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William Olas Hightower 1910–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1910

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: Sep 1993

Death Location: Big East Fork, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Alfred Hightower

Mother: Hester Green

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1910, William Olas Hightower entered the world in North Carolina, born to Alfred Elijah Hightower And Hester Green. In 1920, William Olas Hightower resided in Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA. In 1930, William Olas Hightower resided in Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA. William Olas Hightower passed away in 1993 in Big East Fork, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1910, William Olas Hightower entered the world in North Carolina, born to Alfred Elijah Hightower And Hester Green.
  • In 1920, William Olas Hightower resided in Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, William Olas Hightower resided in Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Olas Hightower passed away in 1993 in Big East Fork, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Hightower
1889–1985
Birth Location: North Carolina
AH
Hester Green
1892–1933
Birth Location: North Carolina
HG

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hightower's Ancestors

Self
William Hightower
1910–1993
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Alfred Elijah Hightower
1889–1985
North Carolina
Hester Green
1892–1933
North Carolina
Grandparents
Annise Hightower
1857–1941
Newport, Tennessee, United States
Lassie Bowers
1854–1951
North Carolina
Horace (Greeley) Green
1871–1956
Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
nathaniel cms
1816–1891
cassandra francis
1819–1902
William Rogers
1822–1900
Charlotte Rogers
1827–1900
Charles Green
1848–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hightower
1765–1850
Nancy dau
1780–1850
Mary Crockett
1780–
Nancy Dawkins
1800–1880
RICHARD GUY
1785–1893
Martha Whitmire
1800–1860

William Hightower's Timeline

6 Records

1910
28 Jul 1910
Birth of William Olas Hightower in North Carolina
North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 10
William Olas Hightower resided here in Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
William Olas Hightower resided here in Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
William Olas Hightower resided here in Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina
Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 30
William Olas Hightower resided here in Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
1993
Sep 1993
Age 83
Death of William Olas Hightower
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1910
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02927; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 44-11
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1304; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 69
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341432
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1304; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 69

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341432

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02927; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 44-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cecil, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02927; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 44-11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1993
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big East Fork, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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