Family
He had first married in 1875 to Delilah Elizabeth Mitchell, having two sons, Tom and Cullin, and a daughter, Malinda Caledonia. His first wife's name was prophetic and they were divorced in 1882 due to Delilah's infidelity. He later married Lena Rivers Sweet in 1883. Together they had six daughters and one son, with one daughter and that son dying in infancy. Both his sons would become prominent attorneys, with Cullin being appointed as District Attorney for Scurry, Stonewall, Kent, Fisher, Jones, Throckmorton and Haskell County, Texas. Cullin was later assassinated due to a case he was involved in prosecuting.
John Higgins died of a heart attack on December 18, 1913 and is buried in Spur Texas.
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