Jere Will Higgs, Jr.^[1]

1927 - 1972  (44 years)

• Name	Jere Will Higgs
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Big Jere
  Birth	22 Aug 1927	Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	14 Apr 1930	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Address: 714 Hillcrest St.
  Census	10 Apr 1940	Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States   [5]
  Military	28 Feb 1946	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [6]
  	enlisted
  Residence	1952	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States   [7]
  	Address: 5937 Burgundy
  _AMTID	162485317447:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	L5NQ-K33
  _UID	A7BD49DE0B7445FD8D6C789AD7B1EDB6820B
  Death	15 Feb 1972	Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States   [2, 3, 8]
  	Cause: was killed in a plane crash
  	Relative of Bonham Woman Dies in Crash Jere W. Higgs of Baton Rouge, La., a son-in-law of Mrs. Jack Kennedy of Bonham, was killed in a plane crash near Alexandria, La, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Kennedy was advised of the fatal accident late Tuesday. He was the husband of Jeanne Kennedy. A daughter also survives. Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Joe Lyles, and Mr. and Mrs. Nunnelee Smith left early Wednesday to attend funeral services.
  Burial	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States   [3]
  	Address: Greenoaks Memorial Park
  	FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8608105
  Person ID	I3533	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Jere Will Higgs,   b. 5 Jun 1893, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States d. 30 Nov 1952, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Grace Clowdis,   b. 22 Oct 1889, Arkansas, United States d. 25 Aug 1927, Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States (Age 37 years)
  Marriage License	21 Jun 1926	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [9]
  	Interestingly, Tom Finney applied for the marriage license on Jere Will's behalf.
  Marriage	22 Jun 1926	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [10]
  	Interestingly, Tom Finney got the marriage license instead of Jere Will. He and Morton Higgs were witnesses to the marriage.
  Family ID	F450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanne Kennedy,   b. 5 Jun 1927, Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States d. 27 Feb 1991, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States (Age 63 years)
  Children	+ 1. Mary Jeanne Higgs   2. Jere Will Higgs, III,   b. 24 Oct 1948, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States d. 7 Feb 1964 (Age 15 years)
  Family ID	F472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Aug 1927 - Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States Census - Address: 714 Hillcrest St. - 14 Apr 1930 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Census - 10 Apr 1940 - Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States Military - enlisted - 28 Feb 1946 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Residence - Address: 5937 Burgundy - 1952 - Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Death - Cause: was killed in a plane crash - 15 Feb 1972 - Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States Burial - Address: Greenoaks Memorial Park - - Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

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• Sources

  [S271] Program, Memorial Service of Jeanne Kennedy Higgs,. [S604] SSDI - Ancestry, 23 December 2014; Jere W. Higgs; 449-30-2176; Texas (Before 1951). [S641] Find A Grave, 23 December 2014; Jere Will Higgs, Jr; Jere Will Higgs, Jr; 8608105; Joel Manuel; NW Mountain Man. [S565] 1930 US Federal Census, Dallas Co., TX, Dallas; ED 57-38; sheet 18 B; dwelling 339, 714 Hillcrest St.; Jerry 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. [S894] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, 23 December 2014; Jere W Higgs Jr, 27 Aug 1946, Dallas Co., Texas. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 23 December 2014; Jere W. Higgs, Jr, 1952, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [S1845] Newspapers.com The Bonham Daily Favorite, Relative of Bonham Woman Dies in Crash; 16 Deb 1972; 16 January 2022. [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.