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Karen Higgins
Kathleen M. Higgins
Kathryn O'Leary Higgins
Lt . Col. Robin Higgins
R T Higgins
Lt. Sean Higgins
William Lincoln
Higgins
Colonel William R. (Rich) Higgins
05 Sep
2007
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Higgins
-(Child of Horace & Alice) i. 27 Nov 1940
R66/137
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-Edgar i. 24 Dec 1918 R161/240
Margaret V. d. 2 Jul 1911 i. 4 Jul 1911 R161/240
-Higgins, Margaret V. d. 2 Jul 1911 R161/240
Higgins. Departed this life suddenly, Sunday, July 2,
1911, at her residence, 1373 1/2 L street southeast,
Mrs. M.V., beloved wife of John Higgins. Funeral from
her late residence Tuesday, July 4 at 2 p.m.
-Minnie i. 21 Jun 1916 R53/333
Higgons
-Alice A. d. Dec 1940 i. Dec 1940 R155/176 Removed to unknown on 5
Feb 1941
see entry at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mjhiggins/james-b-higgins.htm
Obituary of Horace Higgins'
first wife Alice Annie Higgins,
...........
29 Oct 2006
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John Higgins, 69, Dies; Aide to Ex-F.B.I. Chief
The New York Times Published: March 21, 1990
LEAD: John R. Higgins, a former administrative assistant to J. Edgar Hoover, died on Saturday at
Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J.. He was 69 years old and lived in Roseland, N.J.
John R. Higgins, a former administrative assistant to J. Edgar Hoover, died on Saturday at Overlook Hospital
in Summit, N.J.. He was 69 years old and lived in Roseland, N.J.
Mr. Higgins worked as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in several cities, beginning
in 1947. He was later called to Washington to serve as Mr. Hoover's administrative assistant.
He left the bureau in 1954 and became an advertising executive for The Saturday Evening Post, Life and
Newsweek. In 1982 he was a founder of Inc., a business magazine. He retired in 1988.
Mr. Higgins was a Marine Corps dive-bomber pilot in the Pacific in World War II and received the
Distinguished Flying Cross, the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for heroism.
He was born in St. Louis and graduated from Princeton University in 1943.
He is survived by his wife, the former Doris Reidy; three daughters, Gabrielle Keeler of Wayne, N.J.;
Patricia Higgins-Edge of Mendham, N.J.; Candice Higgins of Kansas City, Mo.; four sister and two
grandchildren.
Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company
- An inquiry from John P. ("Jack")
Higgins, Jr -
My name is John P. Higgins, Jr. I am from Union
County, NJ. My fathers family all lived and grew up in Union County.
My grandfathers name was William T. Higgins of
Union Township . My fathers Uncle and cousin was Joseph Sr and Jr
From Elizabeth and Union Township respectively. My grand mothers
name was Maude. I have lived in Virginia now for 40 years working
for the Government. I just retired in July as Inspector General of
United States Department of Education..
John P. Higgins, Jr. jackson6112 AT
verizon.net
- Webmaster's Findings_
Confirmed by inquirer
1930; Census Place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey; Roll: 1387; Page:
2A; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 27 (No Image Available)
Address 1310 North Avenue
Name Age
William Higgins 43 b. NJ Father b. NY Mother b. NJ Asst. Supt. Gas &
Elec. Co.
Maude Higgins 45
Eleanor Higgins 12
Ann Higgins 10
William Higgins 9
John Higgins 6
Richard Higgins 1 2/12
Edna Portman 42 Sister In Law
HIGGINS WILLIAM T 32 M W NJ NJ UNION 11-WD; ELIZABETH 1920
Name Age
William T Higgins 32
Maude E Higgins 35
Elina M Higgins 1 11/12
Anne C Higgins 4/12
Victor Portman 29 Brother In Law
Edna Portman 32 Sister In Law
The World War 1 Registration card for William T. Higgins states be
was born in Bayonne NJ on March 16, 1887. That his address was 301
Rahway Avenue, Elizabth ,NJ. That he was employed as a Division
Supervisor at the Public Service Electric Company. It notes he is
tall, Medium Build, Brown Eyes, Black Hair.
.............
20 Jan 2006
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Inspector General, John P. Higgins, Jr.
 Inspector General of the U.S. Department of
Education
John P. ("Jack") Higgins, Jr. is the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education. He was nominated
by President Bush on September 18, 2002, and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002.
Mr. Higgins has served in a number of senior management positions with the Department of Education
and its predecessor, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare during more than 30 years of
federal service. He became the Deputy Inspector General of the Department of Education in January
1996. In 1999, Mr. Higgins was awarded the Presidential Rank Award for exemplifying the highest
level of integrity, leadership, and exceptional performance.
Mr. Higgins earned a degree in business from Bethel College in McKenzie, Tenn. He is a certified
Information Systems Auditor and a Certified Government Financial Analyst. He resides in Fairfax Station,
Virginia, with his wife, Lucy.
. . . .
20 Jan 2006
http://www.ntsb.gov/Abt_NTSB/bios/higgins.htm
 KATHRYN O'LEARY HIGGINS
MEMBER
Kathryn O'Leary Higgins was sworn in as the 36th Member of the National Transportation Safety Board on
January 3, 2006.
Ms. Higgins brings 36 years of experience in the public and private sectors to her new appointment. She
was most recently employed as President and CEO of TATC Consulting and was Vice President for Public
Policy at the National Trust for Historic Preservation from May 1999 to January 2004.
Member Higgins served as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (July 1997-May 1999), Acting Chair
of the National Endowment for the Arts, and Vice Chair of the Presidential Commission on U.S. Coast Guard
Roles and Missions.
Ms. Higgins served in the White House (February 1995 -July 1997) as Assistant to the President and Secretary
to the Cabinet. In that capacity she worked closely with the NTSB, DOT, FAA, and Coast Guard on a number
of matters, including the 1996 ValuJet 597 and TWA 800 accidents, formulation and implementation of hazardous
materials regulations, increasing inspector staffing, FAA reauthorization, and creation of the NTSB Office
of Family Assistance. She was awarded distinguished service medals by the FAA and Coast Guard for her
work.
Ms. Higgins served as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Labor (January 1993-February 1995), Chief of Staff
to Congressman Sander Levin (January 1986 � January 1993), and Senior Legislative Associate and Minority
Staff Director with the U.S. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee (January 1981 �January 1986).
Member Higgins was with the White House Domestic Policy Council, serving as Assistant Director for
Employment Policy (May 1978 �January 1981). She began her career in 1969 as a Manpower Specialist with the
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
Ms. Higgins came to Washington from Yankton, South Dakota and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from
the University of Nebraska. She was married to the late William J. Higgins and is the mother of two sons,
Liam and Kevan.
Ms. Higgins� term expires December 31, 2009.
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HIGGINS, Anthony, 1840-1912
Senate Years of Service: 1889-1895
Party: Republican
HIGGINS, Anthony, a Senator from Delaware; born in Red
Lion Hundred, New Castle County, Del., October 1,
1840; attended Newark Academy and Delaware College, and graduated from Yale College in 1861; studied law
at the Harvard Law School; was admitted to the bar in
1864 and commenced practice in Wilmington, Del.; served in the Union Army 1864; appointed deputy
attorney general 1864; United States attorney for Delaware 1869-1876; unsuccessful Republican candidate
for election to the Forty-ninth Congress in 1884;
elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1895;
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894; chairman, Committee to Examine Branches of the Civil
Service (Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses), Committee on Manufactures (Fifty-second Congress);
resumed the practice of his profession in Wilmington,
Del.; served as one of the attorneys for the respondent in the impeachment proceedings of United
States District Judge Charles Swayne of Florida 1904-1905; died in New York City on June 26, 1912;
interment in St. Georges Cemetery, near St. Georges, New Castle County, Del.
Bibliography
Higgins, John C. The Life and Services of Hon. Anthony Higgins.
Wilmington: Historical Society of Delaware, 1913.
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1880
Census Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Anthany HIGGINS Self S Male W 39 DE
Lawyer DE DE
John LOTEMAN Other M Male B 43 DE
Laborer DE DE
Susan LOTEMAN Other M Female B 42 DE
House Keeper DE DE
Anna ROBINSON Other S Female B 4 DE
PA DE -
Source Information:
Census Place Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
Family History Library Film 1254119
NA Film Number T9-0119 Page Number 284B
Obituary record of graduates of Yale University,1910 - 1915 By Yale
University - Published 1915
Anthony Higgins, son of
Anthony Madison Higgins (B.A. Washington and Jefferson 1831)
and Sarah Clark (Corbit) Higgins, was born October 1, 1840,
at Red Lion Hundred, near St. George's, Del., on a large estate
acquired by his great-grandfather about 1740. He entered Yale at the
beginning of Sophomore year from Delaware College.
After graduation he with George Gray (B.A. Princeton 1859),
afterward his colleague in the United States Senate, studied law in
the office of Judge William C. Spruance, in New Castle, Del., and in
the Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the bar May 9, 1864.
During that year he and his classmate, Williams, served thirty days
as privates in the Seventh Delaware Regiment during a Confederate
raid by General Early into Maryland. He then practiced in
Wilmington, Del., quickly becoming a leader in the state bar and in
the political life of the state. In 1867 he was active in the Border
State Convention at Baltimore to promote the adoption of the
Fifteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, and in 1868 was
chairman of the Republican state committee. Until 1870 he practiced
his profession in partnership with the elder Judge Edward G.
Bradford, under the name of Bradford & Higgins, and afterward was a
member of the firm of Higgins & Churchman.
For several years after his admission to the bar he was assistant to
the Attorney-General of the Wilmington district, and from 1869 to
1876 United States attorney for the district of Delaware. In 1881 he
was the Republican nominee from Delaware for United States senator,
and in 1884 for member of Congress. From 1889 to 1895 he was the
first Republican member of the United States Senate from Delaware.
Among the committees of which he was a member were those of
interstate commerce, relations with Canada, and privileges and
elections, and he was chairman of the committees on manufactures and
to examine the branches of the civil service. He gained earlier than
is common a prominent place in the deliberations of the Senate.
He was nominated for reelection to the Senate, but after a long and
bitter contest between the factions of the Republican party
resulting from the candidacy of J. Edward Addicks, Mr. Higgins was
defeated but no one was elected, the seat remaining vacant for two
years. He was a member of the National Republican Conventions of
1876, 1892, and 1896, and was chairman of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee in 1892.
He was a member of the National Congress of Rivers and Harbors
meeting annually in Washington, and of the Atlantic Inland Waterways
Conference organized in 1907, at which he made an address that year
on "The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, its History and Commerce."
Not only was he a brilliant and scholarly lawyer, but he was a
student of history, especially of the political history of Great
Britain and the United States, and was deeply versed in the history
and traditions of his own state. He was a member of the Delaware
Historical Society, which published his paper on "The Inland Water
Route to Norfolk," and another, "A Historical Address at the Two
Hundredth Anniversary of the Drawyers Presbyterian Church of Odessa,
Del." In 1900 he was elected a member of the general council of the
American Bar Association. In 1908-09 he was president of the Yale
Alumni Association of Delaware. Yale University conferred upon him
the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws in 1891.
Mr. Higgins died of heart disease, June 26, 1912, while on a visit
at the home of his brother, Thomas Higgins, in New York City.
He was in the 72d year of his age, and unmarried. His brother,
John Clark Higgins, was a trustee of Delaware College and United
States consul at Dundee, Scotland. A nephew, James C. Higgins,
graduated from Yale College in 1902.
History By Yale University Class of 1863 - Published 1889
THOMAS HIGGINS, son of Anthony Higgins, was born at
St. George's, New Castle County, Del., January 1, 1843. he entered
the Class at the beginning of Sophomore year, and remained with it
for a short time, afterward entering the Class of '64, but did not
graduate.
After leaving college he served as acting-assistant paymaster for
two years on board the Colorado and Commodore Morris. Since July,
1865, he has been engaged in business in New York City, in the
manufacture of glue, and is the president of the
Milligan and Higgins Glue Company, of that city. He resides at
Orange, N. J.
He was married April 25, 1876, to Bessy H., daughter of
Dr. James Crane, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Their children are :
Katherine McClelland, born April 5, 1877.
James Crane, born March 26, 1881.
Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation
Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Thomas HIGGINS Self M Male W 38 DE Glue Factory DE DE
Bessie H. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 30 NY Keeping House NJ NJ
Katherine M. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 3 NY DE NY
Jennie MCDERMITT Other S Female W 25 IRE Servant IRE IRE
Source Information:
Census Place East Orange, Essex, New Jersey
Family History Library Film 1254780
NA Film Number T9-0780 Page Number 466B
HIGGINS THOMAS 56 M W DE NJ ESSEX 2-WD EAST ORANGE 1900
Name Age
Thomas Higgins 56
Elizabeth H Higgins 50
Catherine M Higgins 23
James C Higgins 19
Minne S Morow 19
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Edwin Werter HIGGINS, 1874-1954
HIGGINS, Edwin Werter, a Representative from
Connecticut; born in Clinton, Middlesex County, Conn.,
July 2, 1874; attended Norwich Free Academy; was graduated from Yale Law School in 1897; was admitted
to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Norwich, Conn.; member of the State house of representatives in
1899 and 1900; member of the Republican State central
committee 1900-1905; health officer of New London County 1900-1905; corporation counsel of Norwich 1901,
1902, and 1919-1922; prosecuting attorney of Norwich
in 1905; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1904 and 1916; elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank B.
Brandegee; reelected to
the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second Congresses
and served from October 2, 1905, to March 3, 1913; was not a candidate for renomination in 1912; resumed the
practice of law; served in the Connecticut State National Guard during the First World War; prosecuting
attorney, Court of Common Pleas, New London County,
Conn., 1932-1946; resumed the general practice of law; died in Norwich, Conn., September 24, 1954; interment
in Maplewood Cemetery.
See also: Congressional Biography.
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Source: MEN OF MARK IN CONNECTICUT:IDEALS OF AMERICAN
LIFE TOLD IN BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF
EMINENT LIVING AMERICANS edited by Norris Galpin Osborn
Published 1906
HIGGINS, EDWIN WERTER,
 lawyer and Congressman, of
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, was born in
Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, July 2nd,
1874, the son of Werter C. Higgins and Grace A.
Higgins, who was the daughter of Henry M. and Ann
Crane Taintor. Silas Higgins, the paternal
grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was for
years prominent in the business and public life of
eastern Connecticut. Mr. Higgins' father is a
manufacturer of steam heaters and a man whose most
prominent characteristic is fidelity to principle. Mr.
Higgins' earliest ancestors in America were Jonathan
Sexton, who came from England to Plymouth in 1620, and
later settled in Windsor, Connecticut; Medad
Taintor, who was born in 1757 and came from England to
Branford, Connecticut, and Heman Higgins of
Midddletown, Connecticut. The early ancestors of Mr.
Higgins were identified with the Plymouth and
Massachusetts Bay Colonies and three of his
great-grandfathers took part in the American
Revolution. Most of Mr. Higgins' youth was spent in
Norwich, Connecticut, where from choice during
vacation periods he often busied himself with both
manual and clerical work in the shops and offices of
Norwich. He was blessed with good health and found the
keenest enjoyment in outdoor sports. After a course at
the Norwich Free Academy he entered the law department
of Yale University and graduated in 1897 with the
degree of Bachelor of Laws. While at Yale he served
one term as secretary of the Kent Club, the leading
debating society of the law department, and became a
member of the Yale chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa. Since
leaving college Mr. Higgins has devoted himself to the
practice of law, and his profession with the
performance of various public services has occupied
Mr. Higgins' time since graduation. In 1899 he was
elected a member of the General Assembly as
representative from Norwich and served on the
judiciary committee. From 1900 until he resigned in
1905 he served as health officer for New London
County, being appointed by the Judges of the Superior
Court of the State; from 1901 to 1902 he was
corporation counsel for the city of Norwich; in 1904
he was a delegate to the Republican National
Convention at Chicago, representing Connecticut on the
committee on resolutions; in 1905 he was appointed
prosecuting attorney of Norwich and has been for six
years and is now a member of the Republican State
Central Committee. On October 2nd, 1905, he was given
still higher political honor by his election as
Representative from the Third District in the Congress
of the United States. Since 1903 he has been director
and secretary of the Groton and Stonington Street
Railway Company and is connected with other prominent
business interests in his section of the State. On
October 6th, 1906, Mr. Higgins was unanimously
re-nominated for Congress. On September 21st, 1904,
Mr. Higgins married Alice M. Neff of Allegheny,
Pennsylvania. Mr. Higgins served three years and a
half in Co. 9, C. N. G., Third Regiment, is a member
of the Chelsea Boat Club, the Arcanum Club of Norwich,
the Sons of the American Revolution of Connecticut and
the Citizens Corp of the G. A. R. He is particularly
fond of outdoor life and his favorite sports are
hunting and fishing. Though still a young man, Mr.
Higgins has won himself a place of distinction as a
lawyer and as a public man, as hia professional and
political offices show.
1880 Census:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Werter C. HIGGINS Self M Male
W 43 CT
Stone Foundry MA CT
Grace A. HIGGINS Mother M Female W 44
CT
Housekeeping CT CT
Ada M. HIGGINS Dau S Female
W 18 CT
At Home CT CT
Grace T. HIGGINS Dau S Female
W 14 CT
At Home CT CT
Susan M. HIGGINS Dau S Female
W 12 CT
At Home CT CT
Henry S. HIGGINS Son S Male
W 10 CT
At Home CT CT
Edwin W. HIGGINS Son S Male
W 6 CT
At Home CT CT
John M. HIGGINS Son S Male
W 4 CT
At Home CT CT
Source Information:
Census Place Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Family History Library Film 1254107
NA Film Number T9-0107 Page Number 213A
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Alben E. Higgins,
Candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Wayland Higgins, (1856-1907) -- also known as Frank W. Higgins -- of Olean, Cattaraugus County, N.Y.
Born in Rushford, Allegany County, N.Y., August 18, 1856. Republican. Member of New York state senate,
1894-1902 (32nd District 1894-95, 50th District 1896-1902); Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1903-04;
Governor of New York, 1905-07. Died in Olean, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., February 12, 1907. Interment
at Mt. View Cemetery, Olean, N.Y.
1880
Census Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Frank W. HIGGINS Self M Male
W 24 NY
Grocer NY NY
Kate C. HIGGINS Wife M Female
W 24 NY
Keeping House NY NY
Orin T. HIGGINS Son S Male
W 1 NY
At Home NY NY
Anna SHINE
Other S Female W 21 NY
Housework NY NY
Nellie WELCH Other S Female
W 18 ENG
Housework ENG ENG
Frank PRATT Other S Male
W 26 NY
Clerk-Grocery NY NY
Source Information:
Census Place Olean, Cattaraugus, New York
Family History Library Film 1254812
NA Film Number T9-0812
Page Number 431C
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Higgins, Freeman of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 16th
District, 1893-94.
Burial location unknown.
1880 Census
Best Guess-Only Freeman Higgins in New Hampshire Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Freeman HIGGINS Self M Male
W 50 ME
Machinist ME ME
Mary W. HIGGINS Wife M Female
W 47 NH
Keeping House NH NH
George F. HIGGINS Son S Male
W 17 NH
At School ME NH
Frank A. HIGGINS Son Male
W 15 NH
At School ME NH
Wilson F. HIGGINS Son S Male
W 13 NH
At School ME NH
Carrie LEE
Niece S Female W 18 VT
Store Clerk VT NH
Source Information:
Census Place Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Family History Library Film 1254763
NA Film Number T9-0763 Page Number 100A
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1910 Census
Census says 60 years old, upon inspection it seems to
be 80.wife and location match and wife's age matches.
HIGGINS FREEMAN 60 M W ME NH HILLSBOROUGH MANCHESTER 1910
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James E. Higgins, of Chicopee, Hampden County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
1880 Census Best Guess
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Michael HIGGINS Self M Male
W 46 IRE
Watchman IRE IRE
Mary HIGGINS Wife M Female
W 45 ENG
Keeping House ENG IRE
James HIGGINS Son S Male
W 22 MA
Works Iron Foundry ENG IRE
Mary HIGGINS Dau S Female
W 19 MA
Works Cotton Mill ENG IRE
Alice HIGGINS Dau S Female
W 13 MA
At School ENG IRE
David HIGGINS Son S Male
W 6 MA
At School ENG IRE -
Source Information:
Census Place Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Family History Library Film 1254534
NA Film Number T9-0534 Page Number 201A
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R. T. Higgins, of Vandalia, Fayette County, Ill.
Republican.
Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1880.
Burial location unknown.
1880 Census
Best Guess
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Richard T. HIGGINS Self M Male
W 37 IL
Physician Bank Pres. MD MD
Jennie HIGGINS Wife M Female
W 36 IL
Keeping House BADEN PRUSSIA
Clifford HIGGINS Son S Male
W 8 IL
IL IL
Julia HIGGINS
Dau S Female W 6 IL
IL IL
Catharine FLHOEN MotherL W Female W 60
Prussia
At Home PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Godfrey KRATE
Other S Male W 50 HANOVER
Laborer HANOVER HANOVER
Hannah HALDER Other S Female W 25
SWITZ.
Servant SWITZ. SWITZ.
Augusta FRITCH Other S Female W 22 GERM.
GERM. GERM.
Source Information:
Census Place Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois
Family History Library Film 1254206
NA Film Number T9-0206 Page Number 166C
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John Patrick HIGGINS, 1893-1955
HIGGINS, John Patrick, a Representative from
Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., February 19,
1893; attended the public schools and was graduated from Harvard University in 1917; during the First
World War served as an ensign in the United States Navy 1917-1919; employed as a chemist 1919-1922;
student in Boston University Law School and
Northeastern College of Law, Boston, Mass., in 1925
and 1926; was admitted to the bar in 1927 and
commenced practice in Boston; member of the State house of representatives 1929-1934; elected as a
Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth
Congresses and served from January 3, 1935, until his resignation on September 30, 1937, having been
appointed by Gov. Charles F. Hurley on October 1,
1937, as chief justice of the superior court of
Massachusetts, in which capacity he served until his
death; suspended by Gen. Douglas MacArthur as a judge on the International Military Tribunal for the Far
East at Tokyo, Japan, and resigned in June 1946; died in Boston, Mass., August 2, 1955; interment in St.
Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Mass.
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William Lincoln HIGGINS, 1867-1951
HIGGINS, William Lincoln, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Chesterfield, Hampshire County,
Mass., March 8, 1867; attended the public schools of Chesterfield and Northampton, Mass., and Deerfield
(Mass.) Academy; was graduated from the medical department of the University of the City of New York
in 1890 and commenced the practice of medicine in
Willington, Conn., the same year; moved to South Coventry, Conn., in 1891; served in the State house of
representatives 1905-1907, 1917, 1919-1921, 1925 and 1927; member of the State senate 1909-1911; first
selectman of Coventry, Conn., 1917-1932; county
commissioner of Tolland County, Conn., 1921-1932; secretary of state 1928-1932; delegate to the
Republican National Conventions in 1928, 1932, and 1936; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-third and
Seventy-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1937); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936
to the Seventy-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of
medicine in South Coventry, Conn.; died in Norwich, Conn., November 19, 1951; remains were cremated and
interred in Chesterfield Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Mass.
. . . . . . . . . .
Higgins, Edmund S. of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1912. Burial location unknown.
(1880 Census-Best Guess)
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John HIGGINS
Self M Male W 43 IRELAND
Retail Grocer IRELAND IRELAND
Bridget M. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 40 IRELAND
Keeping House IRELAND IRELAND
Daniel J. HIGGINS Son S Male
W 14 MA
At School IRELAND IRELAND
Edmund S. HIGGINS Son S Male
W 12 MA
At School IRELAND IRELAND
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W 10 MA
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Mary HIGGINS
Dau S Female W 8 MA
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Ellen HIGGINS
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Census Place Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Family History Library Film 1254531
NA Film Number T9-0531 Page Number 301A
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http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/~pao/higgins.html
Karen
Higgins ready to take on challenges of WD's executive director
By Kathi Ramont
Associate Editor The Rocketeer
Thursday, May 14, 1998
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake-At all-hands meetings scheduled for the Station Auditorium on
Friday, June 5, retiring Weapons Division Executive Director Sterling will introduce his replacement, Dr.
Karen Higgins, current head of the Weapons/Targets Department, to the China Lake work force. Haaland is
set to retire July 2.
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http://www.higgins.navy.mil/default.aspx
Colonel William R. Higgins, USMC
Colonel William R. (Rich) Higgins, USMC, disappeared on Feb. 17, 1988,
while serving as the Chief, Observer Group Lebanon and Senior Military
Observer, United States Military Observer Group, United Nations Truce
Supervision Organization (Palestine).
Born in
Danville, Kentucky on Jan. 15, 1945, Rich Higgins graduated from
Southern High School in Louisville and earned his bachelor's degree from
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. A scholarship student in the Navy ROTC,
he received the Marine Corps Association Award and was commissioned in
the Marine Corps in 1967. He later obtained a master's degrees from
Pepperdine University and Auburn University. He graduated from the Army
Infantry Officers Advanced Course, the Air Force Command and Staff
College, and the National War College.
(More info on
website)
Also
Memorial to
Colonel
William R. (Rich) Higgins, USMC
- USS
Higgins
USS Higgins will honor "a
brave Marine who served his country
and the cause of peace."
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http://www.higginspage.com/bio2.html
Wife of Colonel William R Higgins
Robin L. Higgins was nominated to be Under Secretary for
Memorial Affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs on April 30, 2001
and confirmed by the Senate May 24. In this role, she is responsible for
policy, management and operation of the National Cemetery
Administration.
Prior to her nomination, Mrs. Higgins served as Executive Director of the Florida Department of
Veterans' Affairs, appointed by Governor Jeb Bush in January 1999.
A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Mrs. Higgins earned her bachelor's degree in English from State University of
New York at Oneonta, and a master's in English from Long Island University. She also studied at Hebrew
University in Jerusalem. Mrs. Higgins is a 20-year veteran of the Marine Corps.
Under the former 41st President Bush Administration, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting
Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training at the U.S. Department of Labor.
Mrs. Higgins is the widow of Colonel William R. (Rich) Higgins, a Marine officer taken captive by terrorists
in Lebanon in 1988, and later murdered. Since then, she has become an internationally known speaker on
surviving adversity and terrorism. Her book, Patriot Dreams - The Murder of Colonel Rich Higgins was
published in time for the commissioning of the USS Higgins (DDG 76), a Navy destroyer named for her
husband.
Mrs. Higgins is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Marine Corps League's Dickey Chapelle
Award, American Legion Auxiliary's Public Spirit Award, and American Academy of Physician Assistants
Veterans Caucus Award. She is a member of Disabled American Veterans, the Retired Officers' Association,
the Jewish War Veterans, Gold Star Wives, the American Legion, AMVETS, and the Marine Corps League.
Source: http://www.cem.va.gov/director.htm
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http://www.airpac.navy.mil/news/pr1997/pr97-023.asp
November 14, 1997
Connie helps get pilots to the fleet
By JO3 Russell Fleming
After a brief hiatus allowed Connie Sailors an opportunity to spend time with family and friends
following WestPac, it's time for the crew to get reacquainted with their sea legs. Though this period
is brief, the visiting squadrons plan to get a lot accomplished.
"We are out here for Fleet Replacement Squad Carrier
Qualifications (FRSCQ)," said Lt. Cmdr. Ian Anderson
of VAQ-129. "All the pilots already have their wings, they just need to get their minimum number of day and
night traps completed."
Most of the pilots in this EA-6B squadron need 10 day traps and six night traps.
"We're hoping we can get them done in a day," said Lt.
Sean Higgins, who has been flying with VAQ-129 for
about nine months. "Once our quals are done, we'll transfer to VAQ-136 and become forward deployed in
Japan."
The Fleet Replacement Squadron is where pilots get
re-qualified whenever they switch to another aircraft.
"I compare it to baseball," Higgins said. "It's like
you're in the minor leagues trying to get picked up by
the majors. Everything you do is highly scrutinized. Once you prove yourself good enough, you move into the
fleet. But the scrutiny never ends and you can never let up."
Higgins is referring to the grading system by the
Landing Signal Officers (LSOs). "Although they are out
there evaluating every landing, they are actually there to help us," he said. "In case the deck is
pitching a certain way, or the weather is bad, they advise us of the best way to come in."
Higgins said he is a former A-6 pilot, "I flew them on the East Coast," he said. "There is a little bit of
difference from the EA-6B, but not much. After flying with this squadron for about nine months, I'm almost
done and ready to move on to the fleet."
While completing the day traps is relatively easy,
landing in the dark presents its own difficulties.
"It's like looking into a bowl of black ink," Higgins
said. "During the day you can rely on your senses to
guide you. At night, you must totally rely on your instruments."
For many pilots, this can be very stressful. "That's
another reason why the LSOs are there," Higgins said.
"They help us out tremendously." Higgins said it is reassuring to have a person to guide them in addition
to the technology. "Bringing us in safely is their
job."
Lt. j.g. Darren Donley agreed. "It was really
nerve-wracking when I started flying at night," he
said. "What helped me keep focused was picturing the boat as it would be during the day and listening to
the LSO."
After getting his wings last year, Donley went on to
five weeks of just touch and go practice. "We trained
on an air field painted like the flight deck of an aircraft carrier," he said. "There, we focused on
landings, and once we got good at it, moved on to the real thing."
His day and night traps done, Donley said he is ready
to move into the fleet. "Once I do my day and night
tanking [fueling], I'm done," he said. "Right now, I'm keeping up on my currency.
"We don't want more than a 30-day window where we're not flying," he said. "That way if there were ever a
conflict, we will always be ready to go."
Being ready to deploy at a moment's notice is part of maintaining forward presence throughout the world.
Connie's support of Fleet Replacement Squadrons helps highly trained pilots and air crews get to the fleet.
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http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2002/04/15milestonestough.html
Milestones tough to miss
By BETH MILLER
Staff reporter
04/15/2002
Airman Chris Higgins spent his first wedding anniversary at Kandahar International Airport. But
he's hoping to be home for his son's first birthday in August.
Important milestones sometimes go by while an airman
is deployed overseas. And missing them is only one of
the sacrifices they make to serve their country.
"That's the hardest part of being here," said Higgins,
20, of Dover Air Force Base. "But I feel proud to be
taking part in something so big. I'm a little scared sometimes, but I know what I'm doing is for a reason.
I know my family is home safe because I'm here doing something."
Higgins said his wife, Angela, and son, Tyler, are
staying with her parents now.
"I came into the Air Force to get an education and the
skills," he said, "plus, it's a good experience
overall.
"But I don't think I'll stay in 20 years. I don't think I could handle being away from my family that
much."
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http://www.whiteman.af.mil/pa/oldnews/98Rel/98Jul/nr980731.html
[Broken Link
- 20 December 2002]
For Immediate Release JULY 31, 1998 NR 98-07-31
WHITEMAN WELCOMES NEW VICE COMMANDER
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. --
Col. Don Higgins Jr., succeeded Col. Dave Shunk as the 509th Bomb Wing vice commander upon Shunk's retirement
this morning.
Shunk leaves the Air Force after more than 25 years of
distinguished service. Notable highlights in his
career include being awarded his first Distinguished Flying Cross for saving his crew and aircraft after
his B-52G experienced the first ever three-spoiler out in-flight malfunction.
Shunk was awarded his second Distinguished Flying
Cross for leading a three-ship B-52G flight which
destroyed the first fixed Scud missile site to fire on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The retirement ceremony was highlighted today by Shunk
receiving the Legion of Merit Award for his
unparalleled performance as the vice commander. His wife, Valerie, was presented a certificate of
appreciation from Brig. Gen. Leroy Barnidge, Jr., 509th Bomb Wing commander on behalf of the Chief of
Staff of the Air Force.
According to his LOM Award, during Shunk's tenure as
vice wing commander, he advanced the combat capability
of the B-2 by overseeing its deployment to Guam, the addition of the joint direct attack munition to the
B-2 arsenal, and the first fighter directed close air support missions.
His leadership also contributed to the wing receiving an overall excellent during the June Headquarters ACC
Inspector General Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection.
Higgins replaces Shunk, who will be moving on to work
with the Civil Air Patrol at Whiteman.
Higgins entered the Air Force in 1976 after receiving his commission from the United States Air Force Academy. In 1977, Higgins graduated from Squadron Officers
School at Maxwell Air Force Base and he completed the
Marine Corps Command and Staff College in 1978 by
correspondence.
Higgins received a master in business administrations
management in 1979 from the Golden Gate University at
San Francisco, Calif. and graduated the following year from the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell.
The colonel then took his educational development one
step further when he graduated as an advanced military
Spanish language linguist from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif.
In 1982, Higgins graduated from the National Defense
Fellow at Harvard University Center for International
Affairs at Cambridge, Maine. During his career, Higgins has held a variety of positions in addition to
his operational flying career.
His staff assignments include action officer and executive officer in the Requirements Deputate at
Headquarters, Tactical Air Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va., assistant executive to the Commander
in Chief at the Headquarters of the United States Southern Command, Quarry Heights, Republic of Panama.
Higgins was later the vice director of operations.
Prior to his assignment to Fort Hood, Texas as the 3rd
Air Support Operations Group commander Higgins was
assigned to Headquarters in Washington, D.C. as an Air Force Planner for Joint and National Security Council
Matters.
Higgins is a command pilot with more than 2,000 hours
in F-111 Aardvarks, EF-111A Ravens and F-117A
Nighthawks.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Defense Meritorious Service
Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal,
Air Force Commendation Medal, Southwest Asia Campaign
Medal, Liberation of Kuwait Medal.
Higgins has also been recognized as a 1985 Outstanding Young Men of America winner, a 1990 Secretary of the
Air Force Leadership Award recipient and a 1993 Defense Language Institute Provost Award winner.
Higgins and his wife Vicki have a daughter, Amber.
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http://www.af.mil/news/biographies/higgins_fj.html
MAJOR GENERAL FRED J. HIGGINS
Retired Aug. 1, 1970, Died Dec. 11, 1994
Major General Fred J. Higgins is deputy chief of staff, procurement and production, Headquarters Air
Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
General Higgins was born in Glendive, Mont., in 1915. He graduated from Dawson County High School, Glendive,
Mont., in 1933, and attended the University of Montana at Missoula, Mont., where he received a bachelor of
arts degree in business administration, in 1937, and
his bachelor of laws degree in 1941. He was
commissioned a second lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve in June 1939 and was called to active military
duty in October 1941.
His first assignment was to squadron duties at
Hamilton Field, Calif. In January 1942 he departed for
an overseas tour of duty with the 35th Pursuit Group. From March 1942 until September 1944 he served in
various materiel capacities in the China-Burma-India Theater and upon return to the United States was
assigned to the Air Technical Service Command at
Oakland, Calif. He attended the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., in 1945.
From September 1946 until June 1947 he attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and in July
1947 was assigned to Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, serving in the
Procurement Division until November 1950, when he was transferred to the Judge Advocate General's
Department.
In January 1951 he became the staff judge advocate,
Western Air Procurement District, Los Angeles, Calif. From September 1953 until June 1955 he was staff judge
advocate at Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area, and from
July 1955 to June 1958 was staff judge advocate, Air
Materiel Forces, Europe. He returned to the United States to become deputy staff judge advocate, Air
Materiel Command, and in July 1963 staff judge advocate, Air Force Logistics Command. He assumed
duties as deputy chief of staff, procurement and production, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command in
August 1967.
His military decorations include the Legion of Merit,
Bronze Star Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal
and the Army Commendation Medal.
He was promoted to the temporary grade of major general effective June 1, 1967, with date of rank July
1, 1962.
(Current as of March 1, 1970)
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http://www.gwu.edu/~media/pressreleases/04-24-02-Flemming.htm
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANTS REPRESENTING THE
BEST AND BRIGHTEST IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NAMED WINNERS
OF 2002 ARTHUR S. FLEMMING AWARDS
Administrative Category
Kathleen M. Higgins, National Institute of Standards and Technology�s
(NIST), Department of Commerce
Higgins has energized the Office of Law Enforcement
Standards (OLES) in fulfilling its role of making NIST
capabilities in the development of measurement
technology available to the criminal justice and public safety communities. The activities Higgins
spearheaded have resulted in greater effectiveness of policing throughout the nation and the saving of lives
� more than 2,500 law-enforcement officers� lives have
been saved through wearing body armor meeting OLES-developed specifications.
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Army specialist is modern-day sleuth
By Elaine Tarello
Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii -- When Army Sgt. James T. Higgins headed off to North Korea to serve his
country in 1950, his family figured he'd be back home in about a year. But one fateful night, after a deadly
assault by Chinese forces, Higgins disappeared. His family was left with a devastating loss and a lot of
unanswered questions.
Fifty years later, thanks in part to the efforts of
the son of an Eleele, Hawaii, couple, the Higgins
family finally has the answers they've been waiting for. And their loved one is finally coming home.
Army Spec. Kylan Dela Cruz, son of Stanley and Patricia Dela Cruz,
Eleele, Hawaii, is one of the 170
military and civilian members of the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory-Hawaii
(CILHI), an
organization dedicated to finding and identifying the more than 90,000 U.S. service members like Higgins
still missing in action from past wars.
Acting as modern-day sleuths, recovery teams travel to
a variety of remote and often dangerous locations,
ranging from the glaciers of Tibet to the tropical jungles of Papua New Guinea. On site, team members
spend long days sifting through soil searching for
bone fragments, aircraft wreckage and personal
clothing. These artifacts, along with medical records
and witness interviews, can help piece together events that may have happened 60 years ago.
Dela Cruz, a special operations medic, is a member of one of the six-person recovery teams, made up of a
team leader, a noncommissioned officer in charge, an anthropologist, a mortuary affairs specialist, a medic
and a photographer.
"I've been a medic with CILHI for three years," said
Dela Cruz, a 1983 Waimea High School graduate, who
went on to earn his associates degree from Kapiolani Community College in 1990. "It's my job to provide
routine and emergency medical care to team members while on site, as well as to the indigenous people in
the area.
"Our teams aren't able to deploy without a medic," he
added. "We're often in remote areas without medical
facilities nearby, so it's essential to have some type
of medical care available."
But Dela Cruz's job doesn't end with his medic duties.
He also assists with investigations and recovery
operations. Each bone fragment and relic he uncovers is sent to the lab for analysis by scientists who use
the latest technology to establish identities. So far, they've been very successful.
Since its inception in 1973, CILHI members have identified the remains of 933 service members: 658
from Southeast Asian battles; 20 from the Korean War; 240 from World War II; and 15 from the Cold War.
CILHI has many success stories. But with more than 90,000 individuals still missing in action, Dela Cruz
and the others still have many more mysteries to solve. So each year, teams spend more than 220 days
searching for clues in some of the world's harshest environments, at risk to a host of hazards such as
crime, disease and heat exhaustion.
"My most memorable trip was to a World War II site in
South China," Dela Cruz said. "The site was located on
the side of a mountain, so we had to mountain climb and keep in good physical condition. It was
challenging, but also incredibly rewarding since we found remains and personal effects that were later
determined to be the remains of individuals from an aircraft crash.
"Another time, I went in with a team to Cambodia and provided humanitarian medical care to more than 1,800
Cambodians," he added. "Their ailments ranged from common colds and fevers to gunshot and shrapnel
wounds. That really helped me brush up on my medical skills."
Is it worth the risk? Dela Cruz believes it is.
"There are a lot of service members still missing in action who sacrificed their lives for this country,"
he said. "It's incredibly rewarding to play a part in bringing them home again, and in helping to give their
families a sense of closure."
Thousands of soldiers like Higgins sacrificed their
lives for this country on foreign soil. But thanks in
part to people like Dela Cruz, one by one they're coming home.
POC for contents of this site is Chad Starr, DSN
945-6541, Comm (210) 925-6541,
Email [email protected]
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