When Thomas M Highsmith was born on 13 February 1817, in Illinois, United States, his father, Rev. Richard M. Highsmith, was 28 and his mother, Sarah "Salley" Spann, was 26. He married Eliza A Cook on 31 December 1841, in Lawrence, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Bond Township, Lawrence, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 30 August 1892, in Honey Creek Township, Crawford, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in New Hebron, Crawford, Illinois, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1821: Lawrence, Illinois, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1845: Crawford, Illinois, United States
English: occupational name for a smith, with the distinguishingepithet high, probably denoting one whose forge was at a higherlocation than another nearby smith.
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