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Malinda Jane Harris 1859 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1859

Birth Location: Patrick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 1939

Death Location: Meadows Of Dan, Patrick, Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Harris

Mother: Mahala Finney

Spouse(s): John Light, Stephen Pendleton

Children(s): Nancy Light, Louanna Light

Malinda Jane Harris was born in 1859 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Green Harris and Mahala Ann Finney. Malinda Jane Harris married John Robert Light, Stephen Green Pendleton, and had children including Nancy Elizabeth Light, Louanna May Light. Malinda Jane Harris passed away in 1939 in Meadows Of Dan, Patrick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Malinda Jane Harris was born in 1859 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Green Harris and Mahala Ann Finney.
  • Malinda Jane Harris married John Robert Light, Stephen Green Pendleton, and had children including Nancy Elizabeth Light, Louanna May Light.
  • Malinda Jane Harris passed away in 1939 in Meadows Of Dan, Patrick, Virginia, USA.

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Malinda Harris's Ancestors

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Malinda Harris
1859 – 1939
Birth Place: Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Green Harris
1832 – 1915
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Mahala (Ann) Finney
1842 – 1908
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Peter (H.) Finney
1814 – 1893
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Cruise
1815 – 1895
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John FINNEY
1773 – 1849
Ruth SMITH
1785 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John FINNEY
Mary _____
John SMITH
1760 – 1829
Mary McGUIRE
1766 – 1855

Malinda Harris's Descendants

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Malinda (Jane) Harris (31 Dec 1859 – 18 Jan 1939) m. John (Robert) Light (1858 – ) m. Stephen (Green) Pendleton (20 Oct 1850 – 27 Mar 1931)
  1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Light (28 Jan 1877 – 23 May 1942) m. John (Washington) Wood (18 July 1872 – 19 Feb 1966)
    1. 1. Flora (India) Wood (Sep 9 1894 – 19 May 1992)
    2. 2. Walter (Green) Wood (23 Mar 1896 – 27 Jan 1980)
    3. 3. John (Robert) Wood (19 Apr 1898 – 17 Apr 1930)
    4. 4. William (Rufus) Wood (16 Mar 1903 – 12 Nov 1981) m. Stella (Mae) Underwood (9 Sep 1904 – 30 Jan 1976) m. Charity (Alberta (Bertie)) Hylton (23 Apr 1906 – 17 Mar 1983)
      1. 1. Alden (Harold) Wood (11 Nov 1923 – 21 Jan 1994) m. Alzora (Gertrude) Huff (abt 1928 – 21 Jan 2018)
        1. 1. Glenn (Arvel) Wood (2 Jun 1956 – )
        2. 2. Glenn (Arvel) Wood (2 Jun 1956 – 17 Jun 2016)
        3. 3. Peggy (C.) Wood
        4. 4. Joyce Wood m. _____ Gardner (Abt. 1958 – )
      2. 2. Alice (Claudine) Wood (26 Jul 1925 – 14 Apr 2012)
      3. 3. Joseph (Merlin) Wood (12 Sep 1932 – 19 Feb 2014)
    5. 5. Lola (Jane) Wood (12 Feb 1907 – 2 Feb 1979)
    6. 6. Lelia (A (Leslie)) Wood (12 Feb 1909 – 14 Sep 1999)
    7. 7. Arthur (Byrd) Wood (15 Jun 1911 – 25 Dec 1981)
  2. 2. Louanna (May) Light (25 Apr 1883 – 12 Jun 1975)

Malinda Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1859
31 Dec 1859
Birth of Malinda Jane Harris in Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
1939
18 Jan 1939
Age 80
Death of Malinda Jane Harris in Meadows Of Dan, Patrick, Virginia, USA
Meadows Of Dan, Patrick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1859
    Event Place: Patrick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Meadows Of Dan, Patrick, Virginia, USA

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