Michael
Light
Born about in Hawkins County, Tennessee
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John Light
and Winnifred (Mansfield) Light
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eliza (Dykes) Light
— married
18 Nov 1836 in Hawkins County, Tennessee
Husband of
Rachael Annice (Israel) Light
— married
25 Sep 1868 in Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Simon Light, Lucinda Light, Spencer Light, D.s. Light, Amy Light, Nathan Light, M. J. Light, Henry Light and James R Light
Died about
at about age 93
in Salem, Fulton, Arkansas [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2013
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Biography
Son of Jacob Light and Cynthia Mansfield.
Married first wife Eliza Dykes on 1836-11-09 in Hawkins Co, TN. She died in 1853. Children include:
Married second wife Rachael Annice Israel after 1855. Children include:
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #185513855
- Birth - not found
- 1820, age 7 - not found
- 1830, age 17 - not found
- 1836 marriage to Eliza -
- license - "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5HC-MH4 : 21 September 2017), Michael Light and Eliza Dykes, 09 Nov 1836; citing Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,572,805.
- register - "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5HH-TN3 : 21 September 2017), Michael Light and Eliza Dykes, 18 Nov 1836; citing Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 37, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,572,805.
- index by groom - "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5HC-1Y9 : 21 September 2017), Michael Light and Eliza Dykes, 18 Nov 1836; citing Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 7, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,572,805.
- 1840, age 27 - not found
- 1850, age 37 - MO, Crawford County, page 43, family 286. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ4-6S3 : 12 April 2016), Michael Light, Crawford county, Crawford, Missouri, United States; citing family 286, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Marriage to Rachael - not found
- 1860, age 47 - not found
- 1870, age 57 - MO, Laclede, Osage Township, page 3, family 18. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M466-6DV : 12 June 2019), Micheal Light, 1870.
- 1880, age 67 - AR, Fulton, Benton Township, ED 69, page 19, family 174. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW7-NNK : 24 August 2017), Michael Light, Benton, Fulton, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 69, sheet 47C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,045.
- 1900, age 88 - AR, Fulton, Benton Township, Salem town, ED 22, sheet 5A, family 71. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FM-YQ9 : accessed 2 February 2020), Michael Light, Benton Township Salem town, Fulton, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 5A, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,059.
- Death - not found
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Michael by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Michael:
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