Born in Jackson, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Arthur Cowan
and Amanda Alora (Frady) Cowan
Sister of
John Elvin Cowan, Ransome Seymore Cowan, Napoleon B Cowan, Minnie Cowan and Avery Marcellus Cowan
Wife of
Oscar Cole Higdon
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Memphis Emanuel Buchanan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
Kenneth Buchanan, Emanuel Arthur Buchanan, Jessie Lee Buchanan and Joyce Aloria (Buchanan) Boone
Died
at age 90
in Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Mary was born in 1913. She was the daughter of James Cowan and Alora Frady. She passed away in 2004.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89072321/mary-ellen-higdon: accessed 30 July 2022), memorial page for Mary Ellen Cowan Higdon (14 Aug 1913–11 Jul 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89072321, citing Forest Hill Memorial Park, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~9.38%
~12.50%
M Wade 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NF7565701 [compare], Ancestry member WJody
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~1.56%
Jackson Merritt :
23andMe
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~0.39%
David Butler :
23andMe
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