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Emma Light 1858–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1858

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 16 Mar 1910

Death Location: Huffville, Floyd County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Light

Mother: Catherine ROSE

Spouse(s): Henry Poff

Children(s): Idamay Poff, William Poff, Herbert Poff, Perry Poff, Ola Price, Sallie Kingrea

Emma Light was born in 1858 in Virginia, the child of John Wilson Light And Catherine Rose. In 1880, Emma Light resided in Floyd, Virginia, USA. Emma Light married Henry Wise Poff, and had children including Herbert Basil Poff, Idamay Poff, Ola Dessie Price, Perry Cliff Poff, Sallie Ann Kingrea, William Rex Poff. Emma Light passed away in 1910 in Huffville, Floyd County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emma Light was born in 1858 in Virginia, the child of John Wilson Light And Catherine Rose.
  • In 1880, Emma Light resided in Floyd, Virginia, USA.
  • Emma Light married Henry Wise Poff, and had children including Herbert Basil Poff, Idamay Poff, Ola Dessie Price, Perry Cliff Poff, Sallie Ann Kingrea, William Rex Poff.
  • Emma Light passed away in 1910 in Huffville, Floyd County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Emma Light's Ancestors

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Emma Light
1858–1910
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
John Wilson Light
1829–1863
Montgomery Co., Virginia
Catherine ROSE
1836–1890
Bath, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Light's Descendants

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Emma Light (Abt. 1858–16 Mar 1910) m. Henry (Wise) Poff (Jun 1858–1935)
  1. 1. Idamay Poff 1879– m. Robert (Milburn) Woolwine 1885–
    1. 1. Mildred (May) Woolwine 1912–
  2. 2. William (Rex) Poff 1894–1979
  3. 3. Herbert (Basil) Poff 1898–1986 m. Carrie (A) Anderson 1900–1949
    1. 1. Harlis Poff 1924–2007 m. Mary (Ann) Scott 1929–2011
    2. 2. Helen (Lucille) Williams 1926–2019
  4. 4. Perry (Cliff) Poff 1890–1925
  5. 5. Ola (Dessie) Price 1886–1971
  6. 6. Sallie (Ann) Kingrea 1883–1925

Emma Light's Timeline

3 Records

1858
Abt. 1858
Birth of Emma Light in Virginia
Virginia
1880
1880
Age 22
Emma Light resided here in Floyd, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Virginia, USA
1910
16 Mar 1910
Age 52
Death of Emma Light
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1858
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Roll: 1365; Page: 385B; Enumeration District: 030
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Roll: 1365; Page: 385B; Enumeration District: 030

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1910
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huffville, Floyd County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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