Horace HightowerAge: 72 years1881–1954
- Name
- Horace Hightower
- Given names
- Horace
- Surname
- Hightower
 Birth | October 1881 25 19 |
 Birth of a brother | Coy Clair Hightower September 23, 1884 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Andrew Jackson Edwards September 28, 1885 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Victor Earl Hightower January 30, 1886 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hazel Dell Hightower April 3, 1891 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Myrtle Mae Hightower February 1894 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ruby V Hightower October 2, 1903 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | Tobis Hightower January 27, 1904 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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 41 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 48 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 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | Victor Earl Hightower April 4, 1945 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 68 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 | 1954 (Age 72 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 himself |
Horace Hightower Birth: October 1881 25 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1954 |
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3 years younger 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 younger 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 younger sister |
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 |