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Virgil Ladell Hightower 1923–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUL 1923

Birth Location: Lamar County, TX

Death Date: 11 JUL 1955

Death Location: Fairview Cemetery (North Section), Memphis, Hall County, TX

Father: Robert Hightower

Mother: Ollie Campbell

Spouse(s): Thelma Hawkins

Children(s): Phillip Hightower, Virgil Hightower

The story of Virgil Ladell Hightower began in 1923 in Lamar County, TX. Virgil Ladell Hightower married Thelma Mae Hawkins, and had children including Phillip Earl Hightower, Virgil Don Hightower. Virgil Ladell Hightower passed away in 1955 in Fairview Cemetery (North Section), Memphis, Hall County, TX.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil Ladell Hightower began in 1923 in Lamar County, TX.
  • Virgil Ladell Hightower married Thelma Mae Hawkins, and had children including Phillip Earl Hightower, Virgil Don Hightower.
  • Virgil Ladell Hightower passed away in 1955 in Fairview Cemetery (North Section), Memphis, Hall County, TX.

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Virgil Hightower's Ancestors

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Virgil Hightower
1923–1955
Birth Place: Lamar County, TX
Parents
Robert Lee Hightower
1891–1981
Ollie Campbell
1904–1966
Peerless, Hopkins County, TX
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Virgil Hightower's Descendants

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Virgil (Ladell) Hightower (15 JUL 1923–11 JUL 1955) m. Thelma (Mae) Hawkins (18 MAY 1928–21 AUG 2001)
  1. 1. Phillip (Earl) Hightower 1949–1991
  2. 2. Virgil (Don) Hightower 1947–2011 m. Thelma (Kay) Scott 1949–1975

Virgil Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1923
15 JUL 1923
Birth of Virgil Ladell Hightower in Lamar County, TX
Lamar County, TX
1955
11 JUL 1955
Age 32
Death of Virgil Ladell Hightower in Hall County, TX
Hall County, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1923
    Event Place: Lamar County, TX

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JUL 1955
    Event Place: Hall County, TX

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairview Cemetery (North Section), Memphis, Hall County, TX

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