Vanburen Monroe Higgins

Male 1872 - 1953


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  • Born  25 Jun 1872  Pulaski, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  25 Mar 1953  Columbus, Lowndes, MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes, MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Father  Montgomery M. Higgins,   b. 11 Oct 1826,   d. 30 Sep 1900, Pulaski, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Rebecca Elizabeth VanHook,   b. 25 Nov 1830, Pulaski, KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1913, Pulaski, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family  Luna R. Mullins,   b. 20 Oct 1885, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1958, Columbus, Lowndes, MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1899 
    Last Modified  20 Apr 2015 
    Family ID  F3097  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • VanBuren Higgins considered himself an artist. He moved south from Kentucky and married Luna Mullins, a teacher, about 1899 (probably in Mississippi). They settled in Columbus, MS, where VanBuren became a retail grocer.

      1900 US Census - Columbus, Lowndes Co., MS
      1910 US Census - Columbus, Lowndes Co., MS
      1920 US Census - Columbus, Lowndes Co., MS

      Name: Van Monroe Higgins
      SSN: 425627051
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 25 Jun 1871
      Birth Place: Pulaski, Kentucky
      Father Name: Montgomery Higgins
      Mother Name: Elizabeth Vanhook
      Claim Date: 9 Jul 1952
      Type of Claim: Life Claim
      Notes: 08 Jul 1952: Name listed as VAN MONROE HIGGINS