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Willie Vena Light 1909 – 1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1909

Birth Location: Smithland, Marion, Texas, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1992

Death Location: Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Father: William Light

Mother: Bular Melton

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The story of Willie Vena Light began in 1909 in Smithland, Marion, Texas, USA. Willie Vena Light passed away in 1992 in Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie Vena Light began in 1909 in Smithland, Marion, Texas, USA.
  • Willie Vena Light passed away in 1992 in Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.

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Willie Light's Ancestors

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Willie Light
1909 – 1992
Birth Place: Smithland, Marion, Texas, USA
Parents
William Russell Light
1890 – 1960
Smithland, Marion, Texas, USA
Bular (Lee) Melton
1891 – 1912
Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Jepthia) Melton
1857 – 1922
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Susan (Ella) Hartzo
1865 – 1941
Marion, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Melton
1816 – 1898
Mary Sheffield
1816 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860

Willie Light's Timeline

2 Records

1909
28 Dec 1909
Birth of Willie Vena Light in Smithland, Marion, Texas, USA
Smithland, Marion, Texas, USA
1992
26 Dec 1992
Age 83
Death of Willie Vena Light in Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1909
    Event Place: Smithland, Marion, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1992
    Event Place: Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

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