When Nancy Meribah Behunin was born on 8 February 1841, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Isaac Behunin, was 37 and her mother, Elmina Polly Tyler, was 29. She married Nelson Higgins on 20 February 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 18 October 1910, in Elsinore, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Monroe City Cemetery, Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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Probably Irish: variant of Bohannon .
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Possible Related NamesMr. Musser, Dear Brother, as my Father Isaac Behunin has entirely lost his memory, I feel it my duty to send you a few lines in his behalf. My father and mother Elmina Tyler Behunin embra …
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