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Ruth Akin Hightower 1918–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1918

Birth Location: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 2012

Death Location: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Robert Jr

Mother: Ruth Akin

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Ruth Akin Hightower was born in 1918 in Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA, the child of Robert Edgar Hightower Jr And Ruth Evelyn Akin. In 1910, Ruth Akin Hightower resided in Warrior, Bibb, Georgia, USA. In 1920, Ruth Akin Hightower resided in Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA. Ruth Akin Hightower married Julian Roberts. Ruth Akin Hightower passed away in 2012 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Akin Hightower was born in 1918 in Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA, the child of Robert Edgar Hightower Jr And Ruth Evelyn Akin.
  • In 1910, Ruth Akin Hightower resided in Warrior, Bibb, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1920, Ruth Akin Hightower resided in Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA.
  • Ruth Akin Hightower married Julian Roberts.
  • Ruth Akin Hightower passed away in 2012 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Jr
1890–1952
Birth Location: Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia, United States of America
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Ruth Akin
1892–1978
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Hightower
1918–2012
Birth Place: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
Parents
Robert Edgar Hightower Jr
1890–1952
Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia, United States of America
Ruth (Evelyn) Akin
1892–1978
Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Hightower
1865–1936
Upson, Georgia, USA
Mattie (Lou) Harrison
1867–1927
Oxford, Newton County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Hightower
1808–1865
Louisiana Andrews
1838–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pressley Hightower
1784–1852
Mary Woodson
1785–1856

Ruth Hightower's Timeline

7 Records

1910
1910
Ruth Akin Hightower resided here in Warrior, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Warrior, Bibb, Georgia, USA
1918
25 Sep 1918
Birth of Ruth Akin Hightower in Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Ruth Akin Hightower resided here in Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Ruth Akin Hightower resided here in Thomaston, Upson, Georgia
Thomaston, Upson, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 22
Ruth Akin Hightower resided here in MD 561 Town, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
MD 561 Town, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Ruth Akin Hightower resided here in Richmond, Georgia, USA
Richmond, Georgia, USA
2012
30 Jan 2012
Age 94
Death of Ruth Akin Hightower in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA
Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Warrior, Bibb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Warrior, Bibb, Georgia; Roll: T624_172; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1374185

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia; Roll: T625_282; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 184

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00717; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 145-9B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: MD 561 Town, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00717; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 145-9B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richmond, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richmond, Georgia; R

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Augusta, Augusta, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Evans, Georgia, USA; member_id=160

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Augusta, GA.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 1 Feb 2012; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.19556816,0.5038028,0.86717683&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Augusta, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 2012
    Event Place: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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