John
Caldwell
Higgins
Born in Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
William T. Higgins, Calvin C. Higgins, Alfred W. Higgins, Sarah R. Higgins, Charlotte (Higgins) Lipford, Frances Caldwell (Higgins) McIntosh, Sanders Burton Higgins, Susan Moon (Higgins) Smith and James P. Higgins
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 36
in Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Apr 2014
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Biography
John was born in 1825, the son of Francis Higgins and Elizabeth Caldwell. He was wounded in action at Chapultepec, Mexico City, serving with the South Carolina Palmetto Regiment. He became a lawyer in Mississippi and passed away in 1861. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Higgins family history passed down from John's niece Nina Elizabeth (Tradewell) McIntosh to her daughter Sarah Tradewell (McIntosh) Taylor and her daughter Jouett Taylor Prisley
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Sara Nash 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch CF7790914 [compare]
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Fred Prisley :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T435450 [compare], FTDNA kit #691623
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