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Sterling Higgins 1888–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1888

Birth Location: Harveys Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1926

Death Location: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Miner Higgins

Mother: Argie Mordon

Spouse(s): Mina Kocher

Children(s): Rita Higgins, Elwood Higgins, Lewis Higgins, Jonathan Higgins, Violet Higgins, Sterling Higgins

Sterling Higgins was born in 1888 in Harveys Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Miner Higgins And Argie Mordon. Sterling Higgins married Mina Marion Kocher, and had children including Elwood Harry Higgins, Jonathan William Higgins, Lewis Henry Higgins, Rita Lillian Higgins, Sterling A Higgins, Violet Cecelia Higgins. Sterling Higgins passed away in 1926 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Sterling Higgins was born in 1888 in Harveys Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Miner Higgins And Argie Mordon.
  • Sterling Higgins married Mina Marion Kocher, and had children including Elwood Harry Higgins, Jonathan William Higgins, Lewis Henry Higgins, Rita Lillian Higgins, Sterling A Higgins, Violet Cecelia Higgins.
  • Sterling Higgins passed away in 1926 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Miner Higgins
1853–1909
Birth Location: Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Argie Mordon
1858–1893
Birth Location: Lake Twp, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Mina Kocher
1891–1960
Birth Location: Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Rita Higgins
1911–1965
Birth Location: Harveys Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elwood Higgins
1924–1986
Birth Location: –
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Lewis Higgins
1923–1967
Birth Location: Harveys Lake, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jonathan Higgins
1920–1980
Birth Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Violet Higgins
1914–1996
Birth Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sterling Higgins
1919–1919
Birth Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sterling Higgins's Ancestors

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Sterling Higgins
1888–1926
Birth Place: Harveys Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Miner Higgins
1853–1909
Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Argie Mordon
1858–1893
Lake Twp, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John Higgins
1831–1899
Luzerne, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Arabella (Eisabell) Cragle
1833–1911
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania USA
William Mordon
1833–1921
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Ruth (Ann) Ferguson
1832–1916
Orange County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sterling Higgins's Descendants

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Sterling Higgins (22 Sep 1888–22 Feb 1926) m. Mina (Marion) Kocher (19 Oct 1891–28 Nov 1960)
  1. 1. Rita (Lillian) Higgins 1911–1965 m. Claude (John) Wilkes 1889–1951
    1. 1. Verne (Louis) Wilkes 1939–2009
    2. 2. Vera (Marguerite) Wilkes 1937–1965
    3. 3. Mildred (Vinita) Wilkes 1934–1998 m. Anthony (John Poshinski) Jr. 1926–1970
      1. 1. Thomas (E.) Wilkes 1951–2015
    4. 4. Claude (John) Wilkes 1932–2014
    5. 5. Carrie (Elizabeth) Wilkes 1932–2001 m. Felix Yoglowski 1920–2003
    6. 6. Marion (Martha) Wilkes 1930–2008 m. Harry (William Sickler) II 1918–2006
      1. 1. Harry (Sickler) III 1951–2018
    7. 7. Albert (Clifford) Wilkes 1938–1958
    8. 8. Shirley (Mae) Wilkes 1945–1948
    9. 9. Edna (Willima) Wilkes 1941–1941
    10. 10. Sterling (S.) Wilkes 1936–2006 m. Eleanore (B.) Schneider 1929–2017
  2. 2. Elwood (Harry) Higgins 1924–1986
  3. 3. Lewis (Henry) Higgins 1923–1967 m. Hilda (M.) Sites 1922–2010
    1. 1. Daniel Higgins –2010
    2. 2. Lewis (Ralph) Higgins 1950–2016
  4. 4. Jonathan (William) Higgins 1920–1980
  5. 5. Violet (Cecelia) Higgins 1914–1996 m. Allen Kitchen 1896–1968
  6. 6. Sterling (A.) Higgins 1919–1919

Sterling Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1888
22 Sep 1888
Birth of Sterling Higgins in Harveys Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Harveys Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1926
22 Feb 1926
Age 38
Death of Sterling Higgins in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Harveys Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1926
    Event Place: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
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