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Wilmer Wilfred Light 1870–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JAN 1870

Birth Location: Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 APR 1952

Death Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Father: Milton Light

Mother:

Spouse(s): Alice Houchins

Children(s): Wilfred Light, Pauline Light, Walter Light, Ione Light

Wilmer Wilfred Light was born in 1870 in Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA, the child of Milton P Light And Sarah E Anderson. Wilmer Wilfred Light married Alice Malinda Houchins, and had children including Ione Ayscough Light, Pauline Christina Light, Walter L Light, Wilfred Carlisle Light. Wilmer Wilfred Light passed away in 1952 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilmer Wilfred Light was born in 1870 in Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA, the child of Milton P Light And Sarah E Anderson.
  • Wilmer Wilfred Light married Alice Malinda Houchins, and had children including Ione Ayscough Light, Pauline Christina Light, Walter L Light, Wilfred Carlisle Light.
  • Wilmer Wilfred Light passed away in 1952 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

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Wilmer Light's Ancestors

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Wilmer Light
1870–1952
Birth Place: Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Parents
Milton P. Light
1847–1891
, Floyd, Virginia, USA
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Wilmer Light's Descendants

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Wilmer (Wilfred) Light (30 JAN 1870–15 APR 1952) m. Alice (Malinda) Houchins (9 MAR 1869–13 DEC 1947)
  1. 1. Wilfred (Carlisle) Light 1904–1994 m. Kate Givens 1905–1996
    1. 1. Wilfred (Carlysle) Light 1929–2015 m. Patsy (Clay Coen) Light 1934–2022
  2. 2. Pauline (Christina) Light 1898–1997
  3. 3. Walter (L) Light 1909–1975
  4. 4. Ione (Ayscough) Light 1899–1966 m. Blaine (Logan) Lucas 1884–1951
    1. 1. Blaine (Logan Lucas,) Jr. 1921–1969
    2. 2. Infant Lucas 1919–1919

Wilmer Light's Timeline

2 Records

1870
30 JAN 1870
Birth of Wilmer Wilfred Light in Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA
1952
15 APR 1952
Age 82
Death of Wilmer Wilfred Light in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JAN 1870
    Event Place: Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 APR 1952
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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