This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SLucht6081 Surnames: Higbee Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.louisa/2098.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A son of William Tyler Higbee,Sr. was WM. Tyler,Jr., born July 10,1841 Davis Co.,IA. Married 1867 to 1. Matilda Eckley, 2 sons,1. Aaron Higbee 29 October 1869 Montgomery IA- 30 Nov 1931 Married Mary Lucy Frost 14 April 1898. 2. Cyrus Monroe Higbee born 1872. IA. Died 1901. Buried West and North of Meadow Grove, NE. Married Mae Saltz. Second wife; Mary Ann Albright d/o Zachariah Albright & Catherine Kepler. Married about 1875 Possibly New Hampton,IA. She died from complications of childbirth as did the baby. Sister Elmira Ellen Albright had come to take care of her and Tylers young boys as Mary Ann was having trouble with the pregnancy.( As the story was told to me by Maude Catherine Higbee Moore, d/o Wm. Tyler Higbee and Ellen Albright).3 rd marriage Ellen and Tyler married about 1880. They had sons Arthur Abraham 27 Dec 1882 Umatillo Co. Oregon,married Bonnie Audrey Cloyd 25 Dec 1907 Meadow Grove,Madison ,NE died 23 Sept 1977 Meadow Grove,NE. 2. John Blaine Higbee Sept 1883 ? Umatillo, Oregon Married Myrtle Weygent 8 April 1908 Neleigh,Antelope NE. Daughters were 1. Maude Catherine Higbee 12 Dec 1885 North Bend, NE. born shortly after Higbees return from Oregon. Married Delbert Lincoln Moore 15 Nov 1905, Meadow Grove NE. Died 16 Dec 1986 Ainsworth,Brown,NE. 2. Grace Clara Higbee 12 May 1888. Married Arthur Colgrove, died 1916. Tyler gained 2 stepchildren with his marriages. Mary Ann had son George Lynch and Ellen had daughter Lily Wakefield. Elmira Ellen Albright 5 Aug 1855, Illinois-19 April 1893. Tyler lived for a while in Marysville,MO according to one of Federal Census. 1890 I believe. Hope this gives you some stepping stones to work from. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.