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Ethel Hightower 1906–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1906

Birth Location: Rock Hold Wh, Kentucky

Death Date: Oct 1980

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Hightower

Mother: Ruby Lowery

Spouse(s): James Greene

Children(s):

Ethel Hightower was born in 1906 in Rock Hold Wh, Kentucky, the child of Robert Lee Hightower And Ruby Lowery. In 1910, Ethel Hightower resided in Williams Branch, Bell, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, Ethel Hightower resided in Greasy Creek, Bell, Kentucky, USA. Ethel Hightower married Arthur Childers, James O Greene. Ethel Hightower passed away in 1980 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Ethel Hightower was born in 1906 in Rock Hold Wh, Kentucky, the child of Robert Lee Hightower And Ruby Lowery.
  • In 1910, Ethel Hightower resided in Williams Branch, Bell, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, Ethel Hightower resided in Greasy Creek, Bell, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ethel Hightower married Arthur Childers, James O Greene.
  • Ethel Hightower passed away in 1980 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Hightower
1884–1949
Birth Location: Tennessee
RH
Ruby Lowery
1889–1966
Birth Location: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
RL

Spouses(s)

James Greene
1908–
Birth Location: Kentucky
JG

Children(s)

Ethel Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Hightower
1906–1980
Birth Place: Rock Hold Wh, Kentucky
Parents
Robert Lee Hightower
1884–1949
Tennessee
Ruby Lowery
1889–1966
Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Annise Hightower
1857–1941
Newport, Tennessee, United States
Susan Craig
1860–
Tennesee
Great-Grandparents
nathaniel cms
1816–1891
cassandra francis
1819–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hightower
1765–1850
Nancy dau
1780–1850
Mary Crockett
1780–

Ethel Hightower's Timeline

7 Records

1906
19 Jul 1906
Birth of Ethel Hightower in Rock Hold Wh, Kentucky
Rock Hold Wh, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 4
Ethel Hightower resided here in Williams Branch, Bell, Kentucky, USA
Williams Branch, Bell, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Ethel Hightower resided here in Greasy Creek, Bell, Kentucky, USA
Greasy Creek, Bell, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Ethel Hightower resided here in District 3, Bell, Kentucky, USA
District 3, Bell, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Ethel Hightower resided here in Rural, Bell, Kentucky
Rural, Bell, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 34
Ethel Hightower resided here in Alva, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Alva, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1980
Oct 1980
Age 74
Death of Ethel Hightower in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1906
    Event Place: Rock Hold Wh, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Alva, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 48-37
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 407-20-8493; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greasy Creek, Bell, Kentucky; Roll: T625_559; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 18
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Bell, Kentucky; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340468
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Williams Branch, Bell, Kentucky; Roll: T624_464; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374477
    [6] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Williams Branch, Bell, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Williams Branch, Bell, Kentucky; Roll: T624_464; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374477

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Greasy Creek, Bell, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greasy Creek, Bell, Kentucky; Roll: T625_559; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, Bell, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Bell, Kentucky; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340468

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bell, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Alva, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 48-37

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Alva, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Alva, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 48-37

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1980
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 407-20-8493; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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