Enoch Higgins ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

From "The Morrow County, Ohio History of 1880", page 785.

"Enoch Higgins, farmer, in wife Leah Lovett died Feb 1867 (???). On 7 Oct 1869, he married Mary E., a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Darner) Chambers; she was born 7 Jul 1846, in Harmony Township, of this county. They have 2 children --- Dilla E. and Rosella. He and his wife are members of the M. E. Church at Pulaskiville.
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From "Biographical Sketches of Morrow County, Ohio";

ENOCH HIGGINS, farmer; P.O., Pulaskiville; was born 11 Dec 1831, in Franklin Township., then in Knox, Ohio; is the fourth son of Eliza and Mary (Hart) Higgins; his father was the son of Joseph and Catherine (Heudershott) Higgins, and was born 15 Aug 1795, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania; he came to this county in 1816, without capital, and worked for others until he earned money enough to buy a quarter section of land. He was married to Mary, a daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Kearney) Hart, 15 Jun, 1820; she was born 24 Jul 1799, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania; her parents came from Pennsylvania to Perry Township, then in Knox, in the Spring of 1811, where they settled, raising a family of nine children--William, John, Benjamin, Enoch, Levi, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret and Sarah. The Hart family at one time fled in the night to the fort at Fredericktown; and during the panic caused by the murder of the whites at Mansfield, they fled to Waterford, and assisted in building a blockhouse near that place. The father of Enoch after marriage, settled on the farm where Samuel James lives; in two weeks after the first log was cut, they moved into their cabin. To use the words of the aged mother, "It had neither floors, doors, chinking, chimney nor windows, but we ate our meals from nice clean clapboards spread upon the sleepers, and felt very happy." Here they reared ten children -- Harriet, Harvey, Curtis, Ella, Monroe, Enoch, Sylvester, Mary J., Sarah E. and Elias. All are married and have families. The older Mr. and Mrs. Higgins have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church over forty years. He identified himself with the Republican Party at its organization, and was an earnest supporter of its principles. He passed away peacefully 6 Jan 1880 at the age of 84 years. His venerable wife still lives with her youngest son in the old home. Enoch Higgins remained at home with his parents until he was 21 years of age, then rented his father's farm for three years, and in 1855 went to Wisconsin, where he entered 160 acres of land; he then returned home and remained until 1857, again going to Wisconsin and was there two years, building a house and improving the land which he had previously purchased, returning to the scenes of his childhood in 1859. He celebrated our nation's Independence by his marriage to Leah Lovett, 4 Jul 1861. They have one son, Clinton O. Mrs. Higgins died in Feb. 1867. On 7 Oct 1869, he married Mary E., a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Darner) Chambers; she was born 7 Jul 1846, in Harmony Township, of this county. They have two children --- Dilla E. and Rosella. He and wife are members of the M. E. Church at Pulaskiville; he enlisted in the 136th Regiment, Company I, Ohio National Guard, and remained in the service four months. He owns seventy acres of well improved land, earned by his own labor and enterprise.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Company I, 136th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 2 May 1864-31 August 1864, , Morrow County, OH. ^{6 7} Enlisted as a Private. Enoch Higgins..Co. I..136th Ohio Inf..2 May 1864 - 31 Aug 1864

Event Type: Pension
Event Date: 1890
Event Place: Ohio, United States
Beneficiary's Name: Mary E Higgins
Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

Citing this Record:
"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDYY-PP4 : accessed 14 Feb 2014), Enoch Higgins, 1890.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Franklin Township, Morrow, OH on 8 July 1870. ²

1870 US Census
Page 5, Family 33
Franklin Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States
Enoch Higgins..35..OH..Farmer

(Living with 2nd wife and son from 1st wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Dec 1831, then his age should have been 38 instead of 35.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Franklin Township, Morrow, OH on 21 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 283A, District 128, Family 191, Roll 1053
Franklin Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Enoch Higgins..Head..48..OH..Farmer

(Living with 2nd wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Franklin Township, Morrow, OH on 1 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 100, Family 5
Franklin Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 31 years
Enoch Higgins..Head..Dec 1831..68..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• His occupation in November 1902 was a Farmer in Franklin Township, Mercer, OH. ⁵

• Death Image: 17 November 1902, in Franklin Township, Morrow, OH. ⁵ Name: Enoch Higgins
Age: 71
Death Date: 17 Nov 1902
Death Place: Franklin, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Occupation: farmer
Birthplace: Ohio

"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6F8-GNL : 1 March 2021), Enoch Higgins, 17 Nov 1902; citing Death, Franklin, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID v 2 yrs 1880-1909 p 196, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 388,730.
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• He was buried on 20 November 1902 in the Pulaskiville Cemetery in Pulaskiville Cemetery, Pulaskiville, Morrow, Ohio, United States.

It is possible that the gravestone shows the burial date and not the date of death. The death record from Morrow County, Ohio shows a date of death of 17 Nov 1902.

Find A Grave Memorial #100872178
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Enoch married Mary Elizabeth Chambers, daughter of William Chambers and Elizabeth Darner, on 7 October 1869 in , Morrow County, OH.^{1 2 3 4} (Mary Elizabeth Chambers was born on 7 July 1845 in Harmony Township, Morrow, OH,^{2 4 9 10 11 12 13 14} died on 17 May 1922 in Congress Township, Morrow, OH ^{13 14} and was buried on 19 May 1922 in Bryn Zion Cemetery, Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio, United States ^{13 14}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 7 October 1869, in , Morrow County, OH. ¹ Name: Enoch Higgins
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Chambers
Marriage Date: 07 Oct 1869
Marriage Place: Morrow, Ohio, United States
Source Details: 628

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZK5-YL4 : 29 September 2021), Enoch Higgins and Mary E. Chambers, 1869.
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Franklin Township, Morrow, OH on 8 July 1870. ²

1870 US Census
Page 5, Family 33
Franklin Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States
Enoch Higgins..35..OH..Farmer
Mary E. Higgins..25..OH..Keeping House
Clinton Higgins..8..OH
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Franklin Township, Morrow, OH on 21 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 283A, District 128, Family 191, Roll 1053
Franklin Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Enoch Higgins..Head..48..OH..Farmer
Mary E. Higgins..Wife..33..OH..Keeping House
Clinton O. Higgins..Son..17..OH..Laborer
Della L. Higgins..Daughter..9..OH..At School
Ella R. Higgins..Daughter..4..OH

NOTE - Clinton was a son born to Enoch's first wife (Leah Lovett) who had died in 1867.
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Franklin Township, Morrow, OH on 1 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 100, Family 5
Franklin Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 31 years
Enoch Higgins..Head..Dec 1831..68..OH..Farmer
Mary E. Higgins..Wife..Jul 1845..54..OH..3/3
Clinton O. Higgins..Son..Jun 1862..37..OH..Teacher
Ella R. Higgins..Daughter..Jul 1875..24..OH..Teacher
Clark M. Higgins..Son..May 1881..19..OH..Farm Laborer

NOTE - Clinton O. Higgins was the enumerator for this area.
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