Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Paul Higdon
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Home in 1920: Boone, Hancock, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Harold (age 18) and Clarence (17)
Census place: Boone, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T625_492; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 82
Date: 19 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Paul A Higdon
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1930: Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: none
Census place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: 657; Page: ; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 690.0
Date: 9 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Paul Higdon
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1940: Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Address: 390 West 6th Street
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: college 3 years
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: illegible
Industry: at home
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 0
Amount of money wages or salary: $0
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Assigned to emergency work: no
Seeking work: yes
Duration of unemployment: 4 weeks
Census place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T627_1164; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 41-9
Date: 29 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Paul Austin Higdon
Age: 26
Birth date: 30 Nov 1913
Birth place: Hancock County, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: YMCA, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Telephone: none
Name of person who will always know your address: Mr Shotwell Higdon
Relationship: father
Address of that person: 390 West 5th Street, Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Employer: Lyle B Tyler
Place of employment: Tyler Studio, 805½ Locust, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 2 inches
Weight: 150
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: wears glasses
Registration date: 16 Oct 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Paul A Higdon
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Address: 521 37th Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: advertising and sales
Industry: governor factory
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Date: 8 Apr 1950
Extract from the "News-Tribune" of Britt, Iowa dated 30 Jun 1954:
Paul Higdon will arrive on the weekend from Anderson, Ind., to spend a couple of weeks vacation with relatives at Britt. Mrs. Higdon and the three children came three weeks ago to be here for the Golden Wedding anniversary of her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Heacox, and have been visiting at the parental Wm. Fillenwarth home. They will return to Anderson with Mr. Higdon.
Obituary from the "Tribune" of South Bend, Indiana, dated 1 Oct 2006:
Paul Austin Higdon, 93, of Granger, formerly of Indianapolis and Anderson, Ind., passed away Friday, September 29, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend.
He was born on June 30, 1913, in Britt, Iowa to the late Shotwell G. and Melinda (Salstrom) Higdon. On November 28, 1940, in Britt, Iowa, he married the former Daisy Glenn Fillenwarth. She also preceded him in death on February 17, 2000, along with his son, Ronald Paul Higdon on July 28, 2005; and his three brothers, H. R. "Jim" Higdon, Gerald Higdon and Clarence Higdon.
Paul retired from Bendix on June 1978 after 17 1/2 years where he worked as a technical writer. Paul belonged to the Masonic Portage Lodge 675 where he was Past Master, Chapter, Council & Commandry of York Rite, Scottish Rite, Orak Shrine, Order of Eastern Star of St. Joseph Chapter where he was Past Patron, and White Shrine of Jerusalem where he was Past Watchman of the Shepherds.
Paul is survived by his loving family; his three daughters, Linda (Larry) Bennett of South Bend, Joan (Michael) Godfrey of Lakeville and Janell (Steve) Miller of South Bend; his daughter-in-law, Linda Higdon of South Bend; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-granddaughters.
Friends may visit with the family today, October 1, 2006, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road, South Bend. An Order of Eastern Star service will be held at 4:15 p.m. followed by a Masonic service at 4:30 p.m. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday October 2, 2006, in the funeral home. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend.
In loving memory of Paul, memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, Indiana.
He married Daisy Glenn Fillenwarth 28 Nov 1940 in Britt, Hancock, Iowa.
Name: Paul Higdon
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Home in 1920: Boone, Hancock, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Harold (age 18) and Clarence (17)
Census place: Boone, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T625_492; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 82
Date: 19 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Paul A Higdon
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1930: Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: none
Census place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: 657; Page: ; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 690.0
Date: 9 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Paul Higdon
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1940: Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Address: 390 West 6th Street
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: college 3 years
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: illegible
Industry: at home
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 0
Amount of money wages or salary: $0
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Assigned to emergency work: no
Seeking work: yes
Duration of unemployment: 4 weeks
Census place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T627_1164; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 41-9
Date: 29 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Paul Austin Higdon
Age: 26
Birth date: 30 Nov 1913
Birth place: Hancock County, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: YMCA, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Telephone: none
Name of person who will always know your address: Mr Shotwell Higdon
Relationship: father
Address of that person: 390 West 5th Street, Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Employer: Lyle B Tyler
Place of employment: Tyler Studio, 805½ Locust, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 2 inches
Weight: 150
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: wears glasses
Registration date: 16 Oct 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Paul A Higdon
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Address: 521 37th Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: advertising and sales
Industry: governor factory
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Date: 8 Apr 1950
Extract from the "News-Tribune" of Britt, Iowa dated 30 Jun 1954:
Paul Higdon will arrive on the weekend from Anderson, Ind., to spend a couple of weeks vacation with relatives at Britt. Mrs. Higdon and the three children came three weeks ago to be here for the Golden Wedding anniversary of her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Heacox, and have been visiting at the parental Wm. Fillenwarth home. They will return to Anderson with Mr. Higdon.
Obituary from the "Tribune" of South Bend, Indiana, dated 1 Oct 2006:
Paul Austin Higdon, 93, of Granger, formerly of Indianapolis and Anderson, Ind., passed away Friday, September 29, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend.
He was born on June 30, 1913, in Britt, Iowa to the late Shotwell G. and Melinda (Salstrom) Higdon. On November 28, 1940, in Britt, Iowa, he married the former Daisy Glenn Fillenwarth. She also preceded him in death on February 17, 2000, along with his son, Ronald Paul Higdon on July 28, 2005; and his three brothers, H. R. "Jim" Higdon, Gerald Higdon and Clarence Higdon.
Paul retired from Bendix on June 1978 after 17 1/2 years where he worked as a technical writer. Paul belonged to the Masonic Portage Lodge 675 where he was Past Master, Chapter, Council & Commandry of York Rite, Scottish Rite, Orak Shrine, Order of Eastern Star of St. Joseph Chapter where he was Past Patron, and White Shrine of Jerusalem where he was Past Watchman of the Shepherds.
Paul is survived by his loving family; his three daughters, Linda (Larry) Bennett of South Bend, Joan (Michael) Godfrey of Lakeville and Janell (Steve) Miller of South Bend; his daughter-in-law, Linda Higdon of South Bend; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-granddaughters.
Friends may visit with the family today, October 1, 2006, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road, South Bend. An Order of Eastern Star service will be held at 4:15 p.m. followed by a Masonic service at 4:30 p.m. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday October 2, 2006, in the funeral home. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend.
In loving memory of Paul, memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, Indiana.
He married Daisy Glenn Fillenwarth 28 Nov 1940 in Britt, Hancock, Iowa.
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Paul Higdon
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Home in 1920: Boone, Hancock, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Harold (age 18) and Clarence (17)
Census place: Boone, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T625_492; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 82
Date: 19 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Paul A Higdon
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1930: Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: none
Census place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: 657; Page: ; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 690.0
Date: 9 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Paul Higdon
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1940: Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Address: 390 West 6th Street
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: college 3 years
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: illegible
Industry: at home
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 0
Amount of money wages or salary: $0
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Assigned to emergency work: no
Seeking work: yes
Duration of unemployment: 4 weeks
Census place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T627_1164; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 41-9
Date: 29 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Paul Austin Higdon
Age: 26
Birth date: 30 Nov 1913
Birth place: Hancock County, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: YMCA, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Telephone: none
Name of person who will always know your address: Mr Shotwell Higdon
Relationship: father
Address of that person: 390 West 5th Street, Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Employer: Lyle B Tyler
Place of employment: Tyler Studio, 805½ Locust, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 2 inches
Weight: 150
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: wears glasses
Registration date: 16 Oct 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Paul A Higdon
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Address: 521 37th Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: advertising and sales
Industry: governor factory
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Date: 8 Apr 1950
Extract from the "News-Tribune" of Britt, Iowa dated 30 Jun 1954:
Paul Higdon will arrive on the weekend from Anderson, Ind., to spend a couple of weeks vacation with relatives at Britt. Mrs. Higdon and the three children came three weeks ago to be here for the Golden Wedding anniversary of her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Heacox, and have been visiting at the parental Wm. Fillenwarth home. They will return to Anderson with Mr. Higdon.
Obituary from the "Tribune" of South Bend, Indiana, dated 1 Oct 2006:
Paul Austin Higdon, 93, of Granger, formerly of Indianapolis and Anderson, Ind., passed away Friday, September 29, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend.
He was born on June 30, 1913, in Britt, Iowa to the late Shotwell G. and Melinda (Salstrom) Higdon. On November 28, 1940, in Britt, Iowa, he married the former Daisy Glenn Fillenwarth. She also preceded him in death on February 17, 2000, along with his son, Ronald Paul Higdon on July 28, 2005; and his three brothers, H. R. "Jim" Higdon, Gerald Higdon and Clarence Higdon.
Paul retired from Bendix on June 1978 after 17 1/2 years where he worked as a technical writer. Paul belonged to the Masonic Portage Lodge 675 where he was Past Master, Chapter, Council & Commandry of York Rite, Scottish Rite, Orak Shrine, Order of Eastern Star of St. Joseph Chapter where he was Past Patron, and White Shrine of Jerusalem where he was Past Watchman of the Shepherds.
Paul is survived by his loving family; his three daughters, Linda (Larry) Bennett of South Bend, Joan (Michael) Godfrey of Lakeville and Janell (Steve) Miller of South Bend; his daughter-in-law, Linda Higdon of South Bend; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-granddaughters.
Friends may visit with the family today, October 1, 2006, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road, South Bend. An Order of Eastern Star service will be held at 4:15 p.m. followed by a Masonic service at 4:30 p.m. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday October 2, 2006, in the funeral home. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend.
In loving memory of Paul, memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, Indiana.
He married Daisy Glenn Fillenwarth 28 Nov 1940 in Britt, Hancock, Iowa.
Name: Paul Higdon
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Home in 1920: Boone, Hancock, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Harold (age 18) and Clarence (17)
Census place: Boone, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T625_492; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 82
Date: 19 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Paul A Higdon
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1930: Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: none
Census place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: 657; Page: ; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 690.0
Date: 9 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Paul Higdon
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1940: Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Address: 390 West 6th Street
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: college 3 years
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: illegible
Industry: at home
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 0
Amount of money wages or salary: $0
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Assigned to emergency work: no
Seeking work: yes
Duration of unemployment: 4 weeks
Census place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T627_1164; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 41-9
Date: 29 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Paul Austin Higdon
Age: 26
Birth date: 30 Nov 1913
Birth place: Hancock County, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: YMCA, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Telephone: none
Name of person who will always know your address: Mr Shotwell Higdon
Relationship: father
Address of that person: 390 West 5th Street, Britt, Hancock, Iowa
Employer: Lyle B Tyler
Place of employment: Tyler Studio, 805½ Locust, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 2 inches
Weight: 150
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: wears glasses
Registration date: 16 Oct 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Paul A Higdon
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Address: 521 37th Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: advertising and sales
Industry: governor factory
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Date: 8 Apr 1950
Extract from the "News-Tribune" of Britt, Iowa dated 30 Jun 1954:
Paul Higdon will arrive on the weekend from Anderson, Ind., to spend a couple of weeks vacation with relatives at Britt. Mrs. Higdon and the three children came three weeks ago to be here for the Golden Wedding anniversary of her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Heacox, and have been visiting at the parental Wm. Fillenwarth home. They will return to Anderson with Mr. Higdon.
Obituary from the "Tribune" of South Bend, Indiana, dated 1 Oct 2006:
Paul Austin Higdon, 93, of Granger, formerly of Indianapolis and Anderson, Ind., passed away Friday, September 29, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend.
He was born on June 30, 1913, in Britt, Iowa to the late Shotwell G. and Melinda (Salstrom) Higdon. On November 28, 1940, in Britt, Iowa, he married the former Daisy Glenn Fillenwarth. She also preceded him in death on February 17, 2000, along with his son, Ronald Paul Higdon on July 28, 2005; and his three brothers, H. R. "Jim" Higdon, Gerald Higdon and Clarence Higdon.
Paul retired from Bendix on June 1978 after 17 1/2 years where he worked as a technical writer. Paul belonged to the Masonic Portage Lodge 675 where he was Past Master, Chapter, Council & Commandry of York Rite, Scottish Rite, Orak Shrine, Order of Eastern Star of St. Joseph Chapter where he was Past Patron, and White Shrine of Jerusalem where he was Past Watchman of the Shepherds.
Paul is survived by his loving family; his three daughters, Linda (Larry) Bennett of South Bend, Joan (Michael) Godfrey of Lakeville and Janell (Steve) Miller of South Bend; his daughter-in-law, Linda Higdon of South Bend; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-granddaughters.
Friends may visit with the family today, October 1, 2006, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road, South Bend. An Order of Eastern Star service will be held at 4:15 p.m. followed by a Masonic service at 4:30 p.m. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday October 2, 2006, in the funeral home. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend.
In loving memory of Paul, memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, Indiana.
He married Daisy Glenn Fillenwarth 28 Nov 1940 in Britt, Hancock, Iowa.
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HIGDON
Paul A.
June 30, 1913
Sept. 29, 2006
Daisy G.
March 21, 1916
Feb. 17, 2000
[married]
November 28, 1940
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