Grace Clowdis

1889 - 1927  (37 years)

• Name	Grace Clowdis
  Born	22 Oct 1889	Arkansas   [1]
  	Some sources say she was born in 1891, but her death certificate says 1889.
  Gender	Female
  Census	8 Jun 1900	Little River Twp, Little River Co., Arkansas   [2]
  Census	19 Jan 1920	Coalgate, Coal Co., Oklahoma   [3]
  Occupation	19 Jan 1920	Coalgate, Coal Co., Oklahoma   [3]
  	Works in the county office.
  	Looks like census may say dress contractor, but might be something else. Looks to me like Jere Will met her at work.
  Died	25 Aug 1927	Big Spring, Howard Co., Texas   [1, 4]
  	Grace died of peritonitis following a caesarean section.
  Buried	Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma   [1, 5]
  	Address: Denison Cemetery
  		Headstone - Grace Clowdis Higgs
  Person ID	I1733	Scott Dickson's Family
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2017

  
  

  Mother	Martha E.,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jere Will Higgs,   b. 5 Jun 1893, Alma, Crawford Co., Arkansas ,   d. 30 Nov 1952, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas  (Age 59 years)
  Marriage License	21 Jun 1926	Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma   [6]
  	Interestingly, Tom Finney applied for the marriage license on Jere Will's behalf.
  Married	22 Jun 1926	Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma   [7]
  	Interestingly, Tom Finney got the marriage license instead of Jere Will. He and Morton Higgs were witnesses to the marriage.
  Children	1. Jere Will Higgs, Jr.,   b. 22 Aug 1927, Big Spring, Howard Co., Texas ,   d. 15 Feb 1972  (Age 44 years)
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Oct 1889 - Arkansas Census - 8 Jun 1900 - Little River Twp, Little River Co., Arkansas Census - 19 Jan 1920 - Coalgate, Coal Co., Oklahoma Occupation - Works in the county office. - 19 Jan 1920 - Coalgate, Coal Co., Oklahoma Marriage License - 21 Jun 1926 - Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma Married - 22 Jun 1926 - Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma Died - 25 Aug 1927 - Big Spring, Howard Co., Texas Buried - Address: Denison Cemetery - - Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

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• Sources

  [S940] Texas Death Certificate, Grace S. Higgs; Big Spring, Howard Co., Texas; Reg. Dist. No. 27648, Registered No. 166, Form D; 25 August 1927. [S1101] 1900 US Federal Census, Little River Co, AR, Little River Township; ED 74; Sheet 7; Dwelling 113, Familt 114; M.E. Clowdis. [S1102] 1920 US Federal Census, Coal Co., OK, Coalgate; ED 7; Sheet 14 A; Dwelling 133, Family 133; Louis N Clark. [S714] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, 23 December 2014; Grace Clowdis, , Howard Co., Texas, 25 Aug 1927. [S641] Find A Grave, 23 December 2014; Grace Clowdis Higgs; Grace Clowdis Higgs; 23701816; Sandie Manning Lambert. [S1069] Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, 28 May 2018; Jere Will Higgs, Idabel, McCurtain Co., Jun 1926. [S1069] Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, 27 March 2017; Jere Will Higgs to Grace Clowdis, 22 Jun 1926, Idabel, McCurtain Co, Oklahoma.