Benjamin Franklin HIGHTOWER

Birth:
5 Oct 1857
Todd, Kentucky
Death:
31 Oct 1947
Todd, Kentucky
Burial:
1 Nov 1947
Glenwood Cemetery - Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Marriage:
2 Dec 1879
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Notes:
                   NOTES: June 2008 - See Death Certificate in my Mantlo certificates file. It says his mother is Eva Boyd.
                        Benjamin age 90 when he died.

NOTES: April 2013 - Info came from findagrave.com Memorial # 65273884
                       has his name just Frank

NOTES: Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953  -  from ancestry.com
Name: 	Benjamin Franklin Hightower
Death Date: 31 Oct 1947
Death Location:  Todd
Age: 	90
Gender:   Male
Ethnicity:   White
Birth Date:   5 Oct 1857
Birth Location:   Kentucky
Father's Name:   Jack Hightower
Father's Birth Location:   Kentucky
Mother's Name:   Eva Boyd
Mother's Birth Location:   Kentucky
Mary Louella WILLIAMS
Birth:
11 Jul 1858
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Death:
10 Dec 1931
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Burial:
11 Dec 1931
Glenwood Cemetery - Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
                   NOTES: parents are: James Williams and Abbie Beaty

NOTES: June 2008 - See her Death Certificate in my Mantlo certificates file.

NOTES: Name: 	Mrs Ella Hightower
[Mrs Ella Williams]
Death Date: 	10 Dec 1931
Death Location: 	Todd
Age: 	73
Gender: 	Female
Ethnicity: 	White
Birth Date: 	11 Jul 1858
Birth Location: 	Kentucky
Spouse's Name: 	Frank Hightower
Father's Name: 	James Williams
Father's Birth Location: 	Kentucky
Mother's Name: 	Abbie Beaty
Mother's Birth Location: 	Kentucky

NOTES: August 2013 - Verified birth & death on Find A Grave Memorial # 65273926 (Ella Hightower)
Children
Marriage
1
Mida Franklin HIGHTOWER
Birth:
17 Sep 1880
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Death:
27 Sep 1880
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   NOTES: November 2013 - Her info came from papers I copied on our trip - in my file (page 205).
                                In the descendants of Andrew Jackson Hightower  (27 Jul 1822 - 14 Dec 1897)
                                Chapter 3 page 205
                                Mida Franklin is listed as a female. Her work was done as a male.
2
Princie Alice HIGHTOWER
Birth:
22 Sep 1881
Todd, Kentucky
Death:
1 Jul 1970
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Thomas Jefferson SADLER 
Marr:
15 Jul 1910
Todd, Kentucky 
Notes:
                   NOTES: April 2013 - All her info came from findagrave.com Memorial # 80009140
                        Plot: Sec. E

NOTES: February 2014 - Their marriage date I got from papers copied on our trip.
3
Nina Leatha Jane HIGHTOWER
Birth:
23 Sep 1884
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Death:
28 Feb 1941
Barker Ellis STOKES 
Marr:
12 Apr 1916
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky 
Notes:
                   NOTES: April 2013 - All info came from findagrave.com Memorial # 66050050
                       Plot: Sec. D, 9D, #5a
4
Fannie Daisy HIGHTOWER
Birth:
1 Mar 1890
Todd, Kentucky
Death:
9 Jul 1990
Fayette, Kentucky
James Edgar (Harris) HIGHTOWER 
Marr:
9 Jun 1915
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky 
Notes:
                   NOTES: April 2013 - All info came from findagrave.com Memorial # 99724315
5
Lela HIGHTOWER
Birth:
19 Feb 1892
Todd, Kentucky
Death:
12 Dec 1975
Todd, Kentucky
John Russell WRIGHT 
Marr:
13 Jan 1919
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky 
Notes:
                   NOTES: April 2013 - All info came from findagrave.com Memorial # 66049467
                       Plot: Sec. D, 9D, #1
6
Lena HIGHTOWER
Birth:
19 Feb 1892
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Death:
19 Feb 1971
Matthew Talmadge STOKES 
Marr:
18 Feb 1918
Todd, Kentucky 
Notes:
                   NOTES: February 2014 - Their marriage date I got from papers copied on our trip.
7
James Odis Jackson HIGHTOWER
Birth:
7 Mar 1898
Todd, Kentucky
Death:
1 May 1969
Christian, Kentucky
Daisey Lorine MCINTOSH 
Marr:
15 Sep 1917
Clarksville, Montgomery, Tenne 
Notes:
                   NOTES: April 2013 - All info came from findagrave.com Memorial # 80009479
                       Plot: Sec. E
8
John Redford HIGHTOWER
Birth:
2 Dec 1899
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Death:
28 Aug 1968
Todd, Kentucky
Ima BOLEY 
Marr:
26 Dec 1919
Clarksville, Montgomery, Tenne 
Notes:
                   NOTES: August 2013 - All info came from Find A Grave Memorial # 65274199. (Redford Hightower)
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Benjamin Franklin Hightower - Mary Louella Williams

Benjamin Franklin Hightower was born at Todd, Kentucky 5 Oct 1857. His parents were Andrew Jackson Hightower and Evaline Francis Stokes Clark.

He married Mary Louella Williams 2 Dec 1879 at Elkton, Todd, Kentucky . Mary Louella Williams was born at Elkton, Todd, Kentucky 11 Jul 1858 .

They were the parents of 8 children:
Mida Franklin Hightower born 17 Sep 1880.
Princie Alice Hightower born 22 Sep 1881.
Nina Leatha Jane Hightower born 23 Sep 1884.
Fannie Daisy Hightower born 1 Mar 1890.
Lela Hightower born 19 Feb 1892.
Lena Hightower born 19 Feb 1892.
James Odis Jackson Hightower born 7 Mar 1898.
John Redford Hightower born 2 Dec 1899.

Benjamin Franklin Hightower died 31 Oct 1947 at Todd, Kentucky .

Mary Louella Williams died 10 Dec 1931 at Elkton, Todd, Kentucky .