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Higginbotham was the sixth of ten children born to Felix (or Phelix) Milton Higginbotham and the former Nancy Virginia (Jennie) Graham in [[Jefferson County]]. As a boy he was employed, along with most of his siblings, by the [[Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company]] as a greaser. He and his fellow greasers would lubricate the coal-car tracks on the mine's tipple while the cars were rolling. The work was considered dangerous and was certainly very grimy. Higginbotham's nickname was recorded as "Shorpy" by Hine in his report. | Higginbotham was the sixth of ten children born to Felix (or Phelix) Milton Higginbotham and the former Nancy Virginia (Jennie) Graham in [[Jefferson County]]. As a boy he was employed, along with most of his siblings, by the [[Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company]] as a greaser. He and his fellow greasers would lubricate the coal-car tracks on the mine's tipple while the cars were rolling. The work was considered dangerous and was certainly very grimy. Higginbotham's nickname was recorded as "Shorpy" by Hine in his report. | ||
On [[June 5]], [[1918]] he registered for the draft, listing his employment at the Bessie Mine. Some time after | On [[June 5]], [[1918]] he registered for the draft, listing his employment at the Bessie Mine. He served as a private in the 1st Battalion Infantry Replacement in training camp through the end of [[World War I]]. Some time after the war he moved to [[Sayre]] to work in [[Gulf States Steel]]'s mine there. | ||
On [[November 19]], [[1927]] Higginbotham married the former Flora Belle Quinton. The marriage lasted only a few months as Higginbotham was injured by a falling rock in a mining accident on [[January 16]] of the next year. He died at [[Norwood Hospital]] on January 25 and was buried in the [[Linn's Crossing Cemetery]]. Flora bore his son, William, the next summer. | On [[November 19]], [[1927]] Higginbotham married the former Flora Belle Quinton. The marriage lasted only a few months as Higginbotham was injured by a falling rock in a mining accident on [[January 16]] of the next year. He died at [[Norwood Hospital]] on January 25 and was buried in the [[Linn's Crossing Cemetery]]. Flora bore his son, William, the next summer. | ||
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Revision as of 20:35, 3 May 2007
Henry Sharp "Sharpy" Higginbotham (born November 23, 1896 - died January 25, 1928) was, as a child, employed as a greaser for the tipple of the Bessie Mine, near Dora. He was photographed in late 1910 as part of Lewis Hine's report to the National Child Labor Committee on labor conditions in Alabama.
Higginbotham was the sixth of ten children born to Felix (or Phelix) Milton Higginbotham and the former Nancy Virginia (Jennie) Graham in Jefferson County. As a boy he was employed, along with most of his siblings, by the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company as a greaser. He and his fellow greasers would lubricate the coal-car tracks on the mine's tipple while the cars were rolling. The work was considered dangerous and was certainly very grimy. Higginbotham's nickname was recorded as "Shorpy" by Hine in his report.
On June 5, 1918 he registered for the draft, listing his employment at the Bessie Mine. He served as a private in the 1st Battalion Infantry Replacement in training camp through the end of World War I. Some time after the war he moved to Sayre to work in Gulf States Steel's mine there.
On November 19, 1927 Higginbotham married the former Flora Belle Quinton. The marriage lasted only a few months as Higginbotham was injured by a falling rock in a mining accident on January 16 of the next year. He died at Norwood Hospital on January 25 and was buried in the Linn's Crossing Cemetery. Flora bore his son, William, the next summer.
The website "Shorpy.com", which features old photographs, is named for Higginbotham.
References
- Manning, Joe (n. d.) "Henry Sharp Higginbotham". Mornings on Maple Street - accessed May 3, 2007
- Hine, Lewis (December 1910) "Shorpy Higginbotham a 'greaser' on the tipple at Bessie Mine..." National Child Labor Committee records. Lot 7477, no. 1835. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
External links
- Shorpy.com: The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog, named for Higginbotham