Eason David Higbie, son of William Hiram Higbie & Emma Driscoll, was born August 27, 1849, in Sullivan, Wisconsin. He died May 2, 1934 in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, and was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Sullivan, Wisconsin. His simple flat gravestone there is inscribed "Eason Higbie 1855 – 1934."

On September 15, 1880 Eason was united in marriage to Lillian A. Hatch. She was born April 28, 1859 in Rock County, Wisconsin, daughter of Munroe (James Monroe) Hatch and Azuba Osborn. She died July 14, 1903 at Sullivan aged 44 years, 2 months and 16 days and was buried in the family plot in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Sullivan, Wisconsin. Her same style gravestone is inscribed "Lillian Higbie 1859 – 1903." Their fifteen children were:

Earl Eason born 7 Dec 1884 in Fargo, North Dakota.
Vernon L. 30 May 1881, died October 4, 1881.
William Cheste 15 May 1882, died 1958.
Forest Eugene 21 Jun 1883, died 1945.
Benjamin Ferin 5 Apr 1886, died 1963.
Elmer Elsworth 29 Aug 1887, d. Jefferson, WI.
Myrtle Theda 10 Jul 1889, d. Sep 1979
Ruby May 17 Jun 1890, died same year.
Mary 22 Aug 1891.
Pearl Blanche 16 Dec 1892, d. Aug 1969, Fond du Lac, WI.
Gordon Raymond 6 May 1894, died 1921.
George Percival 7 Jul 1896.
Roy Theron 6 Oct 1898, died Jan 1971, Los Angeles, Ca.
Hazel Edith 19 Apr 1900, died Feb 1982, Palm Springs, CA.
Clarence Leslie 14 Jul 1903.

Earl married Hilda Margaret Louisa Hix on March 25, 1905 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and died August 21, 1865 at Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin; Vernon married Tina Benson; Forest married Mayme Lois; Elmer married Barbara Jahn on May 24, 1911 and died February 13, 1869 at Jefferson, Wisconsin; Myrtle married Harry Fallon on March 23, 1910 at Renton, Wash. and died in Sept. 1979 at Yorba Linda, Calif.; Pearl married Hugh Lawrence and died in August 1969 at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; George married Janet Guttenberg and died May 11, 1974 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roy married Gertrude and died in January 1971 in Los Angeles, Calif.; and Hazel married Ed Hahn on August 5, 1919 and died in February 1982 in Palm Springs, Calif.

In the 1910 U.S. Census Eason Higbie was listed as a 61 year old widower and odd job laborer living in a rented house in Sullivan Township, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.

Also buried in the same plot in Pleasant Valley were; Lucille Higbie Pollack, 1916 - 1936; and Linda Peters, 1943 - 1943. This may indicate that they are related to Eason Higbie in some manner.

References: 1. Jerri Berkley, Ellison Bay, WI. 1910 US Census, Sullivan Township, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, May 10, 1910, ED 135, Sheet 12B, Line 75, Family 285/289. Death Certificate, Volume 14, Page 665, Jefferson County Register of Deeds, Jefferson, Wisconsin.