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Minerva Rhoda Light 1851–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: DEC 1851

Birth Location: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 10 JUN 1920

Death Location: Kincaid Cemetery, Kincaid, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States

Father: Enoch Light

Mother: Rachel Johnson

Spouse(s): William Ingram

Children(s): Richard Ingram, Robert Ingram, James Ingram, Mary Ingram, Hulda Ingram, Josephine Ingram, Edna Ingram, Laura Ingram, Omri Ingram, George Ingram

In 1851, Minerva Rhoda Light entered the world in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, born to Enoch Light And Rachel Johnson. Minerva Rhoda Light married William Preston Ingram, and had children including Edna Dell Ingram, George Wyatt Ingram, Hulda Margaret Ingram, James William Ingram, Josephine Josie Ingram, Laura Belle Ingram, Mary Susan Ingram, Omri Homer Ingram, Richard Martin Ingram, Robert Bob Edward Ingram. Minerva Rhoda Light passed away in 1920 in Kincaid Cemetery, Kincaid, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Minerva Rhoda Light entered the world in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, born to Enoch Light And Rachel Johnson.
  • Minerva Rhoda Light married William Preston Ingram, and had children including Edna Dell Ingram, George Wyatt Ingram, Hulda Margaret Ingram, James William Ingram, Josephine Josie Ingram, Laura Belle Ingram, Mary Susan Ingram, Omri Homer Ingram, Richard Martin Ingram, Robert Bob Edward Ingram.
  • Minerva Rhoda Light passed away in 1920 in Kincaid Cemetery, Kincaid, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

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Minerva Light's Ancestors

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Minerva Light
1851–1920
Birth Place: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Enoch Light
1800–1875
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Rachel Johnson
1813–1870
Kanawha County, WV, United States
Grandparents
Henry Light
1770–1823
Dutchess, New York, United States
Lydia Hathaway
1772–1814
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Hathaway
1750–1797
Susannah Pope
1752–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minerva Light's Descendants

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Minerva (Rhoda) Light (DEC 1851–10 JUN 1920) m. William (Preston) Ingram (1848–21 FEB 1920)
  1. 1. Richard (Martin) Ingram 1875–1950 m. Minnie (Maude) McCoy 1876–1955
    1. 1. Leslie (Benton) Ingram 1902–1989 m. Lydia (Ellen) Stamper 1906–1969
      1. 1. Rosemary Ingram 1935–2002
      2. 2. Robert Ingram 1924–1924
      3. 3. Denzel (Edmond) Ingram 1927–1975
      4. 4. Lillian (Deloris) Ingram 1930–2014
      5. 5. Wanda (Marie) Ingram 1951–2010 m. Richard (Carlton) Persinger 1946–1975
    2. 2. Ronald ("Ronny" Blane) Ingram 1911–1979 m. Ruth (Orpha) Simms 1913–2009 m. Billie (Racine) Akers 1931–1992
      1. 1. Richard (Rex) Ingram 1933–2009
  2. 2. Robert ("Bob" Edward) Ingram 1870–1951
  3. 3. James (William) Ingram 1872–1957
  4. 4. Mary (Susan) Ingram 1877–1952
  5. 5. Hulda (Margaret) Ingram 1879–1924
  6. 6. Josephine ("Josie") Ingram 1882–1968
  7. 7. Edna (Dell) Ingram 1883–1969
  8. 8. Laura (Belle) Ingram 1888–1985
  9. 9. Omri (Homer) Ingram 1892–1975
  10. 10. George (Wyatt) Ingram 1894–1966

Minerva Light's Timeline

2 Records

1851
DEC 1851
Birth of Minerva Rhoda Light in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
1920
10 JUN 1920
Age 69
Death of Minerva Rhoda Light in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Fayette County, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: DEC 1851
    Event Place: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1920
    Event Place: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kincaid Cemetery, Kincaid, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States

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