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Joseph Benjamin Hightower 1850–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1850

Birth Location: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 29 November 1924

Death Location: Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: william Hightower

Mother: Lucinda hill

Spouse(s): Sarah Crawford

Children(s): Joe Hightower, Preston Hightower, Benjamin Hightower, Cornelia Hightower, Carrie Hightower, Joseph Hightower, Lucy Hightower, Cornelia Hightower, Alfred Hightower, Joe Hightower, Lucy Dolan

Joseph Benjamin Hightower was born in 1850 in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of William B Hightower And Lucinda Evans Hill. In 1870, Joseph Benjamin Hightower resided in Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA. In 1900, Joseph Benjamin Hightower resided in Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina, USA. Joseph Benjamin Hightower married Sarah Frances Crawford, and had children including Alfred W Hightower, Benjamin T Hightower, Carrie H Hightower, Cornelia Hightower, Cornelia Hugh Hightower, Joe B Hightower, Joe Belle Hightower, Joseph Hightower, Lucy Hightower, Lucy Hightower Dolan, Preston E Hightower. Joseph Benjamin Hightower passed away in 1924 in Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Benjamin Hightower was born in 1850 in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of William B Hightower And Lucinda Evans Hill.
  • In 1870, Joseph Benjamin Hightower resided in Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1900, Joseph Benjamin Hightower resided in Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Benjamin Hightower married Sarah Frances Crawford, and had children including Alfred W Hightower, Benjamin T Hightower, Carrie H Hightower, Cornelia Hightower, Cornelia Hugh Hightower, Joe B Hightower, Joe Belle Hightower, Joseph Hightower, Lucy Hightower, Lucy Hightower Dolan, Preston E Hightower.
  • Joseph Benjamin Hightower passed away in 1924 in Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Hightower
1850–1924
Birth Place: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
william b Hightower
1817–1870
South Carolina
Lucinda (Evans) hill
1808–1881
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
benjamin Hightower
1772–1823
fairfield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
joseph Hightower
1731–1786
amithia amy
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
joshua jr
1696–1772
susannah tavenor
1700–

Joseph Hightower's Descendants

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Joseph (Benjamin) Hightower (9 April 1850–29 November 1924) m. Sarah (Frances) Crawford (Dec 1855–)
  1. 1. Joe (Belle) Hightower 1883–
  2. 2. Preston (E) Hightower 1885–
  3. 3. Benjamin (T) Hightower 1887–
  4. 4. Cornelia Hightower 1892–
  5. 5. Carrie (H) Hightower 1894–
  6. 6. Joseph Hightower 1896–
  7. 7. Lucy Hightower 1898–
  8. 8. Cornelia (Hugh) Hightower 1891–
  9. 9. Alfred (W) Hightower 1880–
  10. 10. Joe (B) Hightower 1897–
  11. 11. Lucy (Hightower) Dolan 1898–1995

Joseph Hightower's Timeline

5 Records

1850
9 April 1850
Birth of Joseph Benjamin Hightower in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 20
Joseph Benjamin Hightower resided here in Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 50
Joseph Benjamin Hightower resided here in Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 60
Joseph Benjamin Hightower resided here in Schultz, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Schultz, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1924
29 November 1924
Age 74
Death of Joseph Benjamin Hightower in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1850
    Event Place: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1494; Page: 231A; Family History Library Film: 552993
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1241515
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Schultz, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1447; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1375460
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gregg, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1494; Page: 231A; Family History Library Film: 552993

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1241515

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Schultz, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Schultz, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1447; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1375460

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 November 1924
    Event Place: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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