Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Higgins, William H. 1851 - 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  WILLIAM H. HIGGINS, farmer, P. O. Russellville, born October 8, 1851, in this
township. He is a grandson of Levi Higgins, who came here in an early day, when
the dark forest was filled with wild beasts and still wilder men. His son, Jacob
Higgins, was born in this county, where he was also married to Eliza Wesner,
daughter of Henry Wesner, who is classed among the old pioneers. She was the
mother of Albert N. and William H. Albert N. was born April 13, 1853; he died
August 26, 1875, in this county; he was married to Amanda Pinkstaff. Our subject
was educated in a country school; he was married, November, 16,1876, to Sarah A.
Tobey, born March 3, 1860, in this county; she is a daughter of Allen G. and
Lovina (Pullian) Tobey, and the mother of two children-Royal A., born November
28, 1877, and Walter L., born December 9, 1880. Mr. Higgins has a farm of 155
acres of good land. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Protestant
Church. He is now filling the office of School Treasurer and is also Justice of
the Peace.

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HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1883.


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