Judge Thomas Russell Hightower (b. May 01, 1839, d. Abt. 1899)
Thomas Russell Hightower was born May 01, 1839 in Caswell Co., N. C., and died Abt. 1899. He married Martha H. Hyde on December 18, 1883 in Married at Marthas home by J.M.Gardner, MG, daughter of John Ansell Hyde and Sarah Belinda Dyche.
Notes for Thomas Russell Hightower: "The Marshfield Chronicle" April 13, 1899 : Judge T. R. Hightower died at his home in Union Twp. Thurs. of last week after a week's illness with the pneumonia - aged nearly 60 yrs. Judge Hightower was born in N. C. in May 1839, and came to Webster. Co. in 1850. He was buried in a private cemetery near his home. The funeral was conducted by the Masonic Lodge at Niangua, of which he was a member. The deceased leaves a wife and four children.
More About Thomas Russell Hightower: Burial: Unknown, Hightower Cemetery Union Twp. Webster Co.. Military service: Thomas served in the 74th Enrolled Mo. Militia during the Civil War.17
More About Thomas Russell Hightower and Martha H. Hyde: Marriage: December 18, 1883, Married at Marthas home by J.M.Gardner, MG.
Children of Thomas Russell Hightower and Martha H. Hyde are:
Albert Cleveland Hightower, b. January 07, 1886, Webster County, Mo., d. December 01, 1887, Webster County, Mo..
Irvin Earl Hightower, b. April 28, 1887, Webster County, Mo., d. July 25, 1898, Webster County, Mo..
+Porter Hyde Hightower, b. March 1889, Webster County, Mo.18, d. October 19, 1975, Webster County, Mo..
+Eva Mae Hightower, b. April 29, 1891, Webster County, Mo., d. December 03, 1969, Webster County, Mo..