Loeta J. (Killion) Higeons (1920 - 2008)

Born 18 Mar 1920 in Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Loeta was born 18 Mar 1920 in Watova Twp., Nowata Co., Oklahoma, United States. She was the daughter of Henry C. Killion and Eunice A. (Unknown) Killion. She married Edgar Clyde Higeons sometime after 1940. She passed away 2 Nov 2008 and was interred in the Fair View Cemetery, Talala, Rogers Co., Oklahoma.

Residence

From 1930 to 1940 Watova Twp., Nowata Co., Oklahoma, United States

Census

1930 U.S. Federal Census; Watova Twp., Nowata Co., Oklahoma, United States

1940 U.S. Federal Census; Watova Twp., Nowata Co., Oklahoma, United States

Note: Watova is a Township within Nowata County, Oklahoma. The town of Watova is located within that Township.

Nowata is a town in Nowata Township, Nowata County, Oklahoma. Originally part of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory and named Metz, which was changed before 1889. Nowata served as a train stop for Native Americans from the East being forced to resettle by the United States government. Some controversy exists about the meaning of the town name. The Lenape tribesmen who passed through named it "nuwita," meaning "friendly" or "welcome." In the Cherokee language, the town is called ᎠᎹᏗᎧᏂᎬᎬ (A-ma-di-ka-ni-gunh-gunh, roughly), which means, "water is all gone," translating what it sounded like the word meant: No Water. In 1889, the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway (later part of the Missouri Pacific Railway) built a line through Nowata. A post office was established in the town on November 8, 1889. Nowata was incorporated April 17, 1899.

Family

Father: Henry C. Killion (1892 TN–1973)

Mother: Eunice A. (Unknown) Killion (1898 OK–1972)

Child: Loeta J. (Killion) Higeons (1920 OK-2008)

Child: Betty Jean (Killion) Greenwood (1922 OK-2007 OR)

Child: Clark Henry Killion (1924 OK–1997)

Marriage:

Date: before 1924

Place: Unknown

Marriage

Husband: Edgar Clyde Higeons (1920 OK–2013)

Wife: Loeta J. (Killion) Higeons (1920 OK-2008)

Marriage:

Date: after 1940

Place: Unknown

Actual Document Sources

1930 U.S. Federal Census

• Name Loeta J Killion

Sex Female
Age 10
Event Date 1930
Event Place Watova, Nowata, Oklahoma, United States
Event Type Census
Birth Year (Estimated) 1920
Birthplace Oklahoma
Marital Status Single
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Oklahoma

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Henry C Killion Head M 37 Tennessee
Eunice A Killion Wife F 31 Oklahoma
Loeta J Killion Daughter F 10 Oklahoma
Clarke H Killion Son M 5 Oklahoma
Betty J Killion Daughter F 7 Oklahoma
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Repository: #R34

1940 U.S. Federal Census

• Name Loeta Killion

Sex Female
Age 20
Event Date 1940
Event Place Watova Township, Nowata, Oklahoma, United States
Event Place (Original) Watova Township, Watova Township, Watova, 53-17, Nowata, Oklahoma, United States
Event Type Census
Residence Date 1935
Residence Place Same House
Birth Date 1920
Birthplace Oklahoma
Marital Status Single
Race White
Ethnicity American
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Henery C Killion Head M 47 Arkansas
Eunice A Killion Wife F 41 Oklahoma
Loeta Killion Daughter F 20 Oklahoma
Clark H Killion Son M 15 Oklahoma
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Repository: #R34

U.S. Social Security Death Index

• Name Loeta Higeons

State Oklahoma
Last Place of Residence Sumner, Kansas
Previous Residence Postal Code 67152 Age 88
Birth Date 18 Mar 1920
Death Date 02 Oct 2008
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Repository: #R34

Find A Grave

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• Loeta J. Higeons

BIRTH 18 Mar 1920
DEATH 2 Nov 2008 (aged 88)
BURIAL Fair View Cemetery, Talala, Rogers County, Oklahoma, USA

Family Members
Parents
Henry C. Killion 1892–1973
Eunice A. Killion 1898–1972

Spouse
Edgar Clyde Higeons 1920–2013

Siblings
Clark Henry Killion 1924–1997

Maintained by: D. L. (Travis)(Corbett)(Maston)Black, Originally Created by: Dennis Wilson
Added: 23 Aug 2014
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 134786257
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Repository: #R35

• Repository: R34 Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
• Repository: R35 Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com

Sources

1. ↑ Household Identifier 78, Sheet Number and Letter 4B, Affiliate Film Number 1916, Affiliate Publication Number T626, Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Folder Number 004950094, Microfilm Number 2341650, Image Number 01123, Indexing Batch N03978-6
   
   "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCWN-P1S), Loeta J Killion in household of Henry C Killion, Watova, Nowata, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 4B, line 54, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1916; FHL microfilm 2,341,650.
2. ↑ Digital Folder Number 005454656
   
   United States Census, 1940, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBKM-S5X
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQMV-MM4), Loeta Higeons, 02 Oct 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Find A Grave is a Free, dynamic, Public Web Site. People are constantly adding more information, and more Memorials, every day. https://www.findagrave.com/
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134786257/loeta-j-higeons), memorial page for Loeta J. Higeons (18 Mar 1920–2 Nov 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 134786257, citing Fair View Cemetery, Talala, Rogers County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by D. L. (Travis)(Corbett)(Maston)Black (contributor 47352945).
   
   "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPM-WWBP), Loeta J. Higeons, ; Burial, Talala, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States of America, Fair View Cemetery; citing record ID 134786257, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.