Born about in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Dennis Holden
and Nancy Matilda (Slocum) Holden
Sister of
Elburn Cahal Holden, Frances Lee (Holden) Stem, Sarah J. (Holden) Burbank, George W. Holden, William Dennis Holden, Charles William Holden, Nora Elizabeth Holden, Robert M P Holden and Martha Caroline Holden
Wife of
John Alec Thigpen
— married
23 Jul 1869 in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 75
in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Aug 2020
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Biography
Nancy (Holden) Thigpen was born in Appalachia, in Alabama.
Nancy was born about 1850. She was the daughter of Dennis Holden and Matilda Slocum. She passed away about 1925.
In the 1850 United States Census, Dennis and Matilda are living with their children East of the Military Road in Lauderdale, Alabama. Dennis is a farmer. [1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Dennis Holden | M | 39 | Farmer | Tennessee |
| Matilda Holden | F | 28 | Louisiana | |
| Elburn Holden | M | 8 | Mississippi | |
| Francis Holden | F | 5 | Mississippi | |
| Sarah Holden | F | 3 | Tennessee | |
| Matilda Holden | F | 0 | Alabama |
In the 1870 United States Census, Nancy is living in Center Star, Alabama with her parents and siblings. [2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Dennis Holden | M | 57 | Farmer | Tennessee |
| Matilda Holden | F | 45 | Louisiana | |
| Sarah J. Holden | F | 19 | Tennessee | |
| Nancy M. Holden | F | 17 | Alabama | |
| George W. Holden | M | 18 | Alabama | |
| William D. Holden | M | 16 | Alabama | |
| Charles W. Holden | M | 14 | Alabama | |
| Nora E. Holden | F | 11 | Alabama | |
| R M P Holden | M | 1 | Alabama | |
| Martha Holden | F | 6 | Alabama |
The 1900 United States census records: Nancy M (50) and J A (49) with children Elizabeth (28), Josie D (20), Robert J J (16), Margaret E E (14), and William R (10) are living in Green Hill, Alabama. [3]
The 1910 United States census records: Nancy (63) and J A (63) with daughter Lizzie E (39) are living in Florence, Alabama. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 2 East of the Military Road, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: M432_7; Page: 310A; Image: 629.
- ↑ Name: Dennis Holden Event Type: Census Event Date: 1870 Event Place: Center Star, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Event Place (Original): Township 2 Range 9, Center Star, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Gender: Male Age: 57 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1813 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Page Number: 10 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Dennis Holden M 57 Tennessee, United States Matilda Holden F 45 Louisiana, United States Sarah J Holden F 19 Tennessee, United States Nancy M Holden F 17 Alabama, United States George W Holden M 18 Alabama, United States William D Holden M 16 Alabama, United States Charles W Holden M 14 Alabama, United States Nora E Holden F 11 Alabama, United States R M P Holden M 1 Alabama, United States Martha Holden F 6 Alabama, United States Household ID: 752 Line Number: 25 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M593 GS Film Number: 000545520 Digital Folder Number: 004257574 Image Number: 00514 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01444-1 Record Number: 20361 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK6-WZD : 19 March 2020), Dennis Holden, 1870.
- ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Green Hill, Lauderdale, Alabama; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0050.
- ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: T624_21; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1374034.
- Ancestry.com
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DNA Connections
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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~6.25%
~12.50%
Jane (England) Vlastelica 
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Nancy (Wineinger) Fussell :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Donna Cunningham :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ritchfive
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~1.56%
Sheenan Cole :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jim Barrett :
23andMe, GEDmatch M063318 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M063318 [compare], FTDNA kit #4587
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~0.78%
Kim (Marcell) Cronin :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Karen (Hobgood) Broadhurst :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member karen_hobgood
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