Jeffrey is the older son of Jeff and Mary Higgins. He graduated from Northgate High School in 2010 where he enjoyed playing football and wrestling. He is a 2014 summa cum laude graduate of Georgia Tech where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. In January 2015 he married the former Jamie Leigh Harvey . Jamie is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of North Georgia where she was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority. She is now a graduate student at Georgia State University and is employed by the college as a graduate assistant. Jeffrey graduated from mortuary school in December of 2015 and is now a licensed embalmer and funeral director in the state of Georgia. Jeffrey and Jamie are members of Crossroads Church and enjoy spending time with their Irish Setter, Monroe, and their Australian Sheep Dog, Finn.