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Abijah WR1812 W. TN Cav Pvt Hightower 1782–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1782

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Jul 1862

Death Location: Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Helen Parker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hightower

Children(s): Mary Hightower

Abijah WR1812 W. TN Cav Pvt Hightower was born in 1782 in North Carolina, USA, the child of John Oldham Hightower Sr And Helen Sarah Jane 06 Parker. Abijah WR1812 W. TN Cav Pvt Hightower married Elizabeth Lizzie Jones Hightower, and had children including Mary Helen Hightower. Abijah WR1812 W. TN Cav Pvt Hightower passed away in 1862 in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Abijah WR1812 W. TN Cav Pvt Hightower was born in 1782 in North Carolina, USA, the child of John Oldham Hightower Sr And Helen Sarah Jane 06 Parker.
  • Abijah WR1812 W. TN Cav Pvt Hightower married Elizabeth Lizzie Jones Hightower, and had children including Mary Helen Hightower.
  • Abijah WR1812 W. TN Cav Pvt Hightower passed away in 1862 in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1744–1823
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, Colonial America
JS
Helen Parker
1745–1836
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
HP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hightower
1799–1864
Birth Location: ,,Virginia,USA
EH

Children(s)

Mary Hightower
1831–1902
Birth Location: Todd, Kentucky, USA
MH

Abijah Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Abijah Hightower
1782–1862
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Oldham Hightower Sr
1744–1823
Brunswick County, Virginia, Colonial America
Helen (Sarah Jane (06)) Parker
1745–1836
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Austin (Hightower) Sr
1698–1784
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Jane Oldham
1695–1759
Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joshua HIGHTOWER
1670–1726
Eleanor Charnold
1672–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abijah Hightower's Descendants

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Abijah (WR1812 W. TN Cav Pvt) Hightower (2 Aug 1782–27 Jul 1862) m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" (Jones)) Hightower (1799–24 Apr 1864)
  1. 1. Mary (Helen) Hightower 1831–1902 m. Rev. (Simon Bolivar) Rudd 1830–1879
    1. 1. Richard (Tilford) Rudd 1862–1933 m. Barbery ("Babra" Adaline Thompson) Rudd 1857–1914 m. Cyntha (Ann Susan) Washburn 1866–1935
      1. 1. Edward ("Eddie\Ed" Clarence) Rudd 1884–1968 m. Nancy (Melinda Thomasson) Rudd 1881–1956
        1. 1. William (Ray) Rudd 1912–1980 m. Dorothy (Imogene) Brown 1920–2013
        2. 2. Rudy (M) Rudd 1915–1987
        3. 3. Rubel Rudd 1915–2003
        4. 4. Clay Rudd 1908–1970 m. Latha (Amelia Reed) Rudd 1910–1969
        5. 5. Mamie (Bethel) Rudd 1903–1992 m. W. (W.) Hawkins 1901–1971
      2. 2. Ala (R) Rudd 1887–
      3. 3. Laura (Ann Jane) Rudd 1889–1963
      4. 4. Ada (E) Rudd 1887–1900
      5. 5. E (C) Rudd 1885–1900
    2. 2. William (W) Rudd 1851–1883
    3. 3. Pinkney (Allen) Rudd 1853–1893
    4. 4. Missouri (Belle Rudd) Bohannon 1855–1926
    5. 5. John (Calvin Rudd) Rev 1857–1937
    6. 6. Hiram (Tilford) Rudd 1863–1944
    7. 7. Frances ((Fannie) Hannah) Rudd 1867–1950
    8. 8. Charles (Marshall) Rudd 1869–1937
    9. 9. A (B) Rudd 1871–1900
    10. 10. Jamie Rudd 1874–1858
    11. 11. Seymour Rudd 1875–1909

Abijah Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1782
2 Aug 1782
Birth of Abijah WR1812 W. TN Cav Pvt Hightower in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1862
27 Jul 1862
Age 80
Death of Abijah WR1812 W. TN Cav Pvt Hightower in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1782
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1862
    Event Place: Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA
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