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Jesse Hightower 1840–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Ray, Missouri, United States

Death Date: February 19, 1862

Death Location: Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA

Father: WILLIAM HIGHTOWER

Mother: Elizabeth Clevenger

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In 1840, Jesse Hightower entered the world in Ray, Missouri, United States, born to William Joseph Hightower And Elizabeth Clevenger. Jesse Hightower passed away in 1862 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Jesse Hightower entered the world in Ray, Missouri, United States, born to William Joseph Hightower And Elizabeth Clevenger.
  • Jesse Hightower passed away in 1862 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA.

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Jesse Hightower's Ancestors

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Jesse Hightower
1840–1862
Birth Place: Ray, Missouri, United States
Parents
WILLIAM JOSEPH HIGHTOWER
1807–1868
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Clevenger
1807–1889
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Joseph) Hightower
1765–1830
Charleston, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
NANCY MASON
1775–1868
Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Hightower
1745–1826
MARY HAWKINS
1740–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hightower
1692–1764
Kindness Prentiss
1713–1763

Jesse Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Jesse Hightower in Ray, Missouri, United States
Ray, Missouri, United States
1862
February 19, 1862
Age 22
Death of Jesse Hightower in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA
Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Ray, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 19, 1862
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA

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