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Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy 1940–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1940

Birth Location: Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 21 May 2019

Death Location: Highlands, N.C.

Father: Alfred II

Mother: Jane Hightower

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy was born in 1940 in Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, USA, the child of Alfred Doby Kennedy Ii And Jane Virginia Hightower. In 1940, Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy resided in MD 722, Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA. In 1954, Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy resided in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy passed away in 2019 in Highlands, N.C..

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Biography

  • Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy was born in 1940 in Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, USA, the child of Alfred Doby Kennedy Ii And Jane Virginia Hightower.
  • In 1940, Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy resided in MD 722, Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1954, Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy resided in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  • Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy passed away in 2019 in Highlands, N.C..

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred II
1916–1983
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
AI
Jane Hightower
1916–2002
Birth Location: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
JH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Virginia Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Virginia Kennedy
1940–2019
Birth Place: Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Alfred Doby Kennedy II
1916–1983
South Carolina, USA
Jane (Virginia) Hightower
1916–2002
Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Edgar Hightower) Jr
1890–1952
Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia, United States of America
Ruth (Evelyn) Akin
1892–1978
Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hightower
1865–1936
Mattie Harrison
1867–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hightower
1808–1865
Louisiana Andrews
1838–1864

Virginia Kennedy's Timeline

7 Records

1940
5 Mar 1940
Birth of Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy in Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
1940
1940
Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy resided here in MD 722, Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
MD 722, Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1954
1954
Age 14
Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1995
1995-2004
Age 55
Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1996
1996-2008
Age 56
Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy resided here in Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Franklin, North Carolina, USA
2003
2003-2020
Age 63
Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy resided here in Highlands, North Carolina, USA
Highlands, North Carolina, USA
2019
21 May 2019
Age 79
Death of Virginia “Ginger” Hightower Kennedy in Highlands, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Highlands, Macon, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: MD 722, Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00675; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 60-28A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Westminster Schools; Year: 1954

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995-2004
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996-2008
    Event Place: Franklin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2003-2020
    Event Place: Highlands, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Highlands
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 24 May 2019; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.08411768,0.34783533,0.4610777&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 2019
    Event Place: Highlands, Macon, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Highlands, N.C.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 24 May 2019; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.08411768,0.34783533,0.4610777&xid=3355
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