Born about in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Brown Biggers
and Mary Ann (Little) Biggers
Sister of
Oliver Biggers, Mary Elizabeth (Biggers) Linker, Marsena Emaline (Biggers) Hinson, Abraham Benjamin Peck [half], Garrison Biggers and Norris Biggers
Wife of
Eli Henderson Hinson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
William R Hinson, Elizabeth Caroline (Hinson) Phillips, Francis Martin Hinson, Eunice Jane (Hinson) Brown and Nancy E (Hinson) Lipe
Died
at about age 70
in Charlotte, Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2014
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Biography
Tirzah Biggers was born on 27 August 1826[1] in North Carolina,[2] the daughter of Robert B Biggers.[3] She married Eli Hinson[4] about 1850.[5]
Together they had at least 8 children:[2][4][5]
- William R Hinson (1849-1924) [maybe R. M. age 10 in 1860 Census][6]
- Elizabeth (Hinson) Phillips (1850-1926)[7]
- Mascena (Hinson) Lemmonds (1853-1941)[8][9]
- Francis Martin Hinson (1856-1935)[10]
- Colombus Hinson (1860-before 1916)[5]
- Eunice Jane (Hinson) Brown (1858-1944)[11]
- Nancy (Hinson) Lipe (1860-1931)[12]
- Henry Hinson (1864-before 1916)[2]
- Charles Hinson (1869-before 1916)[2]
Before and after death dates for the children are based on survivor information in Eli Hinson's obituary.[4]
She died on December 07, 1896 in Charlotte, Mecklenberg Co., North Carolina.[1]
Evidence
- 1860 Census[5]
- Tirza Hinson, eldest female in household of E H Hinson
- Location:Charlotte Post Office, East Division, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
- Age: 34; Estimated Birth Year: 1826
- Also in the household:
- E H Hinson M 35 Farmer
- R M Hinson M 10
- Martin Hinson M 4
- Colombus Hinson M 0
- Also in the household:
- [Based on the 1870 Census and DNA triangulation, several children appear not to have been enumerated. McGee-1611 10:58, 11 February 2017 (EST) ]
- 1870 Census[2]
- Terza Hinson, eldest female in household of Eli H Hinson
- Age 44; Birthplace: North Carolina; Estimated Birth Year: 1825-1826
- Also in the household are two families:
- First family:
- Eli H Hinson M 46 North Carolina Farmer
- William Hinson M 21 North Carolina
- Mascena Hinson F 17 North Carolina
- Francis Hinson F 14 North Carolina
- Jane Hinson F 12 North Carolina
- Nancy Hinson F 10 North Carolina
- Henry Hinson M 6 North Carolina
- Charles Hinson M 1 North Carolina
- Second family:
- John Phillips M 22 North Carolina Farm Labor
- Caroline Phillips F 20 North Carolina [daughter of Eli Hinson]
- John Moore M 72 New York Miner
- First family:
- 1879 Estate of R B Biggers[3]
- Image 23-24 - "rightful heirs [does not identify relationships]...Abigail wife of J. F. Ramsey, Terzah, wife of Eli H Hinson, Oliver Biggers, Norris Biggers, and Marcena wife of W. B. Hinson, and your Petitioner, Garrison Biggers..."
- Image 28 - "Garrison Biggers, Oliver Biggers, & Norris Biggers were each fully advanced in the lifetime of their father R. B. Biggers...Marcena & Tirzah Hinson, & Abigail Ramsay were advanced by their said father..."
- 1896 Gravestone[1]
- Location: Arlington Baptist Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
- Inscription:
Tursey
Hinson
born
Aug. 27, 1826
died
Dec. 7, 1896
Aged 70 yrs
3 Mos. 11 Dys
She was a good
woman ???
grave
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55683457/tirzah-hinson : accessed 18 August 2021), memorial page for Tirzah “Tursey” Biggers Hinson (27 Aug 1826–7 Dec 1896), Find A Grave: Memorial #55683457, citing Arlington Baptist Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Marg (contributor 47221921).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8K-RGW : 17 October 2014), Terza Hinson in household of Eli H Hinson, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 11, family 91, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,647.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K78C-XZR : 8 March 2021), R B Biggers, 1879; citing Union, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,231,784; citing attached images 23-24 and 28, "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91LB-9P4D : 21 May 2014, accessed 29 July 2021), Union County > B > Biggers, R B (1879); State Archives, Raleigh.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Mr.Eli H.Hinson, One Of Oldest Residents Of County, is Dead," obituary, Charlotte News The (North Carolina, USA), 23 October 1916, page 11; privately held by Debi McGee Hoag, Leesburg, Florida.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDR-JHP : 30 December 2015), Tirza Hinson in entry for E H Hinson, Charlotte Post Office, East Division, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States; citing pg 32, household 270, family 271, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm publication M653, roll 906 (Washington, D.C.: NARA, n.d.).
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F36V-NZL : 16 August 2019), Tirza Biggs in entry for William R. Hinson, 03 Nov 1924; citing Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, reference 33, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,893,455.
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3XD-BPJ : 16 August 2019), Caroline Phillips, 06 Jan 1926; citing Allens, Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, reference fn 1017 Cn 146, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,894,037.
- ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8WF-Q2Y : 14 February 2020), Marcina C. Hinson in entry for Jas E. Lemmonds, 1872.
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG3B-JP8 : 10 February 2018), Mrs. J.E. Lemmond, 27 Jan 1941; citing Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, cn 2264 P 224, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,199.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 February 2020), memorial page for Francis Martin Hinson (20 Apr 1856–26 Sep 1935), Find A Grave: Memorial #25133874, citing Arlington Baptist Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Joan Raney (contributor 46959437).
- ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBH-Q66 : 21 May 2019), Tirzah Biggers in entry for Eunice Jane Brown, 29 Nov 1944; citing Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, certificate number 1566, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,220,774.
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP87-J9L : 17 July 2017), Nancy E. Lipe, 14 Nov 1931; citing Hildebran, Burke, North Carolina, fn 1518 cn 199, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,045.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55683446/eli-henderson-hinson : accessed 18 August 2021), memorial page for Eli Henderson Hinson (22 Oct 1824–21 Oct 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #55683446, citing Arlington Baptist Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Marg (contributor 47221921), image of obituary added by Jane M. Howard.
See Also:
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXH-2H8 : 11 September 2017), Tirza Hinson in household of Eli H Hinson, Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 113, sheet 458D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,972.
Acknowledgments
- Julia Lansberry and Debi McGee Hoag contributed data for this profile.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Tursey by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Tursey by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Anonymous Gill
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1ba, FTDNA kit #180416
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Julia (Bell) Lansberry :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A539725 [compare], Ancestry member julia_cybele
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Betty (McCorkle) Penninger :
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Debi (McGee) Hoag :
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+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch G293623 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch YN4977385 [compare]
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~3.12%
~3.12%
John Taylor :
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~1.56%
Jackie Helms :
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Tracie (Newkirk) McMillan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tmcmillan1986
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~1.56%
Dona Brown :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TV1440132 [compare], yourDNAportal DON1ec3155a, Ancestry member emilynikoal
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~1.56%
Kelly (Brown) Smith :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Sharon (Penninger) Simmons :
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~0.78%
MaryLou (Velebir) Crouch :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A158163 [compare], Ancestry member mlcrouch1
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~0.78%
Craig Rhyne :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Alvin Chaney :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Zach Acosta :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A839937 [compare], Ancestry member fistfulofseptims
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~0.78%
Tom Redding :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Robert Funderburk :
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