Joseph Hughey married Nancy Liggon on 25 November 1817 in Morgan County, Georgia.[1][2]
Henry, Nancy, and six little Baxters were enumerated in the 1850 census of District 19 and A Half, Chambers, Alabama.[3]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Henry Baxter
M
42
Farmer
Georgia
Nancy Baxter
F
43
Georgia
Wilson Baxter
M
18
Student
Georgia
Wilborn Baxter
M
15
Georgia
Martha Baxter
F
11
Alabama
Catherine Baxter
F
9
Alabama
Richmond Baxter
M
7
Alabama
David Baxter
M
5
Alabama
Henry, Nancy, and five children were enumerated in the 1860 census of Rusk County, Texas.[4]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Henry Baxter
M
48
Farmer
Georgia
Nancy Baxter
F
55
Georgia
Wilburn Baxter
M
24
Georgia
Catharine Baxter
F
16
Alabama
Richard Baxter
M
14
Alabama
David Baxter
M
11
Alabama
W L Stanly
M
24
Schoolteacher
Virginia
Z Z Trayer
M
26
Mechanic
Ohio
Henry, Nancy, and twp children were enumerated in the 1870 census of Rusk County, Texas.[5]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Hannah Shell
F
50
Keeping House
Ala
Henry Baxter
M
60
Farmer
Georgia
Nancy Baxter
F
70
Keeping House
Georgia
Richmond Baxter
M
26
Farm Laborer
Ala
David Baxter
M
24
Farm Laborer
Ala
Martha Smith
F
31
At Home
Georgia
Lafayette Smith
M
10
At Home
Texas
Henry, two children, and two grand-children were enumerated in the 1880 census of Gregg County, Texas.[6]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Henry Baxter
M
74
Married
Head
Farmer
Georgia
Catharine Turner
F
37
Widowed
Daughter
House Keeper
Alabama
David Baxter
M
33
Single
Son
Farm Laborer
Alabama
Mittie Turner
F
16
Single
Granddaughter
House Keeper
Texas
Mattie Turner
F
14
Single
Granddaughter
Keeping House
Texas
Sources
↑Marriage:
"Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978"
Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #996489 (accessed 9 June 2023)
Joseph Harny marriage to Nancy Liggow on 29 Nov 1817 in Morgan, Georgia, USA.
↑Marriage:
"Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850"
Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Georgia Ancestry Record 2085 #51567 (accessed 9 June 2023)
Joseph Hughey marriage to Nancy Ligon on 25 Nov 1817 in Georgia.
↑1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 19 and A Half, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 397b; Line Number: 12 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17101675 (accessed 9 June 2023)
Henry Baxter (42), Farmer, in District 19 and A Half, Chambers, Alabama, USA. Born in Georgia.
↑1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Beat 9, Rusk, Texas; Roll: M653_1304; Page: 279; Family History Library Film: 805304 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #35327877 (accessed 9 June 2023)
Henry Baxter (48), Farmer, in Beat 9, Rusk, Texas. Born in Georgia.
↑1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 2, Rusk, Texas; Roll: M593_1603; Page: 372A Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #10980877 (accessed 9 June 2023)
Henry Baxter (60), Farmer, in Precinct 2, Rusk, Texas. Born in Georgia.
↑1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4, Gregg, Texas; Roll: 1307; Page: 474D; Enumeration District: 038 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #7611088 (accessed 9 June 2023)
Henry Baxter (74), married, Farmer, head of household in Precinct 4, Gregg, Texas, USA. Born in Georgia.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51583995/nancy-baxter: accessed 9 June 2023), memorial page for Nancy Baxter (1798–18 Oct 1872), Find A Grave: Memorial #51583995, citing Moriah Cemetery, Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas, USA; Maintained by *♥ ღ Celeste ღ ♥'* (contributor 48585739).
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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:
Hughey-1558 and Unknown-17360 appear to represent the same person because: Part II. The Ligon Family in America. Chapter XVII. Colonel Thomas Ligons great-grandchildren page 548
Nancy Ligon, named in father Willis Ligon's 1826 will as Nancy Hughey
Nancy Ligon, named in father Willis Ligon's 1826 will as Nancy Hughey