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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Opha Mary HIGHTOWER: Birth: 19 OCT 1895 in Niangua, Webster County, Missouri, USA. Death: 4 FEB 1953 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA

  2. Orin Russell HIGHTOWER: Birth: 5 OCT 1901 in Niangua, Webster County, Missouri, USA. Death: 5 AUG 1981 in St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

  3. Avalema HIGHTOWER: Birth: 18 JUL 1906 in Niangua, MO. Death: 14 MAY 1964 in New Orleans, LA


Sources
1. Title:   Ancestry Family Trees
Page:   Ancestry Family Tree
Publication:   Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
2. Title:   1900 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1900; Census Place: Niangua, Webster, Missouri; Roll: 908; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1240908
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations Inc
3. Title:   1910 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1910; Census Place: Niangua, Webster, Missouri; Roll: T624_828; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1374841
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations Inc
4. Title:   1880 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Webster, Missouri; Roll: 740; Family History Film: 1254740; Page: 268D; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 0744
Author:   Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations Inc
5. Title:   U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
6. Title:   Web: St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Obituary Index, 1880-2009
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
7. Title:   Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
8. Title:   U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
9. Title:   1930 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1930; Census Place: Kirkwood, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 1223; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 23.0; FHL microfilm: 2340958
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations Inc
10. Title:   Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
11. Title:   1920 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1920; Census Place: White, Benton, Missouri; Roll: T625_903; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 529
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
12. Title:   1940 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1940; Census Place: Kirkwood, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: T627_2147; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 95-6
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
13. Title:   U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Page:   Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Benton; Roll: 1683151
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations Inc
14. Title:   U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
15. Title:   Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
16. Title:   Web: Missouri, St. Louis Public Library Obituary Index, 1880-2011
Page:   St Louis Public Library; St Louis, Missouri
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
17. Title:   Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Page:   St. Louis Globe-Democrat; Publication Date: 13/ May/ 1943; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/573447931/?article=d6181349-81bf-4750-b399-5a27a2284786&focus=0.26173323,0.43931067,0.3778692
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations Inc
18. Title:   Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Page:   St. Louis Globe-Democrat; Publication Date: 13/ May/ 1943; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/573447931/?article=d6181349-81bf-4750-b399-5a27a2284786&focus=0.26173323,0.43931067,0.3778692
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations Inc
19. Title:   Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Page:   St. Louis Globe-Democrat; Publication Date: 13/ May/ 1943; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/573447931/?article=d6181349-81bf-4750-b399-5a27a2284786&focus=0.26173323,0.43931067,0.3778692
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations Inc

Notes
a. Note:   pic 2 dbl pic (Left photo) John Redmond Hightower and Sarah Adella Whittenberg Hightower with their baby daughter, Opha Mary Hightower (circa 1895-96). Opha was the mother of Valeta Kern. Portrait taken by the firm of Carpenter & Craig in Slater, Mo. (Left inset photo) Opha at about the age of 8. (Right photo) Adella, Opha and John when Opha was about 5 years old. Portrait taken by M.D. Long in the Beckerdite Building of Marshfield, Mo.


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