Elvin George Lightsey Sr (1907 - 1985)

Born 3 Jul 1907 in Louisiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Pearl Bertha (Vickers) Lightsey — married 30 May 1930 in Louisiana, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1985 at age 77 in Delhi, Richland, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

Elvin was born in 1907. He was the son of John Lightsey and Von Stewart. The family was living in Natchitoches, Louisiana in 1910.^[1]

Elven married Pearl Bertha Vickers. They had two children - Elvin George Jr and Betty Jean.^[2] In 1940, the family was living in Newellton, Tensas, Louisiana.^[3]

Elven was an EM2 in the US Navy during WWII, as noted on his military grave marker. He registered for the draft in Louisiana.^[4]

He passed away in 1985.^[5] Burial was in the Crowville Masonic Cemetery in Crowville, Franklin Parish, Louisiana.^[6] He shares a grave marker with his wife, but also has a military marker.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPYH-17S : accessed 12 June 2016), Elvin Lightsey in household of John H Lightsey, Police Jury Ward 2, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 4B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,531.
2. ↑ Information from Family research of Jan Lightsey, April, 1999, via email to Carolyn Martin
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY5G-FQR : accessed 12 June 2016), Elvin G Lightsey, Newellton, Police Jury Ward 2, Tensas, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54-3, sheet 4A, family 69, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1458.
4. ↑ "Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZMS-5Z5 : accessed 12 June 2016), Elven George Lightsey, 1940-1945.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9DY-H3X : accessed 12 June 2016), Elvin Lightsey, Feb 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 January 2019), memorial page for Elvin George Lightsey, Sr (3 Jul 1907–17 Feb 1985), Find A Grave: Memorial #37859418, citing Crowville Masonic Cemetery, Crowville, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Karen Klemm Pinckard (contributor 46786662) .

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