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Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower 1795–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 APR 1795

Birth Location: Union, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 24 JUL 1882

Death Location: Grandview Cem, Grandview, Johnson Co, Texas

Father: Thomas Hightower

Mother: Mildred Arnold

Spouse(s): Mary Oslin

Children(s):

In 1795, Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower entered the world in Union, South Carolina, United States, born to Thomas Hightower And Mildred Millie Arnold. Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower married Mary Eugenia Oslin. Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower passed away in 1882 in Grandview Cem, Grandview, Johnson Co, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower entered the world in Union, South Carolina, United States, born to Thomas Hightower And Mildred Millie Arnold.
  • Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower married Mary Eugenia Oslin.
  • Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower passed away in 1882 in Grandview Cem, Grandview, Johnson Co, Texas.

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Elisha Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Hightower
1795–1882
Birth Place: Union, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Hightower
1751–1803
Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mildred (Millie) Arnold
1754–1820
Lunenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
William (Calvin) Hightower
1720–1764
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Susannah (Walker) Hanks
1725–1780
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
James Arnold
1690–1781
Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Martha (W.) Atkinson
1720–1783
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hightower
1692–1764
Mary Bryant
1697–1794
William Hanks
1680–1732
Hester Mills
1679–1726
Christopher Atkinson
1682–1763
Elizabeth Rodwell
1700–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
Eleanor Charnold
1675–1735
Thomas Bryant
1649–1717
Eleanor Winnifred
1663–1719
William Hanks
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1653–1708
John Mills
1657–1710
Hester White
1663–1725
James Atkinson
1650–1721
Annie Hollyman
1655–1736
Thomas Rodwell
1678–1709
Sarah Clark
1678–

Elisha Hightower's Timeline

3 Records

1795
29 APR 1795
Birth of Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower in Union, South Carolina, United States
Union, South Carolina, United States
1882
20 JUL 1882
Age 87
Death of Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower in Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States
Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States
1882
24 JUL 1882
Age 87
Burial of Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower in Grandview Cem, Grandview, Johnson Co, Texas
Grandview Cem, Grandview, Johnson Co, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 APR 1795
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 JUL 1882
    Event Place: Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1882
    Event Place: Grandview Cem, Grandview, Johnson Co, Texas

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