Descendants of

John Hightower

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN1 HIGHTOWER. He married CHARLOTTE GIBSON.

Child of JOHN HIGHTOWER and CHARLOTTE GIBSON is:

2. i. LUCINDA ADELINE2 HIGHTOWER, b. 1830, Upson County Georgia; d. September 08, 1886.

Generation No. 2

2. LUCINDA ADELINE2 HIGHTOWER (JOHN1) was born 1830 in Upson County Georgia, and died September 08, 1886. She married STERLING CAPERS GARDNER July 29, 1854, son of JOHN GARDNER and EMELINE BEALL.

Children of LUCINDA HIGHTOWER and STERLING GARDNER are:

3. i. STERLING SMITH3 GARDNER, b. April 08, 1859, Pike County Georgia; d. 1897.

ii. CHURCHILL GIBSON GARDNER, b. May 1855.

iii. WILLIAM HANSON GARDNER, b. April 08, 1859, Pike County Georgia; d. 1934.

iv. THOMAS EMORY GARDNER, b. 1862.

v. JESSE BRAMLITT GARDNER, b. December 08, 1870, Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi.

Generation No. 3

3. STERLING SMITH3 GARDNER (LUCINDA ADELINE2 HIGHTOWER, JOHN1) was born April 08, 1859 in Pike County Georgia, and died 1897. He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH MILLER. He married (2) ELIZA OLIVIA STEPHENS October 18, 1900 in Rogers, Texas.

Children of STERLING GARDNER and MARY MILLER are:

4. i. EMMA LAVATA4 GARDNER, b. September 14, 1884, Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi.

ii. UNK CHILD GARDNER, b. 1878, Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi; d. 1878, Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi.

iii. CORA LEE GARDNER, b. December 21, 1879, Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi; d. November 11, 1901.

iv. LUELLA GARDNER, b. August 05, 1882, Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi.

v. MAMIE ETTA GARDNER, b. October 09, 1886, Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi.

vi. BUELAH GARDNER, b. January 25, 1891.

vii. OLLIE CLYDE GARDNER, b. May 31, 1893.

viii. LENA GARDNER, b. November 19, 1895.

ix. WALTER CURTIS GARDNER, b. October 10, 1897.

x. UNKNOWN CHILD GARDNER, b. Unknown.

xi. BENNIE STERLING GARDNER, b. January 18, 1889; d. June 25, 1894.

Generation No. 4

4. EMMA LAVATA4 GARDNER (STERLING SMITH3, LUCINDA ADELINE2 HIGHTOWER, JOHN1) was born September 14, 1884 in Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi. She married JAMES EGBERT FORBUS 1901, son of WILLIAM FORBUS and PARTHINIA BOWMAN.

Children of EMMA GARDNER and JAMES FORBUS are:

5. i. OWEN EGBERT5 FORBUS, b. 1915, Texas; d. 1975, Lagarto, Texas.

ii. J.T. FORBUS, b. 1908.

iii. RUTHELL FORBUS, b. 1903.

iv. MARGARET FORBUS, b. Unknown.

Generation No. 5

5. OWEN EGBERT5 FORBUS (EMMA LAVATA4 GARDNER, STERLING SMITH3, LUCINDA ADELINE2 HIGHTOWER, JOHN1) was born 1915 in Texas, and died 1975 in Lagarto, Texas. He married DOROTHY LOUISE TEAGUE 1939 in Texas, daughter of GERALD TEAGUE and IONE COCKRELL.

Children of OWEN FORBUS and DOROTHY TEAGUE are:

6. i. JERRY OWEN6 FORBUS, b. 1942, Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas.

7. ii. GEORGE RANDALL FORBUS, b. 1944, American Fort, Utah.

8. iii. CHARLES ROSS FORBUS, b. 1948, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

Generation No. 6

6. JERRY OWEN6 FORBUS (OWEN EGBERT5, EMMA LAVATA4 GARDNER, STERLING SMITH3, LUCINDA ADELINE2 HIGHTOWER, JOHN1) was born 1940 in Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas. He married MARY LUCILLE WAGNER 1969 in McAllen, Hildago County, Texas.

Children of JERRY FORBUS and MARY WAGNER are:

i. JEFFERY OWEN7 FORBUS, b. 1970, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

ii. MARISSA LEA FORBUS, b. 1975, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

iii. MARCELENE ANN FORBUS, b. 1980, Tarrent County, Texas.

iv. JARED OWEN FORBUS, b. 1984, Tarrent County, Texas.

7. GEORGE RANDALL6 FORBUS (OWEN EGBERT5, EMMA LAVATA4 GARDNER, STERLING SMITH3, LUCINDA ADELINE2 HIGHTOWER, JOHN1) was born 1944 in American Fort, Utah. He married DELORES PATRICIA HAMILL 1963 in Corpus Christi, Texas, daughter of JOHN HAMILL and ELIZABETH PAVLIK.

Children of GEORGE FORBUS and DELORES HAMILL are:

i. DEBORAH LYNN7 FORBUS, b. 1963, Ocenside, California; m. ORLANDO SALAZAR.

9. ii. GERALD ROSS FORBUS, b. 1964, Albany, Georgia.

iii. JOHN JEROME FORBUS, b. 1964, Albany, Georgia.

10. iv. STEPHEN CARL FORBUS, b. 1965, Albany, Georgia.

11. v. JOANNA MARIE FORBUS, b. 1969, Corpus Christi, Texas.

8. CHARLES ROSS7 FORBUS (BAKER) (OWEN EGBERT6, EMMA LAVATA5 GARDNER, STERLING SMITH4, STERLING CAPERS3, EMELINE2 BEALL, ROBERT1) was born 1948 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. He married CAROL.

Children of CHARLES FORBUS (BAKER) and CAROL are:

i. GREGORY ALAN BAKER, b. 28 Dec 1976 Portsmouth, Virginia

ii. MATT GORDON BAKER, b. 1 July 1976 Lubbock, Texas

iii. KYLE ROSS BAKER, b. 4 May 1908 Waco Texas

GREGORY ALAN BAKER married SHERRI ULRICH

Children

i. SETH AUSTIN BAKER, b. 12 March 2000 Lewisville, Texas

ii. MAKENNA NICOLE BAKER, b. 9 November 2002 Lewisville, Texas

MATT GORDON BAKER married WENDY LITTLETON

Children

i. KALYN MARIE BAKER, b, 1 July 2002 Austin, Texas

ii. JETT GORDON BAKER, b. 16 January 2007 Austin, Texas

Generation No. 7

9. GERALD ROSS7 FORBUS (GEORGE RANDALL6, OWEN EGBERT5, EMMA LAVATA4 GARDNER, STERLING SMITH3, LUCINDA ADELINE2 HIGHTOWER, JOHN1) was born 1964 in Albany, Georgia. He married IRENE RIVERA 1986 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Children of GERALD FORBUS and IRENE RIVERA are:

i. CHRISTINE DIANE8 FORBUS, b. 1987, Corpus Christi, Texas.

ii. GERALD ROSS FORBUS , JR., b. 1990, Corpus Christi, Texas.

10. STEPHEN CARL7 FORBUS (GEORGE RANDALL6, OWEN EGBERT5, EMMA LAVATA4 GARDNER, STERLING SMITH3, LUCINDA ADELINE2 HIGHTOWER, JOHN1) was born 1965 in Albany, Georgia.

Child of STEPHEN CARL FORBUS is:

i. THOMAS FRANCIS8 FORBUS, b. 1997, Jacksonville, Florida.

11. JOANNA MARIE7 FORBUS (GEORGE RANDALL6, OWEN EGBERT5, EMMA LAVATA4 GARDNER, STERLING SMITH3, LUCINDA ADELINE2 HIGHTOWER, JOHN1) was born 1969 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She married ALAN WAYNE PEARCE.

Children of JOANNA FORBUS and ALAN PEARCE are:

i. JONATHAN WAYNE8 PEARCE, b. 1990, Corpus Christi, Texas.

ii. JORDAN MCLIN PEARCE, b. 2000, Corpus Christi, Texas.

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