Alfred Hightower

Brief Life History of Alfred

When Alfred Hightower was born on 7 November 1873, in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States, his father, Burvel Milton Hightower, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Caroline Whitted, was 38. He married Cora Jane Wilson about 1894, in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Saluda Township, Greenville, South Carolina, United States in 1880 and Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, United States for about 20 years. He died on 9 February 1930, at the age of 56, and was buried in Camp Creek, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Hightower
1873–1930
Cora Jane Wilson
1878–1972
Marriage: about 1894
Verner Grady Hightower
1897–1984
Otis Mitchel Hightower
1904–1985
Clara Bell Hightower
1907–1995
James A Hightower
1913–1997
Juanita Hightower
1916–2013

Sources (7)

  • Alfred Hightowen in household of Durrell Hightowen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Alfred Hightower, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
  • Alford Hightower in entry for James A Hightower, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1878 · Liberian Exodus

April 21, 1878, around 206 African Americans boarde the ship Azor for Liberia.The cause for this is with the rise of political power, it makes life even harder for the African Americans.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: perhaps an altered form of Hayter (see Hight ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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