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Eugene Oswel Hightower 1885–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 DEC 1885

Birth Location: Shelbina, Shelby Co., MO, USA

Death Date: 18 JAN 1961

Death Location: Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR, USA

Father: David Hightower

Mother: Ida Blackford

Spouse(s): May Knox

Children(s): James Hightower, Robert Hightower, Bernice Hightower, Opal Hightower, Wayne Hightower, Thelmer Hightower, Pauline Hightower, Faye Hightower, Helmut Hightower, David Hightower

Eugene Oswel Hightower was born in 1885 in Shelbina, Shelby Co., MO, USA, the child of David Augustus Hightower And Ida May Blackford. In 1900, Eugene Oswel Hightower resided in Jackson , Camden, MO, USA. In 1910, Eugene Oswel Hightower resided in Pittsburg, Pittsburg Co., OK, USA. Eugene Oswel Hightower married May Crowder Knox, and had children including Bernice Hightower, David Sylester Hightower, Faye K Hightower, Helmut Hightower, James E Hightower, Kenneth A Hightower, Opal Hightower, Pauline M Hightower, Robert J Hightower, Thelmer E Hightower, Wayne Holman Hightower. Eugene Oswel Hightower passed away in 1961 in Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR, USA.

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Biography

  • Eugene Oswel Hightower was born in 1885 in Shelbina, Shelby Co., MO, USA, the child of David Augustus Hightower And Ida May Blackford.
  • In 1900, Eugene Oswel Hightower resided in Jackson , Camden, MO, USA.
  • In 1910, Eugene Oswel Hightower resided in Pittsburg, Pittsburg Co., OK, USA.
  • Eugene Oswel Hightower married May Crowder Knox, and had children including Bernice Hightower, David Sylester Hightower, Faye K Hightower, Helmut Hightower, James E Hightower, Kenneth A Hightower, Opal Hightower, Pauline M Hightower, Robert J Hightower, Thelmer E Hightower, Wayne Holman Hightower.
  • Eugene Oswel Hightower passed away in 1961 in Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Eugene Hightower's Ancestors

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Eugene Hightower
1885–1961
Birth Place: Shelbina, Shelby Co., MO, USA
Parents
David Augustus Hightower
1864–1922
MO, USA
Ida (May) Blackford
1866–1955
Jackson , Camden, MO, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Blackford
1841–1925
Shelbina, Shelby Co., MO, USA
Mary (Helen) Thomas
1843–1936
Nelson Co, KY, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Thomas
1813–1893
Eliza Bell
1818–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bennett Thomas
1772–1840
Janet Abell
1780–1843

Eugene Hightower's Descendants

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Eugene (Oswel) Hightower (16 DEC 1885–18 JAN 1961) m. May (Crowder) Knox (21 OCT 1887–1971)
  1. 1. James (E.) Hightower 1916–
  2. 2. Robert (J.) Hightower 1924–2012 m. Claudine (Marion) Dunn 1926–2011
  3. 3. Bernice Hightower 1913–
  4. 4. Opal Hightower 1911–
  5. 5. Wayne (Holman) Hightower 1921–1950 m. Erma (Lorene) Mccaslin 1922–2009
  6. 6. Thelmer (E.) Hightower 1908–1973
  7. 7. Pauline (M.) Hightower 1915–2000
  8. 8. Faye (K.) Hightower 1910–1997 m. Weston (Lemuel) Sheldon 1909–1997
    1. 1. David (Merton) Sheldon 1937–2011
    2. 2. Robert (Weston) Sheldon 1940–2011
  9. 9. Helmut Hightower 1909–
  10. 10. David (Sylester) Hightower 1918–1992

Eugene Hightower's Timeline

7 Records

1885
16 DEC 1885
Birth of Eugene Oswel Hightower in Shelbina, Shelby Co., MO, USA
Shelbina, Shelby Co., MO, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
Eugene Oswel Hightower resided here in Jackson , Camden, MO, USA
Jackson , Camden, MO, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Eugene Oswel Hightower resided here in Pittsburg, Pittsburg Co., OK, USA
Pittsburg, Pittsburg Co., OK, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Eugene Oswel Hightower resided here in Yellowstone, Gallatin Co., MT, USA
Yellowstone, Gallatin Co., MT, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Eugene Oswel Hightower resided here in Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., OK, USA
Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., OK, USA
1961
1961
Age 76
Burial of Eugene Oswel Hightower in Crawford Co., AR, USA
Crawford Co., AR, USA
1961
18 JAN 1961
Age 76
Death of Eugene Oswel Hightower in Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR, USA
Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1885
    Event Place: Shelbina, Shelby Co., MO, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jackson , Camden, MO, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pittsburg, Pittsburg Co., OK, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Yellowstone, Gallatin Co., MT, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Yellowstone, Gallatin Co., MT, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., OK, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Crawford Co., AR, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JAN 1961
    Event Place: Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR, USA

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