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Rachel Winnie Light 1812–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1812

Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1903

Death Location: Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Joshua Light

Mother: Nancy (Cooper?)

Spouse(s): James Morelock

Children(s): James Morelock

In 1812, Rachel Winnie Light entered the world in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA, born to Joshua Light And Nancy Nunhyi Black Fox Cooper. Rachel Winnie Light married James Yancey Morelock, and had children including James Henry Hoc Morelock. Rachel Winnie Light passed away in 1903 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1812, Rachel Winnie Light entered the world in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA, born to Joshua Light And Nancy Nunhyi Black Fox Cooper.
  • Rachel Winnie Light married James Yancey Morelock, and had children including James Henry Hoc Morelock.
  • Rachel Winnie Light passed away in 1903 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Light
1769–1875
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy (Cooper?)
1775–1860
Birth Location: Cherokee Nation East, NC
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Spouses(s)

James Morelock
1815–1898
Birth Location: Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

James Morelock
1831–1873
Birth Location: Hawkins,Tennessee,USA
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Rachel Light's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Light
1812–1903
Birth Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joshua Light
1769–1875
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Nancy ((Nunhyi) Black Fox) (Cooper?)
1775–1860
Cherokee Nation East, NC
Grandparents
William (Light 5th Gr) Grandfather
1750–1817
, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Patience* ("Pasha" Dillingham) (Light)
1742–1830
, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Chief (Black Fox enoli) Attakullakulla
1742–1811
Eustanali, Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Light
1715–1790
Bridgett Greene
1729–1790
Nione Moytoy
1715–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Senior
1676–1736
Ann Greene
1681–1748
Bridgette Greene
1690–1748
Cherokee Moytoy
1620–1730

Rachel Light's Descendants

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Rachel (Winnie) Light (Apr 1812–1903) m. James (Yancey) Morelock (1815–13 Aug 1898)
  1. 1. James (Henry "Hoc") Morelock 1831–1873 m. Mary Bailey 1829–1895
    1. 1. William (Yancey) Morelock 1854–1940 m. Susan (Catherine) Cress 1857–1879
      1. 1. Acle (Clinton) MORELOCK 1874–1961 m. Gillie (Glandie) Maness 1884–1971 m. Gillie (Glandie) Maness 1884–1971
        1. 1. Robert (Jesse) Morelock 1912–1967 m. Estel Wilson 1915–1996

Rachel Light's Timeline

2 Records

1812
Apr 1812
Birth of Rachel Winnie Light in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
1903
1903
Age 91
Death of Rachel Winnie Light in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1812
    Event Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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