The State of  WISCONSIN    USA                         Part 2

17 Nov 2008

Regarding one Proctor Higgins

From New Hampshire born around 1815 (guessing from Wisconsin Census of 1860) Married one Juliette Orinda Willis of New York seems they may have been married in NY. Sired Franklin Augustus Higgins April 9th, 1848 in Waukesha Co, Wisc.

Proctor would be my Great-Great Grandfather. For some reason I am having a much harder time tracing my Father's lineage.

Thomas Jude Higgins
yankee2001 AT earthlink.net


HIGGINS PROCTOR BROOKFIELD WAUKESHA WISCONSIN 1850
Name Age
Proctor Higgins 35
Juliette Higgins 20
Franklin Higgins 1

HIGGINS PROCTOR 45 M W NH WI FOND DU LAC EDEN 1860
Name Age
Proctor Higgins 45
Juliett Higgins 33
Franklin Higgins 12
Hellen Higgins 6
Lillian Higgins 1

HIGGINS PROCTOR 56 M W NH WI FOND DU LAC EDEN 1870
Name Age
Proctor Higgins 56
Juliett Higgins 42
Ellen Higgins 15
Sarah Higgins 10
Willis Higgins 7


Possible rootsweb inquiry connection at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NH-CEMETERIES/2005-08/1124057074

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01 Dec 2007

http://www.rootsweb.com/~wirichla/death-h3.htm
Thompson's Richland County, Wisconsin Death Index (To 1998)-Higgins Entries-
Higgins, (Baby) 1910-06-13 01-606
Higgins, (Baby) 1909-01-12 01-347
Higgins, (Baby) 1926-09-21 07-342
Higgins, (Baby) 1928-08-29 08-256
Higgins, (Baby) 1932-07-12 10a-011
Higgins, Avis L. 1992-11-03 34b-190
Higgins, Bertha J. 1967-09-15 25a-174
Higgins, Donald Francis 1920-07-16 05-043
Higgins, Dorothy 1916-06-26 03-074
Higgins, Dorothy Ann 1982-10-21 30c-150
Higgins, Francis Patrick 1980-04-02 29d-069
Higgins, Fred Joseph 1952-05-08 18b-117
Higgins, Gerald Micheal 1948-03-18 17a-078
Higgins, Isaac 1962-01-11 22b-012
Higgins, James Martin 1943-01-09 15a-046
Higgins, James T. 1931-12-31 09-478
Higgins, John 1904-07-29 G-070
Higgins, John Bernard 1972-06-16 26c-103
Higgins, Josephine 1945-03-11 16a-055
Higgins, Julia A. 1958-02-13 20c-049
Higgins, Julia Ann 1968-12-29 25c-007
Higgins, Larkin Turner 1902-10-29 G-025
Higgins, Lorena June 1998-11-06 36b-161
Higgins, Loys Maurice 1985-07-11 31c-101
Higgins, Mamie Helen 1985-09-28 31c-149
Higgins, Margaret 1908-02-07 01-510
Higgins, Margaret 1953-09-16 18c-176
Higgins, Margaret 1953-10-31 19a-215
Higgins, Mary 1906-07-03 G-132
Higgins, Mertie 1914-06-09 02-447
Higgins, Sarah E. 1935-07-30 11a-174
Higgins, Sherman 1895-02-06 D-467
Higgins, Thomas 1931-11-13 09-457
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http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/clark/data/obits3/3649.htm
Original Source: NEILLSVILLE REPUBLICAN PRESS (Clark County, Wis.) 10/12/1877

Higgins, Delilah (1877)
Died, in the town of Levis, Clark County, Oct. 2nd,
1877, after along and severe illness, Delilah P. wife
of Erastus Higgins, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W.
Colburn, of the same town.
Mr. Higgins had but recently buried his little
daughter, and is now left with their children, the
youngest of which is about one month old.

HIGGINS DELILIA P 15 F W WI WI CLARK LEVIS 1870

http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/clark/data/obits4/4627.htm
Original Source: CLARK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PRESS
(Neillsville, Wis.) 11/12/1885

Higgins, Timothy (AUG 1870 - 15 OCT 1885)
Died, in the town of Levis, Clark County, Oct. 15,
1885, of quick consumption, Timothy Higgins, aged 15
years, 3 months.
He was living with his grandparents at the time of his
death, his mother having been dead seven years. His
father, Erastus Higgins, was absent in the woods at
the time of his death, and was not able to attend the
funeral. The funeral services were conducted by Rev.
J. D. Brothers of this city.

http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/clark/data/obits3/3919.htm

Higgins, Marian H. (1903 - 1981)
Original Source: TRIBUNE-RECORD-GLEANER (Clark County,
Wis.) 11/18/1981

Higgins, Marian H. (1903 - 1981)

Graveside services were held Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 2
p.m., at the Greenwood Cemetery for Marian H. Higgins,
age 78, a former Greenwood, Clark County resident, who has been residing the past 36 years in Albuquerque, N. M. She died Friday evening , Nov. 13, 1981, in Albuquerque, N.M. Rev. Donald Adams of the United Methodist Church of Greenwood officiated.She was the former Marian Hartson, daughter of Henry and Hilda Hartson. She is survived by Mrs. Ruth
Brackett of Chetek. Rinka Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

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http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/clark/data/obits4/4956.htm
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Newspaper clipping - probably the Clark County Press
HIGGINS, Lulu Blanche (Galbreath) - (4 April 1888 - 22 Dec 1942)

Lulu Blanche Galbreath was born April 4, 1888, in Grant county, Ind. She moved with her parents to Wisconsin when she was a small girl and had lived
since in different parts of the state.
She was married to Isaac Higgins Dec. 24, 1908. They lived on a farm near Sabin, Wis., for some time afterward, owning and operating different farms and businesses until they settled, about 23 years ago, on the farm in the town of York (Clark Co), which still
is the family home.

She is survived by her husband and her two children, Floyd of Baltimore, Md., and Geraldine, now Mrs. Burke Stannard, Toronto, Canada two grandsons, Larry and
Scott Higgins, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Higgins and also a sister, Mrs. Christ Feutz, town of Washburn and a brother, Roscoe Galbreath of Canada.

Mrs. Higgins passed away at her home, surrounded by her loved ones, Dec. 22, 1942, after a severe illness of about a month.

The departed was educated in the schools of Clark county. She taught in the rural districts for four years before her marriage. She also taught for many years after she became a wife and mother, being most successful in this profession. She was one of Clark County's oldest teachers. Mrs. Higgins also was active in civic and social clubs in her home community. She
had been a member of the Christian church since she was sixteen years of age, always a worker in any church which was close at hand whether or not it happened to be her own denomination.

One of the great pleasures in her life was the fact that she was permitted to live close to her beloved sister, Mrs. Christ Feutz. She and a brother now are the only survivors of the Robert Galbreath family.

Present for the rites from distant places were: Lant Higgins, eldest brother of Isaac Higgins, Janesville Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Robins, Sabin, Wis. and Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Wanless, Hillsboro, the women being Mr. Higgins' sisters.

The daughter had been at home assisting in the care of her mother. Floyd also had been here to visit his mother and to do what he could for her.

Funeral services were held at the community church at Granton at two p.m. Saturday, the Rev. O. Asp of Neillsville officiating. Burial was made in the Windfall cemetery.

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http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/clark/data/obits3/3552.htm
Original Source: NEILLSVILLE REPUBLICAN 03/21/1872

Higgins, Lillian Lenora (1871 - 1872)

Died, at Staffordville, Clark County, March 13, 1872, Lillian Lenora, daughter of John and Saphronia Higgins, aged 6 months.

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http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/clark/data/obits3/3609.htm

Original Source: NEILLSVILLE REPUBLICAN PRESS (Clark County, Wis.) 04/05/1878

Higgins, Jennie (1872 - 1878)

Died, in the town of Levis, Clark County, April 1, 1878, Jennie, daughter of Edgar and Ellen Higgins, aged 3 years, 5 months and 3 days.

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/webbbs/records/index.cgi?read=32132
--Original Source: MARSHFIELD NEWS-HERALD (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) 06/26/1991

Higgins, Grace Marjorie (22 Oct. 1911 – 25 Jun. 1991)

Services for Grace Marjorie Higgins, 79, formerly of Marshfield, who died at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday at Lakeland Nursing Home, Elkhorn, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hansen Funeral Home.
The Rev. Larry Moody of Wesley United Methodist Church will officiate. Duane Helgerson will be soloist, and Joyce Weir will be organist.
Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery. Relatives and friends will be pallbearers.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. She was born Oct. 22, 1911, in Larimore, N.D., to the late Fred Wesley and Sadie Elizabeth (Wilson) Alyea. She moved with her parents to Minneapolis and then to Lynn in Clark County. She was a graduate of Neillsville High School.
She was married to Owen W. Higgins Sept. 7, 1929, in Rockford, Ill. He died May 22, 1961. She and her husband lived in Janesville before they moved to Marshfield. She was employed by the Hotel Blodgett and later worked on a part-time basis for Figi’s Inc. She became a resident of the Marshfield Living Center three years ago and remained there until she moved to Lakeland Nursing Home on March 1. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and its Silver Circle. She was also a member of the Marshfield Historical Society. Survivors include one son, Gordon W. Higgins of Sun Prairie; one daughter, Mrs. Donald (Judith Anne) Kidder of Lake Geneva; three sisters, Mrs. Norma Davis and Mrs. Frederick (Margaret) Fornefelt, both of Marshfield, and Mrs. Lela Fosholdt of Tucson, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was also predeceased by one son, Gerald, in November 1984 and two brothers.
Memorials may be designated to Wesley United Methodist Church of Marshfield or Marshfield Medical Foundation for research of Alzheimer’s Disease.

1930; Census Place: La Prairie, Rock, Wisconsin; Roll: 2610; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 755 (no image available)

Name                Age
Owen M Higgins 20
Grace M Higgins 18
Gordon W Higgins 4/12
Hugh Standeford 17

Living next door is Owen's parents and siblings
Name     Age
J Wesley Higgins 46
Florice (Flossie) B Higgins 44
Ariel L Higgins 17
Sarah M Higgins 14
John W Higgins 10
S Ardath Higgins 7

HIGGINS WESLEY 35 M W WI WI RICHLAND 3-WD; RICHLAND CENTER; RICHLAND 1920
Name Age
Wesley Higgins 35
Flossie B Higgins 34
Owen M Higgins 9
Ariel L Higgins 7
Sarah M Higgins 4 9/12

HIGGINS JOHN W 26 M W WI WI RICHLAND SYLVAN 1910
Name Age
John W Higgins 26
Flossie B Higgins 24
Owen M Higgins 1/12
Nona B Higgins 19
Sarah E Higgins 50

HIGGINS JOHN 41 M W WI WI RICHLAND SYLVAN 1900
Name Age
John Higgins 41
Sarah E Higgins 39
Sant S Higgins 19
Mary M Higgins 18
John W Higgins 16
Isaac Higgins 13
Jennie E Higgins 10
Nona B Higgins 8

Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

John HIGGINS Self M Male W 21 MD Farming OH OH
Sarah E. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 19 IN Keeping House OH OH
Simpson L. HIGGINS Son S Male W 8M WI WI WI
Source Information:
Census Place Sylvan, Richland, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255445
NA Film Number T9-1445
Page Number 177B
Living next door is:

Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Nathan HIGGINS Self M Male W 23 OH Farming PA OH
Betsey A. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 22 WI Keeping House NY OH

and next door to them is:
Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Josiah HIGGINS Self M Male W 63 PA Farmer --Retired  PA PA
Margarette HIGGINS Wife M Female W 62 OH KeepingHouse OH OH

HIGGINS JOSIAH 54 M W PA WI RICHLAND SYLVAN 1870
 
HIGGINS JOSIAH 43 M W PA WI RICHLAND SYLVAN 1860
Name Age
Josiah Higgins 43
Margret Higgins 43
Sarah Higgins 12
Nathan Higgins 4
John Higgins 2
HIGGINS JOSIAH 33 M W KNOX JEFFERSON OHIO 1850

http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/clark/data/obits4/4955.htm
ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Clark County Press, January 18, 1962
Isaac Higgins (1887 - 1962)

Graveside services were held Monday at the Windfall cemetery for Isaac HIGGINS, 75, of Sabin,Wis., who died January 11 in a nursing home in Richland Center, where services were conducted in the forenoon.

Mr. Higgins, a former resident of the Granton area, is survived by a son, Floyd Higgins, Chicago, Ill. a daughter, Mrs. Burke (Geraldine) Stannard, London, England a brother, Lant Higgins, Janesville two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Robbins and Mrs. Mona Wanless, both of Sabin and seven grandchildren.


http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~richlandwi/MountTabor/MountTaboral.html
Mount Tabor Cemetery (AKA Sabin Cemetery)
Sylvan Township, Richland County, Wisconsin USA
HIGGINS, (Baby) 1909 1909 01-12-1909 01-12-1909
Daughter of Isaac & Lulu Blanch (Galbrath) Higgins.
Note: Added from death record.
HIGGINS, Josiah 1817 1886 08-10-1817
Married Margaret Groves on January 21, 1847.
Note: Birth year nor aged listed! Used 1880 census for birth year.

HIGGINS, Margaret GROVES 1817 1908 08-10-1817 02-07-1908
Married Josiah Higgins on January 21, 1847.
Daughter of Peter & Salome (Swickerd) Groves.

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 29 Nov 2006
ST. MARY MAGDALENE CEMETERY-JOHNSON CREEK-WISCONSIN
http://www.dodgejeffgen.com/archive/st_mary_magdalene%20cemetery.html  

    Name-              Born-          Died      -Comments

Higgins, Brian J.    -Oct. 11, 1942 - Oct. 17, 1942
Higgins, Bruce J.   -Oct. 11, 1942 - Dec. 7, 1942 
    Twins of Mr. And Mrs. Michael Higgins
Higgins, Cora May -May 16, 1886  -Apr. 12, 1942- mother
Higgins, Mary       -Dec. 23, 1945 
Higgins, Michael H.- Feb. 4, 1914 - Sep. 29, 1979 
Higgins, Michael J. - Jan. 20, 1884 -Oct. 13, 1954 father

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  09 Jul 2006

Source: History of Door County Wisconsin The County beautiful - 
by Hjalmar R. Holand M.A. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company Chicago, Illinois. 1917

-Allen Higgins-

          

For more than a half century Allen Higgins, who died in April 1917, had made his home within the borders of Door County and for an equally long period he and his wife had traveled life�s journey together. His first visit to the county was made in 1856, when he made a trip to Washington Island. Moreover, Wisconsin claims him as a native son, for his birth occurred at Bristol, Racine County, on the 20th of May 1839, his parents being William R. and Cynthia D. (Case) Higgins, who were natives of Connecticut and New York respectively. The former the son of Fitch A. Higgins, a veteran of the war of 1812, while the latter was the daughter of Grove Case, who became a resident of Illinois in early pioneer times. The Higgins family was founded in Wisconsin by Fitch A. Higgins, who in the early "30"s took up his abode in Racine County, near Kenosha, where he followed the occupation of farming. It was in that county that William R. Higgins and Cynthia D. Case were married.
William R. Higgins was the first white man to settle in Bristol Township, Racine County, now Kenosha County, where he took up government land. During the period of Allen Higgins' boyhood Indians were far more numerous than the white settlers in that section of the state and it seemed that the work of development and progress had scarcely been begun, but the family took an active part of promoting the work of civilization in that district.
No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of life for Allen Higgins during the period of his boyhood and youth but in August 1862, when he was about 23 years of age, he responded to his country's call for troops and joined the Union army as a member of Company H, Thirty-Third regiment of Wisconsin infantry. He was with his company in all the battles and campaigns in which it participated and proved his loyalty on many a hotly contested field. Promotion came to him from time to time. He was first made Sergeant, then Orderly Sergeant and in September 1864, was made Sergeant Major of his regiment. He took part in engagements in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Alabama and after participating in twenty-two battles, sieges and skirmishes he was mustered out at Vicksburg in August 1865, and was honorably discharged at Madison the following month. [More Civil War ONSITE]

It was on the 3rd of October 1865, that Allen Higgins was united in marriage to Miss Rosanna M. Farnsworth, who was born in Washington, New Hampshire, September 5, 1844 and was brought to Wisconsin in 1851, when her parents settled in Kenosha County. The young couple, together with William R. Higgins, removed from Kenosha County to Bailey�s Harbor, where father and son built a pier and steamboat dock and became agents for the Goodrich Transportation Company. They got out wood, ties and lumber and developed a good business. Allen Higgins also cleared a farm. The pier, which was called Higgins Pier, was destroyed by a storm in 1880. After the father's death, which occurred in the early 70�s, Allen Higgins had conducted the business alone. From time to time he was called upon for public service and held various town offices and was chairman of the town board when appointed to the office of the Clerk of the Court by Judge Meyers of the 10th Judicial District. He then removed with his family to Sturgeon Bay and acted in that capacity for thirty-one years, beginning on the 1st of October 1881. He was elected at each election following his first appointment and made a most splendid record in office. No higher testimonial of capability and faithful service could be given than the fact that he was retained in the position thirty-one years. In 1912, however, he declined to become a candidate for reelection, for he had passed the allotted age of man three score years and ten (70) and he felt the duties should be assumed by one of younger years. He was by then the oldest clerk of the court in Wisconsin in both point of age and in years of continuous service. Moreover he enjoyed the distinction of being the best informed clerk in the state on naturalization laws. He became known as the "father of the courthouse" and the younger generation that came into active service there was continually seeking his advice. He was held in the highest esteem, being honored and respected for his personal worth as well as his marked official ability. Upon his retirement those that were his associates in the courthouse manifested their high appreciation of his worth by tendering him a banquet, at which forty-three guests were present, including members of the County board. County Officers, including members of the Door County bar, representatives of the press and prominent citizens.
Mr. And Mrs. Higgins became the parents of a son and daughter: Dr Allen F. Higgins, now residing in Tampa, Florida, with whom they occasionally spend the winters: and Mrs. Arthur T. Harris of Sturgeon Bay. This worthy couple celebrated their golden wedding on the 2nd of October 1915, after enjoying fifty years of happiness and health together. They had met together the hardships and privations of pioneer life. For this was a frontier district when in 1865 they removed to Door County. Mr. Higgins had previously visited the county in 1856, when he went to Washington Island to get a stock of evergreens for a nursery. He returned about a decade and thereafter made his home here until his death, April 2nd, 1917. He was held in the highest esteem and the circle of his friends was almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintances. The official career of few residents of Door County perhaps has extended over so long a period and none has been more faultless in honor, fearless in conduct and stainless in reputation. In his passing Door County has lost not only a worthy pioneer, but a man who was honored and respected by all who knew him.

Son Allan Higgins 
HIGGINS ALLAN 44 M W WI FL HILLSBOROUGH 2-WD;3-PCT; TAMPA 1920
     image 1 & 2

also appears in 1930 Florida census, (no image available)

related family  (added 07 Aug 2009)

Source: Commemorative biographical record of prominent and representative men of Racine and Kenosha Counties Wisconsin - By J.H. Beers & Co - 1906 (Link to this book at Google Books)

Mr. Robinson was married Oct. 28, 1860, to Miss Frances Sarah Higgins, daughter of William R. and Cynthia Dorcas (Case) Higgins. Six children were born to this union, four sons and two daughters, viz.: (1) Florence Emogene married Thomas F. Blankly, and lives in Litchfield, Ill.; they have these children: Charles; Fred; Mary; Elsie, who married E. E. Eldridge, and has a daughter, Reba Mary, born in 1905; Thomas; Stella; Giles; Mabel; Florence; and two who died in infancy. (2) George William lives at Genoa Junction, engaged in farming. He married Stella Merville, and they have two children, Howard Merville and Marion Le Nor. (3) Giles Franklin is a machinist in Kenosha, and is known as a skilled die maker. He married Agnes Anderson, of Kenosha, and they have three sons, Everett Gilbert, Gordon Louis and Roger Williams. (4) John Burt lives at home and operates the farm. (5) Willard Elijah, a farmer operating the home farm with John B., married Mabel Learned, and they have one child, Margaret Florence. (6) Wilhemina Edna is in school. Dwight Robinson died May 5, 1888, aged fifty-six years. In his political principles he was a Democrat.

The Higgins family to which Mrs. Robinson belongs comes from patriotic New England stock. Her great-grandfather, Timothy Higgins, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and he died in Wolcott, Conn., July 12, 1829, in the seventy-fifth year of his age. His wife, Hannah, died in the same town March 5, 1833, in the seventy-sixth year of her age.

Fitch A. Higgins, son of Timothy and Hannah, was born at Milford, Conn., July II, 1793. He came to Kenosha county with the early pioneers, and took up government land in Pleasant Prairie township, where he built a log house and reared his family. On March 8, 1815, in Middlebury, Conn. He married Amanda Royce, who was born in Wallingford, Conn., May 31, 1793, and who died at Southport, Wis., May 31, 1840. To this union were born children as follows: Emiline Tuttle, William Royce, Mary Angeline Taylor, Harriet Eliza Richards and Hannah Amanda Foster. Mr. Higgins married (second) Lucretia Sibley, who died June 11, 1886, aged seventy-four years, six months and twenty-six days. Two children were born of this marriage, Charles Timothy and Frederick Fillmore. Fitch A. Higgins was a drummer boy in the war of 1812. He died in Pleasant Prairie March 1, 1882, aged eighty-eight years.

William Royce Higgins, son of Fitch A. and father of Mrs. Robinson, was born at Wolcott, Conn., May 14, 1817, and he died at Bailey's Harbor, Door Co., Wis., April 1, 1874, aged fifty-seven years. His wife, Cynthia Dorcas Case, was born at Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Jan. 23, 1817, one of eight children—three daughters and five sons. Her parents moved from the East to Kankakee, Ill., where they died, and of their children, but one, Spencer Case, of Channel Lake, Ill., survives. William R. Higgins and his wife were pioneers in Wisconsin, where they were farming people. Mrs. Higgins died at Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Feb. 14, 1888. She bore her husband twelve children, as follows: Fitch Allan (has one son and one daughter); William R., who died in infancy; Sarah Frances, who married Dwight Robinson; Mary Alana Mowery (has one daughter and two sons); Timothy; Laura Amanda Ross (has two sons and one daughter) ; Florence Amelia Overholt (has one son and one daughter) ; Frank William; George Valentine; Dora Capitola Kalambah; Clara Viola; and Frederick. The eldest son was a soldier in the Civil war.

HIGGINS F A 66 M W CT WI KENOSHA PLEASANT PRAIRIE 1860
Name Age
F A Higgins 66
Lucretia Higgins 48
Charles F Higgins 17
Frederick F Higgins 6

HIGGINS F A 75 M W CT WI KENOSHA PLEASANT PRAIRIE 1870
Name Age
F A Higgins 75
Lucretia Higgins 58
Frederick Higgins 15

Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Filch A. HIGGINS Self M Male W 86 CT Farmer CT CT
Leucretia HIGGINS Wife M Female W 68 NY Keeping House NY NY
Clara SANBORN Dau S Female W 16 WI At School OH OH
Source Information:
Census Place Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255431  NA Film Number T9-1431 Page Number 100C

HIGGINS FITCH 60 M W WI WI DOOR 2-WD STURGEON BAY 1900
Name Age
Fitch Higgins 60
Rosanna M Higgins 54

Wisconsin Deaths
Name: Lucretia Higgins Death Date: 11 Jun 1888
County: Kenosha Volume: 01 Page #: 0166 Reel: 040
Image: 1483 Image Num: 102182 Sequence #: 158497
Level Info: Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index.

more on this family

added 22 Apr 2012

Source: The City of Kenosha and Kenosha County, Wisconsin; a Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement - By Francis H. Lyman - Published 1916

    Click images to enlarge   

- DWIGHT ROBINSON -
With the history of agricultural development in Kenosha county, the name of Dwight Robinson was closely associated and when he passed away his death was the occasion of deep regret because of the place which he had made for himself in public regard. He dated his arrival in Wisconsin from April, 1856, being at that time a young man of twenty-four years. He was born in Tolland county, Connecticut, July 26, 1832, his parents being Gurdon and Lucy (Edson) Robinson. The father was born in Connecticut, July 21, 1788, and was a son of Sabin and Dorcas Robinson. He served as a soldier in the War of 1812 and was actively engaged at New London, Connecticut. He devoted his life to farming and passed away April 3, 1867, when seventy-nine years of age. His wife, a native of Stafford, Tolland county, Connecticut, was a daughter of Levi and Molly Edson, and her death occurred in her native town, April 10, 1867, when she was seventy-five years of ago. Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson had a family of eleven children: Sally, born March 27, 1813, was married and had a daughter and one son; Roxana, born March 11, 1815, married and had one son and one daughter; Lucy C. was born May 30, 1816; Daniel E. was born November 29, 1817; Elijah was born February 8, 1819; Giles was born April 15, 1821; the next child, born June 8, 1823, died unnamed; Maria, born August 14, 1825, was married and had three sons; Dwight, born May 3, 1828, died in early childhood; Angeline, born November 18, 1830, became the wife of William G. Parker and had one son, and Dwight, the second of the name, was born July 26, 1832, was married and had four sons and two daughters.
At the place of his nativity, Dwight Robinson spent the days of his boyhood and youth, and in 1856 he first visited Wisconsin to look after the interests of his brother, Elijah Robinson, who had invested in land in Kenosha county. In 1860 he was married in this county, after which he returned to Connecticut, where he remained until the death of his parents. At that time he once more came to Wisconsin and purchased land from John Oliver, continuing its development and cultivation until his death. He also purchased an adjoining tract of fifteen acres and another tract of twenty acres, while his wife became owner of eleven acres. He was actively and successfully engaged in general agricultural pursuits for many years, and the careful management of his business affairs brought him substantial success.
On the 28th of October, 1860, occurred the marriage of Dwight Robinson and Miss Frances Sarah Higgins, a representative of an old New England family. Her great-grandfather, Timothy Higgins, was a soldier of the Revolutionary war and died in Wolcott, Connecticut, July 12, 1829, at the age of seventy-five years, while his wife, Hannah, passed away in Wolcott, March 5, 1833, in her seventy-sixth year. Their son, Fitch A. Higgins, was born at Milford, Connecticut, July 11, 1793, and became one of the first settlers of Kenosha county, securing a tract of government land in Pleasant Prairie township, whereon he built a log cabin and reared his family. On the 8th of March, 1815, in Middlebury, Connecticut, he wedded Amanda Royce, who was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, May 31, 1793, and died at Southport, Wisconsin, May 31, 1840. Their children were Emeline Tuttle, William Royce, Mary Angeline Taylor, Harriet Eliza Richards and Hannah Amanda Foster. For his second wife, Mr. Higgins chose Lucretia Sibley, who died July 11, 1886, at the age of seventy-four years, six months and twenty-six days. They had two children, Charles Timothy and Frederick Filmore. The father, Fitch A. Higgins, had served as a drummer boy in the War of 1812. He died in Pleasant Prairie, March 1, 1882, at the age of eighty-eight years.

William Royce Higgins, the father of Mrs. Robinson, was born in Wolcott, Connecticut, May 14, 1817, and died at Bailey’s Harbor, in Door county, Wisconsin, April 1, 1874, at the age of fifty-seven years. He married Cynthia Dorcas Case, who was born at Westfield, New York, January 23, 1847, and was one of a family of eight children—three daughters and five sons. The Case family trace their lineage down from the Earl of Angus, third son of a Scottish nobleman, who lived in England in 1400. The American progenitor was John Case, who wedded Sarah Spencer. One of this family, Alma Case, became the wife of George Randall, who during the Revolutionary war, was captured while fighting with General Burgoyne. The parents of Mrs. William R. Higgins, on leaving the east, removed to Kankakee, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Higgins became pioneers of Wisconsin and he carried on farming to provide for the family. Mrs. Higgins died at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, February 14, 1888. She was the mother of twelve children: Fitch Allan; William R., who died in infancy; Sarah Frances, now Mrs. Robinson; Mrs. Mary Alana Mowery; Timothy; Mrs. Laura Amanda Ross; Mrs. Florence Amelia Overholt; Frank William; George Valentine; Mrs. Dora Capitola Kalamback; Clara Viola; and Frederick.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Robinson became the parents of six children: Florence Emogene, the wife of Thomas F. Blanklcy, a resident of Litchfield, Illinois, by whom she has seven children, Charlie, Fred, Mrs. Mary Stuttle, Mrs. Elsie Elvidge, Thomas, Stella and Floren; George W., who married Stella Merville and has two children, Howard and Mary; Giles, who married Agnes Anderson and has three children; Bert J., who married Laure H. Kulckig; Willard E., who married Mabel Learned and has three children, Marjorie, Verna and Doris; and Mina E., who is the wife of Edgar Aber and has two children, Margaret Elizabeth and Ellen Ruth.
Mr. Robinson passed away May 5, 1888, and although many years have since come and gone he is yet remembered by his neighbors and friends. He had long been a resident of the county, had taken an active part in its development and had contributed to its progress along agricultural lines. He was always upright and honorable in his dealings with his fellow men, and his many sterling traits had established him firmly in public regard.
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03 Feb 2006
http://www.manitowoc.lib.wi.us/mtwc/1920directory/p222.htm  
Wright's Manitowoc City (Wisconsin) and County Directory 1920

Higgins, Eva                       r 711 N. 10th
Higgins, Helen                    r 711 N. 10th
Higgins, Perry T. (Mabel A.), electrician, h 1218 S. 17th St.
Higgins, Thomas (Mary),      r 711 N. 10th

  HIGGINS THOMAS 61 M W IREL WI MANITOWOC 4-WD MANITOWOC 1910 

  HIGGINS PERRY 35 M W WI WI MANITOWOC 7-WD;MANITOWOC 1920

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       13 Jan 2006
       http://www.interment.net/data/us/wi/sauk/walnut/walnut_hehoi.htm  
Walnut Hill Cemetery (Baraboo Cemetery)
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin

Higgins, Aletha M., b. 1915, d. 1992, s/w Carl R.
Higgins, Section Q
Higgins, Allen G., d. May 6, 1864, s/w Truman Higgins, South Division, SE 1/4
Higgins, Berton J., b. Mar 22, 1887, d. Dec 23, 1978,s/w Phoebe E. Abbey,
Section K
  HIGGINS BURTON 49 M W IL WI SAUK FAIRFIELD 1900 
includes 13 year old Burton Higgins 
  HIGGINS BERTON 32 M W WI WI SAUK 1-WD; BARABOO 1920 
Higgins, Carl R., b. 1904, d. 1981, s/w Aletha M.
Higgins, Section Q
Higgins, Clarissa B., b. Aug 14, 1887, d. oct 24,
1966, s/w Berton Higgins, Section K
        -see Berton Higgins above
Higgins, Dallia M., b. 1903, d. 1987, s/w John F.
Higgins, Section P
Higgins, Ellen (Donohoe), b. 1866, d. 1942, mother, s/w Peter Higgins, 
Section N
Higgins, Evelyn A., b. Nov 22, 1915, May 16, 1916, s/w Berton Higgins,
Section K
Higgins, John F., b. 1899, d. 1975, s/w Thomas A. Peterson, 
Section P
Higgins, Lloyd E., b. Oct/Nov 18, 1918, d. Mar 2, 1963, Wis. Sgt., Inf, WWII, 
    s/w Berton Higgins,
Section K
Higgins, Peter J., b. Aug 29, 1902, d. Aug 13, 1992, son, s/w Peter Higgins, 
Section N
Higgins, Peter,       1852, d. 1934, father, s/w Isabelle
Davenport, Section N
  HIGGINS PETER 47 M W ENGL WI SAUK GREENFIELD 1900 
  HIGGINS PETER 56 M W ENGL WI SAUK GREENFIELD 1910
  HIGGINS PETER SR 69 M W ENGL WI SAUK GREENFIELD 1920 
Higgins, Sarah,   b. 1823, d. 1901, s/w Truman Higgins,
South Division, SE 1/4
Higgins, Truman, b. 1809, d. 1861, South Division, SE 1/4

Father of Burton Higgins listed above.
Household:1880 Census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 

Sarah JACKMAN Self D Female W 57 NY Housekeeper NY NY
Burton HIGGINS Son S Male     W 28 IL Farmer NY NY 

Source Information:
Census Place Fairfield, Sauk, Wisconsin Family History Library Film 1255446 
NA Film Number T9-1446 Page Number 90C 

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Social Security Death Index
Aletha Higgins       22 Jun 1915 12 Dec 1992 Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin 
Berton Higgins      22 Mar 1887 Dec 1978 Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin 
Carl Higgins           9 Nov 1904 May 1981 Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin 
Dahlia Higgins       22 Mar 1903 Apr 1987 Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin 
George Higgins       2 Mar 1888 May 1975 Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin 
John Higgins         13 Apr 1899 Sep 1975 Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin 
Marguerite Higgins 29 Nov 1911 Jan 1981 Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin 
Peter J. Higgins     29 Aug 1902 13 Aug 1992 Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin 
Wendal Higgins      10 May 1920 Feb 1978 

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09 July 2005
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilanbio/higgins.html  
Peter HIGGINS, Sr.
History of Langlade County, Wisconsin, 
from U. S. Gov't Survey to Present Time, with Biographical Sketches Dessureau. Antigo, WI: Berner Brothers, 1922, p 282 
Originally Submitted to above website Cathy Kubly 

Peter HIGGINS, Sr. was born in October 1846 in Tipperary, County Mayo, Ireland. [The tombstone in the Antigo Catholic (St. John's) cemetery has born 03 May 1841]. At the age of four years he came to the United States with his parents, settling in Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin. He attended the common schools, then engaged in farming in Chilton Township on Fond du Lac Road. 

In 1868 he [Peter HIGGINS, Sr.] was married to Kate [Catherine?] LYNCH [who was named Catherine and born 10 November 1842 according to the tombstone in the Antigo Catholic cemetery], a sister of Thomas LYNCH, the first Mayor of Antigo [Langlade County, Wisconsin. [To Peter and Catherine (LYNCH) HIGGINS, Sr.] five children were born, three sons, Henry [Henry E., born 1869 and died 1950 according to his tombstone in the Antigo Catholic cemetery], Peter [Peter F. on his tombstone, "Father," born 1872, died 1953], and William [on his tombstone, "Father," born 1878, died 1927], and two daughters. 

Peter HIGGINS [Sr.] moved to Ackley Township [Langlade County] in 1889, settling on the old John NELSON farm, Section 10, Town 31 [North], and Range 10 East. On the old NELSON place was 160 acres; forty acres he purchased from the BALDWIN Estate, and eighty acres from Frank METCALF. Here he [Peter HIGGINS, Sr.] lived for thirty years. He [Peter HIGGINS, Sr.] died in the spring of 1919 [tombstone has 13 May 1915], having been preceded in death [tombstone has "Wife of Peter," died 16 January 1913] by his wife [Catherine (LYNCH) HIGGINS]. His remains were interred in the Antigo [Catholic] cemetery. The sons, Peter, Henry, and William HIGGINS, reside in this [Langlade] county.

Henry HIGGINS was born 04 November 1869 [agrees with year on tombstone], and married Elizabeth KENNEDY 28 October 1893. [The pre-1907 Index of Wisconsin Marriages has this Langlade County wedding occurring 28 October 1891.] Two children bless the union [of Henry and Elizabeth HIGGINS], one boy, Eugene, and one girl, Mrs. Oscar JERKE, Kaukauna [Outagamie County], Wisconsin. 

He [Henry HIGGINS] is a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Equitable Fraternal Union, Beavers Reserve Fund Fraternity, and has for the past five years been employment agent for the Langlade Lumber Company, Antigo, Wisconsin. He resides at 1423 North Superior Street, Antigo [Langlade County], Wisconsin.


View 1870 WI Census Scan   Peter Higgins  age 28

1880 Census Household:

  Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
  Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 
 
  Peter HIGGINS       Self M Male    W 39 IRE Farmer IRE IRE 
  Catherine HIGGINS Wife M Female W 37 WI Keeps House IRE IRE
  Henry HIGGINS      Son S Male      W 13 WI School IRE WI 
  Peter F. HIGGINS   Son S Male      W  9 WI School IRE RI 
  Mary HIGGINS       Dau S Female   W  5 WI Home IRE RI 
  William HIGGINS    Son S Male       W  3 WI IRE RI 
  Annie HIGGINS      Dau S Female   W 3M WI IRE RI 
  Thomas HIGGINS   Father W Male  W 83 IRE IRE IRE 

  Source Information:
  Census Place Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin 
  Family History Library Film 1255418 
  NA Film Number T9-1418 Page Number 64A 

View 1910 WI Census Scan   Peter Higgins SR   age 68
                              also    Henry Higgins       age 40

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Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers,
War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865
Page images courtesy of State Historical Society of Wisconsin
http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/


Page 450
Higgins Parley E         Private    Co G      42nd Infantry
Higgins, Patrick          Private    Co E      29th Infantry
Higgins, Richard            "              O      12th Infantry
Higgins, Roger              "               F      17th Infantry
Higgins, Samuel         Corporal        B       21st Infantry
Higgins, Seth               "               K       30th Infantry
Higgins, Thomas         Private         -        7th Battery
Higgins, Thomas C        "               K       48th Infantry
Higgins, William            "               A       30th Infantry
Higgins, William            "               A       41st Infantry
Higgins, William A         "               A        39th Infantry
Higgins, William H         "               A        29th Infantry
Higgins, Wilson E         "                B        14th Infantry
 
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