Robert married Mary Jane Douglas on 7 Nov 1868. Mary (daughter of William Buchanan Douglas and Martha Elizabeth Alford) was born on 9 Jan 1850 in Warren Co., Kentucky; died on 22 Feb 1916 in Warren Co., Kentucky; was buried on 25 Feb 1916 in MT Zion Cemetery, Warren Co., Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Columbis C. Hightower was born in Apr 1871 in Warren Co., Kentucky; and died.
2. Grandville Hightower
3. Benjamin F. Hightower was born in Jul 1882 in Warren Co., Kentucky; and died.
4. James R. Hightower was born in Feb 1885 in Warren Co., Kentucky; died on 28 Apr 1963 in Warren Co., Kentucky.