Brief Life History of John E.
When John E. Higgins was born on 18 November 1858, in Missouri, United States, his father, Joseph Lemon Higgins, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Emeline Lawler, was 19. He married Coleen Belle Barr on 13 December 1878, in St. Clair, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in St. Clair, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Dallas Township, St. Clair, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 15 April 1927, in Collins, St. Clair, Missouri, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Allen Cemetery, Collins Township, St. Clair, Missouri, United States.
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- John Wiggins in household of Joseph Wiggins, "United States Census, 1870"
- John E. Higgins, "Find A Grave Index"
- John E in entry for Jess D Higgins, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1873
Historical Boundaries: 1873: St. Clair, Missouri, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hUiginn ‘descendant of Uiginn’, a byname meaning ‘viking, sea-rover’ (from Old Norse víkingr). Compare McGuigan .
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Higgin, itself either a Lancashire variant of Huggin (from a pet form of Hugh ), or a variant of Hickin (from a pet form of Richard ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. See Hick and compare Higson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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