Lester Ernest Higgins (1879 - 1966)

Born 1879 in Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Myrtle Esther (Garland) Waln — married 26 Jun 1903 in McPherson, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Lester was born in 1879. He was the son of John Higgins and Wealthy Simcox. He passed away in 1966 and is buried in the Palo Verde Baptist Church Cemetery in Palo Verde, Maricopa County, Arizona. ^[1]

Year: 1880; Census Place: Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas^[2]

• John C. Higgins head, 31/m, laborer, OH/Eng/PA
• Wealthy C. Higgins wife, 22/f, OH/OH/OH
• Lester E. Higgins son, 8/12/m, Oct KS/OH/OH
• Marion A Stout 27/m, laborer, IL

1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_81; Line: 6^[3]

• John C Higgins head, 37/m, md, insurance agt, OH/IA
• Welthy C Higgins wife, 28/f, md, housekeeper, OH/OH
• Lester E Higgins son, 5/m, KS
• Ora Bell Higgins dau, 2/f, KS

Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911^[4]

• Name: Lester E Higgins
• Gender: Male
• Age: 23
• Birth Date: abt 1880
• Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1903
• Marriage Place: McPherson, Kansas, USA
• Father: John Higgins
• Mother: Welthy Sinrcocks
• Spouse: Myrtle E Garland (age 19)
• Spouse Father: Charley Garland
• Spouse Mother: Eizabeth Cog
• Film Number: 002319899

Year: 1920; Census Place: Creighton, Maricopa, Arizona^[5]

• 1823 E. Portland St
• Lester E Higgins head, 40/m, md, KS/OH/OH, laborer, farm
• Myrtle Higgins wife, 36/f, md, KS/NH/Eng
• Bessie Higgins dau, 15/f, school, KS/KS/KS
• Cora Higgins dau, 13/f, WA/KS/KS
• Jess C Higgins son, 11/m, AZ/KS/KS

Year: 1940; Census Place: Maricopa, Arizona^[6]

• Lester E Higgins head, 60/m, md, KS, farm
• Myrtle E Higgins wife, 55/f, md, KS
• Dee W Russell lodger, 47/f, D, WI, farm laborer

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #18636907 Lester Ernest Higgins
2. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas; Roll: 387; Page: 442B; Enumeration District: 265;Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. [1]
3. ↑ 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_81; Line: 6; 1885 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-146. Kansas State Historical Society. [2]
4. ↑ Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911; Original data: Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas.
5. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Creighton, Maricopa, Arizona; Roll: T625_48; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 34; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls).[3]
6. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Maricopa, Arizona; Roll: m-t0627-00109; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 7-168; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. [4]