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James Woodson Hightower 1808–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: , Greene, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 1865

Death Location: Upson, Georgia, United States

Father: Pressley Hightower

Mother: Mary Woodson

Spouse(s): Martha Trice, Margaret TRAYLOR, Catherine Gilbert, Louisiana Andrews

Children(s): Woodson Hightower, Flavious HIGHTOWER, James Hightower, Hightower None, Mary Hightower, John Hightower, Robert Hightower, Ada Hightower

James Woodson Hightower was born in 1808 in , Greene, Georgia, USA, the child of Pressley Hightower And Mary Ann Polly Woodson. In 1840, James Woodson Hightower resided in District 587, Upson, Georgia, USA. In 1850, James Woodson Hightower resided in District 86, Upson, Georgia, USA. James Woodson Hightower married Catherine Ann G Gilbert, Louisiana Virginia Andrews, Margaret Peggy Johnson Traylor, Martha Ann Trice, and had children including Ada Hightower, Flavious Joseph Hightower, Hightower, James Edward P Hightower, John D Hightower, Mary Y Hightower, Robert Hightower, Woodson F Hightower. James Woodson Hightower passed away in 1865 in Upson, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Woodson Hightower was born in 1808 in , Greene, Georgia, USA, the child of Pressley Hightower And Mary Ann Polly Woodson.
  • In 1840, James Woodson Hightower resided in District 587, Upson, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1850, James Woodson Hightower resided in District 86, Upson, Georgia, USA.
  • James Woodson Hightower married Catherine Ann G Gilbert, Louisiana Virginia Andrews, Margaret Peggy Johnson Traylor, Martha Ann Trice, and had children including Ada Hightower, Flavious Joseph Hightower, Hightower, James Edward P Hightower, John D Hightower, Mary Y Hightower, Robert Hightower, Woodson F Hightower.
  • James Woodson Hightower passed away in 1865 in Upson, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pressley Hightower
1784–1852
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
PH
Mary Woodson
1785–1856
Birth Location: Virginia
MW

Spouses(s)

Martha Trice
1828–1868
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MT
Margaret TRAYLOR
1812–1855
Birth Location: Putnam, Georgia, USA
MT
Catherine Gilbert
1823–1878
Birth Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA
CG
Louisiana Andrews
1838–1864
Birth Location: Upson County, Georgia, United States of America
LA

Children(s)

Woodson Hightower
1848–
Birth Location: Upson, Georgia, USA
WH
Flavious HIGHTOWER
1834–1846
Birth Location: Upson, Georgia, USA
FH
James Hightower
1841–1859
Birth Location: Upson, Georgia, USA
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Hightower None
Birth Location: –
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Mary Hightower
1857–
Birth Location: Upson, Georgia, United States
MH
John Hightower
1859–
Birth Location: Upson, Georgia, United States
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Robert Hightower
1865–1936
Birth Location: Upson, Georgia, USA
RH
Ada Hightower
1869–
Birth Location: Thomaston, Upson Co, GA
AH

James Hightower's Ancestors

Self
James Hightower
1808–1865
Birth Place: , Greene, Georgia, USA
Parents
Pressley Hightower
1784–1852
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann 'Polly') Woodson
1785–1856
Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas (Hightower) Sr
1751–1803
Amelia, Virginia, Colonies
Mildred (Millicent) Arnold
1755–1820
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Hightower
1720–1764
Susannah Hanks
1725–1780
James Arnold
1724–1776
Martha Atkinson
1720–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hightower
1692–1764
Mary Bryan
1695–1780
William Hanks
1685–1732
Hester Mills
1690–1750
William Arnold
1700–1774
Elizabeth Bostick
1705–1774
Christopher Atkinson
1682–1763
Elizabeth Rodwell
1700–1763

James Hightower's Descendants

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James (Woodson) Hightower (1808–27 Oct 1865) m. Martha (Ann) Trice (7 May 1828–8 October 1868) m. Margaret ("Peggy" Johnson) TRAYLOR (07 Apr 1812–27 Oct 1855) m. Catherine (Ann G) Gilbert (22 Oct 1823–Jun 1878) m. Louisiana (Virginia) Andrews (2 November 1838–7 December 1864)
  1. 1. Woodson (F) Hightower 1848–
  2. 2. Flavious (Joseph) HIGHTOWER 1834–1846
  3. 3. James (Edward P.) Hightower 1841–1859
  4. 4. Hightower
  5. 5. Mary (Y.) Hightower 1857–
  6. 6. John (D.) Hightower 1859–
  7. 7. Robert Hightower 1865–1936 m. Mattie (Lou) Harrison 1867–1927
    1. 1. William (Harrison) Hightower 1887–1947 m. Annie (Turner) ^ 1890–1978
      1. 1. William (Harrison Hightower Jr) ^ 1912–2003
      2. 2. Frank (Coker Hightower) ^ 1913–1934
      3. 3. Martha (Hightower) ^ 1917–1998
      4. 4. William (Turner Hightower) ^ 1913–1913
      5. 5. George (Harrison Hightower) ^ 1916–2002 m. Dorothy (Lucille Watson) ^* 1919–1985
    2. 2. Robert (Edgar Hightower) Jr 1890–1952 m. Ruth (Evelyn) Akin 1892–1978
      1. 1. Jane (Virginia) Hightower 1916–2002 m. Alfred (Doby Kennedy) II 1916–1983
        1. 1. Virginia (“Ginger” Hightower) Kennedy 1940–2019
        2. 2. Jane (Thornton) Kennedy 1945–1945
      2. 2. Ruth (Akin) Hightower 1918–2012
    3. 3. Julian (Thompson) Hightower 1896–1987 m. Grace (Estelle) Laramore 1900–1988
      1. 1. Anne Hightower 1925–1991
  8. 8. Ada Hightower 1869–

James Hightower's Timeline

10 Records

1808
1808
Birth of James Woodson Hightower in , Greene, Georgia, USA
, Greene, Georgia, USA
1840
1840
Age 32
James Woodson Hightower resided here in District 587, Upson, Georgia, USA
District 587, Upson, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
James Woodson Hightower resided here in District 86, Upson, Georgia, USA
District 86, Upson, Georgia, USA
1856
18 Mar 1856
Age 48
James Woodson Hightower was married in Upson, Georgia
Upson, Georgia
1860
1860
Age 52
James Woodson Hightower resided here in Georgia Militia District 561, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
Georgia Militia District 561, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
1864
1864
Age 56
James Woodson Hightower resided here in Upson, Georgia, United States
Upson, Georgia, United States
1865
27 Oct 1865
Age 57
Death of James Woodson Hightower in Upson, Georgia, United States
Upson, Georgia, United States
1870
1870
Age 62
James Woodson Hightower resided here in Thomaston, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
Thomaston, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 72
James Woodson Hightower resided here in Nances, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
Nances, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 92
James Woodson Hightower resided here in Pearson, Coffee, Georgia, USA
Pearson, Coffee, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: , Greene, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Upson, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: District 587, Upson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: District 587, Upson, Georgia; Roll: 52; Page: 29; Family History Library Film: 0007048

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 86, Upson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 86, Upson, Georgia; Roll: 85; Page: 330b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Georgia Militia District 561, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 561, Upson, Georgia; Roll: M653_139; Page: 547; Family History Library Film: 803139

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Upson, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Thomaston, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia; Roll: M593_179; Page: 68B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Nances, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Nances, Muscogee, Georgia; Roll: 159; Page: 510A; Enumeration District: 048

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pearson, Coffee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1865
    Event Place: Upson, Georgia, United States
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