Higgins, Thomas Sr. 1837 - 1912

HIGGINS, REED

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 6/12/2014 at 21:20:42

Rock Valley Bee, Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, Friday, 19 Jan. 1912.

Thom. Higgins, Sr., one of the early settlers of Sioux county, died at his home in Rock Valley Wednesday morning at the age of seventy-five years and 16 days after a lingering illness extending over a long period of time.

Mr. Higgins was numbered among the early settlers of this vicinity having lived here about twenty-six years. He was an honest hard working man and was highly respected by all who knew him.

The subject of this sketch was born at Kemptville, Canada, January __, 1837, where he lived until he was seventeen years of age. He came to Iowa in 1854 settling at __esco (May be Cresco.) where he spent two years. Moving from there to the Winnebago Indian reservation at Mankato, Minn. Three years later he went to Elkader, Ia., where he lived eleven years, coming from there to Rock Valley in the year 188_. Two years later he moved his family here and they lived on a farm near town until they retired and moved to town in 1890 to spend their remaining years.

The deceased was married in 1865 just at the close of the Civil War to Miss Bridget Reed at Elkader. To them were born four children, two girls and two boys. Both of the girls died several years ago, before their parents came to this community to live. The two sons are still living, John who is clerking in the Foppe Pioneer Store, and Thomas who lives on the old Higgins homestead.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at Garnavillo, Ia., where the remains will be taken Friday. John and Thomas Higgins, sons of the deceased, and Miss Kathryn Higgins, a niece, will accompany the remains and attend the funeral. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of many kind friends and neighbors.

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Thomas and Bridget Higgins are buried in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery at Garnavillo, Iowa, along with other relations. View the gravestone photos on the IGPP.

Submitter is not related.

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