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Nancy Elizabeth Light 1877–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1877

Birth Location: Patrick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1942

Death Location: Patrick County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Light

Mother: Malinda Harris

Spouse(s): John Wood

Children(s): Arthur Wood, Flora Wood, Walter Wood, John Wood, William Wood, Lola Wood, Lelia Wood

The story of Nancy Elizabeth Light began in 1877 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA. Nancy Elizabeth Light married John Washington Wood, and had children including Arthur Byrd Wood, Flora India Wood, John Robert Wood, Lelia A Leslie Wood, Lola Jane Wood, Walter Green Wood, William Rufus Wood. Nancy Elizabeth Light passed away in 1942 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy Elizabeth Light began in 1877 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA.
  • Nancy Elizabeth Light married John Washington Wood, and had children including Arthur Byrd Wood, Flora India Wood, John Robert Wood, Lelia A Leslie Wood, Lola Jane Wood, Walter Green Wood, William Rufus Wood.
  • Nancy Elizabeth Light passed away in 1942 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Nancy Light's Ancestors

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Nancy Light
1877–1942
Birth Place: Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Robert Light
1858–
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Malinda (Jane) Harris
1859–1939
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Green) Harris
1832–1915
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Mahala (Ann) Finney
1842–1908
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Finney
1814–1893
Sarah Cruise
1815–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1773–1849
Ruth SMITH
1785–1860

Nancy Light's Descendants

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Nancy (Elizabeth) Light (28 Jan 1877–23 May 1942) m. John (Washington) Wood (18 July 1872–19 Feb 1966)
  1. 1. Arthur (Byrd) Wood 1911–1981
  2. 2. Flora (India) Wood 1894–1992
  3. 3. Walter (Green) Wood 1896–1980
  4. 4. John (Robert) Wood 1898–1930
  5. 5. William (Rufus) Wood 1903–1981 m. Stella (Mae) Underwood 1904–1976 m. Charity (Alberta (Bertie)) Hylton 1906–1983
    1. 1. Alden (Harold) Wood 1923–1994 m. Alzora (Gertrude) Huff 1928–2018
    2. 2. Alice (Claudine) Wood 1925–2012
    3. 3. Joseph (Merlin) Wood 1932–2014
  6. 6. Lola (Jane) Wood 1907–1979
  7. 7. Lelia (A (Leslie)) Wood 1909–1999

Nancy Light's Timeline

2 Records

1877
28 Jan 1877
Birth of Nancy Elizabeth Light in Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
1942
23 May 1942
Age 65
Death of Nancy Elizabeth Light in Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Patrick County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1877
    Event Place: Patrick County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1942
    Event Place: Patrick County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Patrick County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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