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James M. Light 1860–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1860

Birth Location: Knox Co., Indiana, USA

Death Date: May 1899

Death Location: Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA

Father: Sanders Light

Mother: Matilda Clark

Spouse(s): Wanetta Taylor

Children(s):

The story of James M. Light began in 1860 in Knox Co., Indiana, USA. James M. Light married Wanetta Taylor. James M. Light passed away in 1899 in Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James M. Light began in 1860 in Knox Co., Indiana, USA.
  • James M. Light married Wanetta Taylor.
  • James M. Light passed away in 1899 in Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sanders Light
1829–1879
Birth Location: Widner Twp., Knox Co., Indiana, USA
SL
Matilda Clark
1828–1888
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Wanetta Taylor
1865–1924
Birth Location: –
WT

Children(s)

James Light's Ancestors

Self
James Light
1860–1899
Birth Place: Knox Co., Indiana, USA
Parents
Sanders Light
1829–1879
Widner Twp., Knox Co., Indiana, USA
Matilda Clark
1828–1888
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Russel Light
1803–1864
Mary Hollingsworth
1802–1868
Union Co., South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Unknown Light
–1807
Sarah "Sally"
1780–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Light's Timeline

3 Records

1860
3 Oct 1860
Birth of James M. Light in Knox Co., Indiana, USA
Knox Co., Indiana, USA
1899
28 May 1899
Age 39
Death of James M. Light in Knox Co., Indiana, USA
Knox Co., Indiana, USA
1899
May 1899
Age 39
Burial of James M. Light in Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA
Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1860
    Event Place: Knox Co., Indiana, USA
    Record Source: The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby, The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1899
    Event Place: Knox Co., Indiana, USA
    Record Source: The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby, The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1899
    Event Place: Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby, The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby
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