Eliza Johnson (Lida) Cason

1868 - 1941  (72 years)

• Name	Eliza Johnson (Lida) Cason
  Nickname	Lida
  Birth	24 Jun 1868	Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	24 Jun 1870	Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  Census	2 Jun 1880	Wilson, Tennessee, United States   [3]
  	Address: First District
  Residence	22 Oct 1888	Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States   [4]
  Residence	4 Aug 1890	Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [5]
  Residence	8 Aug 1898	Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [6]
  Misc	14 Dec 1898	Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [7]
  	listed as Corresponding Secretary of the Woman's Literary Club
  Misc	16 Oct 1899	Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [8]
  	led the Woman's Literary Club meeting
  	The Woman's Literary Club met OCtober 16 with Mrs. S.R. Chew. The topic for study, "Young's Night Thoughts" was must ably led by Mrs. J.W. Higgs.
  Census	25 Jun 1900	Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [9]
  	The 1900 census reports that Lida and Will had been married for 10 years and that they had 3 children, all living.
  Residence	18 Jun 1901	Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [10]
  	Lida writes to Ida about the death of her mother, Bettie Cooper Cason
  Residence	6 Jan 1909	De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States   [11]
  Census	5 May 1910	De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States   [12]
  	The 1910 census reports that Lida has had 5 children, all living.
  Occupation	5 May 1910	De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States   [12]
  	teacher in the public school
  Residence	11 Sep 1913	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [13]
  	moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma
  	Mrs. J.W. Higgs and children left this morning for Idabel, where they will reside. Mr. Higgs has a position with the Democrat-Record of that city. During their long residence in De Queen, this estimable family has made many warm friends and the best wishes of all will follow them to their new home. - DeQueen (Ark.) Bee.
  Misc	11 Jun 1914	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [14]
  	hosted the sixth and seventh grade classes a a lawn party
  	Mrs. J.W. Higgs entertained the seventh grade pupils and those of the sixth grade who assisted in the school play with a lawn party, Friday night
  Occupation	23 Jul 1914	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [15]
  	teacher in the Idabel Public School, teaching seventh grade
  	The faculty for the Idabel Public School has, with possibly one exception, been chosen and assigned as follows: Mrs. J.W. Higgs, 7th grade
  Misc	10 Jun 1915	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [16]
  	left for Royce, Texas to see her dying father
  	Mrs. J.W. Higgs left yesterday for Royce, Texas in answer to a message announcing that her father was dying. She was accompanied to Hugo by her son Morton.
  Misc	24 Jun 1915	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [17]
  	returned from her father's side
  	Mrs. J.W. Higgs returned Monday from Royce City, Texas where she was summoned two weeks ago to the bedside of her dying father, Eld. J.H. Cason, who passed away a short time after she reached his side. A better man or a stauncher Christian than Rev. J.H. Cason would be hard to find.
  Census	6 Jan 1920	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [18]
  Occupation	6 Jan 1920	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [18]
  	teacher
  Residence	1924	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [19]
  	Address: 4806 Junius
  Residence	1925	Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States   [20]
  	Address: 2501 W. College
  Residence	1930	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [21]
  	Address: 714 Hillcrest St.
  Census	14 Apr 1930	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [22]
  	Address: 714 Hillcrest St.
  Residence	1931	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [23]
  	Address: 2202 Michigan Ave
  Residence	1932	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [24]
  	Address: 2202 Michigan Ave
  Residence	1934	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [25]
  	Address: 1606 Cascade
  Census	10 Apr 1940	Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States   [26]
  _AMTID	162485315359:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	L5NQ-JYB
  _UID	7EC63003B50242B6823C39B7DBAC0B0369F3
  Death	7 Mar 1941	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [1, 27]
  Burial	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [1, 28]
  	Address: Denison Cemetery
  	FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23701831
  Person ID	I1492	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Rev. Jeremiah Harris Cason,   b. 16 Dec 1832, Wilson, Tennessee, United States d. 9 Jun 1915, Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, United States (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Cooper,   b. 10 Sep 1834, Bedford, Tennessee, United States d. 8 Jun 1901, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1856	Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
  Family ID	F257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John William Higgs,   b. 7 Apr 1859, Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States d. 2 Mar 1918, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States (Age 58 years)  [29]
  Marriage	3 Mar 1889	Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States   [30]
  Children	+ 1. Jere Will Higgs,   b. 5 Jun 1893, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States d. 30 Nov 1952, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 59 years)   2. Morton Thomas Higgs,   b. 25 Sep 1896, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States d. 4 Jun 1956, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 59 years) + 3. Lida Higgs,   b. 30 Nov 1898, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States d. 1 Sep 1974, Rolling Fork, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States (Age 75 years) + 4. Bettie Higgs,   b. 24 Nov 1903, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States d. 25 May 2000, Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States (Age 96 years) + 5. Mary Higgs,   b. 16 Sep 1906, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States d. 26 Oct 1988, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jun 1868 - Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States Census - 24 Jun 1870 - Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States Census - Address: First District - 2 Jun 1880 - Wilson, Tennessee, United States Residence - 22 Oct 1888 - Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States Marriage - 3 Mar 1889 - Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States Residence - 4 Aug 1890 - Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Residence - 8 Aug 1898 - Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Misc - listed as Corresponding Secretary of the Woman's Literary Club - 14 Dec 1898 - Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Misc - led the Woman's Literary Club meeting - 16 Oct 1899 - Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Census - 25 Jun 1900 - Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Residence - Lida writes to Ida about the death of her mother, Bettie Cooper Cason - 18 Jun 1901 - Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Residence - 6 Jan 1909 - De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States Census - 5 May 1910 - De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States Occupation - teacher in the public school - 5 May 1910 - De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States Residence - moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma - 11 Sep 1913 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Misc - hosted the sixth and seventh grade classes a a lawn party - 11 Jun 1914 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Occupation - teacher in the Idabel Public School, teaching seventh grade - 23 Jul 1914 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Misc - left for Royce, Texas to see her dying father - 10 Jun 1915 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Misc - returned from her father's side - 24 Jun 1915 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Census - 6 Jan 1920 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Occupation - teacher - 6 Jan 1920 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Residence - Address: 4806 Junius - 1924 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Residence - Address: 2501 W. College - 1925 - Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States Residence - Address: 714 Hillcrest St. - 1930 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Census - Address: 714 Hillcrest St. - 14 Apr 1930 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Residence - Address: 2202 Michigan Ave - 1931 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Residence - Address: 2202 Michigan Ave - 1932 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Residence - Address: 1606 Cascade - 1934 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Census - 10 Apr 1940 - Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States Death - 7 Mar 1941 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Burial - Address: Denison Cemetery - - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  NAME: Originally named Eliza Johnson for the nurse who cared for J.H.Cason after his injury in the Civil War. N4, h1, h2 In the 1920 census, Lida is shown as head of household. Morton is not there. Jere Will is a boarder in another house and listed as a son. Lida's birthplace is listed as Louisiana. There is a Pat Higgs on the same street as Lida supposedly from Arkansas. Maybe connected.

  
  

• Sources

  [S125] Higgs, Lida C. - Death Certificate No. 11901 7 Mar. [S549] 1870 US Federal Census, Lowndes Co., MS, Columbus; p. 103; dwelling 974, family 1326; Cason, J.H. [S666] 1880 US Federal Census, Wilson Co, TN, First District; ED 247; page 4; dwelling 24, family 28; Cason, Rev. J.H. [S879] Lida Cason Higgs Letters, Letter to Ida Bledsoe, 22 Oct 1888, Texarkana, Texas. [S879] Lida Cason Higgs Letters, Letter to Ida Bledsoe, 4 Aug 1890, Alma, Arkansas. [S879] Lida Cason Higgs Letters, Letter to Ida Bledsoe, 8 Oct 1898, Van Buren, Arkansas. [S1458] Newspapers.com Arkansas Democrat, Federated Clubs; 14 December 1898; 16 January 2022. [S1458] Newspapers.com Arkansas Democrat, Arkansas Club Women - Van Buren; 21 October 1899; 16 January 2022. [S591] 1900 US Federal Census, Crawford Co, AR, Van Buren; ED 63; sheet 7A; dwelling 363, family 366; JW Higgs. [S879] Lida Cason Higgs Letters, Letter to Ida Bledsoe, 18 Jun 1901, Van Buren, Arkansas. [S879] Lida Cason Higgs Letters, Letter to Ida Bledsoe, 6 Jan 1909, DeQueen, Arkansas. [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. [S980] McCurtain Democrat Record, Local and Personal; 11 June 1914; on Microfilm at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [S981] McCurtain Democrat Record, Local and Personal; 23 July 1914; Held on Microfilm at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [S981] McCurtain Democrat Record, Local and Personal; 10 June 1915; Held on Microfilm at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [S981] McCurtain Democrat Record, Local and Personal; 24 June 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. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 11 August 2012; Dallas, Texas, City Directory, 1924, Lida Higgs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 11 August 2012; Shreveport, Louisiana, City Directory, 1925, Lida Higgs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 11 August 2012; Dallas, Texas, City Directory, 1930, Lida Higgs. [S565] 1930 US Federal Census, Dallas Co., TX, Dallas; ED 57-38; sheet 18 B; dwelling 339, 714 Hillcrest St.; Jerry W. Higgs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 11 August 2012; Dallas, Texas, City Directory, 1931, Lida Higgs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 11 August 2012; Dallas, Texas, City Directory, 1932, Lida Higgs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 14 April 2018; Dallas, Texas, City Directory, 1934, Jere W Higgs. [S715] 1940 US Federal Census, Dallas Co., TX, Irving; ED 57-58; sheet 9 B; household 190, Lucille St.; Jere W. Higgs; 11 August 2012. [S714] Ancestry, Texas U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000, 11 August 2012; Lida C. Higgs, 7 Mar 1941. [S641] Find A Grave, 25 November 2014; Lida Cason Higgs; Lida Cason Higgs; 23701831; Sandie Manning Lambert. [S1104] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, 27 March 2017; Morton T Higgs, Certificate 209338, 1 Aug 1922. [S606] Arkansas County Marriages Index - 1837-1957, 11 August 2012; Lida Cason to J. W. Higgs.