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Sterling Hightower 1761–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Father: Austin Hightower

Mother: Martha Hightower)

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The story of Sterling Hightower began in 1761 in Orange, North Carolina, United States. Sterling Hightower passed away in 1830 in Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sterling Hightower began in 1761 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.
  • Sterling Hightower passed away in 1830 in Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

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Sterling Hightower's Ancestors

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Sterling Hightower
1761–1830
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Austin Augustine Hightower
1698–1784
Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Clack (m.) Hightower)
1744–1793
Orange Co. NC USA
Grandparents
Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Eleanor Charnold
1675–1734
Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua II
1640–1698
Elizabeth Austin
1644–1700
Thomas Charnold
1647–1690
Eleanor Webb
1640–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1623–1698
Louisa Fisher
1628–1684
Johanis Austin
1620–1670
Maria Austin
1622–1644
Thomas O'Rourke)
1580–1660
Bridgit Charnold)
1620–
John Webb
1620–1685
Darah Doe
1620–1660

Sterling Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Sterling Hightower in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1830
1830
Age 69
Death of Sterling Hightower in Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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