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Willie Mai Reed 1887–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 December 1887

Birth Location: Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 13 September 1973

Death Location: Lakeview, Hall County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Hightower

Mother: Mai Cole

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In 1887, Willie Mai Reed entered the world in Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America, born to William Clayton Hightower And Mai Cole. Willie Mai Reed passed away in 1973 in Lakeview, Hall County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Willie Mai Reed entered the world in Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America, born to William Clayton Hightower And Mai Cole.
  • Willie Mai Reed passed away in 1973 in Lakeview, Hall County, Texas, United States of America.

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Willie Reed's Ancestors

Self
Willie Reed
1887–1973
Birth Place: Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
William Clayton Hightower
1838–1919
LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, United States of America
Mai Cole
1859–1936
Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
thomas Hightower
1800–1874
crackers neck, green, Georgia, USA
elizabeth (tucker) moreland
1805–1864
Putnam County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
thomas hightower
1751–1803
Mildred Arnold
1755–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Arnold
1724–1776
Martha Atkinson
1720–1783

Willie Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1887
2 December 1887
Birth of Willie Mai Reed in Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America
Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America
1973
13 September 1973
Age 86
Death of Willie Mai Reed in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States of America
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 December 1887
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1973
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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