Moses Bird Light

Brief Life History of Moses Bird

When Moses Bird Light was born on 13 May 1878, in Floyd, Virginia, United States, his father, James Light Jr, was 42 and his mother, Sarah Olive Clower, was 21. He married Cleora Frances Lilly on 18 September 1898, in Summers, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Mabscott, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Town District, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 15 February 1948, in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Bird Light
1878–1948
Cleora Frances Lilly
1876–1913
Marriage: 18 September 1898
James William LIGHT
1899–1899
Daisy Nora Light
1899–
Lottie Grace Light
1901–1978
Wilma Alice Light
1903–1995
Jessie Light
1906–1917
Walter Kenton Light
1908–1988
Elva Lolas Light
1910–1992
Anna Marie Light
1912–1912

Sources (28)

  • Mose Light, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Moses Light, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • Moses Light, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

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.

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