Tobis HightowerAge: 47 years1856–1904
- Name
- Tobis Hightower
- Given names
- Tobis
- Surname
- Hightower
 Birth | June 20, 1856 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Annie Laura Edwards — View this family December 2, 1880 (Age 24 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Horace Hightower October 1881 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Coy Clair Hightower September 23, 1884 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Victor Earl Hightower January 30, 1886 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Hazel Dell Hightower April 3, 1891 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Myrtle Mae Hightower February 1894 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 daughter #6 | Ruby V Hightower February 22, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ruby V Hightower October 2, 1903 (Age 47 years) |
 Death | January 27, 1904 (Age 47 years) |
| Family with Annie Laura Edwards |
| himself |
Tobis Hightower Birth: June 20, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1904 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
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 son |
Horace Hightower Birth: October 1881 25 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1954 |
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3 years son |
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 son |
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 daughter |
Hazel Dell Hightower Birth: April 3, 1891 34 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 30, 1976 |
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3 years daughter |
Myrtle Mae Hightower Birth: February 1894 37 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1923 |
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6 years daughter |
Ruby V Hightower Birth: February 22, 1900 43 38 Death: October 2, 1903 |