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Feb 2009
http://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/cemetery/Alpha%20Interments/H.pdf
Interment Listing - Missoula Cemetery - Established 1884
Owned and Operated by the City of Missoula
Address: 2000 Cemetery Rd Missoula MT 59802
LastName FirstName Age DateOfDeath Grave Lot Block Inter #
Higgins Arthur F
69 11/2/1942 5 1 51 07388
Higgins Arthur M 67 2/3/1939 3 14 4A 06593
Higgins Charles E 80 4/11/1939 3 1 58 06633
Higgins Christopher 79 5/12/1877 3 9 51 01874
Higgins Christopher P 59 10/14/1889 1 2 51 01866
Higgins Frank G 42 10/15/1905 2 2 51 01868
Higgins George C 42 4/1/1909 7 2 51 01870
Higgins Gerald 28 8/27/1917 1 1 51 02423
Higgins Grant Christopher 78 6/6/1978 6 2 51 15848
Higgins Harriett 84 4/12/1936 4 1 58 05900
Higgins Harry W 75 11/16/1944 4 5 10 07900
Higgins Hilda Helen V 14 7/23/1891 8 2 51 01872
Higgins Howard Dell 11 mos 6/21/1930 8 15 55A 04740
Higgins John F 45 10/15/1875 6 10 51 01873
Higgins John R 25 3/9/1891 7 1 51 01869
Higgins Julia L Grant 63 4/22/1910 8 1 51 01867
Higgins Maria Theresa 89 5/8/1917 8 6 52 02357
Higgins Mary E 77 3/1/1923 6 4 15 03394
Higgins Mattie E 70 3/24/1950 3 5 10 09264
Higgins Maurice G 22 8/15/1892 2 1 51 01871
Higgins Mildred 1 10/2/1914 3 72 63 01942
Higgins Ronald 49 6/9/1934 4 1 51 05474
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03
Nov 2006
http://www.milescitystar.com/Obit.html
The Miles City Star (Montana) Obituary
Roy William Higgins
Roy William Higgins, age 76 of Townsend, Montana died peacefully at St. Peter�s Hospital on Tuesday evening,
May 23, 2006.
Roy was born in Ismay, Montana on Feb, 18, 1930 to John and Jesse Higgins. He graduated in Ismay High
School in 1949. Roy served in the US Army from from 1951 to 1953. Roy married
Albina Vetter on June 18, 1955 and had three
children.
Roy was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and two sisters. Survivors include his Wife, Albina;
Children, Wade (Carole) Higgins of Helena, MT; Doug (Jeanette) Higgins of Casper, WY and
Dianna Jenks of
Townsend, MT; Grandchildren, Andrea (Spiridon) Tsitsilianos, Matthew, Christina, Bryon, Lorissa,
Scott and Trevor; Brother Virgil Higgins of Ekalaka, MT; Sisters, Joyce Schmidt of Laurel, MT and
Pearl
Lindstrand of Butte, MT.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 26, 2006 from the Holy Cross Parish in Townsend.
Cremation will follow. Interment of cremated remains will be held at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery in
Miles City, MT, Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 3 p.m. with Military Graveside Honors. Memorials may be made in Roy�s name to Donor�s choice. Local arrangements have been entrusted to
Hagler-Anderson Funeral Home in Helena.
......
ANCESTORS OF ROY HIGGINS (above)
History of Vernon County, Wisconsin. Illustrated, Springfield, Ill., Union Publishing Company,
1884; p 520;
Jacob Higgins was one of the earlier settlers of Franklin town, and is well remembered by the pioneers.
He was born near Ithica, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1802, and was there reared, receiving a good education. He taught
school in New York in early life, and then went to Michigan, where he opened a store and was engaged in
mercantile pursuits. On Nov. 10, 1842, he there married Phebe Wisel, and seven years later came to
Vernon (then known as Bad Ax) county, Wis., arriving May 10, 1849. He located at Liberty Pole, and
immediately bought a quarter section of land on sections 25 and 26, town 12 north range 5 west. He
continued in mercantile pursuits, was also postmaster, and continued in that office until his death. He held
various town offices. In March, 1857, he removed his family on his farm one mile west of Liberty Pole,
where he permanently settled, and was a prominent and well respected citizen up to his death, which occurred
Sept. 4, 1858. Mrs. Higgins was born at Parma, Cattaraugas Co., N. Y., and removed to Indiana with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins have two living children--Sidney, who was born in Steuben County,
Ind., Sept 2, 1843, has always lived on the old homestead, married Lucy A., daughter of Jesse Davis,
and early settler of this town. They have four children. Judson, the second son, was born in St.
Jospeh Co., Mich., Aug 11, 1845, married Alice Robson, and has four children.
Zuleima, the only daughter, was born in White Pigeon, Mich., Dec. 28, 1847, and died
on the old homestead, Feb. 16, 1868.
...
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=davidpaulhiggins&recno=20066
Higgins Family Tree, which includes many of the names in census' below
...
http://www.wou.edu/~cray/dat210.html#70
HIGGINS, JUDSON Birth : 11 AUG 1845 WHITE PIGEON , SAINT JOSEPH , MICHIGAN
...
http://graves-r-us.com/Ismay2.html
-Ismay-
HIGGINS
Alba D.
2/26/1905 5/13/1993 s/w Alice Higgin & Frances Keller
HIGGINS, Alice Margaret
1/21/1914 11/19/2002
HIGGINS, Jessie Katherin
2/12/1938 2/27/1938
HIGGINS, Loren Paul
00/00/1912 00/00/1928
...
http://graves-r-us.com/EasternMTVeteran-MC.html
-Eastern MT State Veterans-
HIGGINS, Roy
02/18/1930 05/23/2006
HIGGINS JACOB 47 M W NY WI BAD AX CRAWFORD 1850
HIGGINS PHEBE 43 F W NY WI BAD AX FRANKLIN 1860
HIGGINS PHEBE 53 F W NY WI VERNON FRANKLIN 1870
Only Phebe & Sidney, Judson not found in this census
Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
J. HIGGINS Self M Male W 34 MS* Farmer NY OH
Allice HIGGINS Wife M Female W 23 WI ENG CAN
Alberth HIGGINS Son S Male W 7 WI MI WI
Maud HIGGINS Dau S Female W 5 WI MI WI
Mary HIGGINS Dau S Female W 4M WI MI WI
Ella HIGGINS Dau S Female W 3 WI IN WI
Herman HIGGINS Son S Male W 2 WI IN WI
Elisebeth HIGGINS Dau S Female W 3M WI IN WI
Phoebie HIGGINS Mother W Female W 60 OH NY NY
*Michigan on other census'
Source Information:
Census Place Franklin, Vernon, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255449
NA Film Number T9-1449
Page Number 260B
HIGGINS JUDSON 55 M W MI WI VERNON FRANKLIN 1900
17 year old John living with his parents
HIGGINS JOHN M W WI WI VERNON FRANKLIN 1910
1910; Census Place: Franklin, Vernon, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1740; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 137; Image:
755
Name Age
John Heggins,Jessie Heggins 25,Alba D Heggins 5,Helen
L Heggins 3,Ernest L Heggins 2,Mable Kuehl 16
HIGGINS JOHN 37
M W WI MT CUSTER 1-WD; ISMAY 1920
1920;Census Place: Ismay, Custer, Montana; Roll:
T625_969; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 44; Image:
542
Name Age
John Higgins 37 ,Jessie A Higgins 34,Helen L Higgins
12,Earnest L Higgins 10,Loven P Higgins 7,Lillian M
Higgins 5,Albert H Higgins 3 10/12,Floyd J Higgins
6/12
..
1930; Census Place: Ismay, Custer, Montana; Roll:
1254; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 324
Name Age
John Higgins 47 , Jessie A Higgins 45 ,Lillian Higgins
16 ,Albert H Higgins 14 ,Floyd J Higgins 10 ,Virgil A
Higgins 4 11/12,Alberta G Higgins 1 8/12,Roy William
Higgins 2/12
Montana Death Index
Name Estimated birth year Gender Death Date Death
County Residence County
Albert H Higgins 1917 12 Jan 1985 Custer Custer
Floyd J Higgins 1919 21 Dec 1992 Custer Custer
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30
Sep 2006
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtlcgs/mtmsgs/mtdeath70H.htm
Montana State Death Index 1970-1979
Last Name, First Name, Middle - Death Date - File#, County
(See http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtmsgs/death_records.htm
for county number index)
HIGGINS, LANCER, - 6/30/1971 - 35 - .
HIGGINS, BERT, - 9/12/1970 - 17 - .
HIGGINS, WINNIE, B - 4/4/1970 - 1581 - 1
HIGGINS, LAWRENCE, W - 9/26/1970 - 4365 - 3
HIGGINS, HAROLD, B - 9/8/1970 - 4456 - 12
HIGGINS, CHARLES, - 12/4/1970 - 6076 - 15
HIGGINS, ROSS, G - 11/9/1970 - 5584 - 16
HIGGINS, DAVE, - 4/26/1970 - 1766 - 18
HIGGINS, CLEO, - 7/8/1970 - 3492 - 25
HIGGINS, MABEL, W - 9/28/1970 - 4611 - 25
HIGGINS, LEE, P - 6/20/1970 - 3005 - 32
HIGGINS, EDWARD, T - 9/20/1970 - 4736 - 43
HIGGINS, HENRY, E - 6/18/1970 - 3220 - 56
HIGGINS, JACK, L - 2/19/1971 - 739 - 25
HIGGINS, FLORAN, E - 8/7/1972 - 4155 - 21
HIGGINS, GEORGE, R - 1/31/1972 - 310 - 25
HIGGINS, FRANCIS, L - 9/2/1973 - 4470 - 7
HIGGINS, HENRY, E - 11/10/1973 - 5794 - 19
HIGGINS, ANNE, E - 3/23/1973 - 1447 - 25
HIGGINS, FLORENCE, E - 1/20/1974 - 55 - 7
HIGGINS, MILDRED, L - 7/20/1974 - 3209 - 7
HIGGINS, ESTELLA, B - 6/17/1974 - 3000 - 43
HIGGINS, JAMES, E - 9/12/1974 - 4670 - 47
HIGGINS, BILLIE, J - 9/18/1975 - 4462 - 7
HIGGINS, LORIN, B - 4/14/1975 - 1764 - 12
HIGGINS, BERTHA, M - 4/1/1975 - 1878 - 25
HIGGINS, ROGER, E - 11/11/1975 - 5731 - 32
HIGGINS, FRANCES, S - 9/17/1975 - 4754 - 41
HIGGINS, HARRY, A - 7/28/1976 - 3282 - 1
HIGGINS, FLOSSIE, R - 4/19/1976 - 1770 - 7
HIGGINS, ROBERT, W - 4/26/1976 - 1781 - 7
HIGGINS, GEORGE, F - 2/3/1976 - 681 - 18
HIGGINS, ORVILLE, A - 10/5/1976 - 5137 - 25
HIGGINS, JAMES, J - 3/8/1977 - 1059 - 12
HIGGINS, ARTHUR, E - 8/16/1978 - 3820 - 9
HIGGINS, BEATRICE, - 6/13/1978 - 2767 - 12
HIGGINS, OLIVER, A - 2/7/1978 - 763 - 21
HIGGINS, GRANT, - 6/6/1978 - 2936 - 32
HIGGINS, ORVAL, R - 9/11/1979 - 4308 - 15
HIGGINS, MARIE, H - 3/23/1979 - 1236 - 24
HIGGINS, STEVEN, - 10/15/1979 - 4996 - 31
HIGGINS, MAY, - 8/4/1979 - 3974 - 41
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07
Dec 2005 From
Nova Scotia to Montana
Source: Society of Montana Pioneers : constitution, members and officers, with portraits and maps -Montana: The
Society, 1899
William B.S. Higgins - son of Robert and Esther (Hamilton)
Higgins; Born at Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, September 22, 1834,
Came to the United States, Place of departure for Montana; Walla Walla, Washington
Territory; Route traveled via the Mullen Road over the Couer d' Alene
Mountains; arrived at Fort Owen August 16, 1860. Occupation -Carpenter in charge of
work, Indian department; Farmer, residence, rancher.
. . . . . . . . . . .
07
Dec 2005
Source: Society of Montana Pioneers : constitution, members and officers, with portraits and maps -Montana: The
Society, 1899
William W. Higgins - Born in Kentucky in 1810 ; place of departure for Montana - Missouri; Route traveled-
up the Missouri River. Arrived at Deer Lodge, July 1864. Occupation :
Merchant , Residence: Deer Lodge
Census
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Household Census : 1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
W. W. HIGGINS Self M Male W 69 KY Merchant VA KY
M. E. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 54 PA Housekeeper PA PA
A. S. HIGGINS Son S Male W 28 MO Lawyer KY PA
M. D. SLERRETT SisterL S Female W 56 PA Housekeeper PA PA
Geo. MILLER Other Male
W 23 MO --- KY
Source Information:
Census Place Deer Lodge, Deer Lodge, Montana Family History
Library Film 1254742 NA Film Number T9-0742
View 1870 MT
Census Scan HIGGINS W W 59 DEER LODGE DEER LODGE
Butte Miner (Montana) June 1,1876
June 1,1876.jpg)
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Christopher Powers Higgins - Born in Ireland in March 1830 Came to the United States. On the Stevens Expedition
in 1853; Place of departure for Montana, Walla Walla, Washington Territory.
Route traveled- Across the mountains via Hell Gate . Arrived at Fort Benton in 1855. Occupation merchant.
Last address Missoula. Deceased
Source: History of Washington, Idaho,
and Montana By Hubert Howe Bancroft Entered according to Art of
Congress in the Year 1890 - SAN FRANCISCO - THE HISTORY COMPANY,
PUBLISHERS
The founder of Missoula was C. P. Higgins, who was born in
Ireland in March 1830, and received a business education in the
United States. He enlisted in the U. S. army at the ago of 18 years,
serving 5 years in the dragoons. He was a member of the Gov. Stevens
expedition in 1853, assisted in the first survey of the N. P. R. R.,
and was with Stevens when he made his treaties with the Blackfoot,
Flathead, Coenr d' Alene, and Spokane tribes. In 1860, he settled in
Hellgate valley, near the present site of Missoula, and engaged in
trade. In 1865, he located the town, and removed to it, in company
with Worden, they erecting lumber and flouring mills. In 1870 they
opened a bank, of which Capt. Higgins is president. He is also
interested in horse-raising, and owns several valuable farms and
mining properties. He married, in 1862, Miss Julia P. Grant,
and has 9 children.
Source: Headstones Provided for
Deceased Union Civil War Veterans
Missoula City Cemetery
Christopher P. Higgins, died October 15,1889, Sergeant Company "D",
1st Dragoons.
Regarding
C. P. Higgins' Last Will & Testament
(From Google Books)
Source: Missoula and Ravalli
Counties, Montana Directory, 1903-04
Julia P Higgins,r 126 E Main, wid Christopher
City: Missoula County: Missoula State: Montana
Source:
The Cyclopedia of American Biography
By James Grant Wilson, John Fiske, Charles Dick, James Edward Homans,
John William Fay, Herbert M. Linen, L. E. Dearborn (Published 1900)
Above image courtesy of
http://www.historicmissoula.org/History/People/CPHiggins/tabid/203/Default.aspx
HIGGINS, Christopher P., business man, b. in Ireland, 16 March,
1830; d. in Missoula, Mont., in 1889, son of Christopher and Mary
Higgins. Both parents were born in Ireland, whence they emigrated to
America in 1848, and settled in Michigan. Christopher P. Higgins was
eighteen years old when he left Ireland, so had received his
educational training in his native country, After his arrival in
this country he enlisted in the U. S. army, and served five years in
the dragoons. In 1853 he joined Governor Stephens' Expedition, and
assisted in the first survey of the Northern Pacific, continuing in
that work until 1855, when he went with Governor Stephens to form a
treaty with the Nez Perc Indians. These negotiations resulted in a
treaty with the Flatheads and Pend d'Oreilles. The party then went
on a peace mission to Fort Benton to treat with the Blackfoot
Indians and on their return to Olympia disbanded. Soon afterward, in
recognition of his services and capabilities in handling the Red men
of the region, Mr. Higgins was commissioned by the government as
Captain of the military forces of the territory, and was ordered to
subdue the hostile tribes. He continued in this service until 1856,
when he was assigned to the quartermaster's department, a post which
he filled until 1860. In the meantime he had served two years in
Walla Walla, as agent for the government. In 1860 he retired from
the service, and purchased an interest in the mercantile firm of
Worden and Isaacs. He then packed seventy-five animals with
merchandise and went to Hell Gate Canyon, where he engaged in
business. In 1865 he located the township of Missoula, Mont., and
removing his business there continued as Mr. Worden's partner until
the latter's death, which occurred in 1889. Both partners were
active and influential in promoting the growth and prosperity of
Missoula. In 1865 they erected a lumber mill and a flouring mill at
that place, and in 1870 built the old Higgins Worden Block. In 1870,
also, Captain Higgins engaged in the banking business which later
was merged with the First National Bank of which he was president
for many years. He was for a long time interested in raising horses
and cattle, and owned much real estate in Portland and Seattle and
several valuable farming properties. He was also connected with some
important mining interests. In 1889, just prior to his death, he
erected the Higgins Block and had completed all arrangements for
opening a new bank. Captain Higgins is inseparably connected with
the pioneer days of Missoula, and from the first was a potent factor
in its development and up building. He had broad business capacity,
tireless energy, and sound judgment, his advice being much in demand
in all public and many private enterprises. In politics he was a
Democrat and held several local offices. Captain Higgins married 30
March, 1863, Julia, daughter of Richard and Helen (McDonald) Grant.
Her father, a native of Canada, was an employee of the Hudson Bay
Company at Fort Hall and was one of the earliest of Western
pioneers. Nine children were the result of this union of whom six
are living. They are: Frank G., lieutenant governor of Montana;
George C., Arthur E., Hilda, Ronald, and
Gerald.
View 1870 MT Census Scan C P HIGGINS C P 40 MISSOULA P O
Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's
Birthplace
C. P. HIGGINS Self M Male W 45 IRE President Of Bank IRE IRE
Julia HIGGINS Wife M Female W 32 ID Keeping House IRE ID
Frank G. HIGGINS Son S Male W 16 MT At School IRE ID
John H. HIGGINS Son S Male W 14 MT At School IRE ID
George HIGGINS Son S Male W 12 MT At School IRE ID
Maurice HIGGINS Son S Male W 9 MT At School IRE ID
Arthur HIGGINS Son S Male W 6 MT At School IRE ID
Helen HIGGINS Dau S Female W 3 MT IRE ID
Hilda HIGGINS Dau S Female W 9M MT IRE ID
Mary MINSINGER Other S Female NA 16 MT Servant PA ID
Seneca LIPSEY Other S Male W 24 OH Photographist OH OH
Source Information:
Census Place Missoula, Missoula, Montana
Family History Library Film 1254742
NA Film Number T9-0742 Page Number 450C
View 1900
MT Census Scan
HIGGINS JULIA 53
MISSOULA MISSOULA
1900; Census Place:
Hell Gate, Missoula,
Montana;
Roll: 913; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 69
Name Age
Julia Higgins 52
Frank Higgins 36
George Higgins 37
Arthur Higgins 26
Hilda H Higgins 20
Ronald Higgins 15
Gerald Higgins 12
HIGGINS P JULIA 59 F W OR MT MISSOULA 2-WD MISSOULA 1910
Name Age
P Julia Higgins 57
Gerald Higgins 42
Donald Higgins 25
E Armor Higgins 36
More info on persons named above from "The History of Montana"
by Helen Fitzgerald Sanders - 1913 Page
869 &
870
Frank G. Higgins - son of C. P. Higgins, born at Hell
Gate, Montana. December 28, 1863 , Profession: Lawyer . Residence
Missoula
Member (Democratic) House of Representatives - First Session-1889-1890 and House Second Session 1891- State
Legislative Assembly
Source: The Montana blue book: a biographical, historical and
statistical book of Reference - By Jno. W. Pace, Horace J. Mock -
Published 1891
Image of Frank G.
Higgins
FRANK G. HIGGINS, of Missoula, Missoula County, is a native
of Montana, and is the first native-born citizen of this State to
occupy a seat in the Legislature; he was born at a point known as
Hell Gate, near the present site of Missoula, December 28, 1863, and
is the eldest son of the late C. P. Higgins, the founder of
the City of Missoula; was educated at Phillips' Exeter Academy, New
Hampshire, and at Ann Arbor, Michigan, graduating from the law
department of the latter school; returning to Missoula he entered
upon the practice of his chosen profession, but was compelled later
to give up practicing on account of the duties imposed upon him as
President of the Higgins Bank. Mr. Higgins was the first native-born
citizen to be admitted to the Bar of Montana; was elected
Representative at the first State election, being the only Democrat
elected from his county ; he is a member of the State Democratic
Committee, and is an indefatigable worker in the interest of
Missoula and Missoula County; he is unmarried.
Source:
Missoula, Montana City Directory, 1890
Given Name: Hon Frank G Surname: Higgins
Occupation: Bickford & Higgins attys
City: Missoula County: Missoula State: Montana
Residence: 16 E Main st
also
Source: The Sigma Chi quarterly: the official organ of the Sigma Chi
Fraternity - Volume 25 - By Sigma Chi Fraternity
Click image to enlarge
FRANK GRANT HIGGINS, THETA THETA
1886
The death of Francis Grant
Higgins, Theta Theta 1886, which was noticed briefly in the last
issue of the Quarterly, came as a great shock to the
whole Fraternity. For a number of years he has been a prominent
figure in the politics of his native state (Montana), and his
interest in the larger questions affecting the whole nation has
been keen.
He was born in Missoula, Mont.,
December 29, 1863, and spent his entire life in that city, with
the exception of several years when he was receiving his
education. His first schooling was received in the public
schools of Missoula, and later he attended the Philips-Exeter
Preparatory School in New Hampshire, afterward entering the Law
School of the University of Michigan, from which he graduated at
the age of twenty-two. Upon his return to Missoula he entered
the practice of law, forming a partnership with W. J. Stevens
and W. M. Bickford, under the firm name of Stevens, Bickford &
Higgins.
Brother
Higgins was a member of the first legislature which
convened after the admission of Montana to statehood, and it was
his bill that provided for the establishment of the state
university at Missoula. He was elected mayor of Missoula in
1892, serving one term. When the Spanish-American War broke out
he was among the first to offer his services to his country, and
served two years as captain of United States Volunteers. Upon
his return from the South, during the campaign of 1900, he was
elected lieutenant governor of Montana, taking his seat in 1901
and serving until January 2, 1905.
His keen interest in Sigma Chi is
shown by a remark which he made to Brother Frederick C. Scheuch
in Missoula, just before the last Grand Chapter. Brother Scheuch
says:
Shortly before I left for
Cincinnati, I met Frank Higgins on the street. He had been ill
for weeks, and it was his first trip down-town. I spoke to him
about the convention, and he said: "I should so like to go; but
tell the boys that whenever Sigma Chi enters the University of
Montana, there will be three lots on the south side for them,
and my men can drive down the stone from my stone quarries for
their house." This was a few weeks before his death, and showed
his interest in Sigma Chi, and his good heart. He was heart and
soul in favor of our Fraternity at Montana University, and
intended joining the Montana Alumni Chapter which is being
worked up.
With permission, we quote from the
eulogy on Brother Higgins delivered at the Elks' memorial
services by Mr. Charles Hall, an attorney of Missoula, the
following excerpts;
As a friend of twenty
years' standing, it is a privilege and a consolation to me
to pay public tribute to the splendid character and
attributes of our departed brother, Frank G. Higgins.
In judging of the character
and manner of man that Frank Higgins
was, it is necessary that we glance at his
environment, his early life, and the associations of his
childhood. His father, the late Christopher P. Higgins, came
of that splendid stock that has fought liberty's battles in
every land on earth. One of the pioneers of the West who
came with Governor Stevens, following the footsteps of Lewis
and Clark, he sought for the most beautiful place in all the
West where he might settle and build him a home. On the
plain at the junction of the Missoula and the Bitter Root
Rivers, where the city of Missoula now stands, he found the
ideal spot for which he sought. Here he came and builded his
home, and here Frank G. Higgins was
born.
As a lawyer, Frank G.
Higgins was proud of his
profession and jealous of its ethics, and never did I know
of his doing an act that would bring discredit upon his
profession. He was the first native-born son of Montana
admitted to the bar in this state, and was, I believe, the
first native son elected to the legislature, and the only
native son elected mayor of this city. In 1900 he was
elected lieutenant-governor, and was presiding officer of
the senate for the years 1901 and 1903. These were stormy
sessions, and it required the firm hand and steady eye, the
indomitable will, of Frank Higgins to guide the destinies of
our state safely through those troublesome times.
Frank
Higgins was a man of parts;
he had his faults, and they were grievous ones; he had his
virtues, and they were godlike. He was a man of impulse—one
who weighed not the consequence of his act, but acted on the
moment. He was strenuous—a man who in the heyday of his
youth was good to look upon. He was an athlete of superior
ability. It is told of him that when he first went east to
school, the son of the nation's secretary of state, who was
the bully of the school, made jest at the tall, slender
westerner, and finally sent him word that he must fight. The
messenger warned Frank of the powers of his challenger and
advised him to apologize for the fancied insult. Higgins
said: "No, I'll not apologize; and when we get through with
this fight, this bully will be out of a job." The fight was
had; the tall and slender Montanan was uninjured, while his
burly and heavier opponent was in the hospital. Frank
Higgins' name is still a by-word at Phillips-Exeter Academy.
Frank Higgins had his
faults; they were known to men; they were discussed and made
public by his enemies, and by them ever kept in the public
eye. He had his virtues; he had some of the noblest
attributes of any man I ever knew. He came of a strong race;
he had strong likes and strong dislikes. Nothing was too
good for a friend; no punishment too condign for an enemy.
One who did him a good turn was never forgotten; one who
betrayed his confidence or abused his trust was never
forgiven.
He was a man of exceptional
ability, and, had he devoted his years and his talents to
his profession, would have taken high rank as a lawyer. As a
statesman and politician he excelled. A clear reader of
character, a natural leader, he seldom made a mistake in his
judgment of men, and seldom failed in his purpose. He led a
host of friends, and always to victory. In my acquaintance
with him he led his party in a hundred fights, and never
once led it to defeat.
Frank
Higgins was a scholar. The
classics and works of political economy were his favorite
books. He cared not for fiction, but dwelt on facts. He was
an ardent lover of animals. Every horse he owned loved him
and came at his call;
every dog he owned was
absolutely devoted to him and knew but him alone. He was
passionately fond of flowers, and the last time I saw him
alive he lay with a single carnation clasped in his hand.
He was lavishly generous,
and his generosity was not paraded before the public. He
hated publicity; so that the good that he did was known to
but few, and they could not tell it. I have known of his
doing acts of charity secretly, so that the recipient might
not know from whom it came. When a sum was to be raised for
public purposes or for charity, Frank Higgins would say:
"Get what you can, and I will pay the balance."
To a few of us was given to
know a side of Frank Higgins that the world at large did not
know. When the call for volunteers came in 1898, the great
heart of Frank G. Higgins answered the call, and by
unanimous consent he was made captain of the troop of
volunteers that went from Missoula. They were sent to the
Southland, and by egregious oversight confined in a
pestilential area, where the strong, perfect sons of these
mountains withered and died. Here the true nature of Frank
Higgins was shown. When his
own men were stricken and the inadequate attempts of the
government to care for her soldiers were so palpable, Frank
Higgins out of his own means took care of his own men. I
have seen him on his knees on the ground by the blanket-bed
of a comrade, administering to his wants, and I have seen
him rise from the stricken bedside with tears streaming down
his face. In this work and in this way he himself was
stricken. Here he contracted the ailment that brought about
his death.
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Source: Grigsby's Cowboys - By Otto l Sues - Published 1899
- CAPTAIN FRANK G. HIGGINS -
Frank G. Higgins was born December 28, 1863, at Hell Gate,
near the present site of the city of Missoula, Mont. His father,
Captain C. P. Higgins, was one of the earliest settlers in
Montana, and at an early age young Frank learned to ride, hunt and
shoot, and the bracing air and free life of the plains developed him
into a physical giant. He was always fond of manly sport and is an
expert athlete. He was educated at Shattuck Military School,
Faribault, Minn., and graduated at the Phillips Exeter Academy,
Exeter, N. H., class of 1884, and from the law department of the
University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, class of 1886. He was admitted
to the bar in Montana the same year and was the first native
Montanan to be admitted to practice in all the courts of the state.
He was elected to the first legislative assembly in 1889 and again
in 1890; elected mayor of Missoula in 1890 and was tendered the
democratic caucus nomination for governor of the state in 1892, but
was compelled to decline on account of being under the
constitutional age; was a member of the delegation from Montana to
the Democratic National Convention at Chicago in 1892. He was very
actively engaged in the organization of Troop F, Third United States
Volunteer Cavalry, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, with
which troop he was mustered into the United States service May 13,
1898, being the ranking captain in the Montana squadron and the
second ranking captain in the regiment. He served with his troop at
Camp Thomas, Ga., until muster-out September 8, 1898, after which he
returned to Missoula, Mont., where he is now extensively engaged in
stock raising.
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21 Sep 2005
Butte Miner Butte, Montana 1877 May 1 Murphy and Higgins grocers
1880 Census Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
W. W. HIGGINS Self M Male W 69 KY Merchant VA KY
M. E. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 54 PA Housekeeper PA
PA
A. S. HIGGINS Son S Male
W 28 MO Lawyer KY PA
M. D. SLERRETT SisterL S Female W 56 PA Housekeeper PA PA
Geo. MILLER Other Male
W 23 MO --- KY
Source Information:
Census Place Deer Lodge, Deer Lodge, Montana Family History Library Film 1254742
NA Film Number T9-0742 Page Number 179A
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Located in downtown Missoula, the Higgins Block is one of Missoula's uniquely designed and preserved buildings.
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Webmaster is looking
for any information on the firm of Higgins, Travis & Co., located on
Wallace Street in Virginia City and Helena, in Montana Territory.
They ran an auction company as well as a Livery and Stable. The 1870
Tax list for Helena Montana shows a George Higgins owning an
auctioneering business in town. These advertisements are from The
Montana Post in 1865.
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Source: The Montana
Post - March 9, 1867
REMODELED — Higgins, Travis &
Bro. have entered into the spirit of improvement, and are having
their large stable and offices remodeled
preparatory to entering into a vigorous spring campaign in the
Cayuse business.
Source: The Montana
Post - April 13, 1867
MAMMOTH CORRAL -Messrs.
Higgins, Travis & Bro., are building, a large and spacious stable in
lieu of the old concern which they have heretofore occupied. The new
building will occupy the site of the the old one, and will be
seventy-five by forty-five feet, with three rows of stalls, capable
of giving stable room to seventy-five horses. The work is in the
hands of Mr. Delay, and is being
pushed forward to a rapid Completion.
Found references in
the Helena Montana tax rolls of Wes J. Travis and Ches M. Travis
owning a livery business.
This
information compiled by Michael James
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