Individual Details
John Ralston LIGHTER
(5 Aug 1897 - 8 Feb 1954)
Events
| Birth | 5 Aug 1897 | Ford, Ford, Kansas, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | a 9 year old male born in Kansas and was listed as John R. Lighter - Fairview Township, Ford, Kansas, United States |  | | |
| Residence | 18 Apr 1910 | a 12 year old male born in Kansas and was listed as John R. Lighter - Richland Township, Ford, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Military | Abt 1917 | as a Corporal in Company D of the 3rd Engineer Batallion during WWI | | ||
| Marriage | 9 Mar 1925 | Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States - Vida Mae BRUMBAUGH | | ||
| Death | 8 Feb 1954 | Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Burial | Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Vida Mae BRUMBAUGH (1901 - 1979) |
| Father | William LIGHTER (1855 - 1939) |
| Mother | Alicia Melinda RALSTON (1857 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Roy Bertram LIGHTER (1881 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Philip J. LIGHTER (1883 - 1968) |
| Sibling | William Earl LIGHTER (1886 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane LIGHTER (1887 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Curt Nelson LIGHTER (1890 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Ray Kenneth LIGHTER (1892 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Ruth Elva LIGHTER (1894 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Fredrick Ellis LIGHTER (1899 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Grace Alice LIGHTER (1901 - 1985) |
Notes
Census
John R Lighter was listed on the f1900 census as a 3 year old male born in Kansas. He was living in the household of William Lighter.Residence
John R Ralston was listed on the 1910 census as a 12 year old male born in Kansas. He was living in the household of his parents, William and Alice Lighter.Endnotes
1. 1900 U.S.Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, , ; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); NARA T623.
2. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online March 2017), memorial for John Ralston Lighter (1897-1954), Find a Grave Memorial no. #121103267, created by Barragirl, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Tim Tompkins, John Ralston Lighter.
3. 1900 U.S.Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, Fairview Township, Ford County, Kansas, ED 50, sheet 1A, household 2, William Lighter; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA T623.
4. 1910 U.S. Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, Richland Township, Ford County, Kansas, ED 49, Sheet 5A, household 74, William Lighter; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication T624.
5. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online March 2017), memorial for John Ralston Lighter (1897-1954), Find a Grave Memorial no. #121103267, created by Barragirl, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Tim Tompkins, John Ralston Lighter.
6. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online March 2017), memorial for John Ralston Lighter (1897-1954), Find a Grave Memorial no. #121103267, created by Barragirl, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Tim Tompkins, John Ralston Lighter.
7. Ford County Kansas Marriage Records: Book H page 97, Ford County Clerk, Dodge City, Kansas
8. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online March 2017), memorial for John Ralston Lighter (1897-1954), Find a Grave Memorial no. #121103267, created by Barragirl, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Tim Tompkins, John Ralston Lighter.
9. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online March 2017), memorial for John Ralston Lighter (1897-1954), Find a Grave Memorial no. #121103267, created by Barragirl, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Tim Tompkins, John Ralston Lighter.