A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas Page: 671
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LIMESTONE, FREESTONE AND LEON COUNTIES.
of.Cryor Creek; William G,, a farmer of
this county. Our subject is a member of
the Masonic order and of the I. 0. O. F.,
and politically affiliates with the Democratic
party. His wife is a member of the
Methodist church.
HARNELL B. HIGHTOWER, one
of the farmers of Navarro county,
Texas, came to the State in 1847,
with his parents, and settled in Red River
county. At this time he was six years of
age. After four years the family moved
to Cherokee county, in 1851 to McLennan
county, but in a short time to Falls county,
where they resided until 1859, when they
came to Navarro. Our subject received
but a limited education. He was reared
on the farm and taught the principles of
agriculture, with stock-raising. In 1861
he married, but the same year he enlisted
in Company I, Nineteenth Texas Cavalry,
and served in Arkansas and Missouri in
Marmaduke's command. He saw some
hard service, and was in some battles, but
came through without wounds or capture.
The regiment was disbanded in Robertson
county, May, 1865, and he returned home
and went to work, engaging in farming
and running stock. In the fall of that
year he bought a tract of thirty acres, and
has added to the farm which he still owns,
having now 320 acres, which he rents.
In 1879 our subject commenced buying
the land where he now lives. At first
he bought 169 acres, and has since bought,
and now owns the full section of 640 acres.
It was raw land, but he now has it undercultivation with comfortable buildings, and
rents 150 acres. He is now giving attention
to the improvement of horses,
mules and cattle, has a fine Norman and
Leviathan horse, also three jacks, and a
nice herd of cattle, well graded. Mr.
Hightower is moving along nicely, and is
doing his share toward the improvement
and development of the county. He was
born in Mississippi, Novenber 3, 1841, is
the son of Y. P. and Louisa (Hodge) Hightower,
natives of Georgia. The father
served through the Mexican war, and also
as Captain in thelate war in Walter's regiment,
returning home safely. He makes
his home with his son, and is now about
seventy-four years old. The mother of
our subject died in 1863. The family
consisted of six children, and our subject
was the oldest child. The father and two
sons survived through the late war, but
there is only three sons yet living, the two
brothers of Mr. Hightower being Thomas
J. and R. M., both farmers in Navarro
county.
Our subject first married Miss Martha
McCord, daughter of L. McCord, a native
of Georgia, an early settler in Texas, who
has engaged in stock-raising, farming and
merchandising, and now resides in Frost.
Three children were born to this marriage,
Charnell, a farmer of Navarro county;
Mary, who married W. P. Griffin, a farmer
of Hill county; and Nathan, a farmer of
Navarro. This mother died in October,
1870. In January, 1871, our subject married
Miss Laura Woodard, daughter of
Thomas Woodard of South Carolina, who
came to Texas in 1869, and settled in
Navarro county, where he is yet engaged671
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Lewis Publishing Company. A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, book, 1893; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46827/m1/683/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palestine Public Library.