Mary Higgs

1906 - 1988  (82 years)

• Name	Mary Higgs
  Nickname	Mary Jim
  Born	16 Sep 1906	DeQueen, Sevier Co., Arkansas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	5 May 1910	DeQueen, Sevier Co., Arkansas   [2]
  Residence	11 Sep 1913	Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma   [3]
  	moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma
  Misc	6 Nov 1913	Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma   [4]
  	attended a birthday party
  	Miss Claire Taaffe entertained with a matinee party at the Lyric Saturday afternoon in honor of her eighth birthday. After the show, the party returned to the home of the hostess, where light refreshments were served, after which a few hours were spent in fun and frolic. Those present were: Misses Fay Strawn, Mary Wilson, Alline Campbell, Kathleen Barnes, Ulas Barrett, Marguarite Spaulding, Nellie Montgomery, Bird Hooper, Louise Mosely, Mary Higgs, Delle Pyron, Stella Carwile, Vera Riley, Dorothy Van Alstyne, and Jeure Duke of Haworth.
  Census	6 Jan 1920	Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma   [5]
  Residence	1924	Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas   [6]
  	Address: 4806 Junius
  Residence	1925	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana   [7]
  	Address: 2501 W. College
  Education	1926	Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas   [8]
  	was a member of the Women's Athletic Association
  	Address: University of Arkansas
  Residence	1930	Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas   [9]
  	Address: 714 Hillcrest St.
  Occupation	14 Apr 1933	Wilson, Mississippi Co., Arkansas   [10]
  	home economics teacher, Wilson High School
  Occupation	16 Oct 1933	Wilson, Mississippi Co., Arkansas   [11]
  	Home Economics instructor, Wilson High School
  	Listed as sponsor of Senior Home Economics Club
  Occupation	28 Feb 1934	Wilson, Mississippi Co., Arkansas   [12]
  	Home Economics Instructor, Wilson High School
  	Elstner Beall and Mrs. Hudson Wren will sponsor the 12th annual Community Fair put on by the FFA Boys and Home Ec Girls of the Wilson High School.
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Mississippi Co., Arkansas   [13]
  Residence	30 Sep 1935	Dyess, Mississippi County, Arkansas   [14]
  	attended a bridge party in Marie
  	"Guests ... were ... Mrs. Hudson Wren of Dyess. Prize for high score, a sandwich tray, was won by Mrs. Wren"
  Residence	14 Apr 1936	Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas   [15]
  Residence	1937	Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas   [16]
  	Address: 722 W 28th Apt 2
  	Wren, Hudson H (Mary J) supvr h 722 W 28th apt 4
  Residence	1939	Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas   [17]
  	Address: 722 W 28th Apt 2
  	Wren, Hudson H (Mary J) agriculturalist FSO h 722 W 28th apt 2
  Residence	1940	Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas   [18]
  	Address: 5115 T St.
  	Wren, H Hudson (Mary J) state dir FSA h 5115 T
  Census	8 Apr 1940	Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas   [13]
  	Address: 5115 T St.
  Residence	1942	Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina   [19]
  	Address: 2713 Kilgore Ave
  	Wren, H Hudson (Mary J) asst dir FSA h 2713 Kilgore av
  Residence	1943	Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina   [20]
  	Address: 2713 Kilgore Ave
  	Wren H Hudson (Mary H) asst regional director in charge FSA US Dept ofAgrl h2713 Kilgore av
  Died	26 Oct 1988	Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee   [1]
  Buried	28 Oct 1988	Osceola, Mississippi Co., Arkansas   [1]
  Person ID	I3536	Scott Dickson's Family
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2020

  
  

  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   [21]
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Hudson Wren,   b. 18 Jul 1906, Sutton, Nevada Co., Arkansas ,   d. 18 Apr 1978, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1930	Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas   [22]
  Children	1. B.C. Wren   2. M.V. Wren
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Sep 1906 - DeQueen, Sevier Co., Arkansas Census - 5 May 1910 - DeQueen, Sevier Co., Arkansas Residence - moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma - 11 Sep 1913 - Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma Misc - attended a birthday party - 6 Nov 1913 - Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma Census - 6 Jan 1920 - Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma Residence - Address: 4806 Junius - 1924 - Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas Residence - Address: 2501 W. College - 1925 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Education - was a member of the Women's Athletic Association,Address: University of Arkansas - 1926 - Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas Residence - Address: 714 Hillcrest St. - 1930 - Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas Married - 4 Jun 1930 - Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas Occupation - home economics teacher, Wilson High School - 14 Apr 1933 - Wilson, Mississippi Co., Arkansas Occupation - Home Economics instructor, Wilson High School - 16 Oct 1933 - Wilson, Mississippi Co., Arkansas Occupation - Home Economics Instructor, Wilson High School - 28 Feb 1934 - Wilson, Mississippi Co., Arkansas Residence - 1 Apr 1935 - Mississippi Co., Arkansas Residence - attended a bridge party in Marie - 30 Sep 1935 - Dyess, Mississippi County, Arkansas Residence - 14 Apr 1936 - Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas Residence - Address: 722 W 28th Apt 2 - 1937 - Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas Residence - Address: 722 W 28th Apt 2 - 1939 - Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas Residence - Address: 5115 T St. - 1940 - Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas Census - Address: 5115 T St. - 8 Apr 1940 - Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas Residence - Address: 2713 Kilgore Ave - 1942 - Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina Residence - Address: 2713 Kilgore Ave - 1943 - Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina Died - 26 Oct 1988 - Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee Buried - 28 Oct 1988 - Osceola, Mississippi Co., Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Higgs Sisters
  		Mary Higgs Wren
  		Bettie and Mary Higgs
  		Mary Higgs
  		Mary Higgs I believe the baby is Jere Higgs

  
  

• Notes

  CALLED: Mary Jim. Known as Nannie to her grandchildren. Her sisters would never call her Mary Jim, however. To Aunt Bettie and Aunt Lida, it was always Mary. This was a nickname she picked up in college. MARRIAGE: [Marriage,,TX-MAR-01] CENSUS: Thus far, I have been unable to locate Mary in the 1930 census in Arkansas, Texas, or Oklahoma. The census was taken in the spring.She was married in September. I find her fiancé enumerated in Portland, Ashley Co., Arkansas. I believe that she was there as a teacher as well. I also find her mother in Dallas, Tx, in the home of Mary's brother Jere. [whitten,,sam scott wren], [wren,, wren family chart N1], h2, n5

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Wren, Mary Higgs, Arkansas Death Certificate. [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; 6 November 1913; 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. [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 11 August 2012; Dallas, Texas, City Directory, 1924, Lida Higgs. [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 11 August 2012; Shreveport, Louisiana, City Directory, 1925, Lida Higgs. [S1055] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, 27 June 2020; University of Arkansas, 1926. [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 11 August 2012; Dallas, Texas, City Directory, 1930, Lida Higgs. [S1348] Blytheville Courier News, 14 April 1933; "Wilson - Society - Personal"; microfilm. [S1348] Blytheville Courier News, 16 October 1933; "Anne Ruth Speck Heads Home Ec Club"; microfilm. [S1348] Blytheville Courier News, 28 September 1934; "Will Hold Twelfth Annual Wilson Fair Next Friday"; microfilm. [S610] 1940 US Federal Census, Pulaski Co., AR, Ward 9, Little Rock; ED 60-77A; Sheet 8A; Household 188; Wren, H. Hudson; 6 April 2012. [S1348] Blytheville Courier News, 30 September 1935; "Wilson - Society - Personal"; microfilm. [S1348] Blytheville Courier News, 14 April 1936; "Wilson - Society - Personal"; microfilm. [S434] Polk's Little Rock and North Little Rock (Pulaski, p. 640. [S435] Polk's Little Rock and North Little Rock (Pulaski, p. 592. [S436] Polk's Little Rock and North Little Rock (Pulaski, p. 627. [S437] Hill's Raleigh (Wake County, N.C.) City Directory, p. 632. [S438] Hill's Raleigh (Wake County, N.C.) City Directory, p. 527. [S606] Arkansas County Marriages Index - 1837-1957, 11 August 2012; Lida Cason to J. W. Higgs. [S21] Henry Hudson Wren Mary Higgs Marriage License 4 Ju.