HIGGINS SCHOOLHOUSE
JOTTINGS
Daily Courier Gazette, July 9, 1938
by Mrs. O. S. Scott
Located nearly
nine miles southeast of McKinney, the Higgins schoolhouse community is
regarded as one of the thriftiest farming areas of our county.
When this
representative recently visited the spacious home of Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Meuir, we found the good lady of the house busy, canning pineapples for
winter use. She believes in conservation of food and having it stored in the
home, ready for use, anytime, as regular diet for the family or in an
emergency meal. Mr. Meuir has a tractor with which he does much of his farm
work. He has fairly good crops this year. Two of their sons, Floyd and
Melvin Meuir and families, live on the big farm of their parents and assist
in its cultivation. Their wives and Mrs. Meuir had just finished putting up
sixteen quarts of cucumber pickles. Your representative was given some of
these fresh cucumbers to take home with her.
Mrs. T. R. Meuir
was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jones and is a native of
Collin County. She is one of a large family of brothers an sisters as
follows: J. C. Jones, Renner, Texas. R. H. Jones, Vernon, Texas. John Jones,
Route One, Carrollton, Texas. A. L. Jones, Route 2, McKinney. W. F. Jones,
Parks, Texas. Ben Jones, Parks, Texas. Sam Jones and Ed Jones both of
California. Mrs. J. D. Athey, Route 5, McKinney. Mrs. Minnie Athey, Corpus
Christi, Texas. Mrs. Carrie Edwards, San Antonio, Texas.
T. R. Meuir is a
son of the late Jasper Meuir and wife. He was born and reared in Van Zandt
County, East Texas, but came to Collin County, forty-four years ago. He was
married to Miss Alice Jones, August 9, 1905. To their union were born eight
children as follows: Delbert E. Meuir of McKinney. Floyd Meuir, Route 5,
McKinney; Clifford Meuir, McKinney; David Meuir, Lampoc, California; Melvin
Meuir, Route 5, McKinney; Walter Meuir, McKinney; Carl Meuir, in the CCC
camp, located at Upper Lake, California and Mrs Leon Whitsell, Route 5,
McKinney. The latter and husband live in the home with her parents at the
present home.
Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Meuir have two little daughters, Alma Ruth and Betty June. The young
wife and mother is a daughter of Mrs. Mollie Mayfield of Wylie. Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Meuir are the parents of a pretty little baby daughter, Melba Lou.
This young wife and mother is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Morgan of
the Higgins community.
We were made
happy by the dollar bill given us by T. R. Meuir to have his name enrolled
on the Weekly Democrat-Gazette subscription list for another year in
advance. They have formerly read the paper and like it very much.
At the home of
Wesley Shields and wife, we had the pleasure of meeting their charming young
daughter, Miss Maude. The latter was born and reared on the same farm where
the family is still living. She received her common school education at the
Higgins school and then attended and graduated from the Princeton High
School. This intelligent young girl will henceforth report the Higgins
community news items for the Daily Courier-Gazette and Weekly
Democrat-Gazette. Wesley Shields' first wife was Miss Lizzie Flemings. She
died April , 1931. There were four children by this union. Mrs. Howard Jones
and Mrs. Leland Dunn, both of Route 5, McKinney; Mrs. Paul Davis, Route 1,
Princeton, and Miss Maude Shields at home. Mr. Shields then married Mrs.
Caddie Oarmen of Princeton, who has two children, Mrs. John Carver, of
Princeton and Lesie Oarmen, who is attending the Baptist Seminary at
Decatur, Texas, preparing himself for the Baptist ministry. At the present
time, however, he is at home, helping on the farm. Mr. Shields is a thrifty
farmer who raises a diversity of crops and also gives due attention to
raising cows, hogs, mules and white Rhode Island chickens.
Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Athey have lived on the same farm for twenty years. Mrs. Athey was
formerly Miss Eliza Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jones and a sister
of Mrs. T. H. Meuir. Her husband is a son of B. F. Athey and wife of the
Lavon community in Southeast Collin. J. D. Athey and wife were married May
8, 1904. They are the parents of seven children as follows: Elmer Athey,
Route 2, McKinney; Mrs. Lucille Anderson, Box 12, Beaver, Oklahoma; Mrs. Mae
McMenamy, Route 5, McKinney; Woodrow Athey, Princeton; Earl, J. D. and Cecil
A. they all at home. Mr. and Mrs. Athey have a variety of livestock and
poultry about them. They also give due attention to growing vegetables in
their garden and truck patches and have a little home orchard to produce
their own fruit. They store away surplus products for winter and early
spring use. Their children attend the Higgins School of which Prof. F
Pritchard and wife were the teachers during the past term.
Higgins Cemetery
Communities Index
- Recommended
citation:
"Higgins - Collin County
Communities," Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by
Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
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