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John Sam Light 1884 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 September 1884

Birth Location: Grundy, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 10 May 1950

Death Location: Ohio, United States of America

Father: John Light

Mother: Mary Langdon

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John Sam Light was born in 1884 in Grundy, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of John Marion Light and Mary Francis Langdon. In 1900, John Sam Light resided in Grundy, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA. John Sam Light passed away in 1950 in Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Sam Light was born in 1884 in Grundy, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of John Marion Light and Mary Francis Langdon.
  • In 1900, John Sam Light resided in Grundy, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Sam Light passed away in 1950 in Ohio, United States of America.

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John Light's Ancestors

Self
John Light
1884 – 1950
Birth Place: Grundy, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
John Marion Light
1843 – 1911
Mary (Francis) Langdon
1845 – 1912
Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
David (R) Langdon
Virginia
Catherine McKinney
1804 – 1868
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Langdon
1788 – 1825
Susannah Roper
1788 – 1869
William McKinney
1775 – 1862
Mary Burke
1775 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McKinney
1735 – 1811
Rebecca Lowe
1735 – 1811
Thomas Burk
1735 – 1822
Anne George
1735 – 1837

John Light's Timeline

3 Records

1884
28 September 1884
Birth of John Sam Light in Grundy, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grundy, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 16
John Sam Light resided here in Grundy, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Grundy, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1950
10 May 1950
Age 66
Death of John Sam Light in Ohio, United States of America
Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 September 1884
    Event Place: Grundy, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grundy, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1950
    Event Place: Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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