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John Wilson Higgins 1855 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1855

Birth Location: Polk County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1908

Death Location: Dexter, Texas, USA

Father: Ananias Higgins

Mother: Eleanor Summy

Spouse(s): Mary Grooms

Children(s): Mae Higgins

In 1855, John Wilson Higgins entered the world in Polk County, Tennessee, USA, born to Ananias Higgins and Eleanor Summy. John Wilson Higgins married Mary Lou Grooms, and had children including Mae Myrtle Higgins. John Wilson Higgins passed away in 1908 in Dexter, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, John Wilson Higgins entered the world in Polk County, Tennessee, USA, born to Ananias Higgins and Eleanor Summy.
  • John Wilson Higgins married Mary Lou Grooms, and had children including Mae Myrtle Higgins.
  • John Wilson Higgins passed away in 1908 in Dexter, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ananias Higgins
1822 – 1888
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Eleanor Summy
1827 – 1874
Birth Location: prob. Monroe Co., TN
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Spouses(s)

Mary Grooms
1855 – 1909
Birth Location: Benton County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Mae Higgins
1895 – 1986
Birth Location: Texas
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John Higgins's Ancestors

Self
John Higgins
1855 – 1908
Birth Place: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Ananias Higgins
1822 – 1888
Tennessee
Eleanor Summy
1827 – 1874
prob. Monroe Co., TN
Grandparents
William Higgins
1797 – 1883
Benton, Polk, Tennessee, USA
Mary Cunningham
1802 – 1877
Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Solomon SUMMEY
1801 – 1875
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Ruth Melton
1807 – 1860
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Higgins's Descendants

1.
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John (Wilson) Higgins (1 Sep 1855 – 26 Mar 1908) m. Mary (Lou) Grooms (8 Mar 1855 – 16 Mar 1909)
  1. 1. Mae (Myrtle) Higgins (abt 1895 – 24 Oct 1986) m. Warren (Arthur) Turner (23 Dec 1888 – 9 Mar 1967)
    1. 1. Gertrude Turner (May 15, 1913 – 05 Mar 1927)
    2. 2. John (Wiley) Turner (abt 1916 – 1986) m. Dolly (Mae) Ballard (11 March 1916 – 8 August 1994)
      1. 1. Reba (Ann) Turner (abt 1936 – ) m. Raymond (R) Boyer (abt 1935 – )
      2. 2. Barbetta (K) Turner (abt 1943 – )
      3. 3. Linda (F) Turner (16 March 1945 – 17 September 1992) m. Ralph (G) Appleton (abt 1947 – )
    3. 3. Glenn (David) Turner (abt 1917 – 16 November 2003) m. Carolena (Mae) Franke (1 May 1924 – 22 August 2019)
      1. 1. David Turner
      2. 2. Carol Turner
      3. 3. Steven Turner
        1. 1. Linda (B) Turner
        2. 2. Kaye (Turner) Long
      4. 4. Teresa Turner
      5. 5. Stanley Turner
    4. 4. Alma (E) Turner (20 August 1924 – 1 May 1999) m. Jewell Turner (3 March 1923 – 10 September 1993)
      1. 1. Barry (Lee) Turner (19 May 1952 – 7 October 1987)
    5. 5. Clara (Mae) Turner (abt 1925 – ) m. Richard (L) Lomax (abt 1923 – )
      1. 1. Jennise (A) Lomax (abt 1949 – ) m. Norman (W) Rhodes (abt 1928 – )
      2. 2. Philip (Shane) Lomax
        1. 1. Chad Lomax
    6. 6. Flora (M) Turner (abt 1925 – )
    7. 7. Irene Turner
    8. 8. Alma Starr

John Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1855
1 Sep 1855
Birth of John Wilson Higgins in Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Polk County, Tennessee, USA
1908
26 Mar 1908
Age 53
Death of John Wilson Higgins in Dexter, Texas, USA
Dexter, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Polk County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1908
    Event Place: Dexter, Texas, USA
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