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Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower 1846–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1846

Birth Location: Polk, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1924

Death Location: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Elias Hightower

Mother: Mary Peck

Spouse(s): James Johnson

Children(s): Mary Johnson, Ola Johnson, Lenna Taylor

In 1846, Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower entered the world in Polk, Georgia, United States, born to Elias Dorsey Hightower And Mary Ann Peck. Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower married James L Johnson, and had children including Lenna Taylor, Mary Ida Johnson, Ola T Johnson. Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower passed away in 1924 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower entered the world in Polk, Georgia, United States, born to Elias Dorsey Hightower And Mary Ann Peck.
  • Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower married James L Johnson, and had children including Lenna Taylor, Mary Ida Johnson, Ola T Johnson.
  • Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower passed away in 1924 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Hightower
1846–1924
Birth Place: Polk, Georgia, United States
Parents
Elias Dorsey Hightower
1808–1892
Putnam, Greene County, Georgia, USA
Mary (Ann) Peck
1813–1887
Putnam County, Georgia
Grandparents
William (Calvin) Hightower
1785–1862
Wilkes County, Georgia
Rebecca Dorsey
1787–1827
North Carolina, United States
Henry (Haywood Peek) Senior
1766–1857
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
sarah (jemima) phelps
1764–1850
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Dorsey
1750–1796
Susannah Snowden
1760–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Vachel Dorsey
1726–1798
Ruth Dorsey
1728–1814
John Snowden
1722–1770
Mary Wildman
1728–1810

Sarah Hightower's Descendants

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Sarah (Ann Rebecca) Hightower (6 February 1846–1924) m. James (L.) Johnson (1835–)
  1. 1. Mary (Ida) Johnson 1866–1934 m. Marsie (Jesse) Robertson 1871–1911
    1. 1. Nellie (Grey) Robertson 1903–1971 m. Samuel (Hardee) Lucy 1886–1959
      1. 1. Nellie (Ruth) Lucy 1936–2013 m. Charles Warr 1932–1986
  2. 2. Ola (T) Johnson 1862–1936
  3. 3. Lenna Taylor 1865–1954

Sarah Hightower's Timeline

3 Records

1846
6 February 1846
Birth of Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower in Polk, Georgia, United States
Polk, Georgia, United States
1924
08 Feb 1924
Age 78
Death of Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
1924
1924
Age 78
Burial of Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States of America
Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1846
    Event Place: Polk, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Sallie A Johnson, "United States Census, 1870", "United States Census, 1870", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Mar 05 09:41:47 UTC 2024), Entry for James L Johnson and Sallie A Johnson, 1870.
    [3] Sallie Johnson, "United States Census, 1880", "United States Census, 1880", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Jul 15 15:14:31 UTC 2024), Entry for James L. Johnson and Sallie Johnson, 1880.
    [4] Sarah A Johnson, "United States Census, 1910", "United States Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 04:00:31 UTC 2024), Entry for James L Johnson and Sarah A Johnson, 1910.
    [5] Sarah A Heightower, "United States Census, 1850", "United States Census, 1850", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 23:30:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Elias D Heightower and Mary A Heightower, 1850.
    [6] Sarah Hightower Johnson, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 16:11:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Sarah Hightower Johnson and E D Hightower, 1924.
    [7] Sarah R Hightower, "United States Census, 1860", "United States Census, 1860", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Jul 08 04:50:10 UTC 2024), Entry for E D Hightower and Mary Hightower, 1860.
    [8] Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower Johnson, "Find a Grave Index", "Find a Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 August 2022), Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower Johnson, ; Burial, Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States of America, East View Cemetery; citing record I

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1924
    Event Place: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Sarah Hightower Johnson, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 16:11:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Sarah Hightower Johnson and E D Hightower, 1924.
    [3] Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower Johnson, "Find a Grave Index", "Find a Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 August 2022), Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower Johnson, ; Burial, Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States of America, East View Cemetery; citing record I

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower Johnson, "Find a Grave Index", "Find a Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 August 2022), Sarah Ann Rebecca Hightower Johnson, ; Burial, Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States of America, East View Cemetery; citing record I

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