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Harold Raymond “Jim” Higdon

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Birth	:	6 Sep 1901 Stilson, Hancock County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Feb 1999 Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Centerville Cemetery, Centerville, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6307983, -84.1539001
Inscription	:	HIGDON Minnie E. 1905 - 1995 H. R. "Jim" 1901 - 1999
Description	:	Extract from the 1910 Census: Name: Harold R Higdon Age in 1910: 8 Estimated birth year: 1902 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relation to head of house: son Home in 1910: Boone, Hancock, Iowa Marital status: single Father's birthplace: Illinois Mother's birthplace: Illinois Occupation: attending school Siblings living at home: Gerald B (age 13) and Clarence W (5) Census place: Boone, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T624_393; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 280 Date: 15 Apr 1910 Extract from the 1920 Census: Name: Harold Higdon Age: 18 Estimated birth year: 1902 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head of house: son Home in 1920: Boone, Hancock, Iowa Address: farm Marital status: single Able to speak English: yes Able to read and write: yes Father's birthplace: Illinois Mother's birthplace:... Read More	Extract from the 1910 Census: Name: Harold R Higdon Age in 1910: 8 Estimated birth year: 1902 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relation to head of house: son Home in 1910: Boone, Hancock, Iowa Marital status: single Father's birthplace: Illinois Mother's birthplace: Illinois Occupation: attending school Siblings living at home: Gerald B (age 13) and Clarence W (5) Census place: Boone, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T624_393; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 280 Date: 15 Apr 1910 Extract from the 1920 Census: Name: Harold Higdon Age: 18 Estimated birth year: 1902 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head of house: son Home in 1920: Boone, Hancock, Iowa Address: farm Marital status: single Able to speak English: yes Able to read and write: yes Father's birthplace: Illinois Mother's birthplace: Illinois Occupation: attending school Siblings living at home: Clarence (age 17) and Paul (6) Census place: Boone, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T625_492; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 82 Date: 19 Jan 1920 Extract from the 1925 Iowa State Census: Name: H R Higdon Age: 23 Estimated birth year: 1902 Birth location: Britt, Iowa Race: white Gender: male Residence county: Hancock Residence state: Iowa Locality: Britt Relation to head of house: head Marital status: married Highest grade completed: 10 Rent/home value: rented; $10 Father: Shotwell Higdon Father's age: 52 Father's estimated birth year: 1873 Father's birth location: Illinois Mother: Linda Salström Mother's age: 50 Mother's estimated birth year: 1875 Mother's birth location: Illinois Parents' marriage location: Illinois Religion: Protestant Census date: 1 Jan 1925 Roll: IA1925_1738 Line: 21 Extract from the 1930 Census: Name: Harold R Higdon Age: 28 Estimated birth year: 1902 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: head Home in 1930: Britt, Hancock, Iowa Marital status: married Age at first marriage: 22 Education: able to speak English Education: able to read and write Father's birthplace: Illinois Mother's birthplace: Illinois Military service: no Rent/home value: owns home; value $950 Owned a radio: no Occupation: clerk Industry: billiard hall Salary or wage worker: wages Census place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: 657; Page: ; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 688.0 Date: 7 Apr 1930 Extract from the 1940 Census: Name: Harold R Higdon Age: 38 Estimated birth year: 1902 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: head Home in 1940: Britt, Hancock, Iowa Address: 565 4th Street West Marital status: married Highest grade of school completed: high school 3 years Living on farm: no Home owned or rented: owned Value of home: $500 Place of residence in 1935: same house Occupation: carpenter Industry: Central States Electric Company Salary or wage worker: wages Number of weeks worked in 1939: 50 Amount of money wages or salary: $1500 Has other income of more than $50: no At work during week of March 24-30: yes Number of hours worked: 60 Census place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T627_1164; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 41-9 Date: Apr 1940 Obituary from the "Mason City Globe-Gazette" of Mason City, Iowa dated 16 Feb 1999: Britt - Harold "Jim" Raymond Higdon, 97, passed away Saturday (Feb. 13, 1999) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church, Britt, with the Rev. Dave Higdon and the Rev. Robert Dodge officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Britt. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt, and will resume one hour prior to services at the church Wednesday. Harold, the son of Shotwell and Malinda Salstrom Higdon, was born Sept. 6, 1901, on a farm near Stilson, Iowa, in Hancock County. He attended Boone Township Country School, Britt Community High School and Iowa State University in Ames. Harold was united in marriage with Minnie Fox on March 22, 1924. Following their marriage the couple made their home in Britt where Harold was a carpenter for many years. Harold took great pride in making fine cabinets and enjoyed flying his own airplane. In the early 1900s, he erected windmills on area farms; many of these windmills are still standing. He was a very knowledgeable, self-educated man. Harold joined the Odd Fellows in 1922 and served as president of the Britt Community School Board from 1948 until 1952. Harold is survived by four daughters, Marian Dingman and her husband, George, of Eden Prairie, Minn., LaVon Larson and her husband, Arvin, of Wesley, Iowa, Carmen Mower and her husband, Gene, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and Shirley Nussbaum and her husband, Joe, of Corsicana, Texas; two sons, James and his wife Esther, of Britt, and Charles and his wife, Mavis, of Redding, Calif.; 17 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Paul and his wife, Daisy, of Granger, Ind. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Minnie, on April 16, 1995; one infant son; and two brothers. Ewing Funeral Chapel 515-843-3839. He married Minnie Ellen Fox 22 Mar 1924 in Britt, Hancock, Iowa.

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Harold Raymond “Jim” Higdon's memorial is located at: Centerville Cemetery, Centerville, Montgomery County, USA.
When did Harold Raymond “Jim” Higdon death?
Harold Raymond “Jim” Higdon death on 13 Feb 1999 in Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 39.6307983
Longitude: -84.1539001

Family Members:

Parent

Shotwell Gentle Higdon

(1872 - 1956)

Malinda Victoria Salstrom Higdon

(1874 - 1944)

Spouse

Minnie Ellen Fox Higdon

(1905 - 1995)

Siblings

Gerald Burnam Higdon

(1897 - 1982)

Children

LaVon Jeanette Higdon Larson

(1927 - 2016)

James Eugene Higdon

(1929 - 2010)

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