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Alexander Jackson Hightower 1832–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 15 1832

Birth Location: Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois,

Death Date: 28 Oct 1908

Death Location: Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States

Father: Hugh Hightower

Mother: Cordelia Hicks

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In 1832, Alexander Jackson Hightower entered the world in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois,, born to Hugh Mack Hightower And Cordelia Delia Hicks. Alexander Jackson Hightower passed away in 1908 in Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1832, Alexander Jackson Hightower entered the world in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois,, born to Hugh Mack Hightower And Cordelia Delia Hicks.
  • Alexander Jackson Hightower passed away in 1908 in Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States.

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Alexander Hightower's Ancestors

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Alexander Hightower
1832–1908
Birth Place: Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois,
Parents
Hugh Mack Hightower
1803–1879
Pendleton District, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Cordelia ("Delia") Hicks
1806–1896
Wilson County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Ernest (Hugh) Hicks
1780–1837
Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (Clark) Tipton
1794–1857
Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Mashack Tipton
1758–1850
Hester Clark
1761–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Tipton
1728–1795
Jemima Murray
1733–1765
Samuel McReynolds
1749–1807
Sarah Wood
1749–1804

Alexander Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1832
Apr 15 1832
Birth of Alexander Jackson Hightower in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois,
Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois,
1908
28 Oct 1908
Age 76
Death of Alexander Jackson Hightower in Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 15 1832
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois,
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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