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Lincoln County, Kentucky, postmaster, merchant, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Jane C. Higgins. Father of John S. Higgins, Catherine E. Higgins, Mary Susan Higgins, Jeremiah F. Higgins, Margaret Higgins, Calista Higgins, Jane Higgins, S. E. Higgins, and Ephraim P. Higgins. Postmaster in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, from May 6, 1853, to December 12, 1855. Merchant in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1860. Justice of the peace in Lincoln County in 1865.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Lincoln County, Crab Orchard, p. 54.

"Simon E. Higgins (1818-1889)," Find A Grave, Memorial #66965643, accessed July 30, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66965643/simon-e.-higgins.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Lincoln County, Kentucky, vol. 14.

Citation

Higgins, Simon E.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202382 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
W. S. Bailey to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-03-10
Correspondence
William O. Hansford et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-27

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