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Donald Ray Hightower 1937–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1937

Birth Location: Weldon, Houston County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 1 January 2005

Death Location: Somerville, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Earl Hightower

Mother: Doris Hallmark

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In 1937, Donald Ray Hightower entered the world in Weldon, Houston County, Texas, United States of America, born to Earl Clinton Hightower And Doris Marie Hallmark. Donald Ray Hightower passed away in 2005 in Somerville, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1937, Donald Ray Hightower entered the world in Weldon, Houston County, Texas, United States of America, born to Earl Clinton Hightower And Doris Marie Hallmark.
  • Donald Ray Hightower passed away in 2005 in Somerville, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Donald Hightower's Ancestors

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Donald Hightower
1937–2005
Birth Place: Weldon, Houston County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Earl Clinton Hightower
1889–1944
Kittrell, Walker County, Texas, USA
Doris (Marie) Hallmark
1899–1977
Trinity, Trinity County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Moffett) Hightower
1854–1906
Laurens Co., Georgia, USA
Mary (Alice) Dunlap
1861–1918
Kittrell Community, Walker County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Dunlap
1810–1883
Elizabeth Eskridge
1833–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Dunlap
1789–1877
Sarah Pettigrew
1790–1857
Samuel Eskridge
1798–1866
Jane Pettigrew
1805–1877

Donald Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1937
25 July 1937
Birth of Donald Ray Hightower in Weldon, Houston County, Texas, United States of America
Weldon, Houston County, Texas, United States of America
2005
1 January 2005
Age 68
Death of Donald Ray Hightower in Somerville, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America
Somerville, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1937
    Event Place: Weldon, Houston County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 2005
    Event Place: Somerville, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somerville, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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