Hazel Dell HightowerAge: 85 years1891–1976
- Name
- Hazel Dell Hightower
- Given names
- Hazel Dell
- Surname
- Hightower
 Birth | April 3, 1891 34 29 |
 Birth of a sister | Myrtle Mae Hightower February 1894 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a sister | Ruby V Hightower February 22, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ruby V Hightower October 2, 1903 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a father | Tobis Hightower January 27, 1904 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 26 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a sister | Myrtle Mae Hightower 1923 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a mother | Annie Laura Edwards May 11, 1941 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Victor Earl Hightower April 4, 1945 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Horace Hightower 1954 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Coy Clair Hightower May 21, 1964 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 30, 1976 (Age 85 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Tobis Hightower Birth: June 20, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1904 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Annie Laura Edwards Birth: October 12, 1861 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 11, 1941 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 2, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Horace Hightower Birth: October 1881 25 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1954 |
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3 years elder brother |
Coy Clair Hightower Birth: September 23, 1884 28 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 21, 1964 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Victor Earl Hightower Birth: January 30, 1886 29 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 4, 1945 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years herself |
Hazel Dell Hightower Birth: April 3, 1891 34 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 30, 1976 |
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3 years younger sister |
Myrtle Mae Hightower Birth: February 1894 37 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1923 |
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6 years younger sister |
Ruby V Hightower Birth: February 22, 1900 43 38 Death: October 2, 1903 |