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Berchell Marion Light 1917–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Dec 1917

Birth Location: Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 05 Sep 2007

Death Location: Alleghany, Virginia, USA

Father: Cyrus Light

Mother: Rosalia Sumner

Spouse(s): Emma Cook

Children(s): Emma Light, Dreama Light

Berchell Marion Light was born in 1917 in Monroe, West Virginia, USA, the child of Cyrus Hubert Light And Rosalia Rosamond Sumner. Berchell Marion Light married Emma Ernestine Cook, and had children including Darrell Light, Dreama Gayle Light, Emma Carole Light, Steve Light. Berchell Marion Light passed away in 2007 in Alleghany, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Berchell Marion Light was born in 1917 in Monroe, West Virginia, USA, the child of Cyrus Hubert Light And Rosalia Rosamond Sumner.
  • Berchell Marion Light married Emma Ernestine Cook, and had children including Darrell Light, Dreama Gayle Light, Emma Carole Light, Steve Light.
  • Berchell Marion Light passed away in 2007 in Alleghany, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Berchell Light's Ancestors

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Berchell Light
1917–2007
Birth Place: Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Cyrus Hubert Light
1888–1973
Summers, West Virginia, USA
Rosalia (Rosamond) Sumner
1891–1966
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Charles (E) Sumner
1861–1929
Virginia, USA
Margaret (E.) Iddings
1869–1955
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Iddings
1848–1918
Rosa Clower
1848–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
C Iddings
1815–1890
Elizabeth CONNOR
1814–1896

Berchell Light's Descendants

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Berchell (Marion) Light (04 Dec 1917–05 Sep 2007) m. Emma (Ernestine) Cook (31 Dec 1920–12 Oct 2018)
  1. 1. Emma (Carole) Light 1944–2019
  2. 2. Dreama (Gayle) Light 1947–2007

Berchell Light's Timeline

3 Records

1917
04 Dec 1917
Birth of Berchell Marion Light in Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Monroe, West Virginia, USA
1939
18 August 1939
Age 22
Berchell Marion Light was married
None
2007
05 Sep 2007
Age 90
Death of Berchell Marion Light in Alleghany, Virginia, USA
Alleghany, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Monroe, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167645
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Register Herald; Publication Date: 8 Sep 2007; Publication Place: Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 August 1939

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Register Herald; Publication Date: 8 Sep 2007; Publication Place: Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Sep 2007
    Event Place: Alleghany, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Register Herald; Publication Date: 8 Sep 2007; Publication Place: Wisconsin, USA

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