Died
at age 77
in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States
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| Created 4 Oct 2011
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Biography
This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.
Sources
"Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV3-MG3 : 7 February 2020), Gilford B. Light and Margaret Bibb, 21 Nov 1839; citing Marriage, Forsyth, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 329,927.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-Q9Y : 2 March 2021), Gilford B Light, Forsyth, Georgia, United States; citing p. 275, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYG-267 : 20 December 2020), G B Light, Forsyth, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LY-YVF : 13 January 2022), Gilford B. Light, District 885, Forsyth, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL8-FH3D : 17 March 2018), Gilford B Light, 04 Jul 1867; citing Voter Registration, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, Georgia; FHL microfilm.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46917943/gilford-bird-light : accessed 30 January 2022), memorial page for Gilford Bird Light Sr. (10 Oct 1806–23 Dec 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46917943, citing Bethel Cemetery, Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by J Lowery (contributor 47089151) .
WikiTree profile Light-348 created through the import of Rankin-Ridgdill Family Tree.ged on Oct 4, 2011 by Elizabeth Rankin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.
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