Velma Mary Howard

1890 - 1972  (81 years)

• Name	Velma Mary Howard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	18 Mar 1890	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	St Francois, Wayne, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1920	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1940	St Ferdinand, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Widowed of Jesse; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1950	Jennings, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Thomas Higgens
  Death	11 Jan 1972  [2]
  Burial	Glen Allen Cemetery, Glenallen, Bollinger, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I24311	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jefferson Allen Howard,   b. 20 Sep 1855, Missouri, USA d. 20 May 1901, Wayne County, Missouri, USA (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Laura America Tong,   b. 7 Aug 1861, Bollinger County, Missouri, USA d. 29 Oct 1945, Jennings, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1878	Missouri, USA   [4, 9]
  Family ID	F10029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jesse Watkins,   b. Abt 1882, Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA d. 18 Dec 1938, Jennings, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1906	Benton, Scott, Missouri, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F7723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas John Higgins,   b. 4 Feb 1888, Jennings, St Louis County, Missouri, USA d. 1 Jul 1961, Glenallen, Bollinger, Missouri, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1944	Overland, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F10139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Mar 1890 - Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1900 - St Francois, Wayne, Missouri, USA Marriage - 11 Oct 1906 - Benton, Scott, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1920 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Marriage - 14 May 1944 - Overland, St Louis County, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Thomas Higgens - 1950 - Jennings, St Louis County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  HOWARD-Velma Velma Mary Howard (1899)

  
  

• Sources

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