Mary Hightower

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Hightower was born about 1805, in South Carolina, United States, her father, Robert Hightower, was 28 and her mother, Harriet A. Inman, was 23. She married Jonathan A Wharton on 30 October 1823, in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in McNairy, Tennessee, United States in 1860. She died after 1870, in Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan A Wharton
1793–1865
Mary Hightower
1805–1870
Marriage: 30 October 1823
Samuel Houston Wharton
1824–1840
John Ambrose Wharton
1836–1865
Mahala Wharton
1826–1881
William Madison Wharton
1829–1863
Sarah Adeline Wharton
1831–1846
Charles Riddle Wharton
1834–1918
Nancy Polina Wharton
1838–
Caleb Farmer Wharton
1840–1908
Richard James K. Polk Wharton
1843–1935
Andrew Jackson Wharton
1845–1879
Mary Elizabeth Wharton
1848–1931

Sources (4)

  • Mary Whorton in household of John Whorton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Polly Resetar, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
  • Probate, Dower Interest

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1817

Mississippi is the 20th state.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

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

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

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