Funeral Home Record
Owen County, Indiana
Submitted by Laura Bonde lbonde@bluemarble.net
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West, Parrish, and Pedigo Funeral Home
Spence and Gosport, Owen County, Indiana
Book I 28 Feb 1921-4 Feb 1925

Name of Deceased………………..Washington Light
Total No...233  ,  Yearly No...67, Page…126  Date………11/28/22
What Race… American,   Where born…		
Wife/Widow/Son/Daug………….Order given by daughter
Charge to……….. …………………..Estate
Address………………………………………..Franklin Township
Date of Funeral…………………..11/30/22
Residence……………………………………. Franklin Township 
Place of Death…………………….. Residence, Franklin Township
Funeral Services at……….. 
Cause of Death…………………….. Chronic Intestinal Nephritis
Date of Death……………………….. 11/27/22
Occupation………………………………..Farmer
Religion……………………………………..Methodist
Marital Status…………………….Widowed
Date of Birth………………………..Sept 17, 1842
Age:  80 Years,  2 months,  10 days
Name of father.…………………….Abner Light	 
His birthplace……………………….North Carolina
Name of mother.………………….. Elizabeth Burkit
Her birthplace………………………. South Carolina
Body Shipped to………………….. 
Internment at………………………….Farmers Cemetery
Notes:  Co. F. 97th Reg. Ind.  Vol. Inf Aug 13, 1862 Dis June 9th, 1865

	



	1880 	Census Place:	Franklin, Owen, Indiana
	Source:	FHL Film 1254303  National Archives Film T9-0303     
Page 369C     
	Relation	Sex	Marr	Race	Age	Birthplace
Washington LIGHT	Self	M	M	W	37	IN
	Occ:	Farmer	Fa: SC	Mo: NC
Sarah E. LIGHT	Wife	F	M	W	30	IN
	Occ:	Housekeeping	Fa: TN	Mo: UNKNOWN
Rosa B. LIGHT	Dau	F	S	W	7	IN
			Fa: IN	Mo: IN
Emma MC BRIDE	Other	F	S	W	16	IN
	Occ:	Servant	Fa: IN	Mo: IN
Elizabeth LIGHT	Mother	F	W	W	86	NC
	Occ:	Without	Fa: SC	Mo: UNKNOWN