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Shirley Ruth Light 1906–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1906

Birth Location: Henry County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 19 January 1988

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: William Morris

Mother: Erma Morris

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Shirley Ruth Light was born in 1906 in Henry County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of William Howard Morris And Erma Ethell Kelley Morris. In 1920, Shirley Ruth Light resided in Mcmullen, Henry, Georgia, USA. Shirley Ruth Light passed away in 1988 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Shirley Ruth Light was born in 1906 in Henry County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of William Howard Morris And Erma Ethell Kelley Morris.
  • In 1920, Shirley Ruth Light resided in Mcmullen, Henry, Georgia, USA.
  • Shirley Ruth Light passed away in 1988 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Shirley Light's Ancestors

Self
Shirley Light
1906–1988
Birth Place: Henry County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
William Howard Morris
1880–1964
McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, United States of America
Erma (Ethell Kelley) Morris
1880–1964
Henry County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin (Hill) Morris
1855–1920
McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, United States of America
Mary (Susan) Morris
1853–1937
George Kelley
1857–1939
Georgia, USA
Shirley Kelley
1859–1946
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kelley
1832–1865
Nancy Kelley
1834–1904
John Elliott
1827–1907
Mary Elliott
1829–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Green
1790–1879
Mary Green
1796–1890
Robert Owner)
1792–1867
Sarah Elliott
1794–1845
Travy Bledsoe
1797–1862
Julia Hull
1808–1856

Shirley Light's Timeline

3 Records

1906
10 April 1906
Birth of Shirley Ruth Light in Henry County, Georgia, United States of America
Henry County, Georgia, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 14
Shirley Ruth Light resided here in Mcmullen, Henry, Georgia, USA
Mcmullen, Henry, Georgia, USA
1988
19 January 1988
Age 82
Death of Shirley Ruth Light in Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1906
    Event Place: Henry County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mcmullen, Henry, Georgia; Roll: T625_263; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 95
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 24 Jan 1988; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.78081614,0.3310228,0.84391713&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mcmullen, Henry, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mcmullen, Henry, Georgia; Roll: T625_263; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 95

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Point, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 24 Jan 1988; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.78081614,0.3310228,0.84391713&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1988
    Event Place: Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 24 Jan 1988; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.78081614,0.3310228,0.84391713&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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