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Mary HIGHTOWER1846–

Name: Mary HIGHTOWER

Given names: Mary

Surname: HIGHTOWER

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Birth	1846 Georgia
Marriage	Elisha M BURSON — View this family September 24, 1862 (Age 16 years) Erath Co Tx
Death of a mother	Sarah Frances BENNETT March 4, 1864 (Age 18 years) Erath Co Tx
Death of a father	Jonathan HIGHTOWER September 29, 1903 (Age 57 years) Callahan Co Tx Note: Birth: Nov. 24, 1820, Walton County, Georgia Birth: Nov. 24, 1820, Walton County, Georgia Death: Sep. 29, 1903, Callahan County, Texas Son of Henry Hightower and Lucy Green. Married on 10 July 1844 in Fayette County, Georgia to Sarah Francis Bennett. Married after 4 March 1864 to Sarah Smith. Children: Mary Ann Lucinda Hightower Burson (1847 - 1917)* Sarah Jane Hightower Cox (1854 - 1942)* Demesa Hightower O'Neal (1856 - 1934)* Jonathan Richmond Hightower (1863 - 1950)* Burial: Cottonwood West Cemetery (From Findagrave)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Frances BENNETT Mary HIGHTOWER John H HIGHTOWER Sarah A HIGHTOWER Neces HIGHTOWER Jonathan HIGHTOWER Jonathan HIGHTOWER Birth: 1820 — Georgia Death: September 29, 1903 — Callahan Co Tx
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonathan HIGHTOWER Mary HIGHTOWER John H HIGHTOWER Sarah A HIGHTOWER Neces HIGHTOWER Jonathan HIGHTOWER Sarah Frances BENNETT Birth: 1829 — Wilkes Co Ga Death: March 4, 1864 — Erath Co Tx
	Marriage: July 10, 1844 — Fayette Co Ga
3 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elisha M BURSON Mary HIGHTOWER Birth: 1846 — Georgia
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John H HIGHTOWER Birth: 1850 — Texas Death: before 1860
6 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah A HIGHTOWER Birth: 1855 — Texas
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Neces HIGHTOWER Birth: 1858 — Texas
6 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jonathan HIGHTOWER Birth: October 12, 1863 — Texas Death: September 3, 1950 — Ventura, CA

Family with Elisha M BURSON - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary HIGHTOWER Elisha M BURSON
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elisha M BURSON Mary HIGHTOWER Birth: 1846 — Georgia
	Marriage: September 24, 1862 — Erath Co Tx

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Note	From Erath County Message Board on ancestry.com Toby Turner (View posts) Posted: 24 May 1999 I am searching for information on Jonathan Hightower who was married to Sarah Bennett. His daughter, Mary Ann Lucinda Highter, married Elisha M. Burson in Erath County on September 24, 1862