Person:Edwin Higgins (2)

Higgins, Edwin Jr., relationship Head, race W, sex M, birth month Apr, birth year 1877, age 23, marriage status S, birthplace Florida, father's birthplace Michigan, mother's birthplace D. Columbia, occupation at school, months in school 9, can read yes, can write yes, can speak English yes, own or rent R, farm or house H.

street Prost St., number 237, dwelling 171, family 193, Higgins, Edwin Jr., relationship Head, race W, sex M, birth month Apr, birth year 1877, age 23, marriage status S, birthplace Florida, father's birthplace Michigan, mother's birthplace D. Columbia, occupation at school, months in school 9, can read yes, can write yes, can speak English yes, own or rent R, farm or house H.

Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States, ED 35, Sheet 558A, Dwelling 117, Family 149, Lines 7-13, Roll 126

Edward [Higgins], race W, sex M, age [illegible], relationship Son, single, occupation at Home, birthplace Florida, father's birthplace Michigan, mother's birthplace N.Y. ***I'm not sure this is the right family, and it's very hard to read.***.

street [illegible], number [invisible], dwelling [illegible], family 129, head of household Higgins Edwin. Edward [Higgins], race W, sex M, age [illegible], relationship Son, single, occupation at Home, birthplace Florida, father's birthplace Michigan, mother's birthplace N.Y. ***I'm not sure this is the right family, and it's very hard to read.***.

"Edwin Higgins Dies on Train"; "Stricken by a heart attack while enroute to Chicago with a party of California oil men to attend the American Petroleum Institute convention, Edwin Higgins, manager of the California Oil and Gas Association in Los Angeles, died suddenly yesterday morning as the train was leaving Joliet, Ill." [The entire article which contains a brief bio and references to family members he left is available on a CD disk from Lynda Howell entitled "Newspaper Clippings, ...etc. This is in my files at my residence - fwj]

Higgins Edwin, relation Head, sex M, race W, age 33, marital status M1, years married 6, birthplace Florida, father's birthplace Michigan, mother's birthplace Washington DC, language English, occupation Engineer, occupation type Mining, employment type [illegible], can read Yes, can write Yes, own or rent [illegible], house or farm H.

street Cahuenca Boulevard, number 364, dwelling 289, family 289, Higgins Edwin, relation Head, sex M, race W, age 33, marital status M1, years married 6, birthplace Florida, father's birthplace Michigan, mother's birthplace Washington DC, language English, occupation Engineer, occupation type Mining, employment type [illegible], can read Yes, can write Yes, own or rent [illegible], house or farm H.

Mining engineer and metallurgist. He received his early education in Jacksonville, Florida public schools. At age 14 Higgins took a position in the Jacksonville post office for a year then went to Washington DC to fill various clerical jobs until age 18. He then attended prep school for two years entered Lehigh University, finishing studies in 1902 in mine engineering and metallurgy. He also served in the District of Columbia National Guards and, after leaving Lehigh, served in the Jacksonville Light Artillery for a year. Higgins then began work as an engineer and chemist with the Bertha Mineral Company, which operated mines, mills, and a smeltery in the Pulaski, Virginia area. He left in 1904 to be an examiner of mine properties, then was hired as mine manager of a Butte, Montana property in 1905. He also maintained an office as a consulting engineer in Butte. In 1906 he organized an exploration company, eventually covering all of the mining districts in the Northwest US. When a 1907 depression reached its height, Higgins accepted a job on the editorial staff of the Engineering and Mining Journal, New York, and soon became chief assistant editor. He returned to the West in 1909, opening an office as a consulting engineer in Los Angeles, California. He eventually became the Southwest District mining engineer for the US Bureau of Mines. He was Chief inspector of mines in California in 1916, and efficiency engineer for the California Metal Producers’ Association a year later. In 1918 he became staff engineer for The Metals Exploration Company. In his career, Higgins contributed many important papers on dust sampling and rock dust investigations to the US Bureau of Mines. Having had extensive exposure to mine working conditions he became an advocate for fair treatment of mine workers, and promoted increased safety standards in mining. Higgins was stricken by a heart attack while en route by train to Chicago with a party of California oilmen to attend the 1933 American Petroleum Institute convention. At the time, Higgins was manager of the California Oil and Gas Association in Los Angeles. He died suddenly as the train was leaving Joliet, Ill. Higgins married his wife Elizabeth on April 6, 1904. He had two sisters: Mamie Higgins Meigs and Alice Higgins Willis. Edwin and Elizabeth Higgins had three daughters: Virginia Louise Higgins Thomas, 1906-1985; Elizabeth "Lee" Higgins Johnson (1912-1984); and Alice Jane Higgins Davis, (1915-1952).
[Bio courtesy of THR.]

Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, ED 77, Sheet 8B, Family 112, Roll 161