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Brewster Higley VI

Dr. Brewster M. Higley, late 19th century
Born November 30, 1823
LaPorte, Indiana Flag of Indiana
Died 1911
Shawnee, Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma
Occupation Physician and Homesteader
Known for Wrote the lyrics for "Home on the Range"

Brewster M. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common La Porte ( French for "The Door" is a city in La Porte County, Indiana, United States, of which it is the County seat. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Shawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health The' Homestead Act' was a United States Federal law that gave an applicant freehold title to 160 Acres (one quarter section or about 65 Hectares "Home on the Range" is the State song of Kansas. Dr Brewster M Higley VI (November 30, 1823 - 1911) was a surgeon who became famous for writing "The Western Home. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In Medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs Surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive Medical treatment that involves the cutting of a "[1] This poem, originally written in 1872 and published under the title "Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo Roam" in the Smith County Pioneer in 1873, would be set to music to become the lyrics for the famous American folksong "Home on the Range. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "Home on the Range" is the State song of Kansas. Dr Brewster M "

Because Higley wrote "The Western Home" while living in Smith County, Kansas, and because they felt it described their state very well, the Kansas legislature voted to make "Home on the Range" the official state song on April 8, 1947. Smith County (standard abbreviation SM is a County located in the U Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2]

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Early life and medical career

Born in Rutland, Ohio, the grandson of Rutland's founder Brewster Higley IV,[3] Higley VI began studying medicine at La Porte Medical College in La Porte, Indiana at the age of eighteen. Rutland is a village in Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The population was 401 at the 2000 census. La Porte ( French for "The Door" is a city in La Porte County, Indiana, United States, of which it is the County seat. After graduating in 1849, he resettled in Pomeroy, Ohio and established his first medical practice. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pomeroy is a village in Meigs County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. [3] He briefly practiced medicine in Indiana and finally moved to Kansas in 1871 to claim land under the Homestead Act of 1862. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The' Homestead Act' was a United States Federal law that gave an applicant freehold title to 160 Acres (one quarter section or about 65 Hectares [3][4]

Family and later life

Dr. Higley married five times and fathered three children. [5] His first three marriages are reported to have ended tragically when his wives succumbed to injury or disease, but there is some dispute whether this was the case with his second wife (see Spouses and Children). [5][6] Following the dissolution of his first three marriages, Brewster married Mrs. Mercy Ann McPherson, a widow, on Feb. 28, 1866. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The two had a tumultuous relationship, and Dr. Higley felt compelled to leave his children with relatives in Illinois and secretly move away. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. [5] He found his way to Smith County in 1871 and his marriage to Mrs. McPherson dissolved by default on Feb. 9, 1875. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common One month later, on March 8, 1875, he married Sarah Clemons, his final wife. [5]

Spouses and children

  1. Maria Winchell Higley (wife), died in 1852 from disease
  2. Eleanor Page Higley (wife), mother of Brewster Higley VII (son). Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year It is reported that Eleanor may have taken their child and left Dr. Higley to live with her previous husband, David A. Smith. She likely died between 1867 and 1870, after after she had already left Brewster. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [6]
  3. Catherine Livingston Higley (wife), mother of Estella (daughter) and Arthur Herman (son), injured in 1864 and died subsequently. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
  4. Mrs. Mercy Ann McPherson (wife), Higley quite literally ran from the tumultuous marriage in 1871 to move to Kansas.
  5. Sarah Clemens (wife).

Brewster spent most of his remaining days in Kansas, but died in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1911, where he is buried in Fairview Cemetery. Shawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

References

  1. ^ Classic Cowboy poetry. From: cowboypoetry. com. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Emporia State University: Home on the Range – A Lesson on our State Song. From: emporia. edu. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c Highway marker in Rutledge, OH commemorates Brewster Higley VI. From: oll. state. oh. us. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  4. ^ Home on the Range From: NPR. Retrieved on October 23, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d Brewster Higley, author of the poem "Home on the Range". From kansasheritage. org. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  6. ^ a b Iowa Family Group Sheet for the David A. Smith Family. From: rootsweb. com. Retrieved October 23, 2007.

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