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ARTHUR OTIS LIGHT 1883–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MARCH 1883

Birth Location: Riverside (Woodruff County), Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 20 AUG 1954

Death Location: Minturn, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Abner Light

Mother: SARAH MEADOWS

Spouse(s): SUSIE Kirtley

Children(s): Lehman Light

The story of ARTHUR OTIS LIGHT began in 1883 in Riverside (Woodruff County), Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA. ARTHUR OTIS LIGHT married Susie Anna Jane Kirtley, and had children including Lehman Light. ARTHUR OTIS LIGHT passed away in 1954 in Minturn, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of ARTHUR OTIS LIGHT began in 1883 in Riverside (Woodruff County), Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA.
  • ARTHUR OTIS LIGHT married Susie Anna Jane Kirtley, and had children including Lehman Light.
  • ARTHUR OTIS LIGHT passed away in 1954 in Minturn, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA.

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ARTHUR LIGHT's Ancestors

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ARTHUR LIGHT
1883–1954
Birth Place: Riverside (Woodruff County), Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Abner Jasper Light
1842–1911
Freedom, Owen, Indiana, United States
SARAH (ELIZEBETH) MEADOWS
1846–1884
Indiana
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ARTHUR LIGHT's Descendants

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ARTHUR (OTIS) LIGHT (16 MARCH 1883–20 AUG 1954) m. SUSIE (ANNA JANE) Kirtley (Nov 03, 1889–Mar 13, 1963)
  1. 1. Lehman Light 1916–2002 m. Elizabeth (Lois) Boles 1913–1985
    1. 1. Otis Light 1940–2018
    2. 2. Carolyn (Carmetta Light-) Garner 1944–2003
    3. 3. Glenna (Light -) Montgomery 1939–2016

ARTHUR LIGHT's Timeline

2 Records

1883
16 MARCH 1883
Birth of ARTHUR OTIS LIGHT in Riverside (Woodruff County), Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA
Riverside (Woodruff County), Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA
1954
20 AUG 1954
Age 71
Death of ARTHUR OTIS LIGHT in Minturn, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA
Minturn, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MARCH 1883
    Event Place: Riverside (Woodruff County), Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 AUG 1954
    Event Place: Minturn, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA

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