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David Franklin Light

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David Franklin Light was born on 23 Jun 1863 in Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States (son of Rev. Oliver Perry Light and Nancy Jane Prather); died on 4 Sep 1863 in Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. Oliver Perry Light was born on 7 Apr 1828 in New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio, United States; died on 28 Mar 1904 in Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States; was buried in Wymore Cemetery, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Methodist Seminary at Georgetown, Ill.
    • Occupation: Preacher
    • Stories and Notes: Evidence of Parents

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    After 5 years of seminary, he was licensed to preachon Sept. 11, 1852.
    He was a chaplain in the 7th Minnesota Volunteers during the Civil War.
    His preaching assignments were as follows: 1853-55, Illinois; 1856-61,Minnesota; 1862-64 Army; 1864-83 Iowa; 1884-85 Wymore, Nebraska; 1886-88 Kansas; 1889 Oklahoma.
    Held classes in Reno City, Darlington, and Union City

    Died:
    He was in a very feeble state and fell unconscious for several days before dying in his sleep.

    Oliver married Nancy Jane Prather on 6 Sep 1853 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, United States. Nancy (daughter of James Russell Prather and Louvica Caroline Veatch) was born on 12 Sep 1833 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died on 4 Aug 1895 in Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States; was buried in Wymore Cemetery, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nancy Jane Prather was born on 12 Sep 1833 in , Clark, Indiana, United States (daughter of James Russell Prather and Louvica Caroline Veatch); died on 4 Aug 1895 in Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States; was buried in Wymore Cemetery, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: See Notes
    • Stories and Notes: Evidence of Parentage
    • Stories and Notes: Taught school to support herself from 1850 when father died until married in 185

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    Nancy Jane was orphaned by age 17, and taught school to support herself from 1850 in Liberty township, Jeff. Co., Iowa. Being the wife of a preacher in the wilds, she also taught all of her own children until they were ready for college. She wa s very active in the prohibition movement and was a organizer for the Women's Temperance Union every time they moved.

    Died:
    She had been infirmed for many years. She died peacefully in the rocking chair on her daughter's porch

    Notes:

    Married:
    Oliver Perry light and Nancy Jane Prather were married in the home of her Aunt Fannie and Zephaniah Porter.

    Children:
    1. Mary Catherine Light was born on 2 Jul 1854; died on 7 Aug 1855.
    2. Minnie Light was born on 1 Mar 1858; died on 7 Mar 1858.
    3. Laurie Mathilda Light was born on 9 Mar 1859; and died.
    4. William Russell Light was born on 3 Apr 1861 in , Olmsted, Minnesota, United States; died on 2 Jan 1934 in Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States.
    5. 1. David Franklin Light was born on 23 Jun 1863 in Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States; died on 4 Sep 1863 in Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States.
    6. Harriet Caroline Light was born on 21 Apr 1866; died on 22 Feb 1927.
    7. Frances Dickenson Light was born on 17 May 1873; and died.
    8. Olive Jennie Light was born on 17 Mar 1877; died on 11 Feb 1899.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  James Russell Prather was born on 17 Nov 1807 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States (son of Lloyd Benton Prather and Nancy Redman); died on 25 Jan 1850 in Libertyville, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Old Address: See Notes
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
    • Residence: 1830, Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, United States
    • Residence: 1 Jun 1840, Blue River Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States

    Notes:

    Old Address:
    Lloyd Benton, James Russell, Reason and Thomas Helms all moved from Clark Co., Indiana to Harrison Co., Indiana together in 1835, and then moved on to Jefferson Co., Iowa around 1843.

    Died:
    Oliver Perry Light's notes give his death date and cause as smallpox
    Can not find his burial place. It is possible his second wife took him back to be buried in Blue River twp., Harrison Co.,Ind. because she returned there and remarried. Since she moved before the 1850 census was taken, and no one was still in th e family home, he did not make the 1850 Mortality Schedule.(In the 1856 Iowa State Census, daughter Sarah Ann said they moved there in 1842, and son Enoch said they moved in 1844.)

    James married Louvica Caroline Veatch on 11 Feb 1830 in Utica Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. Louvica (daughter of Jacob Veatch and Mary Polly Hilton) was born in 1810 in , , Kentucky, United States; died on 15 Jul 1841 in Blue River Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Louvica Caroline Veatch was born in 1810 in , , Kentucky, United States (daughter of Jacob Veatch and Mary Polly Hilton); died on 15 Jul 1841 in Blue River Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
    • Residence: 1830, Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, United States
    • Residence: 1 Jun 1840, Blue River Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States

    Children:
    1. Mary Elizabeth Prather was born on 21 Nov 1831 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died on 16 Oct 1909 in , Skagit, Washington, United States.
    2. 3. Nancy Jane Prather was born on 12 Sep 1833 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died on 4 Aug 1895 in Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States; was buried in Wymore Cemetery, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States.
    3. Enoch Locke Prather was born on 4 Sep 1835 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died on 27 Mar 1904 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States.
    4. Sarah Ann Sally Prather was born on 25 Nov 1837 in , Harrison. Indiana, United States; died on 11 Apr 1918 in Jefferson, Greene, Iowa, United States.
    5. Indiana Prather was born on 25 Nov 1837 in , Harrison. Indiana, United States; died on 11 Apr 1918 in , Jefferson , Iowa, United States.
    6. Elvira Ellen Prather was born on 7 Sep 1839 in , Harrison. Indiana, United States; died in 1880.
    7. Louvicy Caroline Prather was born on 5 Jul 1841 in , Harrison. Indiana, United States; died in 1900.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Lloyd Benton Prather was born on 25 Nov 1782 in , Rowan, North Carolina, United States (son of Basil William Prather and Clorenda Chloe Robertson); died on 25 Apr 1867 in Pioneer Cemetery, Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas, United States; was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: They attended the Methodist Church. Pioneer Cemetery is owned by the church.
    • Old Address: 1848 Liberty twp., Jefferson Co., Iowa
    • Occupation: Military - Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811
    • Stories and Notes: Bibliographies
    • Stories and Notes: Researchers
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
    • Residence: Between 1779 and 1907, , , Indiana, United States
    • Residence: 1820, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States
    • Residence: 1830, Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, United States
    • Residence: 1 Jun 1840, Blue River Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States
    • Residence: 1850, Liberty, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    • Residence: 1860, Liberty, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    • Residence: 13 Jul 1865, Palmyra, Douglas, Kansas, United States

    Lloyd married Nancy Redman on 21 Jun 1804 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. Nancy (daughter of Private Benjamin Redman and Ann Wynn) was born on 16 Mar 1782 in , Montgomery, Maryland, United States; died on 11 Aug 1871 in Pioneer Cemetery, Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas, United States; was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Nancy Redman was born on 16 Mar 1782 in , Montgomery, Maryland, United States (daughter of Private Benjamin Redman and Ann Wynn); died on 11 Aug 1871 in Pioneer Cemetery, Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas, United States; was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Stories and Notes: Bibliographies
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
    • Residence: 1820, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States
    • Residence: 1830, Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, United States
    • Residence: 1 Jun 1840, Blue River Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States
    • Residence: 1850, Liberty, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    • Residence: 13 Jul 1865, Palmyra, Douglas, Kansas, United States
    • Residence: 13 Jul 1865, Palmyra, Douglas, Kansas, United States
    • Residence: 1870, Franklin, Franklin, Kansas, United States

    Children:
    1. Thomas Helms Prather was born on 2 Apr 1805 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died on 8 Dec 1888 in , Douglas, Kansas, United States.
    2. 6. James Russell Prather was born on 17 Nov 1807 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States; died on 25 Jan 1850 in Libertyville, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States.
    3. Elizabeth Ann Prather was born on 19 Sep 1810 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died on 14 May 1892 in Libertyville, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States.
    4. Reason A. Prather was born in 1812 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; and died.
    5. Lillas Prather was born in 1814 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died in 1835.
    6. Mary Ellen Prather was born in 1817 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died in 1911.
    7. William Redman Prather was born in 1820 in Watson, Clark, Indiana, United States; died on 22 Jan 1883 in Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States.
    8. Johnathan Prather was born in 1823 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died in Oct 1852 in Lucas, Lucas, Iowa, United States.

  3. 14.  Jacob Veatch was born in 1781 in , Woodford, Kentucky, United States (son of Benjamin Veatch, Jr. and Sally Powers); died in 1830 in , Clark, Indiana, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: , , , United States
    • Residence: , , , United States
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
    • Residence: 1820, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States
    • Residence: 1830, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States

    Notes:

    Died:
    Jacob's will was witnessed by a William Patrick. Possibly a brother-in-law.

    Jacob married Mary Polly Hilton on 19 Dec 1805 in , Jessamine, Kentucky, United States. Mary (daughter of Truman Hilton and Christina Patrick) was born in 1780-1790 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States; died on 27 Aug 1846 in , Clark, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Mary Polly Hilton was born in 1780-1790 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States (daughter of Truman Hilton and Christina Patrick); died on 27 Aug 1846 in , Clark, Indiana, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
    • Residence: 1850, Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States

    Children:
    1. Hannah Veatch was born on 23 Nov 1814; died in 1880 in Lucas, Lucas, Iowa, United States.
    2. Sally Ann Veatch was born in 1802 in , , Indiana, United States; died in 1840.
    3. Mary Ann Veatch
    4. Milton William Veatch was born in 1806-1810 in , Kent, Maryland, United States; died in 1865 in New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, United States.
    5. Fannie Veatch was born in 1796; died in 1827.
    6. Frances M. Veatch was born in 1808 in , , Kentucky, United States; died on 20 Sep 1881 in Shelby, Illinois, United States.
    7. Elvira Veatch was born in 1818 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died in 1842.
    8. 7. Louvica Caroline Veatch was born in 1810 in , , Kentucky, United States; died on 15 Jul 1841 in Blue River Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States.
    9. Rachel Veatch was born in 1821; died in 1860.
    10. Sarah Ann Veatch was born in 1811 in , Clark, Indiana, United States; died in 1905.
    11. Lucinda Veatch was born on 14 Dec 1826 in , , Kentucky, United States; died on 2 Dec 1848 in Hensley, Johnson, Indiana, United States.
    12. Elizabeth Veatch was born in 1813; died on 14 Jun 1838 in , , Indiana, United States.