Excerpt from http://www.rhema.org/press/ : "KENNETH E. HAGIN MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Broken Arrow, OK September 19, 2003 Reverend Kenneth E. Hagin, founder of Kenneth Hagin Ministries, went home to be with the Lord on September 19, 2003, at 7:00 a.m... ...Rev. Hagin was born August 20, 1917 and was in the ministry for nearly 70 years from the time God miraculously healed him of a deformed heart and an incurable blood disease at the age of 17. He was raised from a deathbed in 1934 by the revelation of faith in Gods Word. Known as the 'father of the modern faith movement,' Rev. Hagin was a dynamic preacher, teacher and prophet, known for ministering healing and for the message of faith. His teachings and books are filled with vivid stories that show Gods power and truth working in his life and the lives of others..." ========================================================================= Brother Hagin had a nationwide radio and TV ministry. His teachings were not appreciated in some religious circles, but after I had appreciated him and his preaching style for several years, it came as a pleasant surprise to learn we shared a common descent from Kedar Biggs of Martin County, North Carolina. Judging from his writings and pages 223-224 of "Biggs...History and Lineage in America", by Alta Louise (Biggs) Martin, Brother Hagin was the son of Jesse Lee Hagin and Lillie (Drake) Hagin, and the grandson of Sarah Frances "Fannie" (Biggs) Hagin of McKinney, Collin Co TX. Kenneth E. Hagin (1917-2003) Jesse Hagin (1892-1950) Sarah "Fannie" (Biggs) Hagin (1870-1969) Benjamin Franklin Biggs (1829-1875) Asa Biggs (1788 NC-1861 TX) Kedar Biggs (1749-1815) Joseph Biggs (d ca 1798 Martin Co NC) Mrs. Martin states Benjamin F. Biggs was a deacon and clerk in the "Regular Predestinarian Baptist" church known as "Orchard Gap Church" in Collin Co TX. Asa Biggs and his uncle Joseph Biggs Jr. were ministers of the Primitive Baptist Church. http://www.parvinfamily.com/genealogy/d1226.htm#P1226 Kedar Biggs was deacon and clerk at the Skewarkey Baptist Church in Martin Co NC. See the account of his spiritual journey at http://www.parvinfamily.com/genealogy/d411.htm . Cushing Biggs Hassell, a cousin, was a Primitive Baptist Church historian in North Carolina. http://www.primitivebaptist.org/writers/hassell/history/default.asp Senator Asa Biggs, a cousin (son of Joseph Jr.), describes his "Religious Experiences" at http://docsouth.unc.edu/biggs/biggs.html . Amariah Biggs, most likely a cousin of unknown degree and possibly brother of Rev. Davis Biggs of NC, VA, KY and MO, was an early Baptist evangelist in eastern NC. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncwashin/biggs.htm Andy Anderson