Ines Ellen Light

24 April 1891–17 February 1920 (Age 28)
Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington, United States

The Life Summary of Ines Ellen

When Ines Ellen Light was born on 24 April 1891, in Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington, United States, her father, William Franklin Light, was 30 and her mother, Laura Ellen Lewis, was 21. She married August Ochs on 24 January 1918, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada in 1911 and Egypt, Lincoln, Washington, United States in 1920. She died on 17 February 1920, in Davenport, Lincoln, Washington, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

August Ochs
1891–1972
Ines Ellen Light
1891–1920
Marriage: 24 January 1918
Laura K. Ochs
1919–1995

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 January 1918Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1892
    Age 1
    Historical Boundaries 1892: Lincoln, Washington, United States
    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 5
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
    1900 · Gold for Cash!
    Age 9
    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    Name Meaning

    English: from Middle English liht ‘light, active’ (Old English lēoht).English: topographic name from Middle English liht, leht ‘light’ (Old English lēoht), used for a ‘light place, clearing, glade’.English: nickname from Middle English lit ‘little’ (Old English lȳt). Compare Little .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Lighter
    Little
    Lite
    Lyte

    Sources (13)

    • Ines Light in entry for Oaks, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
    • Iones E Ochs in household of August H Ochs, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Ines Light, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

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