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Zella Vernon Hightower 1852–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 September 1852

Birth Location: Greene County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 1896

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

Father: John Hightower

Mother: Minnie Credille

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The story of Zella Vernon Hightower began in 1852 in Greene County, Georgia, United States of America. Zella Vernon Hightower passed away in 1896 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Zella Vernon Hightower began in 1852 in Greene County, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Zella Vernon Hightower passed away in 1896 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Zella Hightower's Ancestors

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Zella Hightower
1852–1896
Birth Place: Greene County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
John Thomas Hightower
1814–1862
Greene County, Georgia, USA
Minnie (Walton) Credille
1821–1896
Greene County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Hightower) III
1785–1862
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Rebecca Dorsey
1787–1827
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hightower
1749–1840
Nancy Davis
1753–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hightower
1720–1764
Susannah Hanks
1725–1780

Zella Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1852
3 September 1852
Birth of Zella Vernon Hightower in Greene County, Georgia, United States of America
Greene County, Georgia, United States of America
1896
1896
Age 44
Death of Zella Vernon Hightower in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1852
    Event Place: Greene County, Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America

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