Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317448:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5NQ-XY2
• _UID: EEA809F96B394FF3B00EB2E949A36C6594D8
• Census: 12 Sep 1860, Iuka, Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 6 Jul 1870, Ozan Township, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 11 Jun 1880, Ozan Township, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 11 Jun 1880, Ozan Township, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States; printer
• Residence: 22 Oct 1888, Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States; Lida talks about visiting with Will Higgs locally.
• Residence: 8 Feb 1889, Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States; visited Arkadelpha
• Occupation: 4 Aug 1890, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; started a Democrats Club
• Misc: 21 May 1892, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Capital Hotel
• Misc: 6 Dec 1896, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Misc: 23 Sep 1898, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 16 Apr 1900, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; took over management of the Fort Smith Times
• Census: 25 Jun 1900, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 25 Jun 1900, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; newspaper editor
• Misc: 9 Mar 1901, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; is editor-in-chief of the Republican Venture
• Misc: 17 Apr 1901, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; appeared in a newspaper article
• Misc: 24 Jul 1901, Searcy, White, Arkansas; purchased the Searcy Beacon
• Occupation: 24 Jul 1901, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; moved from Van Buren Venture to Searcy Beacon
• Occupation: 25 Oct 1901, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; established the Alma Echo
• Misc: 12 Nov 1901, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; named to World's Fair auxiliary committee
• Occupation: 11 Dec 1901, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; candidate for circuit clerk
• Misc: 18 Mar 1902, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; attended a banquet at the Capital
• Occupation: 3 Apr 1903, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; took over the Van Buren Weekly Venture
• Occupation: 14 Jul 1903, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; left the Van Buren Republican Venture
• Occupation: 31 Jul 1903, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States; took over DeQueen Democrat
• Misc: 6 Mar 1904, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; attended Equitable Life meeting
• Misc: 29 Jun 1904, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, United States; visited R.B. Dennison
• Misc: 9 Nov 1904, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, United States; visited R.B. Dennison
• Misc: 6 Jun 1905, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; attended Equitable Insurance banquet
• Misc: 11 Jul 1905, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States; sold the DeQueen Democrat newspaper
• Misc: 15 Feb 1906, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States; withdrew from Sevier County representative
• Misc: 17 Feb 1906, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States; purchased the DeQueen Democrat
• Misc: 27 Nov 1907, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States; is candidate for county clerk
• Misc: 20 Jun 1908, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States; was in a declamation competition
• Occupation: May 1910, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; began to work at the McCurtain Democrat Record
• Census: 5 May 1910, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 5 May 1910, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States; printer in a weekly newspaper
• Misc: 29 Dec 1910
• Occupation: 12 Feb 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; agent for Strauss Brothers Tailors of Chicago.
• Occupation: 30 Apr 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; agent for Merchant's Life insurance
• Misc: 29 Jul 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited his son in Texarkana
• Misc: 6 Sep 1916, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, United States; attended the funeral of his cousin, Mrs. Eugene Counts,

Notes:

Will Higgs operated and worked at newspapers throughout Arkansas and Oklahoma. Working as a printer in Texarkana in 1875, he moved to DeQueen, AR to publish the DeQueen Democrat Record. He served newspapers in Alma, AR and Van Buren, AR before moving to Idabel, OK in 1911 to work at the Idabel Democrat Record. He died of pneumonia after an illness of about two weeks. According to initial reports of his death, his remains were to be shipped to Boyce, TX. The rationale for this report is unknown. Perhaps he had as yet undiscovered family in that area. He was not from that area and he had no siblings or known family there or any connection at all to the area. But, since this was reported, it ought to be followed up to find out of there is a connection.

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J.W. Higgs worked for the Idabel Democrat Record, successor to the McCurtain Record in Idabel, Oklahoma for a number of years. From time to time, Will was listed as Editor or Publisher. But, generally, that was held for Tom G. Taylor, who owned the paper. Tom G. Taylor purchased the McCurtain Beacon Times in 1914, consolidating it with the Democrat Record. Then in June 1914, he ran for state representative and was elected in November 1914.

17 Sep 1914 - 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 corp of the KCS preparatory to returning tothe University at Fayetteville, Ark. to complete his course.

1 Oct 1914 - Negro Loving Socialist - Anarchist & Infidel (headline in Idabel Democrat Record)

8 Oct 1914 - Socialism vs. Religion - Shows its enmity to all things good by its own arguments (editorial by J.W. Higgs)

26 Nov 1914 - Armour Higgs was a guest of his brother, Pat, Sunday.

24 Dec 1914 - J.W. Higgs, Jr. arrived in the city from Louisiana where he holds an important position in the civil engineering department of the Kansas City Southern railway, to spend Christmas with his parents.

24 Dec 1914 - Morton T. Higgs, who is attending the University of Arkansas, came on Sunday to spend the holidays with his parents.

7 Jan 1915, Vol. 7, #44 is the first issue of the Democrat-Record that lists J.W. Higgs as publisher and Tom G. Taylor as owner & editor.Also included in this issue are notes that Morton Higgs left Sunday,having spent the holidays with his parents, for Fayetteville, Ark,where he goes to resume his studies.

21 Jan 1915 - School Notes - The Literary Society Program includes avocal trio - Mabel Dewitt, Noreen Ellers, and Lida Higgs

28 Jan 1915 - Honor Roll of pupils of Idabel Public Schools, not late or tardy for the month of ending 22 Jan 1915, in Mrs. Higgs class at Central School (also listed for 19 Feb 1915), and Lida Higgs in the High School.

11 Mar 1915 - School Notes - Literary Society Debate - Resolved that women should have suffrage in Oklahoma - on the negative side, Lida Higgs.

1 Apr 1915 - After a weekend visit with her sister, Mrs. J.W. Higgs,Mrs. G.P. Frazer left Monday for Little Rock.

8 Apr 1915 - J.W. Higgs, Jr spent Sunday in the city visiting his parents.

3 Jun 1915 - Morton T. Higgs arrived at the city this morning from Fayetteville, Ark, where he has been attending the University, for a visit to his parents, Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Higgs, before going to his summer work.

10 Jun 1915 - Mrs. J.W. Higgs left yesterday for Royse, Texas, in answer to a message that her father was dying. She was accompanied to Hugo by her son, Morton.

24 Jun 1915 - Mrs. J.W. Higgs returned Monday from Royse City, Texas,where she was summoned two weeks ago to the beside of her dying father, Elder 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.

1 Jul 1915 - J.W. Higgs name is no longer on the masthead of the paper. Miss Betty Clay Cason of Dustin, Oklahoma, arrived in the city this morning and is a guest o Mrs. Lida Higgs.

1 Jul 1915 - J.W. Higgs, Jr, came over Thursday from Texarkana but returned Friday. His mother, brother, and two little sisters accompanied him to Texarkana to visit with him for a while.

29 Jul 1915 - J.W. Higgs and daughter, Miss Lida Higgs, are visiting at Texarkana.

19 Aug 1915 - Miss Lida Higgs arrived home today from a three weeks visit to points in Arkansas.

2 Sep 1915 - Miss Bettie Higgs has returned from a visit to DeQueen

7 Sep 1915 - Open letter to J.W. Higgs for political views printed on 2 Sep.

16 Dec 1915 - Morton Higgs will arrive Saturday. Will complete studies at the University of Arkansas in June. J.W. Higgs, who is the senior transit man on the southern end of the KCS, with headquarters at Texarkana, arrived at home today to spend the holidays with his parents.

13 Jan 1916 - See Higgs samples before you order a suit.

By mid-1918, the paper lists J.W. Higgs as editor and publisher, Tom Taylor is gone from the masthead.

14 Feb 1918 - Col. J.W. Higgs of the Democrat-Record force has been severely ill for several days, but we are glad to report is improving at this writing.

7 Mar 1918 - John W. Higgs died on the 2nd. Children surviving are Lt. J.W. Higgs, Lt. Morton T. Higgs, Lyda Higgs, Bettie Higgs, Mary Higgs.

On 14 Mar 1918, Tom Taylor is listed as Editor and Publisher again.

** Several times in the newspaper accounts, J.W. Higgs and Ira Higgs are going to Nashville, Ark. to visit cousins Bob Dennison, Bill Dennison, and Mrs. Eugene Counts. How are these connected?

Residence:
"J.W. Higgs, a very nice looking gentleman from Texarkana, was in the city yesterday and paid us a pleasant visit."

Interesting note two columns over - "Work on the Ouachita College is still pushing along." (J.H. Cason was a fundraiser for the college at its inception.)

Occupation:
ALMA - August 3 - The Democrats of this place organized a club yesterday with a membership of 180, with J.E. London, President; J.W. Higgs and W.R. Bolling, Vice-Presidents; ... The name of the club is Lewars Democratic Club, in honor of our nominee for Circuit Clerk, Hon. H.S. Lewars, who is a citizen of Alma. The Democracy of Crawford County were never in better shape to make a campaign, and will win at the September election by a handsome majority.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs and wife of Alma are visiting

Misc:
J.W. Higgs, editor and proprietor Daily Venture, is an Arkansas and has been established at Van Buren four years. He reports an increase of 20 per cent in his receipts which is reasonably accounted for in the fact that his paper while local in nature, has become an household necessity to the town.

Misc:
Editor J.W. Higgs has found out his error. He says: "The Venture owes the The Arkansas Democrat an apoloy for criticising its paragraph concerning ex-Treasurer Henry Page. Colonel MItchell was right and we were wrong. We got mixed on names and our reference was to Jim Page and not the 69-cent Page.

Occupation:
"Van Buren, Ark - April 16 - A change has been made in the management of the Venture at this place. J.W. Higgs, who has been with the paper since its inception, has taken charge of the Fort Smith Times. Rowe Hays, a young attorney recently from Mississippi, will assume control of the paper"

Misc:
The Republican Venture (weekly) succeeds the Daily Venture at Van Buren. The officers are: President, J. H Butler; vice-president, J.E. Jarvis; secretary, G.C. Yoes; treasurer, J.Y Yoes. The executive committee is composed of John M. Weaver, J.W. Higgs, H.H. Dill, with J.W. Higgs as editor-in-chief. They announce that "we will advocate twentieth-century ideas and keep abreast o the times; we will censure where we find fault, and applaud where we find approbation. Along wiht the more sober and weightly affairs we shall endeavor to furnish some amusement and instruction for the home and fireside."

Misc:
J.W. Higgs, manager of the Replublican Venture, celebrated his 40th birthday April 7.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs, fomerly of the Van Buren Venture, has bought the Searcy Beacon. Higgs is a good fellow and no afraid to stick up for what he believes to be right. Therefore the World wishes him well.

Occupation:
J.W. Higgs, formerly of the Van Buren Venture, has bought the Searcy Beacon. Higgs is a good fellow and not afraid to stick up for what he believes to be right. Therefore the World wishes him well.

Occupation:
J.W. Higgs, formerly editor of the Van Buren Venture, has established the Alma Effort, a five-column folio. He published a paper at the same place nine years ago.

Misc:
The executive committee of the Worlds Fair board has named the subcommittees that are to assist them in the laudable undertaking of arranging for a splendid exhibition at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1903.

Press comittee - Frank Anderson (chairman); Carl Schuppe, R.L. Rogers, J.W. Higgs, G.R. Michael, G.C. Yoes, C.R. Cordell.

Occupation:
J.W. Higgs, editor and publisher of the Alma Effort, has announced as a candidate for circuit clerk of Crawford County.

Misc:
Equitable Men
Were Entertained at Banquet Complimentary to Vice President Tarbell

The dinner at the Capital last night complimentary to Mr. Gage E. Tarbell, second vice-president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York, by State Manager Harry M. Ramey, was a most elegant and enjoyable affair, concluding at 11 o'clock.

J.W. Higgs worked as an agent of the Equitable Association in addition to his newspaper business.

Occupation:
The Independent Post, nee "Republican Venture" has again made a change, J.W. Higgs having retired from the management and G.O. Yoes having again taken the editorial chair.

Occupation:
The reporter this morning received a copy of the DeQueen Democrat, J.W. Higgs, editor, publisher, and proprietor. Mr. Higgs is well known in newspaper circles here, he having published several papers in this county. It is the wish of his friends that his new "venture" may prove successful.

Misc:
A part of Equitable Life Assurance Society men left in a special coach at 3 o'clock this morning over the Choctaw for Memphis to attend a banquet to be given tonight at the Gayoso in honor of Second Vice-President G.E. Tarbell, who is the leading spirit of that great insurance concern. J.W. Higgs of DeQueen.

This shows that the Higgs family moved to DeQueen from Van Buren.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs, editor of the DeQueen Democrat, was in the city Monday, returning home, yesterday. While here Mr. Higgs was the guest of Mrs. R.B. Dennison and was accompanied upon his return home by Miss Rolie Dennison.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs has sold the DeQueen Democrat to D.H. Nash of Texarkana who has assumed charge.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs has withdrawn from the race for representative of Sevier county in order to devote his tim to the De Queen Venture, successor to the De Queen Democrat.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs has purchased the De Queen Democrat plant and launched the Weekly Venture.

Misc:
Candidates for the numerous county offices are now beginning to get active, several already announcing. The following are avowed candidates for the offices: J.W. Higgs - circuit clerk.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs of DeQueen - contestant in Declamation

Occupation:
According to his obituary, Will Higgs had been working with the Democrat Record since its founding in May 1910.

Occupation:
Will Higgs also acted as an agent for a company selling men's suits for several years.

Occupation:
Will Higgs appears to have sold life insurance in addition to working for the newspaper. Advertisements appear throughout the years 1913-1918 for his as an agent for Merchant's Life life insurance.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs and daughter Miss Lyda Higgs are visiting at Texarkana.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs, of Idabel, attended the funeral of his cousin, the late Mrs. Eugene Counts, in this city Sunday.

Who is Mrs. Eugene Counts and how is she related?

Died:
John W. Higgs died at his home in this city on the 2nd inst. after a brief illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted from the family residence by Rev. J.S. Baird, and the remains interred in the Denison Cemetery, Sunday evening. With the exception of about two years, Mr. Higgs has been associated with the Democrat-Record since it was established in May 1910, and for the past two years has been editor, publisher, and manager. The deceased leaves a wife and five children, Lieut. J.W. Higgs jr., Lieut. Morton T. Higgs, Misses Lyda Higgs, Bettie Higgs, Mary Higgs, and a host of friends to mourn his departure. We extend condolences to the grief-stricken family.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23701824

John married Eliza Johnson (Lida) Cason on 3 Mar 1889 in Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States. Eliza (daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Harris Cason and Elizabeth Cooper) was born on 24 Jun 1868 in Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States; died on 7 Mar 1941 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; was buried in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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: 162485317536:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5NQ-NBK
• _UID: 89186E71343D486AB69DF517A0FD45FADE79
• Census: 25 Jun 1900, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 5 May 1910, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
• Misc: 1 Jun 1913, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States; received a scholarship to attend university
• Residence: 11 Sep 1913, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma
• Education: 1914, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  University of Arkansas
• Misc: 11 Jun 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; arrived in the city Saturday
• Misc: 24 Dec 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited his parents
• Misc: 3 Jun 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited his parents
• Misc: 16 Dec 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited from Fayetteville
• Misc: 29 Aug 1916, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; graduated the University of Arkansas and was hired by thei Iron Mountain Railway
• Military: 25 Aug 1917, Leon Springs, Bexar, Texas, United States; Enlisted, U.S. Army Field Artillery; Address:
  Leon Springs Training Camp
• Residence: Oct 1920–DEC 1921, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
• Residence: Dec 1921, Santo Domingo, Villa Clara, Cuba
• Residence: 1924, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  4806 Junius
• Residence: 1931, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  2202 Michigan Ave
• Residence: 1932, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  7453 San Benito Way R.D. 4
• Residence: 1935, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
• Occupation: 1940, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States; Division Manager, Oil Well Service Co.
• Census: 4 Jun 1940, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States; Address:
  1925 South Blvd
• Military: 27 Apr 1942, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States; registered for WWII draft
• Residence: 27 Apr 1942, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States; Address:
  4440 S. MacGregor Dr

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.

Misc:
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

Misc:
Morton Higgs arrived in the city Saturday evening from Fayetteville, Arkansas where he has been attending the University.

Misc:
Morton T. Higgs who is attending the University of Arkansas came on Sunday to spend the holidays with his parents.

Misc:
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:
Morton Higgs will arrive Saturday. Will complete studies at the University of Arkansas in June.

Misc:
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:
Morton is listed as a 2nd Lt, Field Artillery and is assigned to the 22nd Field Artillery at Camp Logan, Texas.

Residence:
Visited his mother for Christmas. Text says from San Domingo, Cuba, but the town is actually called Santo Domingo.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85424393

Morton married Corinne Pullen on 15 Mar 1925 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States. Corinne was born on 13 Aug 1898 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States; died on 20 Jan 1981 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317449:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5NQ-2J6
• _UID: 99FA0C7805674A3293EBF093A1BCFC449DBD
• Census: 25 Jun 1900, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 5 May 1910, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 11 Sep 1913, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma
• Misc: 20 Nov 1913, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; was bit by a dog
• Misc: Jan 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; attended a party
• Misc: 25 Jun 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; leaving for Nashville, Arkansas to visit family and friends
• Misc: 11 Mar 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; participated in a school debate
• Misc: 29 Jul 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited family in Texarkana
• Misc: 19 Aug 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; returned from a three week visit in Arkansas
• Misc: 5 May 1918, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; joined the American Girls Legion, University of Arkansas Battalion; Address:
  University of Arkansas
• Misc: 10 Jan 1919, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; led the Y.W.C.A. post-holiday mid-week meeting
• Misc: 29 May 1919, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; elected vice-president of the junior class; Address:
  University of Arkansas
• Census: 6 Jan 1920, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
• Occupation: 6 Jan 1920, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; teacher
• Residence: 1924, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  4808 Junius
• Misc: 27 Mar 1924, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; returns to Dallas after a visit to her mother
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  Leah St.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 30 Apr 1940, Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

The 1900 census records Lida's name as Lida Cason Higgs.

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Misc:
While playing with some companions and a dog, at the home of J.B. Isbell Sunday afternoon, Lida Higgs was bitten by the dog. The wound is not thought to be serious.

Misc:
Monday evening, Mrs. W. H. Thompson, assisted by Miss Hattie Bell Isbell, entertained in honor of her son, Lewis, and a number of young people attended. The evening was spent in entertaining games. Harry Love, standing highest in the prize awarding contest, received a beautiful box of stationery. Elegant refreshments were served. Among those present were Misses Mary Lee Dewitt, Noreen Ellers, Mabel Smith, Augustine McCrary, Gladys Fulmer, Kate Isbell, and Lida Higgs and Masters Cecil Baxter, Sandlin Ball, Barton McClendon, Harry Love, and Edgar Freeman.

Misc:
From "School Notes", The library society hosted a debate on the proposition "Resolved, that women should have suffrage in Oklahoma." Lida Higgs argued for the negative.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs and daughter Miss Lyda Higgs are visiting at Texarkana.

Misc:
Miss Lida Higgs arrived home today from a three weeks visit to points in Arkansas.

Misc:
The organization of the University of Arkansas battalion of the American Girls Legion has been fully completed. One hundred and fifty-nine university girls have enrolled and two companies have been formed from this number. Regular drill will be had every Saturday afternoon. Lida Higgs, Idabel, Okla.

Misc:
Mrs. Griff Lee returns to Dallas after visiting her mother Mrs. J.W. Higgs.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70161393

Lida married Griff Calicutt Lee on 24 Jun 1923 in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States. Griff (son of John Austin Lee and Lucy Jane Burnette) was born on 30 Jul 1896 in Courtland, Panola, Mississippi, United States; died on 4 Nov 1939 in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States; was buried in Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317452:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5NQ-KMN
• _UID: E5829CF4E3F04A129B5DAC36B54F1BCCEB90
• Census: 5 May 1910, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 11 Sep 1913, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma
• Misc: 2 Sep 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; returned from a visit to DeQueen
• Misc: 16 Jul 1919, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, United States; visited Miss Bill Dennison
• Census: 6 Jan 1920, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
  South Central Ave
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
• Residence: 1938, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
  1917 NW 23rd
• Census: 8 May 1940, White Township, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States

Notes:

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Misc:
Miss Bettie Higgs has returned from a visit to DeQueen.

Misc:
Miss Bettie Higgs, of Idabel, Okla, and Miss Lucile Smith, of Tyler, Texas, are visiting Miss Bill Dennison in this city.

Residence:
Rural McCurtain County

Buried:
Neither Tom nor Bettie is buried in Idabel, Oklahoma, even though they have a stone there.. Tom is buried with his parents in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Bettie was cremated and the cremains are the possession of her granddaughter, Susan Finney McKinney.

FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23664540

Bettie married Thomas Dunn Finney on 15 Mar 1924 in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States. Thomas (son of William Keeling Finney and Mary Elizabeth Dunn) was born on 21 Feb 1899 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; died on 14 Jun 1968 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States; was buried in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317528:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: K84L-958
• _UID: 3F765F0BB8814C5FBF90E2CADF1B5CE438A4
• Census: 5 May 1910, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 11 Sep 1913, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma
• Misc: 6 Nov 1913, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; attended a birthday party
• Census: 6 Jan 1920, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
• Residence: 1924, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  4806 Junius
• Residence: 1925, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States; Address:
  2501 W. College
• Education: 1926, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; was a member of the Women's Athletic Association; Address:
  University of Arkansas
• Residence: 1930, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  714 Hillcrest St.
• Occupation: 14 Apr 1933, Wilson, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States; home economics teacher, Wilson High School
• Occupation: 16 Oct 1933, Wilson, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States; Home Economics instructor, Wilson High School
• Occupation: 28 Feb 1934, Wilson, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States; Home Economics Instructor, Wilson High School
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 30 Sep 1935, Dyess, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States; attended a bridge party in Marie
• Residence: 14 Apr 1936, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1937, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  722 W 28th Apt 2
• Residence: 1939, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  722 W 28th Apt 2
• Residence: 1940, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  5115 T St.
• Census: 8 Apr 1940, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  5115 T St.
• Residence: 1942, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States; Address:
  2713 Kilgore Ave
• Residence: 1943, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States; Address:
  2713 Kilgore Ave
• Census: 11 Apr 1950, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Carson Lake Township

Notes:

CALLED: Mary Jim. Known as Nannie to her grandchildren. Her sisters would never call her Mary Jim, however. To Aunt Bettie and Aunt Lida, it was always Mary. This was a nickname she picked up in college.

MARRIAGE: [Marriage,,TX-MAR-01]

CENSUS: Thus far, I have been unable to locate Mary in the 1930 census in Arkansas, Texas, or Oklahoma. The census was taken in the spring.She was married in September. I find her fiancé enumerated in Portland, Ashley Co., Arkansas. I believe that she was there as a teacher as well. I also find her mother in Dallas, Tx, in the home of Mary's brother Jere.

[whitten,,sam scott wren], [wren,, wren family chart N1], h2, n5

Misc:
Miss Claire Taaffe entertained with a matinee party at the Lyric Saturday afternoon in honor of her eighth birthday. After the show, the party returned to the home of the hostess, where light refreshments were served, after which a few hours were spent in fun and frolic. Those present were: Misses Fay Strawn, Mary Wilson, Alline Campbell, Kathleen Barnes, Ulas Barrett, Marguarite Spaulding, Nellie Montgomery, Bird Hooper, Louise Mosely, Mary Higgs, Delle Pyron, Stella Carwile, Vera Riley, Dorothy Van Alstyne, and Jeure Duke of Haworth.

Occupation:
Listed as sponsor of Senior Home Economics Club

Occupation:
Elstner Beall and Mrs. Hudson Wren will sponsor the 12th annual Community Fair put on by the FFA Boys and Home Ec Girls of the Wilson High School.

Residence:
"Guests ... were ... Mrs. Hudson Wren of Dyess. Prize for high score, a sandwich tray, was won by Mrs. Wren"

Residence:
Wren, Hudson H (Mary J) supvr h 722 W 28th apt 4

Residence:
Wren, Hudson H (Mary J) agriculturalist FSO h 722 W 28th apt 2

Residence:
Wren, H Hudson (Mary J) state dir FSA h 5115 T

Residence:
Wren, H Hudson (Mary J) asst dir FSA h 2713 Kilgore av

Residence:
Wren H Hudson (Mary H) asst regional director in charge FSA US Dept ofAgrl h2713 Kilgore av

Mary married Henry Hudson Wren on 4 Jun 1930 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States. Henry (son of Sam Scott Wren and Pearl Hudson) was born on 18 Jul 1906 in Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 18 Apr 1978 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; was buried on 21 Apr 1978 in Osceola, Mississippi, Arkansas, 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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485318195:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LR76-TLY
• _UID: 06C5D279D94746A28D4EAE3A62A03DB9D98E
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  Leah St.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 30 Apr 1940, Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

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Died:
Griff Calicutt Lee (Jr.), a retired civil engineer, recognized as one of the pioneers of the offshore oil industry, died on April 3, 2018 at the age of 91. Mr. Lee, a long-term resident of New Orleans, was born and lived in Mississippi through high school. He is survived by Eugenia Humphreys Lee his beloved wife of 67 years, sons Griff C. Lee III of Potomac, MD and Robert H. Lee of Monterey, TN, daughter Carol Lee Coiron, son-in-law John J. Coiron of Winston-Salem, NC and grandson Eric Lee Desforges of Roanoke, VA. He was a member of St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church and the New Orleans Country Club, and a former member of The Bienville Club, the Rotary Club of New Orleans, the Pendennis Club, the World Trade Center, the Petroleum Club, the Plimsoll Club and City Energy Club as well as the Azalea Club. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and received a Bachelor's Degree from Tulane and a Masters Degree from Rice, both in Civil Engineering. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. In 1948 he began his professional career with the Humble Oil Company, now Exxon. In 1954, he was employed by J. Ray McDermott as a Design Engineer and progressed to the positions Principal Design Engineer, Chief Engineer, Group Vice President of Engineering and Vice President of Research and Development. His entire professional career has been devoted almost entirely to the development and design of fixed offshore structures. In the industry, he was known as the father of the fixed platform. In 1955, working with another engineer, he is credited with inventing the skirt pile foundation system for offshore platforms and the first use of the launching technique for installation of platform jackets. Both concepts have been used on almost all deep-water offshore platforms that have been installed since that time. In 1983 he formed Griff C. Lee Inc. and worked as a consultant in private practice, retiring in 2007. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Offshore Industry, in 1997 he was named by the Offshore Technology Conference as one of four individuals to receive the Offshore Heritage Award. In 1998 he was one of the first fifteen to be inducted into the Offshore Energy Center Hall of Fame as an Industry Pioneer. During his professional career he received several honors including being named as Louisiana's first engineer to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the first to be named by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Distinguished Member. He was named as Outstanding Engineering Alumnus by Rice University in 1990-1991. He was inducted into both the Tulane School of Engineering and the Rice University Hall of Fame and in 2006 he received the award for "Distinguished Service to the College of Engineering" by the University of New Orleans. In 2012 he was given the Wall of Fame award by the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was an active member of several Engineering Societies. He served as member of technical committees for the American Petroleum Institute, the Department of Interior, the American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd's of London, Norske Veritas of Oslo, Norway and the Canadian Standards Association. He was a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Alaska, California, Louisiana, and Texas and served on the Board of Advisors for the Visiting Committees of Tulane, UNO, Rice, the University of Texas and MIT. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 on Monday April 9, 2018 at St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church. A reception will follow at the church. A private burial will be held at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum. Donations may be made to St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church or the . To view and sign the online guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com
Published in The Times-Picayune on Apr. 8, 2018

Griff married Mary Eugenia Humphreys [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316851:1030:191555462
• _UID: 44841F238E334BA38AEEAFD06D5B3C9E52CE
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
  South Central Ave
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
• Census: 8 May 1940, White Township, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
• Residence: 1960, Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States; Address:
  5608 Brite Dr

Notes:

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Residence:
Rural McCurtain County

Died:
Thomas D. Finney Jr., 52, a Washington lawyer who had been associated with a number of top political figures, died Monday at his home in Bethesda.

He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

He was a member of the prestigious law firm of Clifford, Glass, McIlwain and Finney, which he had joined in 1963. He had not practiced law actively, however, for the last eight months.

Mr. Finney came to Washington in 1957 as administrative assistant to Sen. A.S. Mike Monroney (D-Okia.), remaining in that position until 1963.

He built a reputation as a politician and legislative strategists, and during this period was a major author of the Federal Aviation Act.

In 1960, Mr. Finney worked with Adlai E. Stevenson and organized the remarkable gallery demonstration for Stevenson at the Democratic convention that year.Later, the victor, President John F. Kennedy, borrowed Mr. Finney to work on the Trade Expansion Act, which Mr. Kennedy considered one of his most outstanding achievements. Mr. Finney advised the president as a member of his Task Force on Foreign Policy, as deputy special assistant to the president for Foreign Trade Policy and as director of congressional liaison for the Trade Expansion Act.

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked Mr. Finney to go to Mississippi with Allen Dulles when disorders develop there involving the registration of black voters.

Mr. Finney recommended the FBI agents be sent to the rural counties of Mississippi to monitor the registration. That same year he was special counsel to the credentials committee at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City.

Mr. Finney was credited with being among the key figures who helped solve the politically explosive dispute over which a delegation from Mississippi would be recognized.

In 1968, Mr. Finney took a leave of absence from his law firm to work in the presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy. He was considered to have the most political expertise in the organization.

Mr. Finney directed McCarthy's primary victory over Robert Kennedy in Oregon, visited the Kennedy family when Robert Kennedy was assassinated and remained the McCarthy liaison with Kennedy's followers.

Born in Idabel, Okla., Mr. Finney served as a Navy officer toward the end of World War II and then earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oklahoma where he received a law degree in 1948.

He practised in Idabel for three years with his father, the late Thomas D. Finney, a pioneer trial lawyer. He then served with the Central Intelligence Agency in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 1952 to 1955.

Before joining Sen. Monroney in Washington, Mr. Finney was in private law practise in Oklahoma City.

He was a director of Continental Airlines and general counsel to the Proprietary Association. He was a trustee of the Citizens' Research Foundation.

Mr. Finney was a member of the American, Oklahoma, D.C. and Federal Bar associations, the American Judicature Society, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, the National Lawyers Club and the Federal City Club.

He is survived by his wife, Sally Van Horn Finney, daughters, Susan Ford of Oklahoma City, and the Rev. Kathleen Finney, of Roanoke.; Va.; his mother, Bettie Higgs Finney, of Idabel, and two grandchildren.

The family suggests that expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to the Washington Hospice Society or the Thomas D. Finney Memorial Fund at Washington Cathedral.

Family/Spouse: Sally Van Horn. Sally (daughter of Walker William Van Horn and Dorothy Daisy Deuel) was born on 22 Mar 1924; died on 3 Jun 1984 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States; was buried in 1984 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320647:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: GMF9-FBV
• _UID: 12E984C9AD5040689659C8A275D8327F4420
• Census: 11 Apr 1950, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Carson Lake Township
• Education: 1959, Wilson, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States; Wilson High School
• Graduation: Jun 1961, Wilson, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
• Education: Sep 1961, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; University of Arkansas
• Residence: 29 Jul 1963, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  307 N. Holmes
• Education: 1972, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States; Lambuth College
• Graduation: Jun 1974, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
• Residence: 13 Aug 1976, Allison Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
• Residence: 1988, Plano, Collin, Texas, United States

Notes:

RESIDENCE: Early years - Atlanta, GA, until college - Wilson (Marie),AR during college - Fayetteville, AR, 1963-1966 - Memphis, TN,1966-1968 - Little Rock, AR, 1968-1976 - Jackson, TN, 1976-1988 -Allison Park, PA, 1988- Plano, TX

EDUCATION: Wilson, Arkansas High School Class of 1961; University of Arkansas, Graduated Lambuth College, Jackson, Tennessee, 1974.

Birth:
BIRTH: Bette Carole's birth certificate says she was born in Emory,Dekalb County. No such place exists, but she was born at Emory Hospital in Dekalb County.

Graduation:
Graduated from Wilson High School

Graduation:
Graduated from Lambuth College

Bette married Robert Harrison Dickson, III [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bette married Kermit Wayne Snipes, Jr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bette married John Frederick Reglin [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Everett Keith Johnson [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.

Carol married Sidney Chandler Desforges, Jr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carol married John Coiron [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan married Richard Carey Ford [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Steve McKinney. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316835:1030:191555462
• _UID: 4C0DD0B8FA62478F8FFE5BBED37C00B2BAAA

Kathleen married Ralph Andrew Jaxtheimer [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert Leon Johnson, Jr.. Robert (son of Robert Leon Johnson and Loralee) was born on 6 Nov 1930 in Lake Wales, Polk, Florida; died on 26 Dec 2021 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Deirdre married Jennifer Finney-Boylan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Brian married Kathleen Ann Boyle [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marcus married Laura Ann Wasserberger [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marcus married Heather Lynn Enaya Parr [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Heidi married James Eugene Stives [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]