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Rhoda Mae Davenport 1891 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1891

Birth Location: Missouri, USA

Death Date: 07 May 1950

Death Location: Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA

Father: Glover Davenport

Mother: Julia Davenport

Spouse(s): Neval Light

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

Rhoda Mae Davenport was born in 1891 in Missouri, USA, the child of Glover Davenport and Julia Victoria Hebdon Davenport. In 1935, Rhoda Mae Davenport resided in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri. In 1940, Rhoda Mae Davenport resided in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA. Rhoda Mae Davenport married Neval Vernon Light, and had children including Wilbert Franklin Light, Helen Rosetta Light, Gladys L Day, Stanley Light. Rhoda Mae Davenport passed away in 1950 in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Rhoda Mae Davenport was born in 1891 in Missouri, USA, the child of Glover Davenport and Julia Victoria Hebdon Davenport.
  • In 1935, Rhoda Mae Davenport resided in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri.
  • In 1940, Rhoda Mae Davenport resided in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA.
  • Rhoda Mae Davenport married Neval Vernon Light, and had children including Wilbert Franklin Light, Helen Rosetta Light, Gladys L Day, Stanley Light.
  • Rhoda Mae Davenport passed away in 1950 in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rhoda Davenport's Ancestors

Self
Rhoda Davenport
1891 – 1950
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
Parents
Glover Davenport
Julia (Victoria Hebdon) Davenport
1873 – 1950
Morgan, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Davenport
Peter Hebdon
1842 – 1890
Missouri
Mary (Adeline) McFarland
1840 – 1930
Morgan,Missouri,USA
Great-Grandparents
James McFARLAND
1812 – 1882
Lavina Willson
1809 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin McFarland
1786 – 1840
Margaret McFarland
1787 – 1850
Abraham Wilson
1776 – 1836
Mary Baker
1777 – 1858

Rhoda Davenport's Descendants

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Rhoda (Mae) Davenport (20 Apr 1891 – 07 May 1950) m. Neval (Vernon) Light (2 Dec 1887 – 7 Jun 1949)
  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 – )

Rhoda Davenport's Timeline

5 Records

1891
20 Apr 1891
Birth of Rhoda Mae Davenport in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Rhoda Mae Davenport resided here in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri
Rolla, Phelps, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 49
Rhoda Mae Davenport resided here in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA
Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 59
Rhoda Mae Davenport resided here in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA
Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA
1950
07 May 1950
Age 59
Death of Rhoda Mae Davenport in Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA
Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rolla, Phelps, Misso

    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: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rolla, Phelps, Misso

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 May 1950
    Event Place: Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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