeHexi]

Are you sure that the name is spelled correct? How hold should he be?
I checked on peoplesmart.com and found a few spelled similar.

[G. Piper]

Originally Posted by Susan13202

Thanks, hcgCali. I guess we are going to have to wait for our original poster to come back and give us more information, like age, DOB, other places he was known to live, middle names. I sure thought this one was going to be easy. Maybe he will come on himself if he searches his name.

Sorry for not checking sooner. Health is not what it used to be. I will check with another old army buddy to see if we can think of any other info. From what i remember, Curtis was about 20 or 21 in 1966. His last name is spelled correctly. I beleive he was born and raised in Colorado City, Texas. Will get back to you soon.

[Growler]

https://www.hfrrf.org/in-memory/wall-of-honor/

H's

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...s-higginbotham

Obituaries prior to 1985 not available online.
Found spouse as Margaret Peden Higginbotham in Spring Texas
Deceased parents Oscar W and Arnita Kebodeaux Higginbotham buried in Robert Lee Cemetery Coke County, Texas