Grace Clowdis

1889 - 1927  (37 years)

• Name	Grace Clowdis
  Birth	22 Oct 1889	Arkansas, United States   [1]
  	Some sources say she was born in 1891, but her death certificate says 1889.
  Gender	Female
  Census	8 Jun 1900	Little River Township, Little River, Arkansas, United States   [2]
  Census	19 Jan 1920	Coalgate, Coal, Oklahoma, United States   [3]
  Occupation	19 Jan 1920	Coalgate, Coal, Oklahoma, United States   [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.
  _AMTID	162485315621:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	L5NQ-J6W
  _UID	47CCD29D0D5940D38028E5767A344BB7AEC8
  Death	25 Aug 1927	Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States   [1, 4]
  	Grace died of peritonitis following a caesarean section.
  Burial	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [1, 5]
  	Address: Denison Cemetery
  Person ID	I1733	Scott Dickson
  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, Arkansas, United States d. 30 Nov 1952, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 59 years)
  Marriage License	21 Jun 1926	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [6]
  	Interestingly, Tom Finney applied for the marriage license on Jere Will's behalf.
  Marriage	22 Jun 1926	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [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, Texas, United States d. 15 Feb 1972, Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 22 Oct 1889 - Arkansas, United States Census - 8 Jun 1900 - Little River Township, Little River, Arkansas, United States Census - 19 Jan 1920 - Coalgate, Coal, Oklahoma, United States Occupation - Works in the county office. - 19 Jan 1920 - Coalgate, Coal, Oklahoma, United States Marriage License - 21 Jun 1926 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Marriage - 22 Jun 1926 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Death - 25 Aug 1927 - Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States Burial - Address: Denison Cemetery - - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States  = 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] Ancestry, Texas U.S., 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.