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Bessie Hamilton Hightower 1896–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1896

Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Jun 1971

Death Location: Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Washington Hightown

Mother: sarah zimmerman

Spouse(s): bertha emerson

Children(s): Jimmie Hightower, Ray Hightower, Mayme Hightower, Sarah Hightower, Dorothy Shuler, Roy Hightower, Kennth Hightower, Row Hightower, Mayme Yates, James Hightower

Bessie Hamilton Hightower was born in 1896 in Blount, Tennessee, USA, the child of Washington Hightown And Sarah Jane Zimmerman. In 1900, Bessie Hamilton Hightower resided in Civil District 8, Monroe, Tennessee, USA. Bessie Hamilton Hightower married Bertha Mae Emerson, and had children including Clifford Hightower, Dorothy Hightower, Dorothy Jean Shuler, Dorsey Hightower, Hightower, James Dexter Hightower, Janie Hightower, Jimmie Eugene Hightower, Kennth Lee Hightower, Mayme Sue Hightower, Mayme Sue Yates, Ray Hightower, Robert Hightower, Row W Hightower, Roy Hightower, Sarah Hightower. Bessie Hamilton Hightower passed away in 1971 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Hamilton Hightower was born in 1896 in Blount, Tennessee, USA, the child of Washington Hightown And Sarah Jane Zimmerman.
  • In 1900, Bessie Hamilton Hightower resided in Civil District 8, Monroe, Tennessee, USA.
  • Bessie Hamilton Hightower married Bertha Mae Emerson, and had children including Clifford Hightower, Dorothy Hightower, Dorothy Jean Shuler, Dorsey Hightower, Hightower, James Dexter Hightower, Janie Hightower, Jimmie Eugene Hightower, Kennth Lee Hightower, Mayme Sue Hightower, Mayme Sue Yates, Ray Hightower, Robert Hightower, Row W Hightower, Roy Hightower, Sarah Hightower.
  • Bessie Hamilton Hightower passed away in 1971 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Washington Hightown
1858–1920
Birth Location: Tennessee
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sarah zimmerman
1862–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

bertha emerson
1900–1971
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Jimmie Hightower
1933–1966
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Ray Hightower
1918–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mayme Hightower
1920–
Birth Location: Tennessee
MH
Sarah Hightower
1921–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Dorothy Shuler
1935–2003
Birth Location: Maryville, Tennessee
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Roy Hightower
1919–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Kennth Hightower
1931–1981
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Row Hightower
1919–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mayme Yates
1920–1992
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
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James Hightower
1924–1926
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, USA
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Bessie Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Hightower
1896–1971
Birth Place: Blount, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Washington Hightown
1858–1920
Tennessee
sarah (jane) zimmerman
1862–
Tennessee
Grandparents
john Hightower
1830–1914
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
clarrisa selvidge
1830–1891
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Hightower
1798–1884
rebecca
1800–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
george notes
1750–
Elvinia Smith
1780–
joseph cunningham
1768–1858
Phoebe wilson
1779–1859

Bessie Hightower's Descendants

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Bessie (Hamilton) Hightower (4 Jul 1896–Jun 1971) m. bertha (mae) emerson (1900–2 January 1971)
  1. 1. Jimmie (Eugene) Hightower 1933–1966
  2. 2. Ray Hightower 1918–
  3. 3. Mayme (Sue) Hightower 1920–
  4. 4. Sarah Hightower 1921–
  5. 5. Dorothy (Jean) Shuler 1935–2003
  6. 6. Roy Hightower 1919–
  7. 7. Kennth (Lee) Hightower 1931–1981
  8. 8. Row (W) Hightower 1919–
  9. 9. Mayme (Sue) Yates 1920–1992
  10. 10. James (Dexter) Hightower 1924–1926

Bessie Hightower's Timeline

10 Records

1896
4 Jul 1896
Birth of Bessie Hamilton Hightower in Blount, Tennessee, USA
Blount, Tennessee, USA
1896
4 Jul 1896
Birth of Bessie Hamilton Hightower
None
1900
1900
Age 4
Bessie Hamilton Hightower resided here in Civil District 8, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Bessie Hamilton Hightower resided here in Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
Bessie Hamilton Hightower resided here in Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Bessie Hamilton Hightower resided here in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Bessie Hamilton Hightower resided here in Rural, Blount, Tennessee
Rural, Blount, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 44
Bessie Hamilton Hightower resided here in 6th Dist, Blount, Tennessee, USA
6th Dist, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1971
Jun 1971
Age 75
Death of Bessie Hamilton Hightower in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1971
Jun 1971
Age 75
Death of Bessie Hamilton Hightower
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1896
    Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 4
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blount, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03874; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 5-7
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 409-09-5200; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1753; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 51
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 2234; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341968
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Monroe, Tennessee; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0113
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1510; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1375523
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1896

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Monroe, Tennessee; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0113

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1510; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1375523

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1753; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 51

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 2234; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341968

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Blount, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blount, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03874; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 5-7

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 6th Dist, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blount, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03874; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 5-7

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1971
    Event Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 409-09-5200; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1971

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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