Edward M. & Jennie F. Hightower & children

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Edward M. & Jennie F. Hightower & children

Pamela Hughes

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01/01/2001

Edward M. & Jennie F. Hightower & children

This is a picture of my g-grandfather Monroe Hightower with his first family. Wife Jennie Fergus-Hightower died in a fire in 1898, 1 year after photo. Trying to locate Fergus & Hightower family.

Date & Place: January 1898 at Monroe Hightower & Family in Drane, Texas USA

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Robert Hightower born 1892

Robert Hightower was born in 1892. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Hightower.

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Edward Monroe Hightower Jan 27, 1867 - Mar 3, 1945 Wichita Falls, Texas, United States

Edward Monroe Hightower was born to Thomas Preston Hightower (1817 - 1896) and Ruth E. Johnson (1833 - 1870). His father was born in Georgia and his mother was born in Alabama. He had one full sister, Telethia Paralee Hightower, and he had half-siblings Charnel, Thomas, Emeline, Susan, Rufus, Mary, Caroline, Joseph, William, Ida, Frank, Sarah Jane, James "Jim", John, Frances, and Tennie Hightower.

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Ruth Hightower born 1891

Ruth Hightower was born in 1891. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth Hightower.

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Reuben Hightower born 1895

Reuben Butler Hightower was born in 1895. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Reuben Hightower.

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Jennie Fergus-Hightower born Nov 2, 1870

Jennie Fergus-Hightower was born on November 2, 1870. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jennie Fergus-Hightower.

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