Monroe Wilburn Higgs

1926 - 2013  (87 years)

• Name	Monroe Wilburn Higgs  [1, 2]
  Alt. Birth	Aug 1926	Texas   [3]
  Born	5 Aug 1926	San Marcos, Hays, Texas   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Education	University of Texas pursuing a PhD in Music History and Composition  [4]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1927	Texas   [6]
  Education Level	15 Apr 1940	San Marcos, Hays, Texas   [6]
  	grammar school 7 years
  Graduated	Southwest Texas State Teachers College with Bachelor and Mastors degrees  [4]
  Graduated	Aft 1940	San Marcos, Hays, Texas   [4]
  	high school
  Military Service	19 Feb 1945-26 Mar 1945	Battle of Iwo Jima, Japan   [4]
  	in the Marines during Word War II
  	He was awarded the Purple Heart during his duty and was present at the historic raising of the flag at Iwo Jima.
  Died	21 Aug 2013	San Marcos, Hays, Texas   [4]
  Obituary	25 Aug 2013  [4]
  	The Austin American-Statesman
  Name	Wilburn Higgs  [3]
  Name	Wilburn M. Higgs  [6]
  Name	Willie Higgs  [4]
  Occupation	San Marcos, Hays, Texas   [4]
  	music teacher and choral director at San Marcos Academy for 16 years
  Occupation	San Marcos, Hays, Texas   [4]
  	music teacher and choral director at San Marcos High School for 10 years
  Buried	San Marcos Cemetery, San Marcos, Hays County, Texas   [4]
  Person ID	I126246	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	James Monroe Higgs,   b. 5 Oct 1893, Martindale, Caldwell County, Texas ,   d. 28 Jul 1968, San Marcos, Hays, Texas  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Esther Mae Kennedy,   b. Abt 1895, Blanco, Blanco County, Texas ,   d. 16 Nov 1964  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	Abt 1916
  Family ID	F46544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jaque Lou Reuthinger,   b. 28 Sep 1929, Laredo, Webb, Texas
  Married	24 Aug 1948  [4]
  Children	2 children, both boys  [4]
  Children	1. William Louis Higgs,   b. 15 Nov 1949, Hays County, Texas  (Age 74 years)   2. Robert Lee Higgs,   b. 19 Nov 1952, Hays County, Texas  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2016
  Family ID	F46546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Monroe Wilburn Higgs" (accessed May 5, 2024) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I126246&tree=Legends.