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Russel Light 1839–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1839

Birth Location: Knox Co., Indiana, USA

Death Date: Jul 1859

Death Location: Widner Twp., Knox Co., Indiana, USA

Father: Bluford Light

Mother: Katharine Richard

Spouse(s):

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Russel Light was born in 1839 in Knox Co., Indiana, USA, the child of Bluford Light And Katharine Kitty Richard. Russel Light passed away in 1859 in Widner Twp., Knox Co., Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Russel Light was born in 1839 in Knox Co., Indiana, USA, the child of Bluford Light And Katharine Kitty Richard.
  • Russel Light passed away in 1859 in Widner Twp., Knox Co., Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bluford Light
1807–1846
Birth Location: –
BL
Katharine Richard
1813–1875
Birth Location: Frederick Co., Virginia, USA
KR

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Russel Light's Ancestors

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Russel Light
1839–1859
Birth Place: Knox Co., Indiana, USA
Parents
Bluford Light
1807–1846
Katharine ("Kitty") Richard
1813–1875
Frederick Co., Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Unknown Light
–1807
Sarah "Sally"
1780–1849
South Carolina, USA
Benjamin (F) RICHARD
1785–1826
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly" Gilham) *
1788–1883
The Glebe, Fairfax, Shenandoah Valley, Frederick County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Russel Light's Timeline

3 Records

1839
26 July 1839
Birth of Russel Light in Knox Co., Indiana, USA
Knox Co., Indiana, USA
1859
5 Jul 1859
Age 20
Death of Russel Light in Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA
Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, USA
1859
Jul 1859
Age 20
Burial of Russel Light in Widner Twp., Knox Co., Indiana, USA
Widner Twp., Knox Co., Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1839
    Event Place: Knox Co., 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: 5 Jul 1859
    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 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1859
    Event Place: Widner Twp., Knox Co., 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
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