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Charles Higham (1823–1891)
An English convert of the 1854 emigration who was taken prisoner at Kington Fort with other Slaterville men and later settled in Idaho.
- On the roll
- Higham, Charles, in the 1861–62 roll of membership printed in 1886
- Born
- November 1823, England (Family Tree)
- Died
- 1891, Idaho (Family Tree)
- June 1862
- Taken at Kington Fort: printed as “Chas. Higham” in the Deseret News list of June 25, 1862, held to $1,500 bail for the March 1863 term
- Family Tree
- FamilySearch LV14-G51, Charles Higham (1823-1891). Church History Biographical Database (CHD) roster of the Robert L. Campbell Company, 1854, with his wife Jane; the CHD record links this Family Tree person. Val Holley (UHQ 2008) names Charles Higham among the Slaterville men held after the siege. Died at Blackfoot, Idaho. Identified by editor (CHD roster and FamilySearch).
- Connected names on the roll
- Higham, Jane
What the sources say
Charles Higham (1823–1891), born in England, who came to Utah with his wife Jane in the Robert L. Campbell Company of 1854 (Church History Biographical Database; FamilySearch LV14-G51). Held to bail after the siege as “Chas. Higham” (Deseret News, June 25, 1862); Holley names him among the Slaterville and Marriott men taken prisoner (Holley, UHQ 2008). He died at Blackfoot, Idaho, in 1891.
Sources
- Holley, Val. “Slouching Towards Slaterville.” Utah Historical Quarterly 76, no. 3 (Summer 2008): 247 ff.
- Church History Biographical Database, pioneer companies. Church History Department
- Deseret News, June 25, 1862, p. 412.
- FamilySearch Family Tree, LV14-G51. Consulted November 3, 2026.
Cite this page
Rogers, Eric Paul, ed. “Charles Higham (1823–1891).” Morrisite.org. https://morrisite.org/person/charles-higham.html. Updated November 3, 2026.