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cornelia jane Hightower 1857–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1857

Birth Location: Ray County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 13 April 1936

Death Location: Wood Heights, Ray County, Missouri, USA

Father: Elias highest

Mother: mary wyman

Spouse(s): Toliver Wood

Children(s): Elder Clevenger, Alice Wood, Orville Wood, Maud Clevenger, Edyth Wood, Walter Wood, Mary Wood, Fannie Wood

The story of cornelia jane Hightower began in 1857 in Ray County, Missouri, USA. In 1860, cornelia jane Hightower resided in Polk, Ray, Missouri. In 1870, cornelia jane Hightower resided in Polk, Ray, Missouri, USA. cornelia jane Hightower married Toliver Wood, and had children including Alice Wood, Edyth M Wood, Elder Leon Howard Clevenger, Fannie Wood, Mary A Wood, Maud M Clevenger, Orville Ellis Wood, Walter Allen Wood. cornelia jane Hightower passed away in 1936 in Wood Heights, Ray County, Missouri, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of cornelia jane Hightower began in 1857 in Ray County, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1860, cornelia jane Hightower resided in Polk, Ray, Missouri.
  • In 1870, cornelia jane Hightower resided in Polk, Ray, Missouri, USA.
  • cornelia jane Hightower married Toliver Wood, and had children including Alice Wood, Edyth M Wood, Elder Leon Howard Clevenger, Fannie Wood, Mary A Wood, Maud M Clevenger, Orville Ellis Wood, Walter Allen Wood.
  • cornelia jane Hightower passed away in 1936 in Wood Heights, Ray County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias highest
1832–1916
Birth Location: Ray County, Missouri, USA
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mary wyman
1833–1921
Birth Location: Missouri
mw

Spouses(s)

Toliver Wood
1845–1926
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Elder Clevenger
1880–1980
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
EC
Alice Wood
1886–1974
Birth Location: Missouri
AW
Orville Wood
1897–1962
Birth Location: Ray County, Missouri, United States of America
OW
Maud Clevenger
1878–1883
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
MC
Edyth Wood
1890–
Birth Location: Missouri
EW
Walter Wood
1892–1976
Birth Location: Excelsior Springs, Ray County, Missouri, United States of America
WW
Mary Wood
1896–1996
Birth Location: Missouri
MW
Fannie Wood
1888–1973
Birth Location: Missouri
FW

cornelia Hightower's Ancestors

Self
cornelia Hightower
1857–1936
Birth Place: Ray County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Elias Hightower 4 matches 46cms is highest
1832–1916
Ray County, Missouri, USA
mary wyman
1833–1921
Missouri
Grandparents
William (Joseph Hightower highest DNA on this line is 46) cms
1807–1868
Charlston, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Clevenger
1807–1889
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hightower
1765–1850
Nancy dau
1780–1850
elias Clevenger
1764–1846
nancy wood
1784–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (nc)
1730–
mary hawkins
1743–
david 3
1761–1829
Isabella Mason
1766–1843
Thomas Clevenger
1746–1810
Sitchie pitman
1743–1847

cornelia Hightower's Descendants

1.
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cornelia (jane) Hightower (23 Dec 1857–13 April 1936) m. Toliver Wood (8 October 1845–25 March 1926)
  1. 1. Elder (Leon Howard) Clevenger 1880–1980 m. Martha (Mae) O'Dell 1881–1977 m. Mattie M 1881–
    1. 1. Howard Clevenger 1897–1992 m. Sue Laver 1895– m. Nellie Shumate 1897–
      1. 1. Ethyl (Marie) Holm 1916–1995
      2. 2. Paul (Wesley) Clevenger 1930–2007
      3. 3. Ethal (M) Clevenger 1917–
      4. 4. Leon (H) Clevenger 1919–
    2. 2. George (Emmett) Clevenger 1902–1997 m. Henley (Meb) Weems 1907–
    3. 3. Toliver (James) Clevenger 1908–1993 m. Louise Pike 1911–
      1. 1. Verne (Paul) Clevenger 1943–1943
    4. 4. Harold (Terry) Clevenger 1920–2000
  2. 2. Alice Wood 1886–1974 m. Hugh (Allen) Craven 1880–1939
    1. 1. Clyde Craven 1922–
    2. 2. Glenn (Wood) Craven 1907–1991 m. Rose (Marion) Wendell 1911–
      1. 1. Joyce (Faye) Bunch 1932–2011
    3. 3. Hugh (Roy) Craven 1910–1983
    4. 4. Gladys Craven 1905–1990 m. Cecil (Wesley) Boyd 1901–
    5. 5. Ray Craven 1910–
    6. 6. Dora (Grace) Craven 1912–2006
  3. 3. Orville (Ellis) Wood 1897–1962 m. Jokie V 1894–
    1. 1. Marjorie Wood 1923–
    2. 2. Forrest (D) Wood 1916–1992
  4. 4. Maud (M.) Clevenger 1878–1883 m. Sylvester Clevenger 1859–
    1. 1. Gertie Clevenger 1886–
    2. 2. Valentine Clevenger 1897–
  5. 5. Edyth (M) Wood 1890–
  6. 6. Walter (Allen) Wood 1892–1976 m. Jo-Lee Wood 1892– m. May (L) Barnes 1896– m. Cora Wood 1893–
    1. 1. Dorothy (Nell) Smith 1911–1991
    2. 2. Dorothy (N) Wood 1912–
    3. 3. Walter Wood 1926–
  7. 7. Mary (A) Wood 1896–1996 m. Riley (L) McBee 1896–
    1. 1. Helen (Yvonne) McBee 1922–2007
  8. 8. Fannie Wood 1888–1973 m. Ralph Hale 1890– m. Rolfe Hale 1887–

cornelia Hightower's Timeline

8 Records

1857
23 Dec 1857
Birth of cornelia jane Hightower in Ray County, Missouri, USA
Ray County, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 3
cornelia jane Hightower resided here in Polk, Ray, Missouri
Polk, Ray, Missouri
1870
1870
Age 13
cornelia jane Hightower resided here in Polk, Ray, Missouri, USA
Polk, Ray, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
cornelia jane Hightower resided here in Lola, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Lola, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 43
cornelia jane Hightower resided here in Fishing River, Ray, Missouri, USA
Fishing River, Ray, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 53
cornelia jane Hightower resided here in Fishing River, Ray, Missouri, USA
Fishing River, Ray, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 63
cornelia jane Hightower resided here in Fishing River, Ray, Missouri, USA
Fishing River, Ray, Missouri, USA
1936
13 April 1936
Age 79
Death of cornelia jane Hightower in Wood Heights, Ray County, Missouri, USA
Wood Heights, Ray County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Ray County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fishing River, Ray, Missouri; Roll: T625_941; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 1115
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lola, Cherokee, Kansas; Roll: 376; Family History Film: 1254376; Page: 483D; Enumeration District: 042; Image: 0049
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Polk, Ray, Missouri; Roll: M593_803; Page: 505A; Image: 143566; Family History Library Film: 552302
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fishing River, Ray, Missouri; Roll: 885; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1240885
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Polk, Ray, Missouri; Roll: M653_643; Page: 125; Family History Library Film: 803643
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fishing River, Ray, Missouri; Roll: T624_806; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1374819
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Polk, Ray, Missouri
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Polk, Ray, Missouri; Roll: M653_643; Page: 125; Family History Library Film: 803643

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Polk, Ray, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Polk, Ray, Missouri; Roll: M593_803; Page: 505A; Image: 143566; Family History Library Film: 552302

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lola, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lola, Cherokee, Kansas; Roll: 376; Family History Film: 1254376; Page: 483D; Enumeration District: 042; Image: 0049

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fishing River, Ray, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fishing River, Ray, Missouri; Roll: 885; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1240885

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fishing River, Ray, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fishing River, Ray, Missouri; Roll: T624_806; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1374819

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fishing River, Ray, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fishing River, Ray, Missouri; Roll: T625_941; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 1115

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1936
    Event Place: Wood Heights, Ray County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wood Heights, Ray County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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