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     Theodore Higgins was born on 26 Oct 1707 at Eastham, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Samuel Higgins and Hannah Cole.¹

     Thomas Higgins was born in Jan 1661 at Eastham, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Richard Higgins and Mary Yates.¹

     William Higgins was born on 13 Sep 1899.¹ He was the son of Asa Higgins Jr. and Sarah Nancy Ridgely.¹ William Higgins married Leona Douglas on 6 Jan 1927.² William Higgins died on 17 Jun 1991 at Illinois at age 91.³ He was buried on 20 Jun 1991 at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bonpas Township, Richland County, Illinois.^3,4
     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 at Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois, age 18, born 13 Sep 1899, and his occupation was farming for Asa Higgins of Parkersburg. He was medium in height, medium in build, with brown eyes and had brown hair. His closest relative was Asa Higgins. He signed his application as Willie Higgins.⁵
     "One man has a claim to fame in Olney that is unique. William Higgins claims he knows for sure where the white squirrels originated from.
"'The origin of the white squirrels comes from groves on either side of my grandfather's (G. W. Ridgely) house in Sumner,' Higgins said, 'I am old enough to remember my grandfather and father caging the white squirrels and bringing them to Olney.'
"Higgins is 84 years-old and claims he was nine-years-old when the white squirrels were brought here.
"His father, Asa Higgins, and grandfather made the traps to trap the furry creatures in the early 1900's. The two then took them for display at Jap Bank's saloon in Olney which was located across the street from where the court house is.
''They displayed them in the saloon until the Humane Society made him turn them loose,' Higgins said.
"Higgins said he didn't know how they had become a breed of squirrels, however.
"'No one around here knows the answer to that question that I know of,' Higgins said."
(photo of William Higgins included).⁶
ToDo: Check in Olney for obituary of William Higgins.

     William Higgins was born on 15 Dec 1654.¹ He was the son of Richard Higgins.¹
     Mrs. Katherine Higgins says: "This date of his birth is clearly impossible. Savage boldly amends the record to read "Dec. 15, 1655." This is unsupported. The best explanation is that the person who transcribed the returns of births from Eastham made a copyist's error, and by mistake gave to Richard Higgins a child William who belonged to some other parents. The William Higgins who was on Long Island about 1700 was probably of another family. This Genealogy accordingly will not count William among the family of Richard Higgins."²

     Zera Higgins was born in Jun 1658 at Eastham, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Richard Higgins and Mary Yates.¹

     Jane Mitchell Higgis was born on 25 Apr 1843.¹ She married Harrison Fellows, son of George D. Fellows and Louisa Olds, on 1 Aug 1861.¹

     John Hight married an unknown person. He was born on 17 Jan 1726 at Virginia?. He was the son of Thomas Hight. John Hight died c 1802 at Burke County, North Carolina.

     Nancy S. Hight married Job Moore, son of Jesse Moore and Elizabeth Stone. Nancy S. Hight was buried at Old Glove Baptist Church, Globe Valley, Caldwell County, North Carolina. She was born on 12 Feb 1802 at Globe Valley, Caldwell County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Read Hight and Mary "Polly" Webb. Nancy S. Hight died on 5 Oct 1875 at Globe Valley, Caldwell County, North Carolina, at age 73.

     Read Hight married Mary "Polly" Webb, daughter of James Crittenden Webb. Read Hight was born on 2 Nov 1767 at Virginia?. He was the son of John Hight. Read Hight died in 1835 at Globe Valley?, Caldwell County, North Carolina.

     Thomas Hight died at Virginia? He was born at Virginia?.

     Donald Sturgis Higley was born in Oct 1885.^2,3 He was the son of Elmer A. Higley and Helen Louise Olds.¹ Donald Sturgis Higley died in 1888¹ and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.⁴

     Elmer A. Higley was born on 19 Mar 1856.² He married Helen Louise Olds, daughter of Harmon Douglas Olds and Sarah W. Sturgis, on 27 Dec 1880.¹ Elmer A. Higley died on 4 Sep 1926 at age 70² and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.³

     Fred Mitchell Higley was born on 16 Apr 1888.¹ He was the son of Elmer A. Higley and Helen Louise Olds.¹ Fred Mitchell Higley married Freda Josephine Chandler on 2 Oct 1912.¹ Fred Mitchell Higley died on 25 Oct 1972 at age 84² and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.³
     FindAGrave has an abstract of his obituary: The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Wed., Oct. 25, 1972, p. 3A.
Fred M. Higley
__Fred Mitchell Higley, 84, of 1727 Fourth avenue SE, a lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, following a brief illness. Born April 16, 1888, he was married to Freda Josephine Chandler.
__Prior to retirement he was manager of Elmer A. Higley, Inc. He was a member of Grace Episcopal church and a veteran of World war I.
__Surviving are two sons, Chandler O. Higley, Cedar Rapids, and Robert S. Higley, Minneapolis; seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
__Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Turner chapel east by the Rev. Gordon P. Roberts. Burial: Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at Turner chapel east until 2:30 p.m. Friday. The casket will not be opened after the service.⁴

     Harvey Douglas Higley was born on 16 Jul 1882.¹ He was the son of Elmer A. Higley and Helen Louise Olds.¹ Harvey Douglas Higley married Margaret De Russy Hoyle on 7 Sep 1910.¹ Harvey Douglas Higley died on 26 Feb 1963 at age 80² and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.³
     He was a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army.¹

     Helen Ernestine Higley was born on 31 Mar 1894.¹ She was the daughter of Elmer A. Higley and Helen Louise Olds.¹ Helen Ernestine Higley died on 12 Mar 1942 at age 47² and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.³

     Jessie Pearl Hilbert was born on 7 Oct 1898 near Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee. She married Frank Bela Poteat, son of John Spencer Poteat and Rosa Anna Greene, on 2 Jul 1919.^1,2 Jessie Pearl Hilbert died on 21 Jan 1996 at her home, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, at age 97. She was buried at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee.
     Her son John called us shortly after she died. Her dates are on her funeral program.

     Effie S. Hill was born on 27 Sep 1889.² She married Willis E. (nmn) Ridgely, son of Ira Ridgely and Nancy Ellen Jones, on 29 Nov 1922 at Olney, Richland County, Illinois.^3,4 Effie S. Hill died on 30 Mar 1947 at age 57.² She was buried at Chapel Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.²
     Her obituary states:
     "Mrs. Effie Hill Ridgely, daughter of Basil and Lottie Hill, was born September 27, 1889 and departed this life at her home March 30, 1947, after a brief illness. She had been in poor health the past few years yet her death was a shock to the community. She was a patient sufferer and during her illness told her relatives and friends as they gathered around her bedside that she was going to the "Beautiful Place" and that she was ready to go. She was a member of the Wesley Chapel M. E. Church which she attended when the church was in existence.
"In November 1921, she was united marriage to Willis Ridgely, who with two sisters, Mrs. Dena Hughes and Mrs. Elma Cloud, and one brother, Marion, and a number of relatives and friends mour[N] her departure. Her father preceded her in death many years ago and her mother nearly five years ago. Effie was her mother's constant attendant the twenty-three years she made her home with them. One brother, Dave, and one sister, Cora, also preceded her in death.
"She was a faithful companion and quoting a neighbor who said "Effie was a good neighbor and never too busy to help when we had sickness."⁵"

     Sally Hill was born on 13 Jan 1808 at Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York.¹ She married Frederick Olds, son of Joseph (Branch Co. (Mich) pioneer) Olds, on 4 Nov 1828.¹

     Sarah Dulcena "Della" Hill was born on 14 Aug 1866.¹ She married John William Harrison, son of George Nelson Harrison and Emily Orenda Ridgely, on 31 Mar 1889.^1,2 Sarah Dulcena "Della" Hill died on 6 Nov 1947 at age 81.¹ She was buried on 8 Nov 1947 at Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois.^1,3

     William B. Hill was born in Sep 1853.¹ He married Carrie Bell Olds, daughter of Alfred S. Olds, c 1880.¹
     William B. Hill and Carrie Bell Hill appeared on the census of Jun 1900 at Porter, Niagara County, New York, as follows:
     132/136 Hill, William B., head, b. Sep 1853, 46, married 20 y, b. N. Y., father b. Vt., mother b. N. Y., farmer
      , Carrie B., wife, b. Dec. 1860, 39, married 20 y, 4 children, 3 living, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y.
      , F. Louie, dau., b. July 1872, 17, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y., at school
      , Hattie B., dau., b. Oct 1885, 14, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y., at school
      , Bessie S., dau., b. July 1887, 12, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y., at school
      Olds, Frances G., m-in-law, b. Apr 1835, 65, widow, 1 child, 1 living, b. N. Y., father b. Belgium, mother b. N. Y.¹

     (?) Hillman married Harrison Olds, son of Ira Olds and Margaret Parks.¹

     Annette Hills was born on 14 Nov 1881.² She married Frank Albert Olds, son of Alfred Allen Olds and Lizzie Maria Whipple, on 5 Jan 1909.³ Annette Hills died on 25 Aug 1963 at age 81.² She was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.⁴

     Benjamin Hills was born on 4 Oct 1793 at Surry, New Hampshire.¹ He married Dicea Wood, daughter of John Wood and Lois Olds, on 30 May 1816.¹ Benjamin Hills died on 9 Oct 1850 at Surry, New Hampshire, at age 57.¹

     Charlotte M. Hills was the daughter of Cyrus Hills and Amanda Olds.¹

     Cyrus Hills was born c 1796 at Ashford, Connecticut.^2,3 Cyrus married in 1821, Amanda Olds, daughter of Justin Olds and Mehitable Hixon. .^4,5 Cyrus married (2) at Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on 6 Mar 1858 Lucy Paine. .⁶ Cyrus Hills died on 25 May 1868.⁷ and was buried at Cyrus Hills Cemetery, La Moille, Bureau County, Illinois.⁸
     The census enumeration of Clarion, Bureau County, Illinois, for 7 Nov 1850 listed Cyrus and Amanda Hills as follows:
     60/68 Cyrus Hills, 54, farmer, $2500 real estate, b. "Con"
      Amanda Hills, 50, b. Mass.
      Charlotte M. Hills, 28, b. Mass.
      James W. Hills, 25, farmer, $800 real estate, b. Mass.
      Zelotes Hills, 18, farmer, b. Mass.
      Elijah Hills, 16, farmer, b. Mass.
      Parmenus Hills, 12, b. Mass.
      Lewis Hills, 9, b. Mass.⁹
     "Cyrus Hills, son of Elijah and Olive (Rider) Hills, and the father of our subject [J. W. Hills], married Amanda Olds, daughter of Justin and Mehitabel (Hixson) Olds, a native of Belchertown, Mass. Cyrus Hills came to Bureau County, Ill., May 24, 1843, and bought 160 acres of J. Hixson Olds. He died here May 23, 1868, aged seventy-two years. His wife died November 14, 1856, aged fifty-six years. She was the mother of the following children: Charlotte M., wife of Linval L. Frizzell, who is the father of Verrannas E. Frizzell, of Lamoille; Mrs. Ensebia S. Gill, Winchell J., Sylvester H. (deceased), aged fifteen years; Zelotus S., Elijah J., Parmenas L. and Lewis O. Hills, of Arlington."¹⁰

     Elijah Justin Hills was the son of Cyrus Hills and Amanda Olds.¹
     His obituary states:
     "Elijah Justin Hills
"Elijah Justin Hills, a former resident of Bureau county, died Monday, September 23, at the Glockner sanatorium at Colorado Springs, Col. He was an uncle of C. C. Gill of Princeton, and was at one time a merchant at Arlington. He is survived by a widow, Mary Eleanor Larkin Hills and two sons, Professor Elijah Clarence Hills, of Colorado College, and Justin Larkin Hills, of Denver.
"Mr. Hills was born in Palmer, Mass., and removed with his family to Illinois when quite young. He attended the University of Michigan and after his graduation, engaged in business at Arlington for many years. When his health failed, he removed to Tampa, Fla., in 1874. He wrote several letters to the Republican from Florida.
"After services conducted Wednesday by President William F. Slocum of Colorado College, the body was taken to Denver for cremation.
"Mr. Hills was a man of rare scholarship, and the author of poems and essays of marked merit. He was a member of the Congregational church, the Masonic order and the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. The funeral was private."²

     Eusebia S. Hills was the daughter of Cyrus Hills and Amanda Olds.¹

     Irene J. Hills was born on 24 Nov 1855.¹ She married Augustus Bernard Olds, son of Frederick Augustus Olds and Elizabeth A. Lincoln, on 18 Jan 1881 at Madison, Wisconsin.¹ Irene J. Hills died on 8 Jun 1913 at age 57.¹

     James Winchell Hills was the son of Cyrus Hills and Amanda Olds.³ James Winchell Hills married Lucy Abels.⁴
     His obituary states:
     "James Winchell Hills is Claimed by the Grim Reaper at his Oregon, Illinois, Home
"James Winchell Hills passed peacefully to his rest on Dec. 5th, 1913, at Oregon, Ill., aged 88 years and 10 days. He was born Nov. 25th, 1825 at Palmer, Mass. In 1843, he, with his parents removed to LaMoille, Ill., where he lived continuously until 1903, when he removed to Oregon, Ill., and has since lived with his son Cyrus. In 1850, he was married to Miss Lucy Abell, who preceded him to the better land in 1870, Of this union, three children were born, Cyrus W., of Oregon, Ill., Ansom[sic] E., of Williams, N. D., and Hattie E. who died in 1874, aged 9 years.
"He was for the long term of twenty-five years Superintendent of the Sunday School of the LaMoille Baptist church, which office he filled with rare ability. For about twenty years he held the responsible office of deacon in which position he rendered rhe church and the Kingdom valuable service. He was also for some years a trustee of this church.
"Deacon Hills was a faithful follower of Christ, and a persistent worker on the affairs of the Kingdom. His lips and life testified to the gospel in which he believed. He fell peacefully asleep in Jesus, full of years, and 'his works do follow him.'
The funeral services were held Sunday from the Baptist church in charge of Rev. C. T. Holman. The interment was in Hills cemetery, south of Lamoille."²
     "J . W. HILLS, Clarion, was born November 25, 1825, in Wilbraham, Mass. (See sketch of Samuel Hills.) Cyrus Hills, son of Elijah and Olive (Rider) Hills, and the father of our subject, married Amanda Olds, daughter of Justin and Mehitabel (Hixson) Olds... . Our subject received such school advantages as the subscription schools in Perkins Grove afforded. He has been a farmer and yet resides on his farm in Clarion Township. He was married here to Lucy Abels, a native of New York State. Her parents were Peter and Eve Abels, who came from New York. She was the mother of three children, viz.: Cyrus W., a resident of Nebraska, married Ella Cater; Anson E., a resident of Lamoille, married Sarah Wade; and Hattie E., deceased, aged eight years. Mrs. Lucy Hills died here July 19, 1880, aged fifty-seven years. Mr. Hills was married a second time to Mrs. Mary Ware (nee Cain), a native of Rockford, Ill., but reared in Fort Madison, Iowa. Her parents, George and Mary A. (Brown) Cain, were natives of New York. Mr. Hills is a Republican and with his wife is a member of the Baptist Church of Lamoille."⁴

     Lewis O. Hills was the son of Cyrus Hills and Amanda Olds.¹ Lewis O. Hills married Martha C. Moulton on 20 Oct 1863.²
     "L. O. HILLS, Arlington, was born October 23, 1841, in Palmer, Hampden Co., Mass. His parents were Cyrus and Amanda (Olds) Hills. Our subject was reared and educated in Bureau County, to which he came with his parents in 1843. He made farming his occupation till 1868, when he came to Arlington, where he clerked one year for the firm of Gray & Hills, general merchants. The next year he bought a one-third interest in the store, and at present is the senior member of the firm, consisting now of himself, S. T. Mariam and W. H. Robinson, who keep the largest general More in Arlington. Mr. Hills was a soldier in the late war. He enlisted in the 100-days service, Company E, of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was detailed to provost duty most of the time. Our subject was joined in marriage October 20, 1869, in Scarboro, Me., to Miss Mattie C. Moulton, who was born April 11, 1843, in Jay, Franklin Co., Me. She is a daughter of Freedom and Shuah C. (Carter) Moulton, natives of Scarboro, Cumberland Co., Me. This union was blessed with four children, viz.: Grace A., born Sephmber 8, 1870; A. Moulton, born August 28, 1874; Alida M., born December 29, 1875; Louis L., born May, 1877. Mrs. Hills is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hills is a member of the A. F. & A. M. fraternity. He takes an active part in political matters, and was a delegate to the Republican State Convention in Springfield in 1880, and again to Peoria in 1884."³