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Howard Riggs Hightower 1901–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1901

Birth Location: Cushman, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 4 October 1979

Death Location: Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Hightower

Mother: Mary Wilson

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The story of Howard Riggs Hightower began in 1901 in Cushman, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America. Howard Riggs Hightower passed away in 1979 in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Howard Riggs Hightower began in 1901 in Cushman, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America.
  • Howard Riggs Hightower passed away in 1979 in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Howard Hightower's Ancestors

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Howard Hightower
1901–1979
Birth Place: Cushman, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
William Franklin Hightower
1839–1933
Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Mary (G) Wilson
1842–1899
Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, United States of America
Grandparents
james (wilson) Hightower
1816–1863
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Margarett (C) Tosh
1815–1875
Cushman, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
james Hightower
1790–1816
elizabeth hughes
1795–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas NOTES
1736–1807
jane cherokee
1766–

Howard Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1901
28 January 1901
Birth of Howard Riggs Hightower in Cushman, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Cushman, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
1979
4 October 1979
Age 78
Death of Howard Riggs Hightower in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1901
    Event Place: Cushman, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1979
    Event Place: Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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