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William Franklin Hightower 1839–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1839

Birth Location: Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 6 January 1933

Death Location: Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: james Hightower

Mother: Margarett Tosh

Spouse(s): Mary Wilson

Children(s): Hiram Hightower, Edith O'Brien, Howard Hightower, William Jr, George Hightower, Eliza Griffin, Walter Hightower, Sarah Kelley, Horace Hightower, Marget Hightower, Sarah Hightower, James Hightower

William Franklin Hightower was born in 1839 in Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of James Wilson Hightower And Margarett C Tosh. In 1850, William Franklin Hightower resided in Union, Independence, Arkansas, USA. In 1860, William Franklin Hightower resided in Washington, Independence, Arkansas, USA. William Franklin Hightower married Mary G Wilson, and had children including Edith Effie O Brien, Eliza Margaret Griffin, George Alexander Hightower, Hiram Martin Hightower, Horace H Hightower, Howard Riggs Hightower, James W Hightower, Marget Hightower, Sarah E Hightower, Sarah Elizabeth Kelley, Walter Isiah Hightower, William Franklin Hightower Jr. William Franklin Hightower passed away in 1933 in Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Franklin Hightower was born in 1839 in Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of James Wilson Hightower And Margarett C Tosh.
  • In 1850, William Franklin Hightower resided in Union, Independence, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1860, William Franklin Hightower resided in Washington, Independence, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Franklin Hightower married Mary G Wilson, and had children including Edith Effie O Brien, Eliza Margaret Griffin, George Alexander Hightower, Hiram Martin Hightower, Horace H Hightower, Howard Riggs Hightower, James W Hightower, Marget Hightower, Sarah E Hightower, Sarah Elizabeth Kelley, Walter Isiah Hightower, William Franklin Hightower Jr.
  • William Franklin Hightower passed away in 1933 in Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hightower's Ancestors

Self
William Hightower
1839–1933
Birth Place: Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
james wilson Hightower
1816–1863
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Margarett (C) Tosh
1815–1875
Cushman, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
james ("Indian jim") Hightower
1790–1816
KY, USA
elizabeth (nancy) hughes
1795–1842
Warren, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas NOTES
1736–1807
jane cherokee
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
thomas sr
1712–1761
TBD DNA
1700–1763
Oldham Judsen
1744–1823

William Hightower's Descendants

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William (Franklin) Hightower (5 July 1839–6 January 1933) m. Mary (G) Wilson (3 February 1842–31 January 1899)
  1. 1. Hiram (Martin) Hightower 1883–1946
  2. 2. Edith (Effie) O'Brien 1908–2003
  3. 3. Howard (Riggs) Hightower 1901–1979
  4. 4. William (Franklin Hightower) Jr 1873–1969
  5. 5. George (Alexander) Hightower 1878–1935
  6. 6. Eliza (Margaret) Griffin 1868–1887
  7. 7. Walter (Isiah) Hightower 1881–1953
  8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Kelley 1871–1958
  9. 9. Horace (H) Hightower 1911–1975
  10. 10. Marget Hightower 1869–
  11. 11. Sarah (E.) Hightower 1871–
  12. 12. James (W.) Hightower 1876–

William Hightower's Timeline

7 Records

1839
5 July 1839
Birth of William Franklin Hightower in Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 11
William Franklin Hightower resided here in Union, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Union, Independence, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 21
William Franklin Hightower resided here in Washington, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Washington, Independence, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 31
William Franklin Hightower resided here in Washington, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Washington, Independence, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 41
William Franklin Hightower resided here in Union, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Union, Independence, Arkansas, USA
1900
28 May 1900
Age 61
William Franklin Hightower was married
None
1933
6 January 1933
Age 94
Death of William Franklin Hightower in Sidney, Sharp County, Arkansas, United States of America
Sidney, Sharp County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1839
    Event Place: Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1839; Birth city: Walls Ferry; Birth state: AR
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: 47; Page: 146A; Enumeration District: 119
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M593_55; Page: 170A; Family History Library Film: 545554
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M653_43; Page: 48; Family History Library Film: 803043
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M432_26; Page: 350A; Image: 697
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 May 1900
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M432_26; Page: 350A; Image: 697

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Washington, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M653_43; Page: 48; Family History Library Film: 803043

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Washington, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M593_55; Page: 170A; Family History Library Film: 545554

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: 47; Page: 146A; Enumeration District: 119

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1933
    Event Place: Sidney, Sharp County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1839; Birth city: Walls Ferry; Birth state: AR
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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