William
Jacob
Light
Sr
[uncertain]
Born about in Dauphin Co, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Light
and Anna Maria (Heller) Light
Brother of
John W. Light, Emanuel Light, Adam Light, Mary E. Light [half] and Daniel Alfred Light [half]
Husband of
Salome Sarah (Hoy) Light
— married
22 Feb 1859 in Crawford Co, Ohio
Descendants 
Father of
Swingley Light, Cynthia Ellen (Light) Sprow, William Jacob Light Jr, Sarah Ida (Light) Gwinner, Daniel P. Light, Mary Catherine (Light) Kelly and John Henry Light
Died about
at about age 74
in Liberty Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 10 Sep 2014
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Biography
William Light Sr is of Swiss descent
Son of Daniel Light and Anna Maria Heller.
Married wife Salome Sarah Hoy on 1859-02-22 in Crawford Co OH. Children include:
- Swingley b1859
- Cynthia Ellen b1861 -- later Sprow
- William Jacob Jr b1863
- Sarah Ida b1865 -- later Gwinner
- Daniel P. b1866 -- d1895
- Mary Catherine b1870 -- later Kelly
- John Henry b1872
Sources
- Birth -
- not found
- 1830, age 1, under father Daniel - PA, Dauphin, Upper Paxton, page 22. "United States Census, 1830", FamilySearch Record: XH57-DM1 : 18 August 2015, household of Daniel Light.
- 1840, age 11, under father Daniel - PA, Dauphin, Upper Paxton, page 343. "United States Census, 1840", FamilySearch Record: XHTY-22W : 24 August 2015, household of Daniel Light.
- 1850, age 21 - PA, Dauphin, Upper Paxton, family 1132. "United States Census, 1850", FamilySearch Record: M4HC-BKY : 9 November 2014, William Lright in household of Daniel Leight.
- 1859 marriage -
- application, cert - psge 261 (image 341), #1009. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", Family Search link 1, link 2, link 3 : Wed Oct 18 17:04:22 UTC 2023, Entry for William Light and Sarah Hoy, 22 Feb 1859.
- image restricted - "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", FamilySearch Record: XDFJ-6WB : 25 March 2020, William Light, 1859.
- 1860, age 31 - OH, Crawford, Liberty, pp 136-137, family 1022. "United States Census, 1860", FamilySearch Record: MCLN-MMS : 30 December 2015, household of William Light, 1860.
- 1870, age 41 - OH, Crawford, Liberty, page 32, family 249. "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch Record: M6KV-FN4 : 17 October 2014, household of William Light.
- 1880, age 50 - OH, Crawford, Liberty, ED 104, page 24, family 238. "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch Record: MZ1R-HLQ : 15 July 2016, household of William Light.
- 1900, age 71 - OH, Crawford, Liberty, ED 20, sheet 6A, family 121. "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch Record: MMCR-Z1K : accessed 9 January 2016, household of William Light.
- Death -
- not found
- Obituary -
- Bucyrus (OH) Telegraph-Forum, 01 July 1904. Digest only. "Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries, 1860-2004", FamilySearch Record: Q2Z6-WSRW : 9 March 2021, Wm Light, 1904.
- Burial - Find A Grave: Memorial #38147879
- Family Search profile - William Jacob Light (Sr)
- History of Crawford County Ohio, and representative citizens; page 595, under son John H. Light. 1912, by John E. Hopley, at Richmond-Arnold Publishing, Chicago, Illinois. OpenLibrary.org, Archive.org, LOC.gov
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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