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Adam Lightner Jr. 1810–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1810

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvannia

Death Date: 30 Aug 1885

Death Location: Beaver, Utah

Father: Adam Sr.

Mother: Mary Trout

Spouse(s): Mary Rollins-Lightner

Children(s): Florentine Lightner, Charles Lightner, Algernon Lightner, Mary Lightner-Carter, Elizabeth Lightner-Turley, John Lightner, Florentine Lightner, George Lightner, Caroline Lightner-Jewell, Miles Lightner

The story of Adam Lightner Jr. began in 1810 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvannia. Adam Lightner Jr. married Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner, and had children including Algernon Sidney Lightner, Caroline Keziah Lightner Jewell, Charles Washington Lightner, Elizabeth Lightner Turley, Florentine Matteas Lightner, Florentine Mattheas Lightner, George Algernon Lightner, John Horace Gilbert Lightner, Mary Rollins Lightner Carter, Miles Henry Lightner. Adam Lightner Jr. passed away in 1885 in Beaver, Utah.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Lightner Jr. began in 1810 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvannia.
  • Adam Lightner Jr. married Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner, and had children including Algernon Sidney Lightner, Caroline Keziah Lightner Jewell, Charles Washington Lightner, Elizabeth Lightner Turley, Florentine Matteas Lightner, Florentine Mattheas Lightner, George Algernon Lightner, John Horace Gilbert Lightner, Mary Rollins Lightner Carter, Miles Henry Lightner.
  • Adam Lightner Jr. passed away in 1885 in Beaver, Utah.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Adam Jr.'s Ancestors

Self
Adam Jr.
1810–1885
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvannia
Parents
Adam Lightner Sr.
1776–1885
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Polly) Trout
1779–1876
Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jonas (Lightner) Leitner
1732–1812
New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Barbara Rutter
1740–1824
Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Johann (Paul) Traut
1739–1795
Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Maria) Schaeffer
1743–1783
Schaeffers Town, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ignatius Leitner
1709–1782
Margaret ?)
1713–1794
Joseph Rutter
1683–1775
Barbara Glenn
1710–1827
Johann Traut
1689–1760
Maria Walter
1717–1761
Phillip Schaeffer
1770–1853
Elizabeth Federolf
1776–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johnannes Leitner
1678–1736
Magdalene Maudlin
1682–1736
Jonas LaRue
1670–
Catherine LeGrand
1688–
Conrad Rutter
1651–1737
Jane Douglas
1653–1737
Hans Traut
1651–1689
Helena Faustin
1655–1690
Ludwich Walter
1717–
Johan" Federolf
1738–1777
Elizabeth Seitz
1712–1776

Adam Jr.'s Descendants

1.
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Adam (Lightner) Jr. (14 Apr 1810–30 Aug 1885) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Rollins-Lightner (9 Apr 1818–17 Dec 1913)
  1. 1. Florentine (Mattheas) Lightner 1843–1847
  2. 2. Charles (Washington) Lightner 1857–1932 m. Lydia Williams-Lightner 1857–1950
    1. 1. Agnes Lightner 1892–1892
    2. 2. Roy (W) Lightner 1887–1955
    3. 3. Charles (Leon) Lightner 1885–1947
    4. 4. Alta (May) Lightner 1884–1971
  3. 3. Algernon (Sidney) Lightner 1853–1853
  4. 4. Mary (Rollins) Lightner-Carter 1851–1928 m. William (Jenkins) Carter 1833–1895
    1. 1. Nellie (Rosina) Carter 1871–1964
    2. 2. Sidney (Algernon) Carter 1873–1949
    3. 3. Edna (Caroline) Carter 1875–1959
    4. 4. Adam Carter 1878–1942
    5. 5. Hayward Carter 1880–1968
    6. 6. Lester (Levell) Carter 1883–1945
    7. 7. Hazel (Elizabeth) Carter 1885–1971
    8. 8. Guy (William) Carter 1887–1961
    9. 9. Charles (Elmer) Carter 1890–1891
    10. 10. Horace (Lightner) Carter 1892–1977
  5. 5. Elizabeth Lightner-Turley 1849–1927 m. JOSEPH (ORSON) TURLEY 1845–1916
    1. 1. ELSIE (ELIZABETH) TURLEY 1866–1948
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Turley 1869–1944
    3. 3. George (Orson) Turley 1872–1872
    4. 4. Ruthella Turley 1875–1934
    5. 5. Bertha (Caroline) Turley 1877–1936
    6. 6. Ernest (Warren) Turley 1880–1882
    7. 7. Lester (Joseph) Turley 1883–1956
    8. 8. Louise Turley 1885–1964
  6. 6. John (Horace Gilbert) Lightner 1847–1923 m. Louisa (Abigail) Burk-Lightner 1851–1943
    1. 1. Mary (Abigail) Lightner 1891–1983
    2. 2. Don (Allen) Lightner 1888–1940
    3. 3. Arthur (Burk) Lightner 1880–1957
    4. 4. Raymond (Horace) Lightner 1876–
    5. 5. Maud Lightner 1872–1893
    6. 6. Ada (Caroline) Lightner 1870–1872
  7. 7. Florentine (Matteas) Lightner 1843–1847
  8. 8. George (Algernon) Lightner 1842–1843
  9. 9. Caroline (Keziah) Lightner-Jewell 1839–1910 m. Thomas (Camper Jewell) II 1837–1907
    1. 1. Thomas (Jewell) III 1859–1889
    2. 2. Ellen Jewell 1862–1926
    3. 3. Mary Jewell 1865–1891
    4. 4. Maude Jewell 1867–1942
    5. 5. Bertha Jewell 1871–1934
  10. 10. Miles (Henry) Lightner 1836–1847

Adam Jr.'s Timeline

3 Records

1810
14 Apr 1810
Birth of Adam Lightner Jr. in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvannia
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvannia
1835
11 Aug 1835
Age 25
Adam Lightner Jr. was married in Clay, Missouri
Clay, Missouri
1885
30 Aug 1885
Age 75
Death of Adam Lightner Jr. in Minersville, Beaver, Utah
Minersville, Beaver, Utah

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1810
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvannia
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1810; Birth city: Lancaster; Birth state: PA.
    [2] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1835
    Event Place: Clay, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Minersville, Beaver, Utah
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1810; Birth city: Lancaster; Birth state: PA.
    [2] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beaver, Utah
    Record Source: Millennium File

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