Possible Slave Owner of three slaves according to the 1850 US Census (Slave Schedule) in Grayson County, Kentucky: (1) Black Female 42 yrs old (Est. birth 1808); (2) Black Female 30 yrs old (Est. birth 1820); and (3) Black Female 30 yrs old (Est. birth 1820). The other Possible Slave Owner is Mildred Elizabeth (Dyson) Higdon aka Millie, wife of Ignatious Higdon, Jr.
Sources
Census Data:
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65Q-JCV : accessed 5 June 2016), Samuel Higdon, Grayson county, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing family 490, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWQ-K47 : 17 October 2014), Andrew Higdon, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 44, family 307, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,964.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCC2-2C8 : 11 August 2016), A J Higdon, Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 48, sheet 532A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0416; FHL microfilm 1,254,416.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2DW-4BP : accessed 3 July 2017), Luthara Higdon in household of Millie E Higdon, Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 11B, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 477; FHL microfilm 1,374,490.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mildred by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mildred: