Morton Thomas Higgs^[1]

1896 - 1956  (59 years)

• Name	Morton Thomas Higgs
  Birth	25 Sep 1896	Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	25 Jun 1900	Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [3]
  Census	5 May 1910	De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States   [4]
  Misc	1 Jun 1913	De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States   [5]
  	received a scholarship to attend university
  	The Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs offers two scholarships in the University of Arkansas, one for young mem and one for young women, for the purpose of making the university better known and appreciated throughout the stae, and to give the young men and women from small places the advantages of the university. The scholarships were awarded: 1912-13 - Bennie Shell and Morton Higgs
  Residence	11 Sep 1913	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [6]
  	moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma
  Education	1914	Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States   [7]
  	Address: University of Arkansas
  Misc	11 Jun 1914	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [8]
  	arrived in the city Saturday
  	Morton Higgs arrived in the city Saturday evening from Fayetteville, Arkansas where he has been attending the University.
  Misc	24 Dec 1914	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [9]
  	visited his parents
  	Morton T. Higgs who is attending the University of Arkansas came on Sunday to spend the holidays with his parents.
  Misc	3 Jun 1915	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [10]
  	visited his parents
  	Morton T. Higgs arrived in the city this morning from Fayetteville, Ark. where he has been attending the University for a visit with his parents Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Higgs before going to his summer work.
  Misc	16 Dec 1915	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [11]
  	visited from Fayetteville
  	Morton Higgs will arrive Saturday. Will complete studies at the University of Arkansas in June.
  Misc	29 Aug 1916	Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States   [12]
  	graduated the University of Arkansas and was hired by thei Iron Mountain Railway
  	The eight civil engineering graduates of teh University of Arkansas of the class of 1916 have obtained positions at salaries ranging from $60 to $90 a month and expenses. M.T. Higgs of DeQueen with the Iron Mountain Railway, Little Rock.
  Military	25 Aug 1917	Leon Springs, Bexar, Texas, United States   [13]
  	Enlisted, U.S. Army Field Artillery
  	Address: Leon Springs Training Camp
  	Morton is listed as a 2nd Lt, Field Artillery and is assigned to the 22nd Field Artillery at Camp Logan, Texas.
  Residence	Oct 1920–DEC 1921	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic   [2]
  Residence	Dec 1921	Santo Domingo, Villa Clara, Cuba   [14]
  	Visited his mother for Christmas. Text says from San Domingo, Cuba, but the town is actually called Santo Domingo.
  Residence	1924	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [15]
  	Address: 4806 Junius
  Residence	1931	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [16]
  	Address: 2202 Michigan Ave
  Residence	1932	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [17]
  	Address: 7453 San Benito Way R.D. 4
  Residence	1935	Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States   [18]
  Occupation	1940	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   [18]
  	Division Manager, Oil Well Service Co.
  Census	4 Jun 1940	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   [18]
  	Address: 1925 South Blvd
  Military	27 Apr 1942	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   [19]
  	registered for WWII draft
  Residence	27 Apr 1942	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   [19]
  	Address: 4440 S. MacGregor Dr
  _AMTID	162485317536:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	L5NQ-NBK
  _UID	89186E71343D486AB69DF517A0FD45FADE79
  Burial	1956	Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States   [20]
  	Address: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Commemoration, Map 1, Lot 3932, Space
  	FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85424393
  Death	4 Jun 1956	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States   [21]
  Person ID	I3538	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	John William Higgs,   b. 7 Apr 1859, Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States d. 2 Mar 1918, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Eliza Johnson (Lida) Cason,   b. 24 Jun 1868, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States d. 7 Mar 1941, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1889	Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States   [22]
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Corinne Pullen,   b. 13 Aug 1898, Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States d. 20 Jan 1981, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1925	Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States
  Family ID	F451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Sep 1896 - Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Census - 25 Jun 1900 - Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Census - 5 May 1910 - De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States Misc - received a scholarship to attend university - 1 Jun 1913 - De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States Residence - moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma - 11 Sep 1913 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Education - Address: University of Arkansas - 1914 - Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States Misc - arrived in the city Saturday - 11 Jun 1914 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Misc - visited his parents - 24 Dec 1914 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Misc - visited his parents - 3 Jun 1915 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Misc - visited from Fayetteville - 16 Dec 1915 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States Misc - graduated the University of Arkansas and was hired by thei Iron Mountain Railway - 29 Aug 1916 - Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States Military - Enlisted, U.S. Army Field Artillery,Address: Leon Springs Training Camp - 25 Aug 1917 - Leon Springs, Bexar, Texas, United States Residence - Oct 1920–DEC 1921 - Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic Residence - Dec 1921 - Santo Domingo, Villa Clara, Cuba Residence - Address: 4806 Junius - 1924 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Marriage - 15 Mar 1925 - Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States Residence - Address: 2202 Michigan Ave - 1931 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Residence - Address: 7453 San Benito Way R.D. 4 - 1932 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Residence - 1935 - Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Occupation - Division Manager, Oil Well Service Co. - 1940 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Census - Address: 1925 South Blvd - 4 Jun 1940 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Military - registered for WWII draft - 27 Apr 1942 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Residence - Address: 4440 S. MacGregor Dr - 27 Apr 1942 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Burial - Address: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Commemoration, Map 1, Lot 3932, Space - 1956 - Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States Death - 4 Jun 1956 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  CHILDREN: Had no children SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 163 10 4188 Morton applied for a passport in 1922. It is a renewal from a previous passport. It appears that he lived abroad in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic for a couple of years in 1920-1921 Morton was a civil engineer and geologist in the oil exploration business. There are several records of his arrival and departure on trips to Central and South America.

  
  

• Sources

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