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John Puckett Hightower 1776–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1776

Birth Location: Bute, Co, NC

Death Date: 8 Aug 1844

Death Location: Walton County, Georgia, USA

Father: charnel Hightower

Mother:

Spouse(s): sarah hightower

Children(s): thomas Hightower, minerva Hightower, sarah Hightower, henry Hightower, william Hightower, frances Hightower, charnell Hightower, john Hightower, william Hightower, sterling Hightower, sc Hightower

John Puckett Hightower was born in 1776 in Bute, Co, NC, the child of Charnel Hightower And Francis Puckett. John Puckett Hightower married Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Hightower, and had children including Charnell Hightower, Frances Hightower, Henry Hightower, John Joshua Hightower, Minerva Hightower, Sarah Hightower, Sc Hightower, Sterling F Hightower, Thomas S Hightower, William G Hightower, William Hightower. John Puckett Hightower passed away in 1844 in Walton County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Puckett Hightower was born in 1776 in Bute, Co, NC, the child of Charnel Hightower And Francis Puckett.
  • John Puckett Hightower married Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Hightower, and had children including Charnell Hightower, Frances Hightower, Henry Hightower, John Joshua Hightower, Minerva Hightower, Sarah Hightower, Sc Hightower, Sterling F Hightower, Thomas S Hightower, William G Hightower, William Hightower.
  • John Puckett Hightower passed away in 1844 in Walton County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

charnel Hightower
1733–1793
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

sarah hightower
1790–1869
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

thomas Hightower
1814–1889
Birth Location: Social Circle, Walton, Georgia, USA
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minerva Hightower
1810–1889
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
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sarah Hightower
1800–
Birth Location: –
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henry Hightower
1800–1860
Birth Location: north carolina
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william Hightower
1807–1847
Birth Location: Clarke County, Georgia, USA
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frances Hightower
1817–1907
Birth Location: Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, USA
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charnell Hightower
1823–1857
Birth Location: Clarke, Georgia
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john Hightower
1825–1899
Birth Location: Clarke, Georgia
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william Hightower
1828–1864
Birth Location: Clarke, Georgia
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sterling Hightower
1835–1878
Birth Location: Social Circle, Walton, Georgia, USA
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sc Hightower
1836–
Birth Location: ,,Georgia, USA
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John Hightower's Ancestors

Self
John Hightower
1776–1844
Birth Place: Bute, Co, NC
Parents
charnel Hightower
1733–1793
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
charnel Hightower
1694–1762
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
sarah (stone) glascock
1707–
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Sr
1670–1726
Eleanor Charnell
1675–1735
thomas glascock
1671–
sarah stone
1670–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
joshua Hightower
1645–1698
Elizabeth Austin
1650–1720
Thomas Charnell
1640–1690
Eleanor Webb
1640–1680
Thomas l
1652–1701
Mary White
1655–1687
William Stone
–1707
Sarah Howard
1645–1717

John Hightower's Descendants

1.
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John (Puckett) Hightower (14 Feb 1776–8 Aug 1844) m. sarah (elizabeth sallie) hightower (6 Feb 1790–7 Nov 1869)
  1. 1. thomas (s) Hightower 1814–1889 m. Nancy 1820–1895
    1. 1. Martha (Almarine) hightower 1846–1935 m. Isaac (Nicholson) Knox 1844–1922
      1. 1. Alma (Knox) Tyler 1884–1963
      2. 2. James (Edgar) Knox 1869–1936
      3. 3. Baxter (Nicholson Knox) Sr 1889–1936
      4. 4. Horace Knox 1872–1878
      5. 5. Fannie (A) Knox 1885–
      6. 6. Oscar Knox 1867–
      7. 7. Rush Knox 1879–
      8. 8. Dewitt Knox 1882–
      9. 9. Alma Knox 1884–
      10. 10. Isac Knox 1887–
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Hightower 1838–1904 m. Fannie E 1848–
      1. 1. Thomas Hightower 1869–
    3. 3. Nancy (Ann) hightower 1835–1894 m. John (Allen) Reid 1822–1900
      1. 1. Sue (Ella) Miles 1859–1929
      2. 2. Emma (Kizah) Reid 1866–1868
      3. 3. Ann (Lorena) Powell 1859–1940
      4. 4. Carolyn (Frances) Belk 1881–1963
      5. 5. Sue (Ella) Reid 1857–1929 m. Daniel (L) Miles 1853–
        1. 1. Arthur (Chester) Miles 1894–1967
        2. 2. Pearl Miles 1884–
        3. 3. Rosco Miles 1888–
        4. 4. Lillian Miles 1890–
        5. 5. Mable Miles 1895–
        6. 6. Myrtle Miles 1897–
        7. 7. Pearl Mills 1888–
        8. 8. Laura Mills 1901–
      6. 6. Laurine Read 1858–
      7. 7. Thomas Read 1862–
      8. 8. Joseph Read 1864–
      9. 9. John Read 1867–
      10. 10. Warren Read 1869–
    4. 4. Jackson hightower 1849–
  2. 2. minerva Hightower 1810–1889 m. James (W) Duke 1805–1887
    1. 1. Allen (Gregory) Duke 1846–1905 m. Julia (May) Nettles 1848–
      1. 1. Gordon (John) Duke 1886–
      2. 2. Grover (Cleveland) Duke 1889–
      3. 3. Ella Dukes 1867–
      4. 4. Ruth Dukes 1893–
      5. 5. Bertie (M) Dukes 1888–
      6. 6. Mary (E.) Duke 1867–
      7. 7. Bula Duke 1874–
      8. 8. Henry (R.) Duke 1876–
    2. 2. James (Harold Lumpkin) Duke 1834–1916 m. Misouri 1835–
      1. 1. Eliza (Francis) Duke 1862–1919
      2. 2. Thomas (M) Duke 1863–
      3. 3. Mary (E) Duke 1864–
      4. 4. James (E) Duke 1866–
      5. 5. Nancy (O) Duke 1869–
      6. 6. Ellen Littlejohn 1868–
    3. 3. Jeremiah. (Franklin Alexander Star) Duke 1853–1901
    4. 4. John (Paulden) Duke 1838–1917 m. Irene (I) Orell 1846– m. Isabella Orrvill 1846–1914
      1. 1. Jessie (Duke) Lyon 1871–
      2. 2. Roberta (Belle) McGinnis 1874–1966
      3. 3. Jessie (M.) Duke 1871–
      4. 4. Roverta (B.) Duke 1874–
    5. 5. Sallie (P.) Dukes 1838–
    6. 6. Minerva Dukes 1843–
  3. 3. sarah Hightower 1800–
  4. 4. henry Hightower 1800–1860
    1. 1. john (henry) Hightower 1828–
    2. 2. Garland (Gallant) Hightower 1831–
    3. 3. james Hightower 1834–
    4. 4. sarah Hightower 1836– m. Jackson Myers 1830–
    5. 5. isaac Hightower 1840–
  5. 5. william Hightower 1807–1847
    1. 1. anna (elizabeth) Hightower 1840–1924 m. Alston Moffitt 1827–1887 m. Alston Maffitt 1827–
      1. 1. Arilias (Tazwell) Moffitt 1871–1938
      2. 2. Minnie (Clemence) Moffitt 1888–1961
      3. 3. Andrew (Wood) Moffitt 1872–1937
  6. 6. frances Hightower 1817–1907 m. John (Will) McCullars 1820–1907
    1. 1. Lou (Ellen) mccullars 1852–1932 m. Thomas (Francis) Tomlinson 1848–1882
      1. 1. Wesley (W) Tomlinson 1875–1932
      2. 2. Lou (Ella) Pickle 1877–1949
      3. 3. Luella Tomlinson 1878–
      4. 4. Francis Tomlinson 1880–
    2. 2. John (Puckett) McCullars 1850–1935 m. Martha (Emiline) tomlinson 1845–1913
      1. 1. Archal (Graham) McCullars 1889–
      2. 2. Frances (Helen) Austin 1879–1947
      3. 3. Emma Coffey 1877–1963
      4. 4. Axie (Jane) Hunter 1880–1963
      5. 5. James (Puckett) McCullars 1876–1945
      6. 6. J (W) McCullars 1872–1932
      7. 7. Little (Sammie) McCullars 1881–1883
      8. 8. Ben (P.) McCullars 1884–1925
      9. 9. Archie (G) Mccullars 1889–
      10. 10. Emma Mccullers 1877–
      11. 11. Frankie Mccullers 1879–
      12. 12. Axie Mccullers 1880–
      13. 13. Archibald Mccullers 1889–
      14. 14. Luellen Mccullars 1874–
      15. 15. Martha Mccullars 1877–
      16. 16. Frances Mccullars 1879–
  7. 7. charnell Hightower 1823–1857
  8. 8. john (joshua) Hightower 1825–1899 m. lucretia ellis 1835–1901
    1. 1. Henrietta (hightower) Boyett 1864–1952
    2. 2. Mattie (Texas hightower) Keithley 1869–1956
    3. 3. Dora (Treasa hightower) Kerr 1872–1972
    4. 4. Emma (Louella hightower) Thompson 1867–1963
    5. 5. James (Edward) Hightower 1859–1880
    6. 6. Cora (hightower) Wood 1877–1912
    7. 7. Alice (Naomi hightower) Cosper 1874–1953
    8. 8. Fannie Hightower 1862–
  9. 9. william (g) Hightower 1828–1864
  10. 10. sterling (f) Hightower 1835–1878
    1. 1. Alpha (D) Walker 1868–1959
  11. 11. sc Hightower 1836–

John Hightower's Timeline

6 Records

1776
14 February 1776
Birth of John Puckett Hightower in Bute, Co, NC
Bute, Co, NC
1776
14 Feb 1776
Birth of John Puckett Hightower in Bute, Co, NC
Bute, Co, NC
1809
1809
Age 33
John Puckett Hightower was married
None
1830
1830
Age 54
John Puckett Hightower resided here in Walton, Georgia, USA
Walton, Georgia, USA
1844
8 October 1844
Age 68
Death of John Puckett Hightower in Dekalb County, Georgia, USA
Dekalb County, Georgia, USA
1844
8 Aug 1844
Age 68
Death of John Puckett Hightower in Walton County, Georgia, USA
Walton County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 February 1776
    Event Place: Bute, Co, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1776; Birth city: Bute Co; Birth state: NC
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1776
    Event Place: Bute, Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1809
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1776; Birth city: Bute Co; Birth state: NC

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Walton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Walton, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 21; Page: 124; Family History Library Film: 0007041

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 October 1844
    Event Place: Dekalb County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1776; Birth city: Bute Co; Birth state: NC
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1844
    Event Place: Walton County, Georgia, USA
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