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John Thomas Hightower 1814–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 DEC 1814

Birth Location: Greene County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 11 MAY 1862

Death Location: White Plains, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: William III

Mother: Rebecca Dorsey

Spouse(s): Minnie Credille

Children(s): William Hightower, Edward Hightower, Afton Hightower, Zella Hightower

John Thomas Hightower was born in 1814 in Greene County, Georgia, USA, the child of William Hightower Iii And Rebecca Dorsey. In 1850, John Thomas Hightower resided in District 137, Greene, Georgia, USA. John Thomas Hightower married Minnie Walton Credille, and had children including Afton Alonzo Hightower, Edward Augusta Hightower, William Grey Hightower, Zella Vernon Hightower. John Thomas Hightower passed away in 1862 in White Plains, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Thomas Hightower was born in 1814 in Greene County, Georgia, USA, the child of William Hightower Iii And Rebecca Dorsey.
  • In 1850, John Thomas Hightower resided in District 137, Greene, Georgia, USA.
  • John Thomas Hightower married Minnie Walton Credille, and had children including Afton Alonzo Hightower, Edward Augusta Hightower, William Grey Hightower, Zella Vernon Hightower.
  • John Thomas Hightower passed away in 1862 in White Plains, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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John Hightower's Ancestors

Self
John Hightower
1814–1862
Birth Place: Greene County, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Hightower III
1785–1862
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Rebecca Dorsey
1787–1827
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Hightower
1749–1840
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann) Davis
1753–1832
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Hightower
1720–1764
Susannah Hanks
1725–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hightower
1692–1764
Mary Bryan
1695–1780
William Hanks
1685–1732
Hester Mills
1690–1750

John Hightower's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Hightower (20 DEC 1814–11 MAY 1862) m. Minnie (Walton) Credille (1821–1896)
  1. 1. William (Grey) Hightower 1860–1950
  2. 2. Edward (Augusta) Hightower 1844–1875 m. Melissa (Hamlin) Hubert 1836–1903
    1. 1. Thomas (Benjamin) Hightower 1866–1946
    2. 2. Pattie (Wallace) Hightower 1871–1966
  3. 3. Afton (Alonzo) Hightower 1849–1921
  4. 4. Zella (Vernon) Hightower 1852–1896

John Hightower's Timeline

5 Records

1814
20 DEC 1814
Birth of John Thomas Hightower in Greene County, Georgia, USA
Greene County, Georgia, USA
1838
18 Dec 1838
Age 24
John Thomas Hightower was married in Greene, Georgia
Greene, Georgia
1850
1850
Age 36
John Thomas Hightower resided here in District 137, Greene, Georgia, USA
District 137, Greene, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 46
John Thomas Hightower resided here in White Plains, Greene, Georgia, USA
White Plains, Greene, Georgia, USA
1862
11 MAY 1862
Age 48
Death of John Thomas Hightower in White Plains, Greene, Ga
White Plains, Greene, Ga

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 DEC 1814
    Event Place: Greene County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1838
    Event Place: Greene, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 137, Greene, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 137, Greene, Georgia; Roll: 71; Page: 99b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: White Plains, Greene, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Greene, Georgia; Roll: M653_125; Page: 528; Family History Library Film: 803125

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAY 1862
    Event Place: White Plains, Greene, Ga

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Plains, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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