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Rev. Oliver Perry Light and Nancy Jane Prather Family

m. 6 Sep 1853


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  • Male
    Rev. Oliver Perry Light

    Birth  7 Apr 1828  New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  28 Mar 1904  Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Wymore Cemetery, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  6 Sep 1853  [1]  Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, United States  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Female
    Nancy Jane Prather

    Birth  12 Sep 1833  , Clark, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  4 Aug 1895  Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Wymore Cemetery, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James Russell Prather | F72 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Louvica Caroline Veatch | F72 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Mary Catherine Light

    Birth  2 Jul 1854   
    Death  7 Aug 1855   
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    Female
    Minnie Light

    Birth  1 Mar 1858   
    Death  7 Mar 1858   
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    Female
    + Laurie Mathilda Light

    Birth  9 Mar 1859   
    Death  Yes, date unknown   
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    Spouse  Charles Vance | F4644 
    Marriage     

    Male
    + William Russell Light

    Birth  3 Apr 1861  , Olmsted, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  2 Jan 1934  Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Mary Ellen Dorsey | F4509 
    Marriage  4 Oct 1897  El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    David Franklin Light

    Birth  23 Jun 1863  Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  4 Sep 1863  Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Female
    + Harriet Caroline Light

    Birth  21 Apr 1866   
    Death  22 Feb 1927   
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    Spouse  John Vance | F4643 
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    Male
    + Frances Dickenson Light

    Birth  17 May 1873   
    Death  Yes, date unknown   
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    Spouse  Julia Spencer | F4642 
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    Female
    + Olive Jennie Light

    Birth  17 Mar 1877   
    Death  11 Feb 1899   
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    Spouse  Charles Wood | F4645 
    Marriage     

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

  • Sources 
    1. [S43] - City, County, State, or Church Records, Shelby County, Ill. Misc. record book #1, page 28 (Reliability: 3).