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Edgar Wallace Hightower 1856–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1856

Birth Location: Harrison County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 8 October 1940

Death Location: Elysian Fields, Harrison County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Richard Hightower

Mother: Maartha Powell

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In 1856, Edgar Wallace Hightower entered the world in Harrison County, Texas, United States of America, born to Richard Levesly Hightower And Maartha A Powell. Edgar Wallace Hightower passed away in 1940 in Elysian Fields, Harrison County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Edgar Wallace Hightower entered the world in Harrison County, Texas, United States of America, born to Richard Levesly Hightower And Maartha A Powell.
  • Edgar Wallace Hightower passed away in 1940 in Elysian Fields, Harrison County, Texas, United States of America.

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Edgar Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Edgar Hightower
1856–1940
Birth Place: Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Richard Levesly Hightower
1836–1890
Fayette County, Tennessee, United States of America
Maartha (A) Powell
1837–1866
Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
robert (smith) hightower
1794–1849
north carolina
Jane Anderson
1815–1849
Fayette County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
richard hightower
1764–1820
Nancy Smith
1770–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
john hightower
1748–1798

Edgar Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1856
10 April 1856
Birth of Edgar Wallace Hightower in Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
1940
8 October 1940
Age 84
Death of Edgar Wallace Hightower in Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
Harrison County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1856
    Event Place: Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 October 1940
    Event Place: Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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