Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Cyrus Hull Higginson
and Martha (McElroy) Higginson
Sister of
Green Boyle Higginson, Martha McElroy (Higginson) Earhart, Bird (Higginson) Patton, Anne Ethel (Higginson) Scott, Vara (Higginson) Jordan and Ruth Higginson
Wife of
James Thweatt Searcy
— married
16 Oct 1894 in McLennan County, Texas, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 62
in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Ora was born in 1873. She was the daughter of Cyrus Higginson and Martha McElroy. She passed away in 1935.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN1-M4S : Tue Oct 03 16:33:14 UTC 2023), Entry for C.h. Higgerson and Mattie Higgerson, 1880.
- "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-BKVX : Thu Nov 30 12:49:28 UTC 2023), Entry for J T Searcy and Ora E Higginson, 16 Oct 1894.
- "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PF-44X : Tue Oct 03 10:28:34 UTC 2023), Entry for J T Searsey and O H Searsey, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23K-6Z5 : Fri Oct 06 11:06:59 UTC 2023), Entry for James Searcy and Ora Searcy, 1910.
- "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHB7-N92 : Thu Dec 07 20:04:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Ora Searcy and Camile Searcy, 1920.
- "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3CP-F38 : Tue Nov 28 02:11:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Ora Higginson Searcy and C H Higginson, 20 Feb 1935.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116795335/ora-ella-searcy
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ora by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Ora:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ora by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Ora:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Helen Shelton 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch MC5938836 [compare], FTDNA kit #643729
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~1.56%
Robert Shelton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch DB5283459 [compare], FTDNA kit #650070
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~1.56%
Wayne Shelton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FV4384920 [compare], FTDNA kit #31895
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Hillary Jollimore :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H032977 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Susan (Knight) Gore :
23andMe, GEDmatch WS2684713 [compare], yourDNAportal SUSa6c0a837
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SB1078285 [compare], yourDNAportal SUSa6c0a837, Ancestry member susangore51
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T457437 [compare], yourDNAportal SUSa6c0a837, FTDNA kit #360103
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch DX4270384 [compare], yourDNAportal SUSa6c0a837
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Living DNA, GEDmatch SF8554219 [compare], yourDNAportal SUSa6c0a837
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