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Nancy Jane "Jennie" Light 1870–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1870

Birth Location: Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1945

Death Location: Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA

Father: James Light

Mother: Lucinda Moore

Spouse(s): Lauritus (Waggerby), Richard Bates

Children(s): Prince Waggerby, Flossie Waggerby, Golden Waggerby, Arie Waggerby, Mildred Waggerby, Edward Waggerby, Elton Waggerby, James Sr.

Nancy Jane "Jennie" Light was born in 1870 in Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA, the child of James Light And Lucinda Moore. Nancy Jane "Jennie" Light married Lauritus Lars Jensen Waggerby, Richard S Bates, and had children including Arie Lucinda Grace Waggerby, Edward Lawrence Ted Waggerby, Elton Robert Waggerby, Flossie Beulah Waggerby, Golden Alberta Waggerby, James Light Waggerby Sr, Mildred Viola Edna Waggerby, Prince Waldomer Waldo Waggerby. Nancy Jane "Jennie" Light passed away in 1945 in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Jane "Jennie" Light was born in 1870 in Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA, the child of James Light And Lucinda Moore.
  • Nancy Jane "Jennie" Light married Lauritus Lars Jensen Waggerby, Richard S Bates, and had children including Arie Lucinda Grace Waggerby, Edward Lawrence Ted Waggerby, Elton Robert Waggerby, Flossie Beulah Waggerby, Golden Alberta Waggerby, James Light Waggerby Sr, Mildred Viola Edna Waggerby, Prince Waldomer Waldo Waggerby.
  • Nancy Jane "Jennie" Light passed away in 1945 in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Light
1842–1924
Birth Location: Widner Twp., Knox Co., Indiana, USA
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Lucinda Moore
1844–1875
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lauritus (Waggerby)
1864–1938
Birth Location: Rodstrup, Vokslev Parish, Aalborg, Denmark
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Richard Bates
1874–1945
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Prince Waggerby
1891–1946
Birth Location: Wallace, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Flossie Waggerby
1893–1989
Birth Location: Wallace, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
FW
Golden Waggerby
1894–1984
Birth Location: Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
GW
Arie Waggerby
1897–1980
Birth Location: Wallace, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Mildred Waggerby
1905–1996
Birth Location: Wallace, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
MW
Edward Waggerby
1907–1974
Birth Location: Wallace, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Elton Waggerby
1910–1985
Birth Location: Broadwater, Morrill, Nebraska, USA
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James Sr.
1913–1975
Birth Location: Broadwater, Morrill, Nebraska, USA
JS

Nancy Light's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Light
1870–1945
Birth Place: Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA
Parents
James Light
1842–1924
Widner Twp., Knox Co., Indiana, USA
Lucinda Moore
1844–1875
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Bluford Light
1807–1846
Katharine ("Kitty") Richard
1813–1875
Frederick Co., Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Unknown Light
–1807
Sarah "Sally"
1780–1849
Benjamin RICHARD
1785–1826
Mary *
1788–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Light's Descendants

1.
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Nancy (Jane "Jennie") Light (4 Jul 1870–22 Feb 1945) m. Lauritus ("Lars" Jensen) (Waggerby) (6 Sep 1864–19 Mar 1938) m. Richard (S.) Bates (6 Mar 1874–14 Apr 1945)
  1. 1. Prince (Waldomer "Waldo") Waggerby 1891–1946
  2. 2. Flossie (Beulah) Waggerby 1893–1989 m. Roy (Thomas) Dellenbaugh 1883–1955 m. Stewart (Marshall) Brown 1890–1983
    1. 1. Glenn (Lawrence) Dellenbaugh 1913–1968
    2. 2. Grace (Irene) Dellenbaugh 1918–1959
    3. 3. Jennie (Belle) Dellenbaugh 1920–
      1. 1. Beverly (Joan) Becker 1942–1994
    4. 4. Jack (Douglas) Dellenbaugh 1926–1998 m. Aneita Dellenbaugh 1935–1976
  3. 3. Golden (Alberta) Waggerby 1894–1984
    1. 1. Velva (Irene) Beaty 1914–1998 m. Perry (Franklin) Shope 1918–
    2. 2. Vera (Mae) Beaty 1921– m. Carr (Canann) Krueger 1924–1996
    3. 3. James (Arthur "Art") Beaty 1923–1977 m. Mary (Aileen) Redfield 1923–
    4. 4. James (Arthur "Art") Beaty 1923–1977
  4. 4. Arie (Lucinda "Grace") Waggerby 1897–1980 m. Alonzo (Robert "Lonnie") Spears 1896–1983
    1. 1. James (Lawrence "Bud") Spears 1920–2004 m. Edra (Mae) Batie 1925–1987
    2. 2. Flossie (Alberta "Sis") Spears 1922–2011 m. Richard (H.) Christison 1921–1942
    3. 3. Norman (Eugene) Spears 1928–1957
  5. 5. Mildred (Viola Edna) Waggerby 1905–1996 m. Vladislav ("Bud") Policky 1902–1981
    1. 1. Shirley (June) Policky 1927–1928
    2. 2. Franklin (Joseph) Policky 1928–2017
    3. 3. June (Luree) Policky 1931–2024 m. Vern (Lloyd Sinsel) Jr. 1926–2015 m. Arthur (Francis) Murphy 1926–
  6. 6. Edward (Lawrence "Ted") Waggerby 1907–1974
  7. 7. Elton (Robert) Waggerby 1910–1985 m. Quanah (Juanita) Terry 1918–
    1. 1. Robert (Elton) Waggerby 1935–1991 m. Delores (Marie) Newman 1937–1991
  8. 8. James (Light Waggerby) Sr. 1913–1975 m. Wilma (Claire) Bentley 1914–1984 m. Pennie (Anne) Stanton 1926–2001
    1. 1. James (Light Waggerby) Jr. 1935–1985

Nancy Light's Timeline

3 Records

1870
4 Jul 1870
Birth of Nancy Jane "Jennie" Light in Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA
Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA
1945
17 Feb 1945
Age 75
Death of Nancy Jane "Jennie" Light in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
1945
22 Feb 1945
Age 75
Burial of Nancy Jane "Jennie" Light in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby, The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1945
    Event Place: Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby, The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1945
    Event Place: Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby, The Waggerby Family Descendants of Laurits "Lars" Jensen Waggerby and Nancy Jane "Jennie" (Light) Waggerby
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