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Bessie Hightower 1906–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1906

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 11 Jul 1926

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

Father: William Hightower

Mother: Lillie Hightower

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1906, Bessie Hightower entered the world in Mississippi, born to William Hightower And Lillie L Hightower. Bessie Hightower passed away in 1926 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1906, Bessie Hightower entered the world in Mississippi, born to William Hightower And Lillie L Hightower.
  • Bessie Hightower passed away in 1926 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hightower
1872–1937
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Lillie Hightower
1872–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Hightower
1906–1926
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
William Hightower
1872–1937
Mississippi
Lillie (L.) Hightower
1872–
Mississippi
Grandparents
John (David) Hightower
1862–1956
Sardis, Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hightower
1832–1899
Sarah REYNOLDS
1834–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hightower
1777–1860
Tabitha Baugh
1777–1852

Bessie Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1906
abt 1906
Birth of Bessie Hightower in Mississippi
Mississippi
1926
11 Jul 1926
Age 20
Death of Bessie Hightower in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1906
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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