Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317459:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5NQ-KN5
• _UID: 652A266FF5D749198E48F8A377D887B44D7E
• Census: 25 Jun 1900, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 5 May 1910, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
• Education: 1914, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; at the University of Arkansas
• Occupation: 14 May 1914, Louisiana, United States; Address:
  civil engineer for the Kansas City & Southern Railway
• Misc: 17 Sep 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited his parents
• Misc: 24 Dec 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; arrived for a visit
• Misc: 8 Apr 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited his parents
• Misc: 1 Jul 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visted from Texarkana
• Residence: Dec 1915, Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States
• Misc: 16 Dec 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited his family
• Military: 12 May 1917, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; enlisted 87th Division, 334 Field Artillery
• Military: 25 May 1917, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; registered for the World War I draft, 2nd Lt, 334 Field Artillery,
• Military: 27 Jun 1917, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; listed in roster of First Battery reserve officers training camp; Address:
  Ft. Logan H. Roots
• Military: 24 May 1919; honorably discharged, 334 Field Artillery, 2nd Lt.
• Misc: 25 Sep 1919, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; arrived for his senior year; Address:
  University of Arkansas
• Census: 9 Jan 1920, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
  Fifth Street
• Census: 14 Jan 1920, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
• Misc: 27 Mar 1920, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelors of Civil Engineering degree; Address:
  University of Arkansas
• Residence: Dec 1921, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1924, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  4806 Junius
• Residence: 1925, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States; Address:
  2501 W. College
• Residence: Jun 1926, Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1930, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  714 Hillcrest St.
• Census: 14 Apr 1930, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  714 Hillcrest St.
• Residence: 1931, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1932, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  2202 Michigan Ave
• Residence: 1934, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  1606 Cascade
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
• Census: 10 Apr 1940, Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States
• Military: 27 Apr 1942, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; registered for WWII draft
• Residence: 27 Apr 1942, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  708 N. Glasgow
• Residence: Nov 1952, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  9836 Hathaway

Notes:

In the 1920 census, he may be enumerated as J. Wills Higgs in the household of Viola Stepp, Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma.

From Mary Higgs Thompson
Hi Scott! Good to hear from you. Oddly enough, I have some old letters from Lida Higgs (Granny) to "My dear Ida" that I have been intending to transcribe in my retirement, but of course my retirement has been so busy I haven't had time to even read them all closely. But there is one from May 4, 1932 saying that Jere Will's marriage to Miss Langley had been a "ghastly mistake." He had all along intended for his mother to stay with him and take care of "the baby" Jere and this caused no small amount of havoc in the household -- so they got divorced.

AND. there was another marriage, to Mrs. Vesta Littlefield. They got married after meeting at Sulphur Springs (Texas?). Her husband was killed about 2 years before and she had three children ranging in age from 8 to 5. This letter was dated Feb. 5, 1936. She was apparently quite sickly with kidney and "female" troubles, but I don't have anything about what happened to her.

And yes, Florence had been married to Mr. Hill. He was the father of Florence's two girls, Daisy and Judy. Judy is still alive, but Daisy died a while back. I don't know anything about him except my cousin Cindy Clendenen, Daisy's daughter, says he was not a nice man, so maybe he and Florence got divorced. I also always wondered if he was a Hill that was connected with Gifford Hill, the company that Jere Will worked for?

Anyway, Granny did love to write long interesting letters! I am still planning to transcribe them, turn them into a screen play !?



Occupation:
J.W. Higgs Jr., an attache of civil engineering corps of the K.C.S. Ry., now in charge of the concrete work, a great deal of which is being done in Louisiana, was visiting his parents Sunday. At the urgent request of some of the citizens, he agreed to make an examination of and report on the concrete work being done here.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs jr. who has been visiting his parents for a week, left Tuesday for Leesville, La. where he will complete his work with the civil engineering corps of the KCS preparatory to returning to the University at Fayetteville, Ark. to complete his course.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs jr. arrived in the city from Louisiana where he holds an important position in the civil engineering dept. of the Kansas City Southern railway to spend Christmas with his parents.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs jr. spent Sunday in the city visiting his parents.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs jr. came over Thursday from Texarkana but returned on Friday. His mother, brother, and two little sisters accompanied him to Texarkana to visit with him for a while.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs jr., who is the senior transit man on the south end of the KCS with headquarters in Texarkana, arrived at home today to spend the holidays with his parents.

Military:
The following roster of the men in the First Battery, reserve officers training camp, Fort Roots was obtained from the headwquarters of the battery: Jere W. Higgs, Idabel Okla.

Census:
Jerry Will Higgs is listed in this family but then crossed out. Perhaps, he was visiting or a farm hand or boarder.

Census:
It appears that J. Wills Higgs, same age as Jere Will, is our man. He appears to be enumerated in two places. The census taker seems to have been really sloppy in Idabel at this time.

Residence:
714 Hillcrest is now 714 Huntley

Census:
In 1930, it appears that Robert W. Everett owned the house at 714 Hillcrest. He rented an apartment to Jerry Higgs and his mother. There were two servants in the house, presumably working for the Everetts.

Census:
The 1940 census records Jere as divorced.

Died:
DEATH: Died in a private plane crash.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=137358420

Jere married Grace Clowdis on 22 Jun 1926 in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States. Grace (daughter of Martha E.) was born on 22 Oct 1889 in Arkansas, United States; died on 25 Aug 1927 in Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States; was buried in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jere married Mary Pauline Langley on 29 Oct 1931 in Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States. Mary was born in 1895; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Vesta Estelle Harrison. Vesta was born in 1907 in Texas, United States; died on 5 Aug 1983 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; was buried in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jere married Florence Perkins on 17 Feb 1943 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States. Florence (daughter of Frank Dudley Perkins and Daisy Astin) was born on 18 Feb 1904 in Texas, United States; died on 25 Jun 1982 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; was buried in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317447:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5NQ-K33
• _UID: A7BD49DE0B7445FD8D6C789AD7B1EDB6820B
• Census: 14 Apr 1930, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  714 Hillcrest St.
• Census: 10 Apr 1940, Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States
• Military: 28 Feb 1946, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; enlisted
• Residence: 1952, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States; Address:
  5937 Burgundy

Notes:

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Died:
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.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8608105

Family/Spouse: Jeanne Kennedy. Jeanne (daughter of Thomas H. Kennedy and Annabelle Hood) was born on 5 Jun 1927 in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States; died on 27 Feb 1991 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States; was buried in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Paul R. Thompson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317446:1030:191555462
• _UID: 344439BE725E416A9A11E9F94851015465A9

Notes:

DEATH: Died in the 10th or 11th grade of a heart condition.

Peter married Jennifer Kawwass [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Laurie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]