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Elmer Martin Light 1913–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1913

Birth Location: Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1994

Death Location: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Martin Light

Mother: Sadie Meily

Spouse(s): Edith Olweiler

Children(s): Ralph Light, Richard Light

The story of Elmer Martin Light began in 1913 in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA. Elmer Martin Light married Edith Olweiler, and had children including Ralph Eugene Light, Richard L Light. Elmer Martin Light passed away in 1994 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elmer Martin Light began in 1913 in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Elmer Martin Light married Edith Olweiler, and had children including Ralph Eugene Light, Richard L Light.
  • Elmer Martin Light passed away in 1994 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Elmer Light's Ancestors

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Elmer Light
1913–1994
Birth Place: Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Martin E Light
1890–1958
Sadie (E) Meily
1889–1980
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Dawson (L) Light
1862–1923
North Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Alice (M) Sholly
1862–1930
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Elmer Light's Descendants

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Elmer (Martin) Light (17 Jan 1913–10 Sep 1994) m. Edith Olweiler (2 Aug 1911–13 Nov 1948)
  1. 1. Ralph (Eugene) Light 1934–2017
  2. 2. Richard (L.) Light 1935–2022

Elmer Light's Timeline

2 Records

1913
17 Jan 1913
Birth of Elmer Martin Light in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
1994
10 Sep 1994
Age 81
Death of Elmer Martin Light in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1994
    Event Place: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

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