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Edward Woodham Hightower 1863–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 30, 1863

Birth Location: Chambers County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: January 28, 1952

Death Location: Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA

Father: Daniel Hightower

Mother: Nancy Andrews

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The story of Edward Woodham Hightower began in 1863 in Chambers County, Alabama, USA. Edward Woodham Hightower passed away in 1952 in Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Woodham Hightower began in 1863 in Chambers County, Alabama, USA.
  • Edward Woodham Hightower passed away in 1952 in Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA.

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Edward Hightower's Ancestors

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Edward Hightower
1863–1952
Birth Place: Chambers County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Daniel Pierce Hightower
1812–1890
Greene, Georgia, United States
Nancy (Ann Smith) Andrews
1823–1907
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Pressley Hightower
1784–1852
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann 'Polly') Woodson
1785–1856
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1751–1803
Mildred Arnold
1755–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hightower
1720–1764
Susannah Hanks
1725–1780
James Arnold
1724–1776
Martha Atkinson
1720–1783

Edward Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1863
April 30, 1863
Birth of Edward Woodham Hightower in Chambers County, Alabama, USA
Chambers County, Alabama, USA
1952
January 28, 1952
Age 89
Death of Edward Woodham Hightower in Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA
Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 30, 1863
    Event Place: Chambers County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 28, 1952
    Event Place: Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA

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