Floyd Guymon Higgins

Brief Life History of Floyd Guymon

When Floyd Guymon Higgins was born on 17 March 1916, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, his father, Jesse Rice Higgins, was 30 and his mother, Amy Adella Guymon, was 24. He married Leona Mae Shumway on 3 September 1941, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He immigrated to World in 1940 and lived in Election Precinct 32 Northeast Price, Carbon, Utah, United States in 1940 and Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States in 1940. He died on 22 January 1986, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Floyd Guymon Higgins
1916–1986
Leona Mae Shumway
1923–2013
Marriage: 3 September 1941

Sources (21)

  • Floyd Guymon Higgins, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Floyd Guyman Higgins, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Floyd Guymon Higgins, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1924 · World War I Monument dedicated

The WWI monument is dedicated to the fallen soldiers who participated in the confrontation, in 1924.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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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