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Rev. Joseph Hightower 1834–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1834

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 3 Feb 1860

Death Location: Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Elisha Hightower

Mother: Mary Oslin

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Rev. Joseph Hightower was born in 1834 in Georgia, United States, the child of Elisha Hightower And Mary Eugenia Polly Oslin. In 1850, Rev. Joseph Hightower resided in District 21, Macon, Alabama, USA. Rev. Joseph Hightower married Missouri J Reddock. Rev. Joseph Hightower passed away in 1860 in Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rev. Joseph Hightower was born in 1834 in Georgia, United States, the child of Elisha Hightower And Mary Eugenia Polly Oslin.
  • In 1850, Rev. Joseph Hightower resided in District 21, Macon, Alabama, USA.
  • Rev. Joseph Hightower married Missouri J Reddock.
  • Rev. Joseph Hightower passed away in 1860 in Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Rev. Hightower's Ancestors

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Rev. Hightower
1834–1860
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
Elisha Hightower
1795–1882
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Eugenia "Polly") Oslin
1798–1873
Greene, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Hightower) Sr
1751–1803
Amelia, Virginia, Colonies
Mildred (Millicent) Arnold
1755–1820
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Hightower
1720–1764
Susannah Hanks
1725–1780
James Arnold
1724–1776
Martha Atkinson
1720–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hightower
1692–1764
Mary Bryan
1695–1780
William Hanks
1685–1732
Hester Mills
1690–1750
William Arnold
1700–1774
Elizabeth Bostick
1705–1774
Christopher Atkinson
1682–1763
Elizabeth Rodwell
1700–1763

Rev. Hightower's Timeline

3 Records

1834
6 Nov 1834
Birth of Rev. Joseph Hightower in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 16
Rev. Joseph Hightower resided here in District 21, Macon, Alabama, USA
District 21, Macon, Alabama, USA
1860
3 Feb 1860
Age 26
Death of Rev. Joseph Hightower in De Kalb, Alabama, United States
De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1834
    Event Place: Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 21, Macon, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 224a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 21, Macon, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 21, Macon, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 224a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1860
    Event Place: De Kalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Wofford College Library Obituary Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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