George McNiece HIGHTOWER
NOTES: George McNiece Hightower and Rachel Eliza Carsley were sealed 30 Sept. 1981, in the Arizona temple (by Jerri and Warner Fisher).
George and Rachel were not md., (considered common law marriage) the children are blood line of Hightower but known as Harris all their lives.
NOTES: George & Elsie marriage date found in ancestry 1900 US Census, as are Creed, George, Anie & William
NOTES: October 2013 - See Hightower / Saunders minutes of the Red River Baptist Church in my Harris/Hightower file.
excerp: George McNiece Hightower ("Pash") who came in and told his wife in February 1904: "I tried to hang myself, but the rope hurt my neck." The next day, he successfully hanged himself with a chain. It is believed he was depressed more than usual because his brother, Tobias had died in January 1904.
NOTES: Rachel and fist husband Andy Winders with these children were sealed 9 Jan 1961 in Logan Temple.
NOTES: Sealed to Andy Winders 4 Feb. 1975 (CIF).
Sealed to George McNiece Hightower 30 Sept. 1981.
Record of Mathiew Lee Harris in possession of Howell Lee Cannon, 3075 Rainier Ave. SLC, UT
NOTES: 21 May 2000 - Bill Packer's book has Rachel sealed to Andy Winders 8 Jun 1916
Also they had one child Frances Catherine (Fannie) Winders born 20 Oct 1850 in Elkton,Todd,Kentucky, she died Dec 1870. Baptized 8 Jun 1915.
Endowed 8 Jun 1916. Sealed to parents 8 Jun 1916.
Sealed to Spouse 8 Jun 1916. Spouse George Deason.
NOTES: Aunt Ollies sheet says "not married" for Rachel & George, children known as Harris all of their lives. This is a common law marriage and the date of the birth of the first child is used as the marriage date so sealing could be done. Sealing was done by Jerry and Warner Fisher 30 Sept 1981.
NOTES: Martha Ann Hightower's mother was not married to her father, George McNiece Hightower.
Their five children were sealed to Rachel Eliza Carsley and Andrew Winders on 9 Jan 1961 in the Logan Temple. Gerry Bowen Fisher has had Rachel Eliza Carsley sealed to George McNiece Hightower on 30 Sept 1981 in the Arizona Temple.
NOTES: Martha Ann was known as Martha Ann Harris while growing up.
NOTES: October 2002 - Martha Ann was a House wife and a Dress Maker.
NOTES: January 2007 - All info verified with death certificate online in the Utah Death Certificate index. Printed copy in
my Doman/Mantlo certificate file.
NOTES: March 2007 - See 1920 Utah Census in my Mantlo Census file.
NOTES: April 2007 - All info verified with death certificate online in the Utah Death Certificate index.
See copy of death certificate in my Doman/Mantlo certificate file. The name of her father and mother have
been written over. It has her father as Andy Winders. Hightower has been written over, as has her mother.
It looks like a Carsley but not Rachael.
He married Rachel Eliza Carsley 1863 at Elkton, Todd, Kentucky . Rachel Eliza Carsley was born at Elkton, Todd, Kentucky 3 Mar 1833 daughter of Seth Thomas Carsley and Martha a .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Martha Ann (Harris) Hightower
born 31 May 1864.
Marian Alvin Bass (Harris) Hightower
born 14 Aug 1866.
Louise McNiece (Harris) Hightower
born 18 Sep 1868.
Eliza Jane (Harris) Hightower
born 18 Nov 1870.
Nola t (Harris) Hightower
born 14 May 1873.
George McNiece Hightower died 28 Feb 1904 at Elkton, Todd, Kentucky .
Rachel Eliza Carsley died 30 Mar 1896 at Elkton, Todd, Kentucky .