John
Harvey
Highsmith
Born in Lawrence, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Emma Lydia (Viehman) Highsmith
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Buren Cleveland Highsmith
Died
at age 71
in Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jan 2013
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Biography
John was born in 1854. He died in 1926 at the age of 71.
Parents: James Madison Highsmith I I 1826 - 1903 and Susanna (Gher) Highsmith 1832 - 1890.
Spouse: Emma Lydia (Viehman) Highsmith 1862 - 1946. Findagrave #104300788
Sources
- John is buried at the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Saint Francisville, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA. His page lists and has links to his parents, 2 siblings, spouse, 3 children. There is a picture of his headstone. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31506717/john-harvey-highsmith#add-to-vc
- John Harvey Highsmith: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7FC-QMM Lists his parents, 9 siblings, spouse, 4 children, 16 sources/notes.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Randal Highsmith
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-CTS6919, FTDNA kit #B33208
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~0.78%
Brenda (Frazier) Flood :
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Rejected matches › John Thomas Highsmith Jr. (1852-1922)
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