Born in Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Tolbert Higgins
and Matilda Mounteford (Jones) Burns
Sister of
Thomas J. Higgins, Aaron D. Higgins, Tolbert Higgins, Henry Clay Burns [half] and Margaret Burns [half]
Wife of
Isaac Newton Thomas
— married
24 Aug 1854 in Daviess, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Minerva Jane Thomas, Mary Angeline Thomas, Matilda Adeline (Thomas) Troxel, Martha Evaline Thomas and Barbara Allen Thomas
Died
at about age 27
in Daviess County, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2011
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Biography
- Louisa Jane (Higgins) Thomas was born in 1836 in Indiana, United States. Her parents were Tolbert Higgins (~1807 - 1840) and Matilda Mounteford (Jones) Burns (1809 - ~1902).
- Louisa married Isaac Newton Thomas (1831 - 1910) on August 24, 1854 in Daviess, Missouri.[1] Their children were:
- Minerva Jane Thomas (1855 - 1925)
- Mary Angeline Thomas (1857 - 1936)
- Matilda Caroline Thomas (1857 - 1913)
- Martha Evaline Thomas (1859 - 1896)
- Barbara Allen Thomas (1861 - ).
- Louisa Higgens is shown in the 1850 as living in household of Matilda M Higgens, Daviess, Missouri, United States[2]
- Matilda M Higgens: Female 39 Kentucky
- Louisa Higgens: Female 14 Iowa
- Aaron D Higgens: Male 13 Iowa
- Talbot Higgens: Male 11 Missouri
- Henry C Higgens: Male 6 Missouri
- Margaret Higgens: Female 3 Missouri
- Louisa died on March 14, 1863 in Daviess County, Missouri aged ~26. She is buried in Coffey Cemetery, Coffey, Missouri.[3]
Research notes
- LDS Endowment: 14 MAY 1993 LDS Temple: SLAKE
- LDS Sealing Child: 9 JUN 1993 LDS Temple: SLAKE Child of Family: @F193@
Sources
- ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZS-N58Y : 2 October 2019), Isaac N Thomas and Louisa I Higgins, 24 Aug 1854; citing Marriage, Daviess, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007271593.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ4-5YQ : 22 December 2020), Louisa Higgens in household of Matilda M Higgens, Daviess, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 March 2021), memorial page for Louisa Jane Higgins Thomas (16 Dec 1836–14 Mar 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #23835812, citing Coffey Cemetery, Coffey, Daviess County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Caryn Hood (contributor 46777279) .
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH8M-7G6 : 18 February 2021), Louisa Thomas in entry for Isaac Thomas, 1860.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louisa 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 Louisa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louisa 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 Louisa:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Pat (Player) Richley 
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A943438 [compare], yourDNAportal PATa123eb06
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~0.78%
Rhonda (Parker) Hesslink :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A679755 [compare], Ancestry member RhondaJHesslink
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~0.78%
Mary (Parker) Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RhondaJhesslink
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A153546 [compare]
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