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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

Born in 1855 in Polk County, Tennessee, USA, John Wilson Higgins was the child of Ananias Higgins and Eleanor Summy. In time, John Wilson Higgins married Mary Lou Grooms, and they raised a family that included Mae Myrtle Higgins. John Wilson Higgins died in Dexter, Texas, USA in 1908.

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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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Sources

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

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