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Herbert Spencer Leighton 1882–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 OCT 1882

Birth Location: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan

Death Date: 22 JUN 1963

Death Location: Red Bluff, Tehama, California

Father: Robert Leighton

Mother: Julia Spencer

Spouse(s): Hlida Ward

Children(s): Viola Leighton, Frances Leighton, Lester Leighton, Alvie Leighton, Melvin Leighton, Raymond Leighton, Margaret Leighton

In 1882, Herbert Spencer Leighton entered the world in Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan, born to Robert Leighton And Julia Emaline Emma Spencer. Herbert Spencer Leighton married Hlida Marie Ward, and had children including Alvie Spencer Leighton, Frances Leighton, Lester Benton Leighton, Lillian Leighton, Margaret J Leighton, Melvin Frank Leighton, Percy Leighton, Raymond Kenneth Leighton, Sean Leighton, Viola Leighton. Herbert Spencer Leighton passed away in 1963 in Red Bluff, Tehama, California.

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Biography

  • In 1882, Herbert Spencer Leighton entered the world in Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan, born to Robert Leighton And Julia Emaline Emma Spencer.
  • Herbert Spencer Leighton married Hlida Marie Ward, and had children including Alvie Spencer Leighton, Frances Leighton, Lester Benton Leighton, Lillian Leighton, Margaret J Leighton, Melvin Frank Leighton, Percy Leighton, Raymond Kenneth Leighton, Sean Leighton, Viola Leighton.
  • Herbert Spencer Leighton passed away in 1963 in Red Bluff, Tehama, California.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Herbert Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Leighton
1882–1963
Birth Place: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
Parents
Robert Leighton
1849–1932
Trenton, Wayne, Michigan
Julia (Emaline "Emma") Spencer
1861–1900
Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan
Grandparents
John Leighton
1802–
England
Elizabeth
1814–1880
England
Thomas (Charles Elias) Spencer
1832–1908
Ohio
Elizabeth Thomas
1835–1864
Great-Grandparents
William Spencer
1805–1853
Elizabeth Carnaby
1804–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Spencer
1769–1808
Lydia Doolittle
1775–1810
Thomas Carnaby
1776–1869
Susannah Akitt
1780–1860

Herbert Leighton's Descendants

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Herbert (Spencer) Leighton (19 OCT 1882–22 JUN 1963) m. Hlida (Marie) Ward (21 OCT 1895–8 NOV 1988)
  1. 1. Viola Leighton 1918–
  2. 2. Frances Leighton 1920–
  3. 3. Lester (Benton) Leighton 1922–1970
  4. 4. Alvie (Spencer) Leighton 1926–2013 m. Dorothea (I) Johnson 1918–
  5. 5. Melvin (Frank) Leighton 1931–1955
  6. 6. Raymond (Kenneth) Leighton 1938–1999
  7. 7. Margaret (J) Leighton 1923–1926

Herbert Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1882
19 OCT 1882
Birth of Herbert Spencer Leighton in Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
1963
22 JUN 1963
Age 81
Death of Herbert Spencer Leighton in Red Bluff, Tehama, California
Red Bluff, Tehama, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1882
    Event Place: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1963
    Event Place: Red Bluff, Tehama, California

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