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Imagefile	People\Higbee_Edward.jpg
Name	Higbee, Edward
Other Name	Edward
Birth Date	09/16/1855
Birthplace	Dell Prairie, Adams County, Wisconsin
Deceased	1935
Place of Death	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Mother	Caroline Counselman Higbee
Father	Jesse Munger Higbee II
Spouse	Ella May Bacon Higbee, Grace Fassett Higbee,
Children	Roscoe Bacon Higbee Ina Higbee Losey Jesse Edward Higbee
Occupation	Lawyer
Role	Law
Places of Residence	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Notes	Edward Higbee graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a law degree in 1876. He practiced law in Arcadia and then moved to La Crosse and lived at 1602 Ferry Street. His first wife died in 1886, and Edward married Grace Fassett in 1905. Edward practiced law in La Crosse with his son Jesse and was a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge. He died in 1935 and is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery. This biography was written by relative Richard O'Neill.
Image Caption	A Photograph of Edward Higbee

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