Barney
Higgins
Born in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Ransom Bryant Higgins
and Mary (Barney) Higgins
Brother of
William Higgins, Israel Higgins, Samuel Higgins, Lucy D. (Higgins) Simmons and Bryant Higgins [half]
Husband of
Lucetta (Smith) Higgins
— married
1837 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Henry A. Higgins and Caroline Mae (Higgins) Provine
Died
at age 59
in Edwards, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Sep 2018
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Biography
Barney was born in 1817. He died in 1877 at the age of 59.
Parents: Ransom Bryant Higgins 1783 - 1851 and Mary (Barney) Higgins 1787 - .
Spouse: Lucetta (Smith) Higgins 1819 - 1916. Findagrave #10081619
Sources
- Barney is buried at the Old Lancaster Cemetery in Lancaster, Wabash County, Illinois, USA. His page lists and has links to his parents, siblings, spouse, 7 children. There is a picture of his headstone. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10081608/barney-higgins#add-to-vc
- Barney: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCQR-FFD Lists his parents, 9 siblings, spouse, 12 children, 11 sources/notes.
- 1850 Census: Barney Higgins. Age: 33. Married. Home in 1850: Richland, Richland, Illinois. Birth year/place: 1817 in Illinois. Household members: Barney Higgins, 33. Doncetta Higgins, 31 (NY). Rosander Higgins, 11. Henry Higgins, 9. Mary A. Higgins, 8. Caroline Higgins, 5. Israel Higgins, 1. Simeon Smith, 21. Note: All but Doncetta are listed as born in Illinois.
- 1860 Census: Barney Higgins. Age: 44. Married. Home in 1860: Bonpas Township, Richland, Illinois. Birth year/place: 1816 in Illinois. Household members: Barney Higgins, 44. Lucetta Higgins, 42 (NY). Henry A. Higgins, 20. Mary A. Higgins, 18. Caroline M. T. Higgins, 15. Israel L. Higgins, 12. Margaret J. Higgins, 10. Benjamin F. Higgins, 5. Anna Ida Higgins, 3. Emma S. Higgins, 0. Note: All but Lucetta are listed as born in Illinois.
- 1870 Census: Barney Higgins. Age: 53. Married, white, male. Home in 1870: Richland, Illinois. Birth year/place: 1817 in Illinois. Household members: Barney Higgins, 53. Lucetta Higgins, 49 (NY). Margarett Higgins, 18. Frank Higgins, 15. Anna Higgins, 12. Emma Higgins, 11.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barney by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barney:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barney by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barney:
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~1.56%
K Anderson
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Stephen Daugherty :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Dolores (Stolson) Murray :
23andMe, GEDmatch M598157 [compare]
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~0.78%
Brandy (Coblentz) Hailey :
23andMe, GEDmatch XN2579673 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XN2579673 [compare], Ancestry member BrandyCoblentz
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch XN2579673 [compare], FTDNA kit #B643522
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch XN2579673 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch XN2579673 [compare]
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~0.78%
Karen (Tucker) Wooldridge :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
CR Cunningham :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A512998 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Alisa (Daugherty) Hardman :
AncestryDNA
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