Brief Life History of Clarence Obenchain
When Clarence Obenchain Higgins was born on 1 August 1908, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, Jacob Fonza Higgins, was 38 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Vest, was 38. He married Ruth Ann Horn on 16 July 1932, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 August 1984, in Lexington, Virginia, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Clarence Obenschain Higgins, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Clarence Higgins, "United States Census, 1940"
- Clarence Obenschain Higgins, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
Spouse and Children
1908–1984 Male
1920–2002 Female
Children (1)
1935–2006 Female
Parents and Siblings
1870–1944 Male
1870–1942 Female
Siblings (16)
1888–1950 Female
1889–1968 Male
1891– Male
1892–1976 Male
1894– Male
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World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 1
1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility
Age 9
1929
Age 21
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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