Born in Barbour, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaac Oslin Hightower
and Rebecca Amanda (Dudley) Hightower
Sister of
Joseph Alonzo Hightower
Wife of
James Lee Griffin
— married
1 Nov 1866 in Cusseta, Cass, Texas, United States
Mother of
Harriet Ada (Griffin) Harrell, Beatrice Irene Griffin, Beulah Lee (Griffin) Whatley, Robert Henry Griffin, William Oscar Griffin, Minnie Warren Griffin, Richard Hightower Griffin, Alice Eugenia (Griffin) Henderson, Charles Emmett Griffin Sr., Isaac Leslie Griffin and Mary (Griffin) Harris
Died
at age 50
in Cusseta, Cass, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Apr 2020
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Biography
Mary or Mollie as she was fondly called by family and friends, was born in 1849. She was the daughter of Isaac Hightower and Rebecca Dudley. She passed away in 1900. Buried in the Floyds Hill Cemetery in Cass County, Texas.
Research Notes
Parents, 9 siblings, husband and 11 children are attached to the memorial page on Find A Grave for Mollie.
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49779900/mary-eugenia-griffin
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Mary Eugenia “Mollie” Hightower Griffin (1 Oct 1849–24 Jul 1900), Find a Grave Memorial no. 49779900, citing Floyds Hill Cemetery, Cass County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Marilyn Kosanke (contributor 47035071) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mollie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mollie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mollie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mollie:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Michele (Talley) Baker 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T154463 [compare], FTDNA kit #334106
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~1.56%
Harold Talley :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T761452 [compare], FTDNA kit #63599
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~0.78%
Pierce Swofford :
23andMe
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