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John Simeon Light 1820 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA

Father: Elijah Light

Mother: Susannah Wilson

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In 1820, John Simeon Light entered the world in Floyd County, Virginia, USA, born to Elijah D Light and Susannah Wilson. John Simeon Light passed away in 1874 in Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, John Simeon Light entered the world in Floyd County, Virginia, USA, born to Elijah D Light and Susannah Wilson.
  • John Simeon Light passed away in 1874 in Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA.

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John Light's Ancestors

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John Light
1820 – 1874
Birth Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Elijah D Light
1798 – 1879
Virginia, USA
Susannah Wilson
1801 – 1860
Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Peter WILSON
1772 – 1856
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Rhoda (Chloe) HATHAWAY
1774 – 1840
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Leonard HATHAWAY
1750 – 1810
Susannah _____
1752 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Light's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1820
Birth of John Simeon Light in Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
1874
1874
Age 54
Death of John Simeon Light in Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA

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