Born about in Jackson, North Carolina, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Leonard Higdon
and Eva (Huffman) Higdon
Sister of
William Huffman Higdon, Thomas Higdon, Leonard Dean Higdon, Catherine (Higdon) Davis and Americus Vespucious Higdon
Wife of
Richard Henry Jones Jr
— married
17 Mar 1847 in Macon, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Uriah Jones and Louis Jones
Died
at about age 95
in Caney Fork Township, Jackson, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jan 2013
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Biography
Nancy was born about 1826 and passed away about 1921
The Marriage between Nancy HIGDON and Richard JONES occurred on 17 March 1847 in Macon County, North Carolina. [1]
The death of Nancy (HIGDON) JONES occurred on 8 September 1921 in Caney Fork Township, Jackson County, North Carolina.[2] Her death record states that Nancy JONES was 95 Years and 8 Months old at the time of her death. Her husband was listed as Richard JONES. Her parents were listed as Lenord HIGDON and Eauci HUFFMAN.
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com, "North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741 - 2011," digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 September 2016), Richard Jones - Nancy Higden, 17 March 1847 in Macon County, North Carolina; citing North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
- ↑ Ancestry.com, "North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909 - 1976," digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 September 2016), Nancy Jones, 8 September 1921 in Caney Fork Township, Jackson County, North Carolina; citing North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313 - 682, 1040 - 1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
- "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8YK-2Y1 : 10 February 2018), Richard Jones and Nancy Higden, 17 Mar 1847; citing Macon,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,305
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD66-F21 : 12 December 2017), N Jones in entry for A L Jones, 1860
- Ancestry.com records
- "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3CH-F7L : 18 July 2017), Lenord Higdon in entry for Nancy Jones, 08 Sep 1921; citing Caney Fork, Jackson, North Carolina, reference fn 644 cn 214, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,892,798
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91513946/nancy-jones: accessed 31 December 2023), memorial page for Nancy Higdon Jones (Feb 1826–10 Sep 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91513946, citing Balsam Grove Cemetery, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Past Hunter (contributor 47743752).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy 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 Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy 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 Nancy:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Mike Taylor 
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23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #299377
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~1.56%
Daphne Folsom :
23andMe, GEDmatch MZ8729664 [compare], yourDNAportal DAPcc60a6bd
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PL9084255 [compare], yourDNAportal DAPd2dc621f, Ancestry member Daphnefolsom1
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Michael Black :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HT2238844 [compare], yourDNAportal Mikeblack64, Ancestry member Michaelblack1964
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~0.78%
Wavell Fogleman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member wfogleman1
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~0.78%
L Shaper :
AncestryDNA
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