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William Thomas Light 1881 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JUN 1881

Birth Location: West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 AUG 1936

Death Location: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Light

Mother: Louisa Amos

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William Thomas Light was born in 1881 in West Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Owen Light and Louisa Frances Amos. William Thomas Light passed away in 1936 in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Light was born in 1881 in West Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Owen Light and Louisa Frances Amos.
  • William Thomas Light passed away in 1936 in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

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William Light's Ancestors

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William Light
1881 – 1936
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Owen Light
1856 – 1927
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Louisa (Frances) Amos
1858 – 1894
Floyd Co, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Washington) Light
1826 – 1904
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Cole
1821 – 1895
Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Light
1798 – 1879
Susannah Wilson
1801 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter WILSON
1772 – 1856
Rhoda HATHAWAY
1774 – 1840

William Light's Timeline

2 Records

1881
27 JUN 1881
Birth of William Thomas Light in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1936
21 AUG 1936
Age 55
Death of William Thomas Light in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JUN 1881
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 AUG 1936
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

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