WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
DR. SILAS GARDNER HIGGINS
(second doctor in St. George)
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Silas G. Higgins was the second doctor in St. George.Dr. Higgins was a polygamist, living the principles of his religion. As a result, in 1888 he was fined $300.00 and served six months in the Utah Territorial Penitentiary.
FAMILY
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Parents and Siblings:
George Higgins Lydia Young Higgins Silas Gardner Higgins |
(xx/xx/1780-xx/xx/1857) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (5/1/1782-xx/xx/xxxx) (11/16/1822-8/18/1904) (married Nancy Louisa Clark & Clara Jane Riding) |
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First Wife and Children: Nancy Louisa Clark Higgins Silas Alonzo Higgins Francis Enoch Higgins Harriet Louisa Higgins Edwin Higgins Emma Loretta Higgins George Washington Higgins Bulah R Higgins Charles Greenleaf Higgins Jessie Gardner Higgins Emily Josephine Higgins William B. Higgins Sarah Evadeen Higgins May Higgins Erastus Snow Higgins Cyrus Higgins |
(8/12/1841or1842-8/14/1907) (married 6/19/1859) (6/13/1860-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (7/29/1861-9/xx/1932) (married Agnes Gray McMurtrie) (6/12/1863-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (4/23/1865-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (11/1/1866-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (6or12/23/1868-4/30/1929) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (7/23/1870-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (7/4/1872-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (7/4/1874-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (2/23/1876-7/16/1963) (married Oscar De Mille) (5/9/1878-5/23/1935) (married Sarah May Anderson) (2/6/1880-5/16/1966) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (5/29/1882-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (4/6/1884-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Grace May Rindlisbacher) (1/5/1886-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Second Wife and Children: Clara Jane Riding Higgins Edgar Higgins Maud Higgins John Higgins Celestia Higgins Nephi Higgins Anthony Higgins |
(9/15/1860-9/27or30/1943) (married 12/25/1883) (9/18/1884-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (6/19/1886-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (6/27/1888-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (12/14/1891-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (12/30/1895-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (5/10/1899-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
PHOTOS
WCHS-01927 Dr. Silas G. Higgins in his carriage
WCHS-01379 Dr. Silas Gardner Higgins and his two wives
Photos of members of the Silas G. Higgins family
Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-01431 Photo of Clara Jane Riding Higgins and four of her children
REFERENCES
"Life sketch of Dr. Silas Gardner Higgins"by Mary A. Miller and Albert E. Miller
Book prepared for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers - Foster Camp.
16 pages
Douglas D. Alder and Karl F. Brooks,
" A History of Washington County From Isolation to Destination".
Page 99.
Ancestry.com entry for Dr. Silas Gardner Gardner
Find-A-Grave entry for Dr. Silas Gardner Higgins
Find-A-Grave entry for Nancy Louisa Clark Higgins
Find-A-Grave entry for Clara Jane Riding Higgins
Transcription of a hand-written letter from Silas G. Higgins to his wife, Nancy Louisa Higgins
written from the Utah Territorial Penitentiary on May 12, 1888.
Transcription of a hand-written letter from Silas G. Higgins to Mrs. J. W. Crosby Junior
written from the Utah Territorial Penitentiary on July 21, 1888.