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John Oldham Hightower 1744–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1744

Birth Location: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 October 1823

Death Location: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

Father: Austin Hightower

Mother: Martha Clack

Spouse(s): Sarah Parker, Mary Guess

Children(s): Abijah Hightower, Jesse Hightower

John Oldham Hightower was born in 1744 in , Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of Austin Hightower And Martha Clack. John Oldham Hightower married Mary Guess, Sarah Jane Parker, and had children including Abijah Hightower, Jesse Hightower. John Oldham Hightower passed away in 1823 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • John Oldham Hightower was born in 1744 in , Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of Austin Hightower And Martha Clack.
  • John Oldham Hightower married Mary Guess, Sarah Jane Parker, and had children including Abijah Hightower, Jesse Hightower.
  • John Oldham Hightower passed away in 1823 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA.

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John Hightower's Ancestors

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John Hightower
1744–1823
Birth Place: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Austin Hightower
1698–1784
Richmond,Virginia,USA
Martha Clack
1744–1793
Orange,,North Carolina,USA
Grandparents
Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
Richmond,Henrico,Virginia,USA
Eleanor Charnold
1675–1734
, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Hightower
1640–1698
Susannah Tavenor
1644–1700
Thomas Charnold
1640–1690
Eleanor Webb
1640–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hightower's Descendants

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John (Oldham) Hightower (17 Sep 1744–24 October 1823) m. Sarah (Jane) Parker (12 April 1745–31 December 1836) m. Mary Guess (1770–1817)
  1. 1. Abijah Hightower 1782–1862
  2. 2. Jesse Hightower 1800–1884

John Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1744
17 Sep 1744
Birth of John Oldham Hightower in , Brunswick, Virginia, USA
, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1823
24 October 1823
Age 79
Death of John Oldham Hightower in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1744
    Event Place: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1823
    Event Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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