John Quitman HIGHTOWER

 

Submitter: Calvin Lon "Cal" Crowley

Husband: John Quitman HIGHTOWER
Born: Dec 1849 Place: Georgia
Married: 30 Dec 1872 Place: Robertson, TX
Died: 17 Nov 1912 Place: Kosse, Limestone, TX
Cemetery: Eutaw Cemetery Place: Limestone, TX
Father: Andrew J. R. HIGHTOWER  (1822-1860)
Mother: Sarah D. S. COOPER  (1826-1880)
Other Spouses: Julia Frances WHEELER

Wife: Virginia Ann "Virgie" OLDHAM
Born: May 1853 Place: Mississippi
Died: abt 1901 Place: Texas
Cemetery: Unknown Place:  
Father: James N. OLDHAM
Mother: Mary W.
Other Spouses: none

Children:

1 Name: M Calvin Wesley HIGHTOWER
Born: 14 Oct 1873 Place: Texas
Died:   Place:  
Cemetery:   Place:  
Spouse 1: Ruth Shelton SISTRUNK
Married: 6 Nov 1897 Place: Jackson, TX

2 Name: M John Warren "Johnnie" HIGHTOWER
Born: 12 Feb 1877 Place: Headville, Limestone/Robertson, TX
Died: 1959 Place: Oklahoma
Cemetery: Marlow Cemetery Place: Marlow, Stephens, OK
Spouse 1: Willie Jane Watkins
Married:   Place:  

3 Name: M Jefferson Davis HIGHTOWER
Born: 17 Nov 1877 Place: Headville, Limestone/Robertson, TX
Died: aft 1917 Place: Kern, CA (possibly)
Cemetery:   Place:  
Spouse 1:  
Married:   Place:  

4 Name: M Andy Wilkins HIGHTOWER
Born: 16 Apr 1880 Place: Limestone/Robertson, TX
Died: 22 Apr 1880 Place: Limestone/Robertson, TX
Cemetery: Ebenezer aka Headsville Cemetery Place: Limestone/Robertson, TX
Spouse 1:  
Married:   Place:  

5 Name: F Ada L. HIGHTOWER
Born: 25 May 1882 Place: Kosse, Limestone, TX
Died: 17 Jul 1947 Place: Farmington, San Juan, NM
Cemetery: Greenlwan Cemetery Place: Farmington, San Juan, NM
Spouse 1: Walter HAMMOND
Married: abt 1901 Place: Texas
Spouse 2: Paul Theodore MUNSCH
Married: 29 Oct 1908 Place: Victoria, TX
Spouse 3: James Andrew "Jim" RUSSELL
Married: abt 1919 Place: Chromo, Archuleta, CO (possibly)

6 Name: F Lula May HIGHTOWER
Born: 10 Nov 1883 Place: Limestone, TX
Died: 10 Jan 1962 Place: Marshall, Harrison, TX
Cemetery: Algoma Cemetery South and North Place: Marshall, Harrison, TX
Spouse 1: John William "Will" TATUM
Married:   Place:  

7 Name: M Benjamin Franklin "Bennie" HIGHTOWER
Born: 23 Feb 1888 Place: Kosse, Limestone, TX
Died:   Place: Denver, Denver, CO (perhaps)
Cemetery:   Place:  
Spouse 1: Anna FRANKENBERG
Married:   Place: Denver, Denver, CO (perhaps)

8 Name: F Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" HIGHTOWER
Born: 31 Oct 1889 Place: Limestone, TX
Died: 31 Oct 1963 Place: McLennan, TX
Cemetery: Mart Cemetery Place: Mart, McLennan, TX
Spouse 1: Audy Vincent CALVERY
Married:   Place:  

9 Name: M William Bedford HIGHTOWER
Born: Sep 1891 Place: Texas
Died: aft 1940 Place: perhaps Oklahoma
Cemetery:   Place:  
Spouse 1:  
Married:   Place:  

NOTES:
(0) erroneously, John Quitman Hightower's middle name is seen as "Quincy", but according to his marriage certificate and the 1870 census it is "Quitman".
(1) children by second wife Julia Frances Wheeler are not shown above, but they include: Marion B Hightower (1904-1977); Julia M Hightower (1904-);
William H Hightower (1906-1910); Alma L Hightower (1908-); and Franklin Hightower (1910-1989).
(2) siblings of John Q Hightower are not listed above but they include:
Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hightower (1844–1929) ;
Warren Joshua Hightower (1848–) [ who we believe may be named after their two grandfathers: Warren H Cooper and Joshua Hightower ] ;
Mary Hightower (1851–) ; Martha Catherine Hightower (1852–) ;
Jeff Davis Hightower (1856–) ; and Amanda C Hightower (1857–).

SOURCES:
[0] 1850 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Jones, Mississippi; Roll: M432_374; Page: 120B; Image: 244.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images
reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

[1] 1860 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Marion, Mississippi; Roll: M653_586; Page: 931; Image: 489; Family History Library Film: 803586.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images
reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

[2] 1870 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 48 West Texas, Limestone, Texas; Roll: M593_1596; Page: 174B; Image: 352; Family History Library Film: 553095.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images
reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data:
o 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
o Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

[3] 1880 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Headville, Limestone, Texas; Roll: 1317; Family History Film: 1255317; Page: 319D; Enumeration District: 093.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999
Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

[4] 1900 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Limestone, Texas; Roll: 1655; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1241655.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

[5] 1910 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Limestone, Texas; Roll: T624_1573; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1375586.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA

[6] Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011
1 citation provides evidence for Name, and
Marriage to first wife, Virginia A Oldham, 1872 30 Dec Age: 23 Robertson County, Texas, USA Number: 963255 Dates: 1838-1875
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data:
o Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Texas to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.
o Hunting For Bears, comp. Texas marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from
copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.
o Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2011. Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas.
o Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family
History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, in published books cataloged by the Library of Congress, or from county courthouse records.

[7] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 about Jno Q Hightower http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13248144
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 4 February 2013.

[8] Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012 about John W. Hightower http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23249615
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 28 January 2013.

[9] Web: New Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1850-2012 about Ada Russell http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67520310
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Web: New Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1850-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 1 February 2013.

[10] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 about Lula M Tatum http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19265605
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 4 February 2013.

[11] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 about Lula May Tatum
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.

[12] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 about Mary E Calvery http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8552740
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 4 February 2013.