Jesse Light (I25038)

1814 - 1905  (90 years)

Jesse Light

1814 - 1905  (90 years)

Birth	10 Oct 1814	Pennsylvania, USA
Died	1 May 1905	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Buried	Paola Cemetery, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Father	Godfrey Light,   b. Sep 1784, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Catharine Weldy Shutt,   b. 5 Feb 1793, (Before 1813 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania was a part of Lancaster and Dauphin Counties), Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA
Children	1. Cecelia Marlin Light,   b. 11 Sep 1847, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA   2. Samuel Light,   b. 9 Feb 1849, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA   3. Cornelia M. Light,   b. 1 Feb 1850, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA   4. Sarah Wilcox Light,   b. 7 Jun 1852, Livingston, New York, USA   5. Catherine Light,   b. 2 Jul 1854, Burns, Steuben, New York, USA   6. Alonzo Jesse Light,   b. 6 Jun 1856, Burns, Steuben, New York, USA   7. Rosetta Adeline Light,   b. 25 Dec 1859, Home of Jesse Light, 1 mile west of the Paola city limits, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   8. Victoria Marion Light,   b. 1 Feb 1864, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   9. George M. Light,   b. 14 Jan 1868, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA

Amanda M. Snyder

1827 - 1900  (73 years)

Birth	12 Mar 1827	Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Died	3 Nov 1900	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Buried	Paola Cemetery, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Father	Jacob L. Snyder,   b. 1789, Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Catherine Houseknecht,   b. 23 Apr 1790, Sweden Hill Cemetery, Bingham Center, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	1807	Lycoming, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Family	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA
Children	1. Cecelia Marlin Light,   b. 11 Sep 1847, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA   2. Samuel Light,   b. 9 Feb 1849, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA   3. Cornelia M. Light,   b. 1 Feb 1850, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA   4. Sarah Wilcox Light,   b. 7 Jun 1852, Livingston, New York, USA   5. Catherine Light,   b. 2 Jul 1854, Burns, Steuben, New York, USA   6. Alonzo Jesse Light,   b. 6 Jun 1856, Burns, Steuben, New York, USA   7. Rosetta Adeline Light,   b. 25 Dec 1859, Home of Jesse Light, 1 mile west of the Paola city limits, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   8. Victoria Marion Light,   b. 1 Feb 1864, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   9. George M. Light,   b. 14 Jan 1868, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA

Godfrey Light

1784 - 1845  (~ 60 years)

Birth	Sep 1784	Pennsylvania, USA
Died	5 Jan 1845	Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Buried	Kiehle Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Family	Catharine Weldy Shutt,   b. 5 Feb 1793, (Before 1813 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania was a part of Lancaster and Dauphin Counties), Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA

Catharine Weldy Shutt

1793 - 1873  (80 years)

Birth	5 Feb 1793	(Before 1813 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania was a part of Lancaster and Dauphin Counties), Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	23 Sep 1873	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Buried	1873	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Family	Godfrey Light,   b. Sep 1784, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA

Amanda M. Snyder

1827 - 1900  (73 years)

Birth	12 Mar 1827	Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Died	3 Nov 1900	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Buried	Paola Cemetery, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Father	Jacob L. Snyder,   b. 1789, Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Catherine Houseknecht,   b. 23 Apr 1790, Sweden Hill Cemetery, Bingham Center, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	1807	Lycoming, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Family	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA
Children	1. Cecelia Marlin Light,   b. 11 Sep 1847, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA   2. Samuel Light,   b. 9 Feb 1849, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA   3. Cornelia M. Light,   b. 1 Feb 1850, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA   4. Sarah Wilcox Light,   b. 7 Jun 1852, Livingston, New York, USA   5. Catherine Light,   b. 2 Jul 1854, Burns, Steuben, New York, USA   6. Alonzo Jesse Light,   b. 6 Jun 1856, Burns, Steuben, New York, USA   7. Rosetta Adeline Light,   b. 25 Dec 1859, Home of Jesse Light, 1 mile west of the Paola city limits, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   8. Victoria Marion Light,   b. 1 Feb 1864, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   9. George M. Light,   b. 14 Jan 1868, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA

Cecelia Marlin Light

1847 - 1924  (76 years)

Birth	11 Sep 1847	Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Died	21 Jan 1924	At son Jack Le Master's home, Evergreen, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
Father	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA
Family 1	Stephen A. Cott,   b. Jul 1840, Canada
Married	18 Jul 1892	Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Family 2	Robert A. Lemaster,   b. 30 Mar 1829, Henry, Kentucky, USA
Married	25 Jul 1869	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Children	1. John Anderson L. Lemaster,   b. 9 Sep 1874, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   2. Daisy Lemaster,   b. Sep 1879, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   3. Robert Ben Mitchell Lemaster,   b. 12 Mar 1881, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA

Samuel Light

1849 - 1849  (0 years)

Birth	9 Feb 1849	Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Died	5 Apr 1849	Livingston, New York, USA
Buried	Kiehle Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Father	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA

Cornelia M. Light

1850 - 1879  (29 years)

Birth	1 Feb 1850	Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Died	5 Apr 1879	Williamsburg, Franklin, Kansas, USA
Buried	Paola Cemetery, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Father	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA
Family	Living

Sarah Wilcox Light

1852 - 1915  (63 years)

Birth	7 Jun 1852	Livingston, New York, USA
Died	26 Nov 1915	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Buried	1915	Paola Cemetery, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Father	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA
Family	Charles W. Neiswender,   b. 1857
Married	UNKNOWN

Catherine Light

1854 - 1858  (4 years)

Birth	2 Jul 1854	Burns, Steuben, New York, USA
Died	5 Oct 1858	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Father	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA

Alonzo Jesse Light

1856 - 1942  (85 years)

Birth	6 Jun 1856	Burns, Steuben, New York, USA
Died	3 Mar 1942	Alabam, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Buried	Alabam Cemetery, Alabam, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Father	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA
Family 1	Jeanette Atherton,   b. 2 Jul 1861, Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Married	1 Jan 1882	Elk, Kansas, USA
Children	1. Jessie Magdaline Light,   b. 4 May 1881, Elk, Kansas, USA   2. Charlie Jesse Light,   b. 29 Dec 1882, Elk, Kansas, USA   3. Bessie Amanda Light,   b. 10 Sep 1884, Miami, Kansas, USA   4. Elsie Blanche Light,   b. 16 Jun 1887, Elk Falls, Elk, Kansas, USA   5. Mary Alice Light,   b. 19 Sep 1889, Colorado, USA   6. Alinco V. Light,   b. Nov 1891, Kansas, USA   7. Alonzo Van Light,   b. 25 Nov 1891, Howard, Elk, Kansas, USA   8. Lydia Bell Light,   b. 15 Jan 1894, Chilocco, Kay, Oklahoma, USA   9. Louis Franklin Light,   b. 20 Jan 1896, Pawnee, Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA   10. Maude Bertha Light,   b. 25 Mar 1898, Pawnee, Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA   11. Pearl Roseta Light,   b. 19 Sep 1900, Chilocco, Kay, Oklahoma, USA   12. Paul Light,   b. Abt 1901   13. Ruby Eva Light,   b. 9 Nov 1902, Chilocco, Kay, Oklahoma, USA   14. Ruba E. Light,   b. Abt 1903, Arkansas, USA
Family 2	Mary Magalene Thomas,   b. 2 Jul 1855, Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
Married	1877	Miami, Kansas, USA
Children	1. Jessie Magdaline Light,   b. 4 May 1881, Elk, Kansas, USA

Rosetta Adeline Light

1859 - 1930  (70 years)

Birth	25 Dec 1859	Home of Jesse Light, 1 mile west of the Paola city limits, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Died	15 Dec 1930	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Buried	Paola Cemetery, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Father	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA
Family	Pearl Wren,   b. 29 Aug 1859, Mechanicsburg, Champaign, Ohio, USA
Married	2 Jan 1883	Home of Jesse Light, 1 mile west of the Paola city limits, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Children	1. Maude Cornelia Wren,   b. 27 Oct 1883, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA   2. Charles Theodore Wren,   b. 9 Mar 1886, Miami, Kansas, USA   3. Ethel Amanda Wren,   b. 20 Jul 1889, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA

Victoria Marion Light

1864 - 1941  (76 years)

Birth	1 Feb 1864	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Died	1941	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Father	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA

George M. Light

1868 - 1939  (71 years)

Birth	14 Jan 1868	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Died	16 Apr 1939	Kansas, USA
Father	Jesse Light,   b. 10 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA

• Name	Jesse Light  [1, 2]
  Relationship	with Albert Leopold Vitter
  Birth	10 Oct 1814	Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850
  FindAGrave.com Memorial ID	26333443
  FSID	L27H-HC3
  Occupation	Farmer
  Residence	1855	Burns, Allegany, New York, USA
  Residence	1860	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
  Residence	1880	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Residence	1 May 1905	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [1]
  		Jesse Light
  Death	1 May 1905	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Paola Cemetery, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I25038	Vitter-Weaver Genealogy | Sharon Vitter's Ancestor
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Godfrey Light,   b. Sep 1784, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Jan 1845, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Catharine Weldy Shutt,   b. 5 Feb 1793, (Before 1813 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania was a part of Lancaster and Dauphin Counties), Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Sep 1873, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F22814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amanda M. Snyder,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA d. 3 Nov 1900, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1846	New York, USA
  Children	1. Cecelia Marlin Light,   b. 11 Sep 1847, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA d. 21 Jan 1924, At son Jack Le Master's home, Evergreen, Jefferson, Colorado, USA (Age 76 years)   2. Samuel Light,   b. 9 Feb 1849, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA d. 5 Apr 1849, Livingston, New York, USA (Age 0 years)   3. Cornelia M. Light,   b. 1 Feb 1850, Sparta, Livingston, New York, USA d. 5 Apr 1879, Williamsburg, Franklin, Kansas, USA (Age 29 years)   4. Sarah Wilcox Light,   b. 7 Jun 1852, Livingston, New York, USA d. 26 Nov 1915, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 63 years)   5. Catherine Light,   b. 2 Jul 1854, Burns, Steuben, New York, USA d. 5 Oct 1858, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 4 years)   6. Alonzo Jesse Light,   b. 6 Jun 1856, Burns, Steuben, New York, USA d. 3 Mar 1942, Alabam, Madison, Arkansas, USA (Age 85 years)   7. Rosetta Adeline Light,   b. 25 Dec 1859, Home of Jesse Light, 1 mile west of the Paola city limits, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA d. 15 Dec 1930, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 70 years)   8. Victoria Marion Light,   b. 1 Feb 1864, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA d. 1941, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 76 years)   9. George M. Light,   b. 14 Jan 1868, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA d. 16 Apr 1939, Kansas, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F17398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Oct 1814 - Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 25 Feb 1846 - New York, USA Residence - 1855 - Burns, Allegany, New York, USA Residence - 1860 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Residence - 1 May 1905 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Death - 1 May 1905 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Burial - - Paola Cemetery, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Jesse Light

  
  

  Headstones

  Light Jesse and Snyder Amanda Headstone

  
  

• Sources

  [S1251] Find A Grave, Jesse Light. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26333443/jesse-light Light Jesse and Snyder Amanda Headstone [S1011] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Paola, Miami, Kansas; Roll: 389; Page: 425C; Enumeration District: 141. 1880 United States Federal Census