Higgs family history
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of a file of 46 Higgs family history documents (120 leaves), including genealogy notes, pedigree charts, certificates, patriarchal blessings, clippings, temple records, and a talk B.T. Higgs gave to a group of college students at Brigham Young University in 1936. Family names in the records include Higgs, Hodges, Summers, Stowe, Reynolds, Kite, and Brazier. Dated 1863 to 1975.
Dates
- 1863-1975
Creator
- Higgs (Family : 1858- : Higgs, B.T. (Brigham Thomas), 1858-1939) (creator, Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Brigham Thomas Higgs, known as B.T. Higgs, was born to Thomas Higgs and Elizabeth Stowe on March 10, 1858, in Salt Lake City, Utah. B.T.’s father, Thomas Higgs, was Brigham Young’s private carpenter. Thomas was born in New York, his parents having immigrated there from England. Thomas taught his son, B.T., carpentry skills, which later enabled B.T. to teach woodworking at Brigham Young Academy for twenty years. He was then appointed as superintendent of custodians and experimented successfully with a system to employ students as janitors. B.T. married Susannah Summers on October 16, 1876, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and they had six children. Susannah passed away in 1929, and B.T. passed away on July 12, 1939. Susannah was the daughter of Emma Hodges and George Summers, who were also residents of Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Susannah Broberg.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Susannah Broberg.
Appraisal
History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon and Western American Manuscripts Collection Development Policy V.B.5.a, 2020)
Processing Information
Processed; Karen Glenn; July 2023.
- Title
- Higgs family history
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn
- Date
- 2023 July 18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States