Charles Higginbotham was born in Peoria, Illinois, on October 24, 1840. He worked for about a year as a pony express rider on a route from Independence Rock on the Sweetwater River to Pacific Springs. He then became a Wells Fargo stage driver from Fort Hallack to Bennett's Ferry. He arrived in Virginia City in 1864 and went to work for Pollinger's stage line. He briefly had a stable in Butte until it was destroyed by fire. He worked in Butte as a teamster off and on during the early 1890s. During the late 1890s he toured Europe for seven years as a stagecoach driver with Buffalo Bill's show. He eventually moved to Dillon, Montana, where he died February 22, 1927.
From the description of Charles Higginbotham reminiscence, 1920? (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 692348450
