John William HIGHTOWER
NOTES: April 2013 - Found headstone in BillionGraves.com. It has John Walter Hightower 1858 - 1918. NOTES: July 2016 - See Find A Grave Memorial# 148950816. Children are different.
NOTES: April 2013 - Info came from Kentucky death certificate, 1852-1953. I had DOB 1873. Her father listed as Will. H Harris Carl Hightower signed certificate as informant. I have she died 29 Mar, cert has 26 March 1940, on certificate it could be either. Martha age 75 when she died. NOTES: Name: Martha Harrit Hightower [Martha Harrit Harris] Death Date: 26 Mar 1940 Death Location: Todd Age: 75 Gender: Female Ethnicity: White Birth Date: 1865 Father's Name: Will H Harris Father's Birth Location: Kentucky NOTES: Novemer 2013 - On paper I copied on our trip (in my file) page 4 it has Martha born 1873 (I had 1865) to Richmond Harris and Nancy Mobley, died 22 March 1940 at age 67.
NOTES: March 2013 - On www.findagrave.com website I verified his birth & death info. Find A Grave Memorial# 51513296 He shares a headstone with Mamie Hightower NOTES: August 2013 - Eli is listed in the 1940 US Census with his family age 46, name spelled this way. NOTES: February 2014 - Their marriage date I got from papers copied on our trip. NOTES: ****I also took a picture of headstone on our trip Oct 2013****
NOTES: June 2008 - See her death certificate in my Mantlo certificates file. Effie age 23 when she died. NOTES: February 2014 - Added spouse A.D. Wagoner from papers I copied from our trip. i
NOTES: January 2010 - His name is Carl Frank Hightower 10 yrs in the 1920 US Federal Census. NOTES: August 2013 - Death info verified in Kentucky Death index, 1911-2000 Carl T Hightower in SS Death index, Carl hightower - last residence, Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, DOB 1 feb 1909 DOD 6 jan 1995.
He married Martha Harriet Harris 17 Mar 1891 at Todd, Kentucky . Martha Harriet Harris was born at Todd, Kentucky Abt 1873 .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Ellis Raymond Hightower
born 29 Apr 1893.
Effie Lena Hightower
born 20 Feb 1895.
Bertha Mae Hightower
born 20 Feb 1898.
Blocked
John William Hightower died 12 Jul 1929 at Barren, Kentucky .
Martha Harriet Harris died 29 Mar 1940 at Guthrie, Todd, Kentucky .