His death certificate records George Henry Highlander, age 69 years 3 months 13 days, born 4 Feb 1879 in Nicholas Co., Ky, died 17 May 1948 in Nicholas Co., Ky, farmer, widowed, late wife Jennie McKay, father James H. Highlander, born in Nicholas, mother’s maiden name Mary J. Cannon, born in Bath, cause of death hypertensive heart disease, informant Herman Highlander, Carlisle, Ky, burial in Carlisle.