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Joshua Warren Hightower 1857–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1857

Birth Location: Randolph County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 10 December 1918

Death Location: Oil Center, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: joshua Hightower

Mother: nancy collier

Spouse(s): Anna Eliza

Children(s): Warren Hightower, William Hightower, Ira Hightower, Della James, Merle Hightower, Lenora VanBuskirk, Lottie McClure, Ony Hightower

Joshua Warren Hightower was born in 1857 in Randolph County, Alabama, USA, the child of Joshua Hightower And Nancy Malinda Collier. In 1880, Joshua Warren Hightower resided in Erath, Texas, USA. Joshua Warren Hightower married Anna Eliza, and had children including Della M James, Ira Elmo Hightower, Lenora Vanbuskirk, Lottie Mcclure, Merle Charles Hightower, Ony Hightower, Warren Hightower, William Short Hightower. Joshua Warren Hightower passed away in 1918 in Oil Center, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Warren Hightower was born in 1857 in Randolph County, Alabama, USA, the child of Joshua Hightower And Nancy Malinda Collier.
  • In 1880, Joshua Warren Hightower resided in Erath, Texas, USA.
  • Joshua Warren Hightower married Anna Eliza, and had children including Della M James, Ira Elmo Hightower, Lenora Vanbuskirk, Lottie Mcclure, Merle Charles Hightower, Ony Hightower, Warren Hightower, William Short Hightower.
  • Joshua Warren Hightower passed away in 1918 in Oil Center, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Joshua Hightower's Ancestors

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Joshua Hightower
1857–1918
Birth Place: Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Parents
joshua Hightower
1803–1880
Clarke, Georgia
nancy (malinda) collier
1824–
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
thomas Hightower
1770–1819
north carolina
Great-Grandparents
joshua Hightower
1741–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
charnel Hightower
1694–1762
sarah glascock
1707–

Joshua Hightower's Descendants

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Joshua (Warren) Hightower (12 May 1857–10 December 1918) m. Anna Eliza (6 April 1858–28 February 1927)
  1. 1. Warren Hightower 1883–1917
  2. 2. William (Short) Hightower 1886–1965
  3. 3. Ira (Elmo) Hightower 1895–1967
  4. 4. Della (M) James 1890–1965
  5. 5. Merle (Charles) Hightower 1891–1976
  6. 6. Lenora VanBuskirk 1880–1952
  7. 7. Lottie McClure 1898–1985
  8. 8. Ony Hightower 1879–

Joshua Hightower's Timeline

3 Records

1857
12 May 1857
Birth of Joshua Warren Hightower in Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Randolph County, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
Joshua Warren Hightower resided here in Erath, Texas, USA
Erath, Texas, USA
1918
10 December 1918
Age 61
Death of Joshua Warren Hightower in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1857
    Event Place: Randolph County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Erath, Texas; Roll: 1302; Page: 99C; Enumeration District: 153
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Erath, Texas; Roll: 1302; Page: 99C; Enumeration District: 153

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 1918
    Event Place: Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oil Center, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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