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Ivey Higgs 1903–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAR 1903

Birth Location: Kemp, Texas

Death Date: 1 Jun 1985

Death Location: Maud, Bowie County, Texas, USA

Father: James Higgs

Mother: Harriett Brown

Spouse(s): Charlie Cowley, Charlie Cowley

Children(s): James Cowley, Ovie Cowley, Ellen Cowley, Opal Cowley, Charles Cowley, Toby Cowley, R. Cowley, Ellen Beasley, Opal Briggs, Ovie Hammonds

The story of Ivey Higgs began in 1903 in Kemp, Texas. In 1910, Ivey Higgs resided in Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas, USA. In 1930, Ivey Higgs resided in Precinct 5, Bowie, Texas. Ivey Higgs married Charlie Culberson Cowley, and had children including Charles Dorice Cowley, Ellen L Beasley, Ellen Lorene Cowley, James Franklin Cowley, Opal N Briggs, Opal Novell Cowley, Ovie Olene Cowley, Ovie Olene Hammonds, R J Cowley, Toby Wayne Cowley. Ivey Higgs passed away in 1985 in Maud, Bowie County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ivey Higgs began in 1903 in Kemp, Texas.
  • In 1910, Ivey Higgs resided in Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Ivey Higgs resided in Precinct 5, Bowie, Texas.
  • Ivey Higgs married Charlie Culberson Cowley, and had children including Charles Dorice Cowley, Ellen L Beasley, Ellen Lorene Cowley, James Franklin Cowley, Opal N Briggs, Opal Novell Cowley, Ovie Olene Cowley, Ovie Olene Hammonds, R J Cowley, Toby Wayne Cowley.
  • Ivey Higgs passed away in 1985 in Maud, Bowie County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ivey Higgs's Ancestors

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Ivey Higgs
1903–1985
Birth Place: Kemp, Texas
Parents
James Marshall Doc Higgs
1847–1915
Layfette Co, Mississippi, United States
Harriett (Dicus) Brown
1859–1929
Oil Trough, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Ishum Higgs
1817–1881
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Barbara Foust
1828–1872
Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
John (W) Dicus
1815–1870
Tennessee, USA
Sarah Gwin
1819–
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Barbee
1800–1860
Edward Higgs
1779–1840
Elizabeth Carter
1800–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ivey Higgs's Descendants

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Ivey Higgs (8 MAR 1903–1 Jun 1985) m. Charlie (Culberson) Cowley (9 Jun 1898–6 Sep 1968) m. Charlie (Culberson) Cowley (9 June 1898–6 September 1968)
  1. 1. James (Franklin) Cowley 1933–2011
  2. 2. Ovie (Olene) Cowley 1925–2015
  3. 3. Ellen (Lorene) Cowley 1927–1997
  4. 4. Opal (Novell) Cowley 1922–1986
  5. 5. Charles (Dorice) Cowley 1930–2003
  6. 6. Toby (Wayne) Cowley 1940–1962
  7. 7. R. (J.) Cowley 1920–1984
  8. 8. Ellen (L.) Beasley 1927–1997
  9. 9. Opal (N.) Briggs 1922–1986
  10. 10. Ovie (Olene) Hammonds 1925–2015

Ivey Higgs's Timeline

6 Records

1903
8 MAR 1903
Birth of Ivey Higgs in Kemp, Texas
Kemp, Texas
1910
1910
Age 7
Ivey Higgs resided here in Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Ivey Higgs resided here in Precinct 5, Bowie, Texas
Precinct 5, Bowie, Texas
1935
1935
Age 32
Ivey Higgs resided here in Sh, Bowie, Texas
Sh, Bowie, Texas
1940
1940
Age 37
Ivey Higgs resided here in J P 5, Bowie, Texas, USA
J P 5, Bowie, Texas, USA
1985
1 Jun 1985
Age 82
Death of Ivey Higgs in New Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States of America
New Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1903
    Event Place: Kemp, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 453-32-8784; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Bowie, Texas; Roll: 2300; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0030; Image: 897.0; FHL microfilm: 2342034
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas; Roll: T624_1570; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1375583
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pyles Prairie, Kaufman, Texas; Roll: T624_1570; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1375583

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Bowie, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Bowie, Texas; Roll: 2300; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0030; Image: 897.0; FHL microfilm: 2342034

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Bowie, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P 5, Bowie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1985
    Event Place: New Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 453-32-8784; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maud, Bowie County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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