Born in Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaac Higgs
and Rebecca (Lashley) Higgs
Sister of
Alexander Higgs, Eliza Ann (Higgs) Farris, Sarah Ann (Higgs) Vincent, Abraham Higgs and William M. Higgs
Wife of
Terrell Willis
— married
27 Aug 1840 in Edmonson County Kentucky
Descendants 
Mother of
Isaac Willis, Melvina (Willis) Decker, Paradine (Willis) White and Elizabeth (Willis) Whobrey
Died
at age 48
in Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Nov 2016
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Biography
Elizabeth was born in 1819. Elizabeth Higgs passed away in 1867.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M659-MGH : 12 April 2016), Elizabeth Willis in household of Terrell Willis, Edmonson county, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States; citing family 543, NARA microfilm ...
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBW-D4S : 14 December 2017), Elizabeth Willis in entry for Terrel Willis, 1860.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
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~12.50%
Pearl (Higgs) Farris
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T723419 [compare]
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~12.50%
Shelby Higgs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T480239 [compare]
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~6.25%
Nova (Higgs) Farmer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T492423 [compare]
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~6.25%
Eddie White :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~3.12%
Todd Lowe :
23andMe
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Charlene Cook :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UD3863976 [compare], Ancestry member 154039738
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~1.56%
Courtney Reisert :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A785669 [compare], Ancestry member creisert1981
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~1.56%
Peggy Miller :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Peggy_Elaine_Miller
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Lisa Day :
23andMe
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~0.78%
David Higgs :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member debrown195
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- Comments on Elizabeth (Higgs) Willis Dec 30, 2023.
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Definitely not the same woman