Rufus
Harvey
Light
Born in Gonzales, Texas, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Thomas George Light, Sarah Elizabeth (Light) Ratliff, William Henry Light, Samuel Peter Smiles Light, Arthur Dillingham Light, Miles Edgar Light Sr, Dora Francis (Light) Howard, James Dillard Light Sr, Otis Jefferson Light, Vache Franklin Light, Crofford Benjamin Light and Ruby Eleanor (Light) Wootan
Husband of
Lela Mae (Weed) Light
— married
28 Oct 1902 in Willow City, TX
[children unknown]
Died
at age 72
in Bandera, Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Oct 2014
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Biography
Rufus Harvey Light was born on September 23, 1873, in Gonzales, Texas, his father, Vache, was 34 and his mother, Sarah, was 20. He married Lela Mae Weed on October 28, 1902, in Willow City, Texas. They had nine children in 18 years. He died on August 18, 1946, in Bandera, Texas, at the age of 72, and was buried in Kerr, Texas.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rufus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rufus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rufus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rufus:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Lisa Mansell 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M042839 [compare], yourDNAportal LISb2601d86
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T729692 [compare], yourDNAportal LISb2601d86, FTDNA kit #574284
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T729692 [compare], yourDNAportal LISb2601d86
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~6.25%
Joe David Mansell :
23andMe, GEDmatch M644967 [compare]
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Glyniss Westbrook :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #960531
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~6.25%
Annie (Paul) Crawford :
MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
~25.00%
Jason Berreles :
23andMe, GEDmatch GH1828655 [compare], yourDNAportal JASaf721cb2
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~3.12%
~25.00%
Branson Berreles :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch G780445 [compare], yourDNAportal BRA1825ffd0
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Light-793 and Light-1706 appear to represent the same person because: believe to be same person
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