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Elbert Light 1910–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1910

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 28 May 1977

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: Shelly Wiltshire

Spouse(s): Emily Phillips, Lucille Hammond

Children(s):

Elbert Light was born in 1910 in Kentucky, the child of John Edward Light Sr And Shelly Vera Wiltshire. In 1910, Elbert Light resided in Bowling Green Ward 3, Warren, Kentucky, USA. Elbert Light married Emily Belle Phillips, Lucille Esther Hammond, and had children including Robert Edward Light. Elbert Light passed away in 1977 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elbert Light was born in 1910 in Kentucky, the child of John Edward Light Sr And Shelly Vera Wiltshire.
  • In 1910, Elbert Light resided in Bowling Green Ward 3, Warren, Kentucky, USA.
  • Elbert Light married Emily Belle Phillips, Lucille Esther Hammond, and had children including Robert Edward Light.
  • Elbert Light passed away in 1977 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elbert Light's Ancestors

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Elbert Light
1910–1977
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
John Edward Light Sr
1883–1950
Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Shelly (Vera) Wiltshire
1891–1939
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Elijah (James) Wiltshire
1863–1910
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Jones
1863–1940
Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Jones
1834–1910
Emeline Lay
1840–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Lay
1807–1889
Elizabeth McNew
1810–1878

Elbert Light's Timeline

8 Records

1910
5 Feb 1910
Birth of Elbert Light in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1910
abt 1910
Birth of Elbert Light in Kentucky
Kentucky
1910
1910
Elbert Light resided here in Bowling Green Ward 3, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Bowling Green Ward 3, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Elbert Light resided here in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Elbert Light resided here in Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Elbert Light resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1955
1955
Age 45
Elbert Light resided here in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1977
28 May 1977
Age 67
Death of Elbert Light in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1910
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky; Roll: T625_600; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 137
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340477
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1910
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky; Roll: T625_600; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 137
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340477

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bowling Green Ward 3, Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky; Roll: T625_600; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 137

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340477

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1977
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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