Albert
Newton
Higgins
Born in Crawford, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Levi Higgins
and Margaret (Simons) Higgins
Brother of
Catharine (Higgins) Mitchell, Mary Ann (Higgins) Simons, William B. Higgins, Charity (Higgins) Conrad, Jacob Higgins, Abraham Higgins, George Higgins [half] and Mary (Higgins) Criss [half]
Husband of
Mary C. (Allen) Higgins
— married
26 Aug 1854 in Lawrence, Illinois, United States
Father of
John Thomas Higgins and William Jesse Higgins
Died
at about age 53
in Lawrence, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Sep 2020
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Biography
Albert was born in 1822. He died in 1875 at the age of 52 - 53.
Parents: Levi J. Higgins 1790 - 1851 and Margaret (Simons) Higgins 1793 - 1828.
Albert was married two times.
Spouse #1: Artemis (Attaway) Higgins 1823 - 1848. They were married 7/19/1841 in Crawford, Illinois. Per Illinois, County Marriages, 1810 - 1940. Could not find her burial place for her or enough info. on to make a record.
Children with Artemis:
1. Belinda Higgins 1843 - aft. 1860
- On 1860 Census, age 17. In household with Christopher & Martha Highsmith & their children.
2. Pvt. Harvey Higgins 1847 - 1865 (Civil War)
- Findagrave #85118361
Spouse #2: Mary C. (Allen) Higgins 1834 - 1870. They were married 8/24/1854 in Crawford, Illinois. Per Illinois Marriages, 1815 - 1935. Findagrave #72004147
Children with Mary:
1. Mary Ann "Polly" Higgins 1855 - 1879
2. John Thomas Higgins 1858 - 1946
- Married Martha E. Lowe 1858 - 1915
- Married Mary Polly Parker 1866 - 1922
- Findagrave #26886302
3. Ellen Higgins abt. 1862 - aft. 1870
- On 1870 Census, age 8, Lawrence, Illinois
4. Malissa Higgins 1865 - aft. 1900
- On 1900 Census, Jasper County, Illinois
- Married Henry Bathe -
- Married John Davis 1842 -
5. James Finley Higgins abt. 1868 - aft. 1870
- On 1870 Census, age 2, Lawrence, Illinois.
6. William Jesse Higgins 1870 - 1943
- Married Barbara Ellen Goff 1874 - 1942
- Findagrave #100815565
Sources
- Albert's Findagrave page lists and has links to his parents, siblings, 1 spouse, 3 children: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111494020/albert-newton-higgins#add-to-vc
- Albert Newton Higgins: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLZ5-GYW
- 1850 Census: Newton Higgins. Age: 28. Home in 1850: Crawford, Illinois. Birthdate/place: 1822 in Illinois. Household members: Isaac Martin, 47 (OH). Mary Martin, 39 (KY). Frederick Martin, 24 (IL). Melissa Martin, 20 (IL). Levi Martin, 18 (IL). Elizabeth Martin, 16 (IL). William O. Martin, 14 (IL). Lavina Martin, 2 (IL). Newton Higgins, 28 (IL). Harvey Higgins, 3 (IL).
- 1860 Census: Newton Higgins. Age: 41. Married. Home in 1860: Township 5 Range 12, Crawford, Illinois. Birthdate/place: 1819 in Illinois. Household members: Newton Higgins, 41 (IL). Mary C. Higgins, 23 (IL). James Allen, 65 (VA). Polly Higgins, 5 (IL). John T. Higgins, 2 (IL).
- 1870 Census: Newton Higgins. Age: 52. Home in 1870: Bond, Lawrence, Illinois. Birth date/place: 1818 in Illinois. Occupation: farmer. Cannot read/write: yes. Household members: Newton Higgins, 52. May Higgins, 35. Ann Higgins, 13. John Higgins, 11. Ellen Higgins, 8. Isabell Higgins, 4. James Higgins, 2. Jesse Higgins, 3 months.
- 1865 Illinois State Census: Newton Higgins. Montgomery, Crawford, Illinois.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Albert 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 Albert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Albert 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 Albert:
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~3.12%
Robert Davis
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Kathy (Whitfield) Stepp :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Donald Hoesman :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Sherry (Dickinson) Harris :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Savannah Stepp :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Michael McClain :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A392366 [compare]
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