


Wrenacres
Ancestors and Family of Brian Scott Dickson and Kathleen Ann Boyle Dickson
Bettie Higgs

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Name Bettie Higgs Born 24 Nov 1903 DeQueen, Sevier Co., Arkansas [1, 2]
Gender Female Census 5 May 1910 DeQueen, Sevier Co., Arkansas [3]
Residence 11 Sep 1913 Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma [4]
moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma Misc 2 Sep 1915 Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma [5]
returned from a visit to DeQueen - Miss Bettie Higgs has returned from a visit to DeQueen.
Census 6 Jan 1920 Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma [6]
Census 4 Apr 1930 Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma [7]
Address:
South Central AveResidence 1 Apr 1935 McCurtain Co., Oklahoma [8]
- Rural McCurtain County
Residence 1938 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma [9]
Address:
1917 NW 23rdCensus 8 May 1940 White Township, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma [8]
Died 25 May 2000 Edmond, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma [1, 2]
Buried Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma [10]
Address:
Denison Cemetery- Neither Tom nor Bettie is buried in Idabel, Oklahoma, even though they have a stone there.. Tom is buried with his parents in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Bettie was cremated and the cremains are the possession of her granddaughter, Susan Finney McKinney.
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23664540
Headstone - Tom and Bettie Higgs Finney
Neither Tom nor Bettie is buried here. Tom is buried with his parents in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Bettie was cremated and the cremains are the possession of her granddaughter, Susan Finney McKinney.Person ID I3526 Scott Dickson's Family Last Modified 7 Mar 2021
Father John William Higgs, b. 7 Apr 1859, Magnolia, Columbia Co., Arkansas , d. 2 Mar 1918, Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma
(Age 58 years)
Mother Eliza Johnson (Lida) Cason, b. 24 Jun 1868, Carrollton, Pickens Co., Alabama , d. 7 Mar 1941, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas
(Age 72 years)
Married 3 Mar 1889 Arkadelphia, Clark Co., Arkansas [11]
Family ID F258 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Thomas Dunn Finney, b. 21 Feb 1899, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence Co., Tennessee , d. 14 Jun 1968, Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
(Age 69 years)
Married 15 Mar 1924 Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma [12]
- For some reason, the marriage record calls Aunt Bettie Bettie Jane. No one can ever recall her having any sort of middle name. None of her sisters had middle names.
Children 1. Thomas Dunn Finney, Jr., b. 20 Jun 1925, Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma , d. 6 Feb 1978, Bethesda, Montgomery Co., Maryland
(Age 52 years)
Last Modified 19 Mar 2021 Family ID F260 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Higgs Sisters Lida, Faver, Bettie, and Tom Bettie and Mary Higgs Bettie Higgs
Some people disagree that this is Bettie Higgs. However, she, herself, told me that this picture is her.
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Notes - h2
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Sources - [S604] SSDI - Ancestry, 23 December 2014; Bettie Finney; 444-12-6138; Oklahoma (Before 1951).
- [S1057] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, 27 March 2017; Bettie Higgs Finney, SSN 444126138.
- [S573] 1910 US Federal Census, Sevier Co, AR, Bear Creek Twp, DeQueen; ED 171; sheet 17B; dwelling 291, family 301; John W. Higgs.
- [S981] McCurtain Democrat Record, Local and Personal; 11 September 1913; Held on Microfilm at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- [S981] McCurtain Democrat Record, Local and Personal; 2 September 1915; Held on Microfilm at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- [S716] 1920 US Federal Census, McCurtain Co., OK, Idabel; ED 157; sheet 9 A; dwelling 164, family 180, ; Lida Higgs.
- [S1787] 1930 US Federal Census, McCurtain Co., OK, Idabel; ED 45-17; Sheet 6-A; Dwelling 119, Family 128; Tom Finney.
- [S680] 1940 US Federal Census, McCurtain Co., OK, White Township; ED 45-32; sheet 15-B; dwelling 268; Thomas D. Finney; 22 July 2012.
- [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 23 December 2014; Thom. D Finney, 1938, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- [S641] Find A Grave, 23 December 2014; Bettie Higgs Finney; Bettie Higgs Finney; 23664540; Sandie Manning Lambert.
- [S606] Arkansas County Marriages Index - 1837-1957, 11 August 2012; Lida Cason to J. W. Higgs.
- [S1069] Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, 27 March 2017; Bettie Jane Higgs to Thomas Dunn Finney, 15 Mar 1924, Idabel, McCurtain Co.
- [S604] SSDI - Ancestry, 23 December 2014; Bettie Finney; 444-12-6138; Oklahoma (Before 1951).