Decendents of John Higgins

We are still looking for date of entry into America for John Higgins but we do know he was born in Ireland in 1832 and in 1869 married Julia Welsh in Louisville, KY.  Julia came to America with her mother  Bridget (O’Connor)Welsh around 1867 (this is taken for her naturalization record).
         John took what work he could find as a laboror and Julia worked as a kitchen maid. By 1880 they had four children: Martin, Julia, Mary, and John L., and Julia’s mother was living with them.
         In 1882 after John Higgins died, Julia went on to marry James McCoy and together they had a son named William Edward McCoy.  Julia died in 1918.  Julia’s sons Martin and John L. both worked for the L&N railroad in Louisville, Ky.   Martin as a switchman and John L. as fireman.  John L.’s son William Joseph Higgins joined the ranks at L&N years later.

John Higgins b. 1832 Ireland d.1881 or 82 KY
m.Julia Welch b.4/11/1852 Ireland, d.5/6/1918, Lou. Ky.
        Children:

John L. Higgins b.7/18/1876(baptismal records list b. 7/30/1876 baptized 8/6/1876 Father Breen residing, godfather Owen Kerr, godmother Mary Welsh

Martin Higgins  b. 9/14/1870

Mary Higgins..  b. 7/13/1873 she was baptized by Father Bax 7/15/1872, godfather (unreadable), godmother Maria Carr

Thomas J. Higgins b. 2/1881

Julia Higgins  b. 7/31/1874 d. 5/24/1924 of Blood poisoning. She was baptized 7/15/1874, Godfather Martin Fahey, Godmother Bridget Morgan. Father Bax resided. Her nickname was Jewell

 John L. Higgins married Lillie Mae Senior and the were blessed with one child, William Joseph Higgins (aka Joe).  John L. and Lillie Mae and little Joe, lived with James H. Senior, until he died in 1914.  Then John L. and Lillie Mae purchased a store at 12th Street in Lou. KY, and opened a confectionary shop. Upstairs of the shop was divided into two apartments and they lived in one, and later when Joe married he occupied the other one.

                    Children: Joseph William Higgins

 Around 1934 L&N went on strike and John L. went to work in a local pub as a bartender and his son William Joseph (aka Joe) drove a delivery truck for the cleaners.  Joe married Gertrude Faye Foster and they had two children (both home deliveries, in the apartment on 12th), John Foster Higgins (aka Jack) and Mary Louise Higgins.
         In 1934, Joe Higgins also being on strike at L&N, was driving a delivery truck.  On Sept. 15th, 1934, Joe finished his deliveries and was taking the truck back to the garage around the corner from the pub when he was shot.  He died seven days later, never recovering to tell who had shot him.
       After Joe died Gertrude (aka Faye) took her children to live in Mauckport, Ind.  with her parents. Several years later, she moved back to Louisville, to raise her children with the support of the Senior and Higgins families.

Joseph William Higgins B.2/14/02 Lou, KY..d.9/21/34
m. Gertrude Faye Foster B.4/23/02 Mauckport, Ind, d. 12/5/63
                        after Joseph died Gertrude m. Raymond Roose (no children)
                    Children:  John Foster Higgins

Mary Louise Higgins

Michael Daniel Higgins b. Lousiville, Ky
m. Michaele Ann Harper b. Louisiville, Ky
               Jean Harper mother to Michaele Ann Harper
     children:  Buddy (Seals) Harper
                Catherine Seals
                Laura Seals
               Lisa Seals

Kathleen Marie Higgins
m. Robert Taylor 1st husband
    child: Saunya Marie Taylor
m. Cecil Roy 2nd husband
    Children: Leiah Anne Roy
                   Tina Michelle Roy
Saunya Marie Taylor b.
m. Richard Clark
        Children:  Richard-Casey Rodes Clark
                       Kymberly Faye Clark
                        John Michael Clark

John Patrick Higgins b. louisville, ky
    m. Donna Sue Hart 1st wife and children b. KY
Children: Jeremy Patrick
              Joshua Michael
    m. Joy Elaine Congdon 2nd wife
            m. William Roy Birk
                Children:  Marcia Elaine Birk
                                 Kymberly Nicole Birk

                    Hannah Marie Higgins
Jeremy Patrick Higgins b. Louisville, Ky
        partner: Kristin Mays
            Children: Christopher Matthew Higgins,

Mary Francis Theresa Higgins b. Louisville, Ky
m. Danny Lee Friedrich
           Michael Kardell
       Children:  Danny Lee II
                        Charles Kevin

Julia Rose Higgins
    m. Edward Price
        Children:  Erica Price
                       Jennifer Rose Price

Donna Faye Higgins
m. Michael Thompson
    Children: Jessica
                    Benjamin

Kevin Joseph Higgins
    m. Karen Olsen
        Children:  John Foster Higgins
                       Bethany Rose Higgins

Mary Higgins b.1872 d.1928 in Louisville, Ky
   m. William B. Wuresch b.? d.1927
        children:  Vera Wuresch b.1913 d.1930
                    Julia Ruth Wuresch b. 1910 d.1993

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