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William James Hightower 1823–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: DEC 1823

Birth Location: Bibb County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 29 NOV 1893

Death Location: Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Henry Hightower

Mother: Lucky Green

Spouse(s): Mary Peavy, Edith *

Children(s): John Hightower, James Hightower, James Hightower, Martha Miles

In 1823, William James Hightower entered the world in Bibb County, Georgia, USA, born to Henry Hightower And Lucky Green. William James Hightower married Edith Rebecca Eda Campbell, Mary A Peavy, and had children including James Henry Hightower, James William Hightower, John Samuel Hightower, Martha Lucinda Lucy Miles. William James Hightower passed away in 1893 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1823, William James Hightower entered the world in Bibb County, Georgia, USA, born to Henry Hightower And Lucky Green.
  • William James Hightower married Edith Rebecca Eda Campbell, Mary A Peavy, and had children including James Henry Hightower, James William Hightower, John Samuel Hightower, Martha Lucinda Lucy Miles.
  • William James Hightower passed away in 1893 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hightower's Ancestors

Self
William Hightower
1823–1893
Birth Place: Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Henry Hightower
1798–1880
North Carolina
Lucky Green
1799–1857
Virginia
Grandparents
John (Puckett) Hightower
1776–1844
Bute (Chatham) County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth "Sallie") Hightower
1790–1869
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charnel II
1747–1807
Frances Puckett
1744–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charnal Hightower
1722–1808
Sarah Glascock
1711–1807

William Hightower's Descendants

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William (James) Hightower (DEC 1823–29 NOV 1893) m. Mary (A.) Peavy (1829–14 January 1901) m. Edith (Rebecca "Eda" Campbell) * (1832–28 August 1907)
  1. 1. John (Samuel) Hightower 1853–1915 m. Mary Hightower 1887–1955
    1. 1. Alva (G) Hightower 1886–1953
    2. 2. Albert (Lee) Hightower 1909–1958 m. Maude (Alma BloodWorth) Hightower 1898–1974
      1. 1. Hazel (Earline) Hightower 1926–2005
      2. 2. Milton (Lanier) Hightower 1931–1984
      3. 3. Ulysses Hightower 1924–1983 m. Thelma McClain 1928–2019
        1. 1. Gloria (Ann) Hightower 1951–2021
        2. 2. Mildred Jackson 1950–1992
        3. 3. Ulysses (Hightower) Jr 1943–2001
        4. 4. Arwillow Hart 1950–2015
        5. 5. Marie (Hightower) Brinson –2021
    3. 3. Samuel (Hurlbut) Hightower 1888–1949
    4. 4. Will Hightower 1903–
    5. 5. Wade Hightower 1906–
    6. 6. Raybelle Hightower 1911–
  2. 2. James (Henry) Hightower 1853–1937
  3. 3. James (William) Hightower 1850–1898
  4. 4. Martha (Lucinda "Lucy") Miles 1856–1911

William Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1823
DEC 1823
Birth of William James Hightower in Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Bibb County, Georgia, USA
1893
29 NOV 1893
Age 70
Death of William James Hightower in Buried Jones Chapel Ceme. Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Buried Jones Chapel Ceme. Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: DEC 1823
    Event Place: Bibb County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 NOV 1893
    Event Place: Buried Jones Chapel Ceme. Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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