Born in Floyd, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Dinwiddie Light
and Margaret (Smith) Light
Sister of
Ferdinand Light, Henry J. Light, McElvane C. Light, Angelina (Light) Richardson, Nancy Elizabeth (Light) Beck, Nathaniel Green Light, James Sidney Light, Ellis Hamilton Light, William U. Light and Samuel Wade Light
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 26
in Cedar, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Lydia was born in 1856. She was the daughter of Samuel Light and Margaret Smith. She passed away in 1882.
Sources
- 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Osceola, St. Clair, Missouri; Roll: M653_644; Page: 901; Family History Library Film: 803644
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #40685579 (accessed 9 February 2024)
Lydia M Light (4) in Osceola, St. Clair, Missouri. Born in Virginia.
- 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Box, Cedar, Missouri; Roll: M593_768; Page: 16A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #1947149 (accessed 9 February 2024)
Lydia M Light (14), At School, in Box, Cedar, Missouri. Born in Virginia.
- 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Box, Cedar, Missouri; Roll: 680; Page: 248D; Enumeration District: 243
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #33772660 (accessed 9 February 2024)
Lydia Light (23), single daughter, in household of S. D. Light (60) in Box, Cedar, Missouri, USA.
- Birth: "Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911"
Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62153 #417571 (accessed 9 February 2024)
Lydia M Light born on 9 May 1856, daughter of Saml D Light & Margaret Light, in Floyd, Virginia, USA.
- Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Ancestry Record 60901 #759347700 (accessed 9 February 2024)
Name: Lydia M Light; Gender: Female; Spouse: Joseph E Davidson; Child: Samuel Edward Davidson.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61797199/lydia_marie-davidson: accessed February 9, 2024), memorial page for Lydia Marie Light Davidson (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61797199, citing Lebeck Cemetery, Cedar County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by DRWangen (contributor 47374156).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
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~0.78%
Norman Jamison
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
Bernie Fraze :
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