Daniel Higgins 1817-1904

HIGGINS, JOYNT, KELSH, MCCORMICK, BERGER

Posted By: Cathy Joynt Labath (email)
Date: 12/31/2006 at 08:22:03

Emmetsburg Democrat; Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, IA; Wednesday, September 21, 1904

Daniel Higgins Passes Away.

Mr. Daniel Higgins, whose dangerous condition was chronicled in last weeks Democrat, passed away at his home in the city early Wednesday morning. The funeral was held Thursday forenoon. A requiem high Mass was celebrated at Assumption Church, by Very Rev. J. J. Smith, after which the remains were laid to rest in St. John's Cemetery. There were many teams in the procession. The pall bearers were Alex Jennings, Walter Keating, Henry Selle, Owen McNulty, M. Conlon, and John J. Kane.

Mr. Higgins was a native of the County of Galway, Ireland. He was born November 2, 1817, which made him nearly 87 years of age. He came to the United States when a boy. He lived in Pennsylvania for a number of years. Later he went to Galena, Illinois, where he was married to Bridget Joynt. Shortly after Mr. and Mrs. Higgins moved to Dyersville, Dubuque County, where he followed blacksmithing for 37 years. Twelve years ago they came to Palo Alto and settled on a farm in Great Oak township. In 1896 they move to Emmetsburg to spend their remaining days. The surviving members of the family are Mrs. Higgins, two sons and three daughters. The sons are John J. and Joseph D., of Great Oak. The daughters are Mrs. M. J. Kelsh, of Fort Madison; Mrs. Frank McCormick, of Ayrshire, and Mrs. C. J. Berger, of Emmetsburg. Four children died in infancy.

Mr. Higgins was a quiet and most unassuming old gentleman. He was throughout life, frugal and industrious and he laid by a substantial competency for his declining years. He was strong spiritually as well as rugged physically and bright intellectually. His aims and efforts were ever in the direction of upright citizenship. He was a home man. His habits were good. He gave meritorious example to his family and to others who mingled with him in life's affairs. He was generous even to a fault, well knowing that human nature, under the most favorable circumstances, is decidedly weak. The memory of such a career is indeed worth cherishing and will be fruitful of good influences in the decades to come. The sympathy of the community is extended to the bereft wife and mother and to the other surviving members of the family.

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