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Eldon Luther Higgins 1910 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 FEB 1910

Birth Location: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 16 DEC 1968

Death Location: Crestview, Okaloosa, Florida, United States

Father: Frank Higgins

Mother: Meta Philhower

Spouse(s): Cleo Fletcher

Children(s): Ada Sims, Brenda Higgins, Frank Higgins, Eldon Higgins, Beverly Higgins

Eldon Luther Higgins was born in 1910 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States, the child of Frank Leonard Higgins and Meta Philhower. In 1920, Eldon Luther Higgins resided in Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois. In 1930, Eldon Luther Higgins resided in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma. Eldon Luther Higgins married Cleo LaVerne Fletcher, and had children including Ada Sims, Brenda Faye Higgins, Frank Leonard Higgins, Eldon Lesley Higgins, Beverly Higgins. Eldon Luther Higgins passed away in 1968 in Crestview, Okaloosa, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • Eldon Luther Higgins was born in 1910 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States, the child of Frank Leonard Higgins and Meta Philhower.
  • In 1920, Eldon Luther Higgins resided in Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois.
  • In 1930, Eldon Luther Higgins resided in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma.
  • Eldon Luther Higgins married Cleo LaVerne Fletcher, and had children including Ada Sims, Brenda Faye Higgins, Frank Leonard Higgins, Eldon Lesley Higgins, Beverly Higgins.
  • Eldon Luther Higgins passed away in 1968 in Crestview, Okaloosa, Florida, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eldon Higgins's Ancestors

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Eldon Higgins
1910 – 1968
Birth Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Parents
Frank Leonard Higgins
1874 – 1937
Elmwood, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Meta Philhower
1889 – 1974
Illinois
Grandparents
Eldon (Luther) Higgins
Great-Grandparents
Frank Higgins
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barney Higgins
Mary Leete

Eldon Higgins's Descendants

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Eldon (Luther) Higgins (14 FEB 1910 – 16 DEC 1968) m. Cleo (LaVerne) Fletcher (21 JUL 1926 – 03 APR 1986)
  1. 1. Ada Sims (14 SEP 1947 – )
  2. 2. Brenda (Faye) Higgins (05 AUG 1953 – ) m. Eldon (L Jr) Higgins
    1. 1. Eldon (Luther III) Higgins (04 MAY 1977 – )
    2. 2. Nannette (Kathaleen) Higgins (10 OCT 1979 – )
    3. 3. Deborah (Roxy) Higgins
  3. 3. Frank (Leonard) Higgins (03 APR 1959 – 31 OCT 2008)
  4. 4. Eldon (Lesley) Higgins (27 MAY 1964 – ) m. Terri (Lea) Hormel (19 JUL 1964 – ) m. Chong (MI) Kim m. Cindy (Irene) Brown (14 FEB 1951 – 29 MAR 2011)
    1. 1. Dustin (Frank) Higgins (23 DEC 1985 – ) m. Traci (Milady) Kipf (19 NOV 1988 – )
      1. 1. Ava (Milady) Higgins (12 JUN 2009 – )
    2. 2. Michelle (Lea) Higgins (30 AUG 1987 – )
    3. 3. Jennifer (Lynn) Higgins (30 AUG 1987 – ) m. William (Andrew) Brown (27 FEB 1987 – )
      1. 1. Alexis (Nicole) Brown (14 JAN 2011 – )
      2. 2. Emily (Lynn) Brown (27 Nov 2013 – )
  5. 5. Beverly Higgins

Eldon Higgins's Timeline

4 Records

1910
14 FEB 1910
Birth of Eldon Luther Higgins in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
1920
1920
Age 10
Eldon Luther Higgins resided here in Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois
Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois
1930
1930
Age 20
Eldon Luther Higgins resided here in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma
Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma
1968
16 DEC 1968
Age 58
Death of Eldon Luther Higgins in Crestview, Okaloosa, Florida, United States
Crestview, Okaloosa, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1910
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 547-24-4826; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: T625_399; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 107; Image: .
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: 547-24-4826; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma; Roll: 1899; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 693.0.
    [6] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [7] California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1939
    Event Place: San Francisco, California

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Manila; Pi

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1968
    Event Place: Crestview, Okaloosa, Florida, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 547-24-4826; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006

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