James Erin HIGHTOWER
NOTES: March 2013 - On www.findagrave.com website I verified his birth & death info. Find A Grave Memorial# 65288463 - He shares the headstone with Gusta
NOTES: April 2013 - Info from Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953. Gusta age 74 years 10 months 10 days when she died. parents are: George Adams and Melisa Gibson Informant James Hightower Info from Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 on ancestryu.com Name: Gusta Hightower [Gusta Adams] Death Date: 12 Jul 1944 Death Location: Todd Age: 74 Gender: Female Ethnicity: White Birth Date: 2 Sep 1869 Birth Location: Todd, Kentucky Spouse's Name: James E Hightower Spouse's Age: 76 Father's Name: George Adams Father's Birth Location: Kentucky Mother's Name: Melissa Gibson Mother's Birth Location: Kentucky NOTES: August 2013 - On www.findagrave.com website I verified her birth & death info. Find A Grave Memorial# 65288502 - She shares the headstone with James. NOTES: February 1024 - Papers I copied on our trip has Augusta Allen, father George Allen. I looked on ancestry 1880 census, it has George Allen age 36, spouse Melissa Allen with 4 children, with an Augusta Allen age 10. * * * * * *IS HER NAME ALLEN OR ADAMS????* * * * The story on Family Tree has allen so I changed mine.
NOTES: February 2014 - Info from papers I copied on our trip: Etta married Isom Jackson Watkins the 3 Feb 1910 in , Todd, Kentucky. He was born 4 Nov 1888 in , Todd, Kentucky, and died 4 Jan 1971 in , Todd, Kentucky and is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
NOTES: February 2014 - His name and their marriage date I got from papers copied on our trip. She is buried in section E.p.26 Glenwood Cemetery. Find A Grave Memorial # 100450128.
NOTES: February 2014 - His name and their marriage date I got from papers copied on our trip. NOTES: July 2026 - See Find A Grave Memorial# 153854318. This has his dod 19 May 1924, name Ralph George.
NOTES: July 2016 - See Find A Grave Memorial# 153854368.
He married Augusta Allen 31 Dec 1890 at Todd, Kentucky . Augusta Allen was born at Todd, Kentucky 22 Sep 1869 .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Etta Zula Hightower
born 3 Mar 1892.
Lillie Lorene Hightower
born 19 Dec 1893.
Willis Thurmond Hightower
born 12 Mar 1896.
George Ralph Hightower
born 3 Jun 1898.
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James Erin Hightower died 3 Nov 1954 at Elkton, Todd, Kentucky .
Augusta Allen died 12 Jul 1944 at Elkton, Todd, Kentucky .