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Francis Marion Hightower 1860–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 January 1860

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 20 August 1897

Death Location: Fairview, Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: John Hightower

Mother: Anne Osborne

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Francis Marion Hightower was born in 1860 in South Carolina, the child of John Joseph Gregory Hightower And Anne Osborne. In 1870, Francis Marion Hightower resided in Fork, Habersham, Georgia, USA. Francis Marion Hightower passed away in 1897 in Fairview, Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Francis Marion Hightower was born in 1860 in South Carolina, the child of John Joseph Gregory Hightower And Anne Osborne.
  • In 1870, Francis Marion Hightower resided in Fork, Habersham, Georgia, USA.
  • Francis Marion Hightower passed away in 1897 in Fairview, Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Francis Hightower's Ancestors

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Francis Hightower
1860–1897
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
John Joseph Gregory Hightower
1810–1895
North Carolina, United States of America
Anne Osborne
1811–1888
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
epaphroditus hightower
1773–1859
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
john hightower
1749–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Augustine hightower
1698–1784

Francis Hightower's Timeline

3 Records

1860
25 January 1860
Birth of Francis Marion Hightower in South Carolina
South Carolina
1870
1870
Age 10
Francis Marion Hightower resided here in Fork, Habersham, Georgia, USA
Fork, Habersham, Georgia, USA
1897
20 August 1897
Age 37
Death of Francis Marion Hightower in Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America
Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 January 1860
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fork, Habersham, Georgia; Roll: M593_154; Page: 238A; Family History Library Film: 545653
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fork, Habersham, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fork, Habersham, Georgia; Roll: M593_154; Page: 238A; Family History Library Film: 545653

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 August 1897
    Event Place: Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairview, Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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