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Ernest Joseph Higgs 1921–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1921

Birth Location: Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 3 January 1974

Death Location: Eustis, Lake County, Florida, USA

Father: William Higgs

Mother: Gordia Webb

Spouse(s): Luella Downey, Margaret Ray, Norma Waterworth

Children(s):

Ernest Joseph Higgs was born in 1921 in Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Higgs And Gordia Belle Gordie Webb. In 1935, Ernest Joseph Higgs resided in Rural, Clay, Arkansas. In 1940, Ernest Joseph Higgs resided in Geneva, Van Buren, Michigan, USA. Ernest Joseph Higgs married Luella Frances Downey, Margaret Ethel Ray, Norma Ruth Waterworth. Ernest Joseph Higgs passed away in 1974 in Eustis, Lake County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Ernest Joseph Higgs was born in 1921 in Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Higgs And Gordia Belle Gordie Webb.
  • In 1935, Ernest Joseph Higgs resided in Rural, Clay, Arkansas.
  • In 1940, Ernest Joseph Higgs resided in Geneva, Van Buren, Michigan, USA.
  • Ernest Joseph Higgs married Luella Frances Downey, Margaret Ethel Ray, Norma Ruth Waterworth.
  • Ernest Joseph Higgs passed away in 1974 in Eustis, Lake County, Florida, USA.

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Ernest Higgs's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Higgs
1921–1974
Birth Place: Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Higgs
1888–1985
Randolph County, Arkansas, USA
Gordia (Belle "Gordie") Webb
1893–1953
Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Higgs's Timeline

4 Records

1921
8 May 1921
Birth of Ernest Joseph Higgs in Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Ernest Joseph Higgs resided here in Rural, Clay, Arkansas
Rural, Clay, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 19
Ernest Joseph Higgs resided here in Geneva, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Geneva, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
1974
3 January 1974
Age 53
Death of Ernest Joseph Higgs in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1921
    Event Place: Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Geneva, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01822; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 80-16A
    [3] Kentucky Birth Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Clay, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Geneva, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01822; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 80-16A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Geneva, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Geneva, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01822; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 80-16A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 January 1974
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eustis, Lake County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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