Brief Life History of George Jacob
When George Jacob Higday was born on 26 August 1871, in Plymouth, Iowa, United States, his father, Albert Henry Higday, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Jane Holmes, was 27. He married Lora Savilla Delp on 15 September 1892, in Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Johnson, Nebraska, United States in 1930 and Burns, Laramie, Wyoming, United States for about 5 years. He died on 17 October 1944, in Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Pine Bluffs Cemetery, Pine Bluffs, Laramie, Wyoming, United States.
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- George J Higday, "United States Census, 1940"
- George J Higday, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- George Jacob Higday, "Find A Grave Index"
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Historical Boundaries: 1885: Weld, Colorado, United States
1892 · The Chicago Canal
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Perhaps an Americanized form of German Heide .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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