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Neval Vernon Light 1887 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1887

Birth Location: Viburnum, Iron, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 7 Jun 1949

Death Location: Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, USA

Father: John Light

Mother: Nancy Branson

Spouse(s): Rhoda Davenport

Children(s): Wilbert Light, Helen Light, Gladys Day, Stanley Light

Neval Vernon Light was born in 1887 in Viburnum, Iron, Missouri, USA, the child of John Stacey Light and Nancy Jane Branson. In 1935, Neval Vernon Light resided in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri. In 1940, Neval Vernon Light resided in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA. Neval Vernon Light married Rhoda Mae Davenport, and had children including Wilbert Franklin Light, Helen Rosetta Light, Gladys L Day, Stanley Light. Neval Vernon Light passed away in 1949 in Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Neval Vernon Light was born in 1887 in Viburnum, Iron, Missouri, USA, the child of John Stacey Light and Nancy Jane Branson.
  • In 1935, Neval Vernon Light resided in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri.
  • In 1940, Neval Vernon Light resided in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA.
  • Neval Vernon Light married Rhoda Mae Davenport, and had children including Wilbert Franklin Light, Helen Rosetta Light, Gladys L Day, Stanley Light.
  • Neval Vernon Light passed away in 1949 in Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Neval Light's Ancestors

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Neval Light
1887 – 1949
Birth Place: Viburnum, Iron, Missouri, USA
Parents
John Stacey Light
1862 – 1899
Missouri, USA
Nancy (Jane) Branson
1861 – 1959
Osage County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Hopkins) Light
1828 – 1868
Ohio
Lucinda Boden
1831 – 1871
Missouri
James (Marion) Branson
1840 – 1931
Compton Hill, Osage, Missouri, USA
Elizabeth (Ann "Bettie" SHOCKLEY) Branson
1834 – 1919
Linn, Osage, Missouri
Great-Grandparents
David Light
1790 – 1845
Sarah Strickland
1796 – 1888
Newman Pounds
1765 – 1842
Mary Allbright
GEORGE BRANSON
1820 – 1893
Johanna\Joanna Jett
1822 – 1886
John Shockley
1822 – 1877
Nancy Campbell
1821 – 1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Light
1746 – 1821
Barbara Hayes
1750 – 1822
Michael Strickland
1765 – 1851
Eleanor Cullen
1772 – 1860
Thomas Branson
1778 – 1851
Susanna Branson
1787 – 1852
Thomas Shockley
1795 – 1868
Elizabeth David
1794 – 1879
Robert Campbell
1784 – 1835
Nancy Henderson
1783 – 1866

Neval Light's Descendants

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Neval (Vernon) Light (2 Dec 1887 – 7 Jun 1949) m. Rhoda (Mae) Davenport (20 Apr 1891 – 07 May 1950)
  1. 1. Wilbert (Franklin) Light (abt 1912 – 20 Oct 1965)
  2. 2. Helen (Rosetta) Light (11 Jan 1922 – 28 January 2008) m. Henry (Lee) Smith (1 May 1918 – 10 June 2001)
    1. 1. Joyce (Elaine) Smith (30 Mar 1943 – ) m. Elvin (Dean) Hightower (2 Oct 1944 – )
      1. 1. Glenda (LeeAnn) Hightower (1 Jun 1964 – ) m. Phillip (Ellwood) Horton (17 Jun 1974 – ) m. Clark (Gale) Hansen (21 Oct 1963 – ) m. Gary Torrence
        1. 1. Baylee (Rosetta Ellen) Howard (15 Jan 1989 – ) m. Ryan (Perry) Howard (13 Aug 1988 – )
        2. 2. Bryce (Edward) Torrence (13 Oct 1984 – ) m. Melissa
      2. 2. Ronda (Joyce) VanAmburg
    2. 2. Elvin Hightower
  3. 3. Gladys (L) Day (abt 1925 – ) m. Eddie (E) Day (abt 1922 – )
  4. 4. Stanley Light (18oct1934 – ) m. Marilyn (12feb1941 – ) m. Ingrid Schuchman
    1. 1. Corina Light (11 mar 1961 – )
    2. 2. Stephanie Light (27 jun1964 – )
    3. 3. Monica Light (27jun1970 – )

Neval Light's Timeline

4 Records

1887
2 Dec 1887
Birth of Neval Vernon Light in Viburnum, Iron, Missouri, USA
Viburnum, Iron, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
Neval Vernon Light resided here in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri
Rolla, Phelps, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 53
Neval Vernon Light resided here in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA
Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA
1949
7 Jun 1949
Age 62
Death of Neval Vernon Light in Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1887
    Event Place: Viburnum, Iron, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rolla, Phelps, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1949
    Event Place: Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richland, Pulaski County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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