Born in Adair County, Kentucky, United States
Daughter of William P Breeding
and Eliza Thomas
Sister of
William M Breeding, John Hilton Breeding, Judith Breeding, Edwin F Breeding, America F Breeding and Louisia V Breeding
Wife of
John Henry Biggs
— married
16 Aug 1855 in Adair, Kentucky, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
John Lewis Biggs, Rutha Elizabeth (Biggs) Bryant, Joseph Edward Biggs, James Henry Biggs, Henry Franklin Biggs, Jacob R Biggs, Clifton Shelton Biggs and Butler Jones Biggs
Died
at age 79
in Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2013
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Biography
Nancy (Breeding) Biggs was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.
Nancy was born on 18 May 1839 in Adair, Kentucky, USA. She was the daughter of William P Breeding and Eliza Thomas.[1]
In the 1850 census Nancy (age 11) was living in Adair, Kentucky, USA. District 2,[1]
In 1855 Nancy (age about 15) was living in Adair, Kentucky, USA.[2]
When Nancy was 16 she married John Henry Biggs on 16 August 1855 in Adair, Kentucky, USA. The couple had 8 children: Henry Franklin Biggs, Jacob R Biggs, Butler Jones Biggs, Clifton Shelton Biggs, Rutha E Biggs, John Lewis Biggs, James Henry Biggs and Joseph Edward Biggs.[3][2][4]
In the 1860 census Nancy (age 21) was living in Adair, Kentucky, USA. Division 2[5]
In the 1870 census Nancy (age 31) was living in Otter Creek, Larue, Kentucky, United States.[6]
In the 1880 census Nancy (age 41) was living in Green, Kentucky, USA.[7]
In the 1900 census Nancy (age 61) was living in Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, USA.[8]
In December 1918 Nancy (age 79) was living in Kentucky, USA.[9]
Nancy died at the age of 79 on 14 January 1919 in Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, USA. Age at Death: 82[9][10]
Nancy was buried after 14 January 1919 in Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, USA.[11]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
1850 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the,
Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Adair, Kentucky; Roll: M432_190; Page: 85B; Image:.
Birth date: abt 1838- Birth place: Kentucky
- Residence date: 1850
- Residence place: District 2, Adair, Kentucky Object: @M231@.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Marriage: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
Birth date: abt 1837- Birth place: Adair
- Marriage date: 16 Aug 1855
- Marriage place: Adair
- Residence date:
- Residence place: Adair Object: @M219@.
- ↑
Marriage: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
Birth date: abt 1817- Birth place:
- Marriage date: 16 Aug 1855
- Marriage place: Adair
- Residence date:
- Residence place: Adair Object: @M219@.
- ↑
Marriage: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data - Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville.
Marriage date: 19 Feb 1841- Marriage place: Blount
- Residence date:
- Residence place: Tennessee Object: @M215@.
- ↑
1860 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records,
Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 2, Adair, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 32; Image: 32.
Birth date: abt 1839- Birth place: Kentucky
- Residence date: 1860
- Residence place: Division 2, Adair, Kentucky, United States Object: @M224@.
- ↑
1870 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record,
Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Otter Creek, Larue, Kentucky; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image:.
Birth date: abt 1844- Birth place: Kentucky
- Residence date: 1870
- Residence place: Otter Creek, Larue, Kentucky, United States Object: @M220@.
- ↑
1880 Census: Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited,
Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: , Green, Kentucky; Roll: 416; Family History Film: 1254416; Page: 673A; Enumeration District: 58; Image:.
Birth date: abt 1838- Birth place: Kentucky
- Residence date: 1880
- Residence place: Green, Kentucky, United States Object: @M230@.
- ↑
1900 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18,
Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky; Roll: T623_552; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 117.
Birth date: May 1837- Birth place: Kentucky
- Residence date: 1900
- Residence place: Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky Object: @M232@.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1
Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
Birth date:- Birth place: Adair, Kentucky
- Death date: 22 Jan 1919
- Death place: Taylor, Kentucky
- Residence date:
- Residence place: Kentucky Object: @M229@.
- ↑
Death Registration: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data - Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department.
Birth date: abt 1837- Birth place:
- Death date: 22 January 1919
- Death place: Taylor, Kentucky.
- ↑ Burial: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2011 Date: 2012.
Acknowledgments
- Profile Breeding-67 was created through the import of Biggs Family Tree - DNA Link_2013-08-17.ged on Aug 17, 2013 by Brent Biggs.
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