Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Higgins, John F. Jr., 1947 

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JOHN FRANCIS HIGGINS, JR. 

    JOHN F. HIGGINS, JR. 

  John Francis Higgins, Jr., 71, died Saturday night at his home in 
Crittenden.  He was the son of the late John F. Higgins and Mary Frances 
Pitts. 

  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Bertie Q. [sic; O.] Higgins; four 
daughters, Mrs. Katherine Post and Mrs. Floyd Darden, of Crittenden, Mrs. R.C. 
Whinyates, of Bennett's Creek, and Mrs. H.L. Gale, of Reid's Ferry; a brother, 
W.A. Higgins, of Portsmouth, and eight grandchildren. 

  He was a member of the Odd Fellows and Redmen of Crittenden and of the 
Crittenden Methodist Church.  The body will lie in state from 3 to 4 o'clock 
tomorrow afternoon at the residence.  Funeral serviced will be held at that 
time with interment following in Mt. Zion Church Cemetery. 


John Francis HIGGINS, Jr., carpenter, 
b. 8 Sep 1874*, Nansemond Co., d. 22 Mar 1947, at home, Crittenden, 
interred in Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery*, Crittenden, 25 Mar 1947, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 2, Mon., Mar. 24, 1947, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

His parents are also buried there.  Mt. Zion list (Z-10), 
   an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} 
   Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/mtzion.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by David Kemp - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #102773205. 

No D.Cert. found. 

The 1900 Census - Chuckatuck Dist., Nansemond Co. gives b. Sep 1875. 

His WW-I draft card gives b. 8 Sep 1875. 

His father was a Confederate veteran, having tranferred from Co. F, 9th VA 
   Infantry, to the C.S.S. "Virginia" [Merrimac].  He lost a leg 24 Dec 1864 
   at the 1st Battle of Ft. Fisher, NC, and thereafter used a walking stick 
   made from a piece of the "Virginia."  


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