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Shirley Martha Regina Light 1935–2023 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1935

Birth Location: Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, USA

Death Date: 19 August 2023

Death Location: Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Father: Jesse Light

Mother: Dolly Schwartz

Spouse(s): John Thompson

Children(s):

Shirley Martha Regina Light was born in 1935 in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, USA, the child of Jesse Melvin Light And Dolly Grace Schwartz. In 1935, Shirley Martha Regina Light established residence. In 1940, Shirley Martha Regina Light resided in Harrisville, Weber, Utah, USA. Shirley Martha Regina Light married John Robert Thompson, and had children including Charlotte Elaine Thompson, Johnny Ray Thompson, Sharen Thompson. Shirley Martha Regina Light passed away in 2023 in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Shirley Martha Regina Light was born in 1935 in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, USA, the child of Jesse Melvin Light And Dolly Grace Schwartz.
  • In 1935, Shirley Martha Regina Light established residence.
  • In 1940, Shirley Martha Regina Light resided in Harrisville, Weber, Utah, USA.
  • Shirley Martha Regina Light married John Robert Thompson, and had children including Charlotte Elaine Thompson, Johnny Ray Thompson, Sharen Thompson.
  • Shirley Martha Regina Light passed away in 2023 in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Light
1889–1967
Birth Location: Ogden, Weber Co., Utah
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Dolly Schwartz
1908–1992
Birth Location: Acme, Hardin, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Thompson
1933–2023
Birth Location: Lincolin, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
JT

Children(s)

Shirley Light's Ancestors

Self
Shirley Light
1935–2023
Birth Place: Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, USA
Parents
Jesse Melvin Light
1889–1967
Ogden, Weber Co., Utah
Dolly (Grace) Schwartz
1908–1992
Acme, Hardin, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Asbury) Light
1842–1921
Platte County, Missouri, USA
Caroline Sutton
1853–1933
Missouri
Harry (Wallace) Schwartz
1885–1955
Albany, Shackleford County, Texas
Myrtle (Harriet) Wardrup
1889–1971
Madison County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Light
1794–1868
James Sutton
1824–1879
Jacob Schwartz
1861–
Henritta Harberger
1862–
John Wardrup
1846–1937
Martha Worsham
1858–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wardrup
1825–1913
Mary WARDRUP
1828–1901
William Worsham
1832–1913
Sarah WORSHAM
1840–1929

Shirley Light's Timeline

9 Records

1935
19 Mar 1935
Birth of Shirley Martha Regina Light in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, USA
Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, USA
1935
1935
Shirley Martha Regina Light resided here
None
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 5
Shirley Martha Regina Light resided here in Harrisville, Weber, Utah, USA
Harrisville, Weber, Utah, USA
1950
1950
Age 15
Shirley Martha Regina Light resided here in Mount Vernon, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Mount Vernon, Benton, Arkansas, USA
1987
1987-2005
Age 52
Shirley Martha Regina Light resided here in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
1989
1989
Age 54
Shirley Martha Regina Light resided here in Bentonville, AR
Bentonville, AR
2001
2001-2020
Age 66
Shirley Martha Regina Light resided here in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
2002
2002
Age 67
Shirley Martha Regina Light resided here in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
2023
19 August 2023
Age 88
Death of Shirley Martha Regina Light in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1935
    Event Place: Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrisville, Weber, Utah; Roll: T627_4222; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 29-7
    [4] 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: Mount Vernon, Benton

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrisville, Weber, Utah; Roll: T627_4222; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 29-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Harrisville, Weber, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrisville, Weber, Utah; Roll: T627_4222; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 29-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Benton, Arkansas, 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: Mount Vernon, Benton

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987-2005
    Event Place: Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1989
    Event Place: Bentonville, AR
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2001-2020
    Event Place: Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2002
    Event Place: Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Siloam Springs; State: Arkansas; Year(s): 2002

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Aug 2023
    Record Source: Findagrave, Shirley Reginia Light Thompson 19 Aug 2023

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Siloam Springs, AR
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 2023
    Event Place: Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA
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