Brief Life History of Kissiah A.
When Kissiah A. Higgins was born on 1 July 1867, in Doyal Township, St. Clair, Missouri, United States, her father, Joseph Lemon Higgins, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Emeline Lawler, was 28. She married William Marion Truitt on 11 October 1888, in Adair, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Dallas Township, St. Clair, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Collins, St. Clair, Missouri, United States in 1920. She died on 20 January 1923, at the age of 55, and was buried in Robinson Cemetery, Collins Township, St. Clair, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Kizzie Truet in household of William M Truet, "United States Census, 1910"
- Kizziah Truitt in household of William Truitt, "United States Census, 1920"
- Kizzie A Truitt in household of William M Truitt, "United States Census, 1900"
Spouse and Children
1866–1944 Male
1867–1923 Female
Children (7)
1890–1977 Male
1892–1983 Female
1893–1982 Female
1895–1972 Male
1897–1991 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1832–1883 Male
1839–1918 Female
Siblings (8)
1858–1927 Male
1861–1930 Female
1862–1862 Male
1864–1885 Male
1866– Female
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World Events (8)
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 1
1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment
Age 1
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 15
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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