The now frequent assignment of the additional Christian name of John to this man is a genealogical error of major proportion. The idea of introducing John came from a misread of the 1850 Federal Census of Jefferson County, Florida. There is no record in existence on which this man ever used any name other than Jesse Hightower. If you see his name listed as John Jesse Hightower you will know you are dealing with poor genealogical work.
The now frequent assignment of the additional Christian name of John to this man is a genealogical error of major proportion. The idea of introducing John came from a misread of the 1850 Federal Census of Jefferson County, Florida. There is no record in existence on which this man ever used any name other than Jesse Hightower. If you see his name listed as John Jesse Hightower you will know you are dealing with poor genealogical work.
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