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John G Light 1811 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: , Patrick, Virginia

Death Date: 1884

Death Location: Carroll, Virginia

Father: Samuel Laight

Mother: Sarah Rooke

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Eliza Light

John G Light was born in 1811 in , Patrick, Virginia, the child of Samuel Jackson Laight and Sarah Sally Rooke. John G Light had children including Eliza Ann Light. John G Light passed away in 1884 in Carroll, Virginia.

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Biography

  • John G Light was born in 1811 in , Patrick, Virginia, the child of Samuel Jackson Laight and Sarah Sally Rooke.
  • John G Light had children including Eliza Ann Light.
  • John G Light passed away in 1884 in Carroll, Virginia.

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Children(s)

John Light's Ancestors

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John Light
1811 – 1884
Birth Place: , Patrick, Virginia
Parents
Samuel Jackson Laight
1773 – 1831
Patrick, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sally) Rooke
1785 – 1854
Virginia
Grandparents
Dr (Lazarus) Laight
1745 – 1803
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Elizabeth Langdon
1751 – 1811
Brinckerhoffville, Dutchess, New York
George Rooke
1768 –
Royston, St. John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Light
1714 – 1760
Marijtje Montross-Langdon
1719 – 1770
Jonathan LANGDON
1710 – 1769
Hannah Shaw
1751 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Leicht
1687 – 1741
Anna Schmied
1690 – 1724
Mary Alburtis
1678 – 1732

John Light's Descendants

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John (G) Light (1811 – 1884)
  1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Light (23 May 1850 – 22 May 1927) m. David (Jesse) Wroten (01 Jan 1847 – 28 Oct 1921)
    1. 1. Jesse (Sterling) Wroten (1870 – 27 Dec 1928)
      1. 1. Anna Stepp (abt 1904 – 12 February 1988)
        1. 1. Oliver (Stepp) Sr (19 Sep 1928 – May 1983)
    2. 2. Paragon (Dallas) Wroten (27 Mar 1876 – 12 Jan 1968)
      1. 1. Myrtle (Gertrude) Wroten (Sept 20, 1901 – Apr 5, 1962)
        1. 1. Fern (Louise) Cremeans (26 Nov 1930 – 24 March 2021)
    3. 3. James (Girdle) Wroten (23 Mar 1884 – 8 Jul 1951)
    4. 4. Augusta Wroten (24 Jun 1886 – 15 Oct 1944)
    5. 5. Mary (Lena "Gertrude") Wroten (28 June 1888 – 4 May 1964) m. Henry Adkins (2 January 1884 – 15 February 1936)
      1. 1. Charlie Adkins (About 1908 – 16 Feb 1936)
      2. 2. Annie Adkins (abt 1910 – )
      3. 3. Lottie Adkins (abt 1912 – )
      4. 4. Jessie Adkins (abt 1914 – )
      5. 5. Lillie Adkins (abt 1916 – )
      6. 6. Leo Adkins (abt 1921 – )
      7. 7. Lulie Adkins (abt 1923 – )
      8. 8. Edison (Lowell) Adkins (7 July 1930 – ) m. Grace (Louise) Truitt (2 October 1930 – 15 Dec 1997)
        1. 1. Edison (Lowell) Adkins (8 Sep 1947 – 3 October 2019)
        2. 2. Donald (E "Donnie") Adkins (18 February 1949 – 9 November 2023)
        3. 3. Mary (Louise) Adkins (September 1950 – ) m. Roy (Lee) Martin (22 Oct 1909 – )
        4. 4. Vera (Jean) Adkins (4 May 1959 – February 1997)

John Light's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of John G Light in , Patrick, Virginia
, Patrick, Virginia
1884
1884
Age 73
Death of John G Light in Carroll, Virginia
Carroll, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: , Patrick, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Carroll, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States

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