Ancestors of Kathy Alvis Patterson
Ethel Marguerite LIGHT 1
Birth:11 Dec 1900 in Geary, OK 2 3 4 5 6
Death:7 Jan 1991 in Hydro, Blaine Co, OK 4 5 7
Sex:F
Father:William Russell LIGHT b. 3 Apr 1861 in Marion Co MN
Mother:Mary Ellen DORSEY b. 22 Jan 1873 in Lincoln, NE
  
Reference: 0007
Burial: 10 Jan 1991 Hydro Masonic Cemetery, Hydro OK 8 5
Occupation: Railroad employee, homemaker, teacher, author 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Education: Hydro High School Class of 1916; University of Oklahoma, Alva Normal 10
Religion: Methodist 10
Social Security Number: 448-36-4037
Changed: 27 Jul 2007

Spouses & Children
Mansel Grant ARMSTRONG (Husband) b. 30 Aug 1897 in Arapaho, OK
16 17
Marriage: 17 OCT 1920 in Hydro, Caddo Co OK
Children: 
  1. DescendantsLiving ARMSTRONG
  2. Mansel Eugene ARMSTRONG b. 6 Feb 1929 in El Reno, OK
  3. DescendantsLiving ARMSTRONG
  4. DescendantsDorsey Dean ARMSTRONG b. 14 Feb 1937 in Hydro, Caddo Co OK
 

Notes
Individual:
Most of Hydro is in Caddo Co, but the nursing home and the cemet
ery are in Blaine Co.
Memberships: Eastern Star, Worthy Matron (1949). Ms. Maple Lawn Manor, 1988. US Passport, issued 2 May 1978. She copied this poem while Sunday School Superintendent at the Hydro United Methodist Church:
Lord, who am I to teach Thy way?
To little children day by day,
So prone myself to go astray.
I teach them love of all mankind
And all God s creatures, yet I find
My own love lagging far behind.
Lord, if I m still their guide to be
May these little children see
Their teacher leaning hard on Thee.


Sources
  1. Text: Hydro, Oklahoma, 1901-1998, Ramona Armstrong Duff et al, 1999.
    Text: p 100.
  2. Text: Ethel Marguerite Light, delayed birth certificate no. 1604-082
    , filed 14 Feb 1961, Oklahoma State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics. Xerox copy, Documentation File.
  3. Text: Charles Ross Shultz, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Michael S
    hultz. Privately published. In possession of Kathy Patterson.
  4. Text: Ethel Light Armstrong obituaries, undated clipping from unidenti
    fied newspaper. Xerox copy, Documentation File.
  5. Text: Ethel Armstrong, funeral card. Original, Armstrong #1 File.
  6. Text: Mary Ellen (Light) Dorsey s own Bible record. This Bible was i
    n the possession of Ethel (Light) Armstrong and is now in the possession of Kathy Alvis Patterson. [Note: I need to get this Bible out of storage and add publishing data.]
  7. Text: Ethel Light Armstrong, death certificate no. 1317 (1991), Oklaho
    ma State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics. Certified copy, Armstrong #1 File.
  8. Text: Masonic Cemetery, Hydro OK, transcribed by Katherine Patterson a
    t time of death of each of her grandparents. Photos in Cemeteries File.
  9. Text: Letter from J.E. Gorman, President of Rock Island Railroad, to E
    thel Light, 22 Jul 1918. Also a letter from Fay Thompson, Rock Island Lines, Third Liberty Loan Campaign, to Ethel Light, 12 Jul 1918. Xerox copies in Armstrong #1 File.
  10. Text: Smith, A. Clarence, ed. Who s Who in Caddo County. Anadarko OK
    : The Anadarko Tribune, 1926, 61-62. Armstrong #1 File.
  11. Text: Armstrong Nominated Homemaker of the Year, undated clipping (F
    eb 1979) probably from the Hydro Review. Original clipping, Armstrong #1 File.
  12. Text: Debi Craft, Local Woman Becomes Author at 79 Years Old, undate
    d clipping, probably from Daily Oklahoman. Xerox copy, Armstrong #1 File.
  13. Text: Sam Sackett, Hydro Heritage A Look at the Past, The Leader
    , Anadarko OK (28 Feb 1980): 6B. Framed.
  14. Text: Manor Resident Names Artist of the Month, undated clipping fro
    m unidentified newspaper. Original clipping, Armstrong #1 File.
  15. Text: Ethel (Light) Armstrong, Depot History Brings Back Memories, H
    ydro Review, Hydro OK, Oct 1973.
  16. Text: Caddo County Marriage Book 10: 403, Court Clerk s Office, Anadar
    ko OK. Xerox copy, Documentation File.
  17. Text: Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Armstrong Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversa
    ry Over Week-end, undated clipping probably from the Hydro Review. Original clipping, Armstrong #1 File.

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