Last Updated: September 23, 2020

1. Light, Lorenzo Dow

Parents: Henry & 2nd wife Nancy (Dinwiddie) Light.

1822 Birth: 1822 Floyd Co., VA.

I1847 Marriage #1: Lorenzo D. Light m. Sarah Hall 09-16-1847 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. Sarah gave oath that she is over & above the age of 21.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H424:

…… Light, Lorenz D. 28 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $500, HOH.

……… Sarah 30 yo w/f, b. Montgomery Co., VA, cannot read or write.

……… Octava 1 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

1860 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg PO, H281:

…… Otey, Nancy 50 yo w/f, b. VA, $3500/600, HOH.

……… Daniel 12 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Aaron 9 yo w/m, b. VA.

…… Light, Lorenzo D. 37 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/1,500.

……… Sarah 46 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Octavia 12 yo w/f, b. VA.

1870 Residence: Roanoke Co., VA, Salem Twp, H49:

…… Light, Lorenzo D. 48 yo w/m boot & shoe maker, b. VA, $1000/250, HOH.

……… Sarah 50 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

1880 Residence: Roanoke Co., VA, Salem District 63, H71:

…… Light, Lorenzo D. 57 yo w/m shoemaker, b. VA, father b. Conn., mother b. Penn, Indigestion, HOH.

……… Sarah 60 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

1890 Death: 1890 Salem, Roanoke Co., VA.

1890 Burial:

…+ Light, Sarah

Parents:

1820 Birth: abt 1820 Montgomery Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Lorenzo Dow Light.

1860 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with husband Lorenzo Dow Light, Nancy Otey HOH.

1870, 1880 Residence: Roanoke Co., VA with husband Lorenzo Dow Light.

...2. Light, Octavia Frances

Parents: Lorenzo Dow & Sarah (Hall) Light.

1849 Birth: 11-25-1848 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA

1860 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents but Nancy Otey HOH.

Marriage #1: James R. Lee abt 1870.

Known children of James R. & Octavia Frances (Light) Lee: (src: 1880 census)

o    Samuel E. Lee, b. abt 1871 VA.

o    Walter Willis Lee, 1872-1947; m. Julia unknown.

o    Frank Ludvill. Lee, 1874-1945; m. Eliza Money.

o    John W. Lee, b. abt 1876 VA; m1 Edith May Barnhart; m2 Jennie Taylor; traveling evangelist 1910

o    Mary E.  Lee, b. abt 1878 VA; m. Moses Hall in TX

o    Frederick Lowell Lee, 1878-1936; Fred was single in 1930.

1888 Marriage #2: Lewis or Louis S. Delony abt 1888.

Known children of Lewis S. & Octavia Frances (Light) Delony:

o    William Louis Delony, 1888-1951; a wife or children not noted in his obit.

1929 Death: 12-20-1929 Abilene, Taylor Co., TX.

Mrs. L. S. Delong, 81y 0m 25d, married w/f, b. Nov 25, 1848 VA. Spouse: not asked for. Father: L. D. Light, b. VA. Mother: DK (probably means don’t know), b. DK. Informant: L. S. Delong of Abilene, TX. COD: pneumonia; senility. Burial: Cuero, TX, 12/22/1929.

1929 Burial: Cuero, TX

...2. Light, E. (female)

Parents: Lorenzo Dow & Sarah (Hall) Light.

1851 Birth: abt 1851 Floyd Co., VA

1854 Death: 6-1-1854 Floyd Co., VA. COD: fever. Age: 3y.

1854 Burial:

End Lorenzo Dow & Sarah (Hall) Light Family.