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     Maggie Hicks married Ernst Frank Olds, son of Charles Ferdinand Olds and Matilda Slackford, in 1903 at Campbell County, Tennessee.^2,3,1
     Maggie Olds and Frank Olds appeared on the census of 25 Apr 1910 at Wooldridge, Campbell County, Tennessee, as follows:

Maggie Olds and Frank Olds appeared on the census of 30 Jan 1920 at Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, as follows:

Maggie Olds and Frank Olds appeared on the census of 3 Apr 1930 at Sante Fe, Madrid County, New Mexico, as follows:

     Allene Higgins was born on 5 Jun 1932 at Wabash County, Illinois.² She was the daughter of George Glen Higgins and Mae Montgomery.¹ Allene Potts appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died May 1984 with the last place of residence listed as Allendale, Wabash County, Illinois. Allene's SSN was issued in Illinois. Also, her birth date is given as 5 Jun 1932.³ She died on 8 May 1984 at Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Indiana, at age 51. The cause of death was heart thrombosis.^4,5,6 She was buried at Allendale Cemetery, Allendale, Wabash County, Illinois.²
     She and Pauline Joan Higgins were twins.⁷ She was a homemaker and attended the Christian Church.²
     Her obituary states:
     "Allene Potts, 51, Allendale, died at 1:50 a.m. today, May 8, in Deaconnes Hospital in Evansville, Ind.
"Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in the Ingram Funeral Home in Allendale with Rev. John Stemple presiding. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Allendale Cemetery.
"Mrs. Potts was born June 5, 1932, in Wabash County, the daughter of Glenn and Mae (Montgomery) Higgins. She married Robert G. Potts June 18, 1949, in Mt Carmel, and he survives.
"She was a member of the First Christian Church in Allendale.
"Other survivors include three daughters, Deborah Potts, Patricia Batchelor and Lori Ann Mills, all of Allendale; a brother, Ray Higgins, Mt. Carmell three sisters, Mrs. Faye Yonaka, Calhoun; Mrs. Sue Phares, Wichita Falls, Texas and Mrs. Sarah Thetford, Dowie, Texas and six grandchilden.
"She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Robert and four sisters, Betty Goldman, Mary Lou Beecham, Pauline Osmon and Dorothy Higgins."⁸

     Asa Higgins was born on 6 Aug 1836 at Richland County, Illinois.¹ He married Hester Staninger on 23 Sep 1858.² Asa Higgins died on 28 Oct 1914 at West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois, at age 78^3,4 and was buried on 29 Oct 1915 at Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois.^5,6
     His obituary states:
     "Asa Higgins, 78, died at his home in West Salem Wednesday morning. Mr. Higgins was born in Bonpas Township, where he lived until after his marriage to Miss Hester Staninger, when he bought a farm in Wabash County on which he lived until he removed to West Salem about three years ago. Besides his wife, he leaves three sons and four daughters: Geo. Higgins, of Olney; Ernest and Asa Higgins of Wabash County; Mrs. Abigail Jones of Sumner; Mrs. Jane Meisenheimer of West Salem; Mrs. Katharine Cunningham and Mrs. Judith Dollahan of Champaign."⁷

     Asa Higgins Jr. was born on 11 Oct 1875.³ He was the son of Asa Higgins and Hester Staninger.^1,2 Asa Higgins Jr. married Sarah Nancy Ridgely, daughter of George Willis Ridgely and Susan Woods, on 22 Oct 1896 at Richland County, Illinois. He was 21, she was 19.^4,5 Asa Higgins Jr. died on 1 Mar 1964 at Bonpas Township, Richland County, Illinois, at age 88.⁶ He was buried on 3 Mar 1964 at Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois.^6,7
     He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 12 Sep 1918. He described himself as living at Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois, age 42, born 11 Oct 1875, and his occupation was farming. He was medium in height, medium in build, with brown eyes and had brown hair. His closest relative was Sarah Higgins, also of Parkersburg.⁸
     A newspaper clipping shows their picture along with this announcement: "On Sunday, Oct 25, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Higgins of Parkersburg Route 1, will observe their 57th wedding anniversary by having a family dinner at the noon hour. An open house from two until four in the afternoon and from 6 until 8 in the evening. All friends and relatives are invited."
The event was then reported as follows:
"Mr. and Mrs. Asa Higgins celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 25 with a family dinner and open house in the afternoon and evening.
"Those who were there for dinner were Mr. and Mrs. H. Geo. Meisenheimer, West Salem; Ernest Higgins, Lancaster; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Higgins, Berryville; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Slunaker and Harold, Mildred, Mary Ellen, and Billy, Berryville; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Higgins, Ray, Faye and Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Beauchamp, Brenda and Ruth Ann, Mrs. Robert Potts and Debra, Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Goldman, Larry, Joyce and Rita Sue, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl Higgins, Mrs. Jack Osman and Jackie Joe, all of Mt. Carmel; Mrs. Norton Fiscus, Beverly and Marie of Abilene, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Diel and Rhonda Sue, Noble; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Slunaker, Ray Jr. and Ronnie, Mr. and Mrs. French Fiscus and Karen of Sumner; Roy Slunaker of Albion; and the honored couple, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Higgins.
"Those who called in the afternoon and evening were Mrs. Randa Ridgely, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Ridgely, of Parkersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ridgely of Olney; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Read of Berryville; Mrs. Ruby Tarpley and sons, Richard and Garry, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pixley, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Pixley, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Smith and Duane, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Markman, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Funkhouser and Sue, Bert and Della Hinderliter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lemke, Edna Pixley, all of West Salem; Mr. and Mrs. George Goodart and Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Williams, Mrs. and Mrs. E. D. Wright, Mrs. Daisy Higgins, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Smith of Berryville; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Payne of Allendale, and H. Maurice Lawrence and Jerry of Parkersburg."⁹
     Three years later, a similar event was held:
"Mr. Asa Higgins and Mrs. Sarah Ridgely Higgins, living east of West Salem, in the Texas community, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday Oct. 21, in their home.
At noon, there will be a family dinner. Open house will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
They have 7 children as follows: Ellis of Stickney, South Dakota; Willis of Berryville; Ira of Chicago; Dow of Dayton, Ohio; Allen of West Salem; Mrs. Jennie Slunaker of Parkersburg and Mrs. Edith Fiscus of Sumner.
"Mr. and Mrs. Higgins have 18 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. They were married October 22, 1896. and have spent their entire life in the same community.
"Everyone is welcome."
[The article has a large picture.]¹⁰
     His obituary states:
     "Asa Higgins, 88, of Berryville, passed away early Sunday morning at his home.
"Surviving are five sons, Ellis of Stickney, S. D., Willie of Berryville, Ira of Phoenixville, Pa., Dow of Dayton, Ohio, and Glenn of Mt. Carmel; two daughters, Mrs. Jennie Slunaker of Berryville and Mrs. Edith Fiscus of Sumner; 17 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
"Also a sister, Mrs. Julia Dollahan of Mahomet.
"Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the King Funeral Home in West Salem, with Bro. Homer Longbons, Bro. J. J. Walser, and Bro. Duane Aslyn officiating.
"Burial will be in the Moravian Cemetery."¹¹
     
     "In loving memory of our Dad, Asa Higgins, who passed away three years ago March 1, 1964. ... Sadly missed and often remembered by his children and families, grandchildren and families."¹²

     Ben W. Higgins married Molly Burr Dimon, daughter of Lewis J. Dimon and Lucia Preston Olds, on 26 May 1897.¹

     Benjamin Higgins was born in Jul 1640 at Plymouth, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Richard Higgins and Lydia Chandler.¹ Benjamin Higgins married Lydia Bangs, daughter of Edward Bangs and Rebecca (?), on 24 Dec 1661 at Eastham, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.^3,4 Benjamin Higgins died on 14 Mar 1690 at Eastham, Massachusetts, at age 49.⁵
     The family of Benjamin Higgins is recorded on two pages of the Eastham Town Records.

     Benjamin Higgins was born on 15 Sep 1681 at Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Benjamin Higgins and Lydia Bangs.¹

     Betty Norton Higgins was born on 13 Apr 1927 at West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois.^1,2 She was the daughter of George Glen Higgins and Mae Montgomery.¹ Betty Norton Higgins married Quentin Oral "Smokey" Goldman on 27 Dec 1941 at Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Betty was only fourteen and they were married secretly.^1,3 Betty Norton Higgins died of intracranial bleeding and stroke. on 24 Jan 1981 at age 53.³ She was buried on 27 Jan 1981 at Highland Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois.³
     Her obituary states: "[Mr]s. Betty N. Goldman, [ ] Poplar St., Mt. Car[mel] died Jan. 24, 1981 at [ ] p. m. at Wabash [Gene]ral Hospital.
"[She] was born Apr. 13, [1927] in Edwards County, [the d]aughter of Mae Mon[tgom]ery and Glen George [Higgi]ns. She was a mem[ber] of the First Church of [God.]
"[Su]rvivors include her [husb]and, Quentin Gold[man]: two sons, Sgt. Larry [Gold]man, Ft. Campbell, and Gary Goldman, [Mt.] Carmel; two [daug]hters, Joyce Stillwell, [ ]bgrook, Ill. and Rita [Seat]on, Mt. Carmel; four [siste]rs: Charlotte Phares, [Mt.] Carmel; Faye Yonaka, [Calh]oun, Ill; Sarah Thet[ford], Bowie, Tex; and [Alle]ne Potts, Allendale; [two] brothers, Bob and Ray [Higg]ins, both of Mt. Car[mel;] eight grand children [and] one great grandchild. [Sh]e was preceded in [deat]h by her parents and [thre]e sisters: Mary [Bea]uchamp, Pauline [ ]on and Dorothy Mae [Higg]ins.
"[Fu]neral services will be [ ] Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. [ ]e Chapel of Roy D. [ ]t Funeral Home with [ ]Foster Brock of[ficia]ting. Burial will be in [Hig]hland Memorial [Cem]etery.
"[F]riends may call after 4 [p. m.] today (Monday) at [the] funeral home."
Because the photocopy of the obituary is partially cutoff, I added the letters in brackets.⁴

     Charles Earl Higgins was born on 10 Mar 1915.¹ He was the son of Asa Higgins Jr. and Sarah Nancy Ridgely.¹ Charles Earl Higgins died on 27 Sep 1920 at age 5.² He was buried at Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois.^3,4

     Charlotte Sue "Sue" Higgins was born on 10 Jan 1943 at Gibson County Hospital, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana.² She was the daughter of George Glen Higgins and Mae Montgomery.¹ Charlotte Sue "Sue" Higgins married Robert Lee "Bob" Phares on 8 Sep 1962 at the Methodist Chapel, Abilene, Texas.² Charlotte Sue "Sue" Higgins died on 18 Aug 2013 at home, Indian Mound, Tennessee, at age 70.³ She was buried at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky.^4,5
     In 1982 Charlotte Sue "Sue" Higgins and Robert Lee "Bob" Phares lived at Wichita Falls, Texas.⁶ In 2006, Bob and Sue were living in Tennessee.² Partly due to her career as an Air Force wife and Department of Defense employee (Air Force Tech Instructor), she has lived in many places around the world including Florida, Maine, North Dakota, Germany, Illinois, Texas, Guam and Tennessee.²
     Her obituary states: "WIFE OF ROBERT LEE PHARES
"(TSGT US AIR FORCE)
"Charlotte Sue Higgins Phares, 70, of Indian Mound, TN, died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at her residence. She was born on January 10, 1943 in Princeton, IN to the late George Glen Higgins and Mae Montgomery Higgins. She is also preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Higgins and Ray Higgins and seven sisters, Betty Goldman, Sarah Thetford, Mary Beauchamp, Allene Potts, Pauline Osmon, Faye Yonaka, and Dorothy Mae. Graveside services will be held Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West, Hopkinsville, KY at 1:00 pm with Bro. David Evans officiating. Charlotte was retired from the U.S. Air Force after 17 years as a Air Force Technical Instructor, where she taught aircraft principles. She was a civil service employee for 24 years. She was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church in Indian Mound. She is survived by her husband, Robert Lee Phares of Indian Mound, TN; son, Glen (Helen) Phares; daughter, Andrea (Thomas) Eckert; seven grandchildren, Rebecca Christian, Rachael Phares, Brandon Phares, Jessica Hart, Kathryn Brown, Brianna Eckert and Daniel Eckert; and one great grandchild, Karsyn Hart.In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, 2000 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203-2003 or a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040. (Published online by Neal-Tarpley Parchman Funeral Home)."⁷

     Dorothy Mae Higgins was born on 22 Mar 1944 at Wabash County, Illinois.¹ She was the daughter of George Glen Higgins and Mae Montgomery.¹ Dorothy Mae Higgins died on 10 Oct 1944.¹

     Dow Higgins was born on 28 Apr 1903.¹ He was the son of Asa Higgins Jr. and Sarah Nancy Ridgely.¹ Dow Higgins married Maude Hudson on 10 Jan 1923.^1,2 Dow Higgins died on 4 Aug 1977 at Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois, at age 74.^3,4,5 He was buried at Richland County, Illinois.⁶
     As of 1967, Dow Higgins lived at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.⁷
     He was for many years an iron worker in Dayton before retiring and returning to Olney in 1970.⁸
     His obituary states:
     "Dow Higgins, 74, of 325 East Cherry, Olney, died yesteday evening at Richland Memorial Hospital.
"Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Elm Street Christian Church, with Pastor Ed Dowden and the Rev. R. L. Chitty officiating. Burial will be at Haven Hill Memorial Garden in Olney.
"Visitation will be from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. Sunday.
"Mr. Higgins was born April 28, 1903 in Berryville, the son of Asa and Sarah Ridgley[sic] Higgins. He married Maude Hudson in Olney on January 10, 1923. His wife survives him.
"Mr. Higgins had worked an [sic] an iron worker for many years in Dayton, Ohio, before retiring and returning to Olney in 1970. He was a member of the Olney Lodge 926 B. P. O. Elks and a member of the Elm Street Christian Church.
"He is survived by his wife, a brother, William Higgins of Olney; sister, Mrs. French (Edith) Fiscus of rural Sumner, and Mrs. Ervie (Jennie) Inyart of rural Claremont, and nieces and nephews.
"Mr. Higgins was preceded in death by four brothers: Ira, Ellis, Glenn,and Robert."⁵

     Edith L. Higgins was born on 17 Jun 1913.¹ She was the daughter of Asa Higgins Jr. and Sarah Nancy Ridgely.¹ Edith L. Higgins married French Fiscus on 18 Dec 1948.¹ Edith L. Higgins died on 26 Jan 1985 at age 71.^3,4
     As of Nov 1966, Edith L. Higgins and French Fiscus lived at Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois.¹
     Her obituary states:
     "Edith L. Fiscus, 71, died Saturday, Jan. 26 at 3:20 p.m.
"Services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday in the Cunningham Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Jackman presiding. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today. Burial will be in the Sumner Cemetery.
"Mrs. Fiscus was born June 17, 1913, in Wabash County, the daughter of Asa and Sarah (Ridgely) Higgins. She married French Fiscus and he survives.
"She was a member of Gilead Presbyterian Church.
"Other survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and John Crane, Bridgeport; a brother, William Higgins, Olney; and several nieces and nephews.
"She was preceded in death by five brothers and a sister."⁵

     Eliakim Higgins was born on 20 Oct 1654.^1,2 He was the son of Richard Higgins and Mary Yates.¹

     Elizabeth Higgins was born on 16 Sep 1757 at Middletown, Connecticut.¹ She was the daughter of Israel Higgins and Elizabeth Aiken.¹

     Ellis L. Higgins was born on 25 Oct 1897.¹ He was the son of Asa Higgins Jr. and Sarah Nancy Ridgely.¹ Ellis L. Higgins married Mary Elizabeth Williams on 1 Feb 1923.^1,3 Ellis L. Higgins was buried at Dudley Cemetery, Stickney, South Dakota.⁴ He died on 10 Aug 1966 at Mitchell, South Dakota, at age 68.^1,5
     He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 12 Sep 1918 at Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois. He described himself as living on RFD 2, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois, age 20, born 25 Oct 1897, and his occupation was farming. He was medium in height, medium in build, with blue eyes and had black hair. His closest relative was Asa Higgins of Parkersburg, Illinois.⁶
"Mrs. Esther Williams announces the marriage of her daughter Mary Elizabeth to Ellis L. Higgins Thursday, February first nineteen hundred twenty-three at twelve o'clock."³
     His obituary states:
     "Ellis Higgins of Stickney, South Dakota, formerly of Berryville, passed away at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist Hospital in Mitchell, S. Dak.
"Surviving are his wife, Mary; a daughter, La Marne; son-in-law, Elmer Krueger; and five grandchildren.
"Also surviving are four brothers, Ira Higgins of Freeport, Dow Higgins of Dayton, Ohio, William Higgins of Calhoun, and Glenn Higgins of Mt. Carmel; and two sisters, Jennie Slunaker of Calhoun and Edith Fiscus of Sumner.
"Arrangements are incomplete."⁷

     Eunice Higgins was born on 30 Oct 1745 at Middletown, Connecticut.¹ She was the daughter of Israel Higgins and Ruth Brown.¹ Eunice Higgins died on 22 Nov 1748 at Middletown, Connecticut, at age 3.¹

     Fern Higgins was born on 16 Feb 1895.² She married Orman Nelson Brines, son of George Washington Brines and Angeline Harrison, in Oct 1917.¹ Fern Higgins and Orman were divorced.¹ Fern Higgins died on 29 Dec 1978 at age 83.² She was buried at Allendale Cemetery, Allendale, Wabash County, Illinois.³
     Clara Fern Higgins was a daughter of Ransom Higgins and granddaughter of William Higgins, Jr., great-great-great of George Higgins and Patience Mapes.⁴
Fern Higgins and Orman Nelson Brines appeared on the census of 1920 at Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, as follows.⁵
Fern Higgins and Orman Nelson Brines appeared on the census of 1930 at Morton Street, Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, as follows.⁶

     George Higgins was baptized on 20 Oct 1756 at Middletown, Connecticut.^2,1 He was the son of Israel Higgins and Elizabeth Aiken.¹ George Higgins married Patience Mapes on 27 Sep 1777 at New Fairfield, Connecticut.³

     George Glen Higgins was born on 28 Apr 1905 at Wabash County, Illinois.³ He was the son of Asa Higgins Jr. and Sarah Nancy Ridgely.¹ George Glen Higgins married Sylvia Miller c 1923.⁴ George Glen Higgins and Sylvia were divorced.⁴ George Glen Higgins married Mae Montgomery on 21 Apr 1926 at Wabash County, Illinois.³ George Glen Higgins died of a coronary thrombosis. on 14 Apr 1968 at the hospital, Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, at age 62^5,6 and was buried at Highland Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois.⁷
     His obituary states:
     "George G. Higgins, Former Berryville Resident, Passes.
"George Glen Higgins, 62, of Mt. Carmel, formerly of Berryville, died Sunday at the Mt. Carmel Hospital.
"Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Short Funeral Home, Mt. Carmel with burial in Highland cemetery there.
"A son of the late Asa Higgins and Sara Ridgely Higgins, he is survived by his wife Mae Montgomery Higgins.
"Also surviving are ten children: Mrs. Lila June Kessel of Maysville, Virginia, Mrs. Betty Goldman, Mrs. Mary Beauchamp, both of Mt. Carmel, Mrs. Sarah Lee Thetford of Maybarck, Texas, Mrs. Allene Potts of St. Francisville, Ill., Mrs. Pauline Osmon of Abilene, Texas, Mrs. Iris Faye Yonaka of Calhoun, Ill., Mrs. Charlotte Sue Phares of Tampa, Florida, Robert Earl and Ira Ray Higgins, both of Mt. Carmel; two brothers, William of Calhoun, Ill., and Dow of Dayton, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Inyart and Mrs. Edith Fiscus, both of Sumner, Ill; also 23 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
"Preceding him in death are his parents, one daughter, Dorothy Mae; and three brothers, Ellis, Ira and Robert Carl Higgins [sic -- is this the one I have as Charles Earl Higgins?].
Friends may call at the funeral home."⁸

     Hannah Higgins was born on 22 May 1748 at Middletown, Connecticut.¹ She was the daughter of Israel Higgins and Ruth Brown.¹

     Harriet H. Higgins was born on 4 Feb 1876.¹ She married William Lewis Durham, son of William Mead Durham and Plenty Nellie Olds, on 24 Sep 1896.¹

     Heman Higgins was born on 25 Nov 1740 at Middletown, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Israel Higgins and Ruth Brown.¹

     Ichabod Higgins was born in Jun 1709 at Eastham, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Samuel Higgins and Hannah Cole.¹

     Ichabod Higgins was born on 14 Nov 1662 at Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Benjamin Higgins and Lydia Bangs.¹

     Ira Higgins was born on 15 Feb 1901.¹ He was the son of Asa Higgins Jr. and Sarah Nancy Ridgely.¹ Ira Higgins married Lucille D. Grossman on 16 Oct 1938.¹ Ira Higgins died on 20 Mar 1967 at St. Clair Hospital, Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, at age 66.² He was buried at Lanark Cemetery, Lanark, Illinois.³
     His obituary states:
     "Ira Higgins, 66, formerly a resident of southeastern Illinois, died Monday evening at St. Clair Hospital in Monroe, Wisc.
"Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: William of Calhoun, Glen of Mt. Carmel, Dow of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Edith Fiscus of Sumner, and Jennie Slunaker of Calhoun.
"He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
"Arrangements are pending."⁴

     Ira Ray Higgins was born on 15 Feb 1937 at Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois.² He was the son of George Glen Higgins and Mae Montgomery.¹ Ira Ray Higgins appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died 15 Jul 1995 with the last place of residence listed as Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois. Ira Ray's SSN was issued in Illinois. Also, his birth date is given as 15 Feb 1937.³ He died on 28 Jul 1995 at his home, Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, at age 58.² He was buried on 31 Jul 1995 at Highland Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois.²
     He and Iris Fay Higgins were twins.⁴ He had served in the U. S. Army, lived in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, was a machinist and a Free Methodist.²

     Iris Fay Higgins was born on 15 Feb 1937 at Wabash County, Illinois.¹ She was the daughter of George Glen Higgins and Mae Montgomery.¹ Iris Fay Higgins died on 24 Apr 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Indiana, at age 75.^3,4
     She and Ira Ray Higgins were twins.⁵ She is employed as a factory worker.⁶
     Her obituary states: Iris Faye Yonaka
Born: February 15, 1937
Death: April 24, 2012
"Iris Faye was born on February 15, 1937 in Wabash County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Glen & Mae (Montgomery) Higgins.
"She married Charles Yonaka on October 9, 1954 and he survives. Also surviving are her sons, Steven Ray Yonaka & Cindy of Berryville, IL and Howard Henry Yonaka of Claremont, IL. A sister Charlotte Sue Phares & husband Bob of Indian Mounds, TN and her grandchildren, Misty, Billy Jo, Joanie Lee and Charles E. as well as 7 great grandchildren.
"She was preceded in death by her parents, twin brother, 1 other brother and 6 sisters.
Visitation Thursday April 26, 2012, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home
Funeral Service Friday April 27, 2012, 1:30 PM at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home
Burial Friday April 27, 2012 at Shiloh No 1".³
     Another obituary for Iris states: "Iris Faye Yonaka, 75, of Calhoun, died at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind.
"She was born Feb. 15, 1937 in Wabash County, the daughter of Glen and Mae (Montgomery) Higgins."⁴

     Isaac Higgins was born on 31 Aug 1672 at Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Benjamin Higgins and Lydia Bangs.¹ Isaac Higgins died in Mar 1675 at Eastham, Massachusetts, at age 2.³

     Israel Higgins was born on 3 Oct 1728 at Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Israel Higgins and Ruth Brown.¹ Israel Higgins married Elizabeth Aiken, daughter of Henry Aiken and Margaret Woods, on 15 Feb 1753 at Middletown, Connecticut.^3,4 Israel Higgins died b 1 Apr 1793 at Middletown, Connecticut.⁵