Index of Ishams - Clarissa Isham - Source Documents   < return >
From "An Index of the Ishams in England and America" by Edward Isham, November 1984 - a revisit to the work "Survey of the Ishams in England and America" by Homer Brainard.  Sources include "Victoria History of the Counties in England", "Northamptonshire Families" by Oswald Barron, and research of Henry Isham Longden.  Items shown in brackets [ ] are editorial notes.

As shown on pages 272-273: See Clarissa Isham on World Connect .

  1. Clarissa Isham [1689 / 3104] (Gershom, Jehiel, Isaac, John), born in Canton, New York, 5 Oct 1842; married John Lightner [1688].  Resided in Verona, Illinois, where she was living 1897-98.

Children:

  1. Perley Lightner [1039], married(1) Alice Bogart [1211].
    1. Wilhemina Lightner [1212], married Edward Mahoney [1374].
      1. Joyce Lightner [1524], married Wayne Lewandowski., Sr. [1568]
        1. Wayne Lewandowski, Jr. [1590].
        2. Karen Lewandowski [1591].
        3. Donna Lewandowski [1592].
        4. Diane Lewandowski [1593].
        5. Joyce Lewandowski [1594].
      2. Shirley Lightner [1525], married Bill Graham, Sr. [1569].
        1. Shirley Graham [1595].
        2. Lee Graham [1596].
        3. Kimberly Graham [1597].
        4. Billy Graham, Jr. [1598].
      3. Edward Lightner [1526].
      4. Barbara Lightner [1527], married Joseph Osborne, Sr. [1570].
        1. Joy Osborne [1599].
        2. Joseph Osborne, Jr. [1600].
        3. Theresa Osborne [1601].
        4. Jacqueline Osborne [1602].
        5. Kenneth Osborne [1603].
        6. Anthony Osborne [1604].
    2. Ruby Maxine Lightner [1213], married Bruce Backstrom [1375].
      1. Sandra Backstrom [1528].
      2. [Carl Clete "Buddy" Backstrom [3511].
      3. Bruce Eric Backstrom [3512] married Lynette Catherine Foster [3514].
        1. Deborah Lynne Backstrom [3515], married(1) Norman Richardson [3520].
        2. Shan Eric Backstrom [3516], married DeeAnne Placher [3525].
        3. Edward Eugene Backstrom [3517], married(1) Wanda Jean Abro [3529].
      4. unknown Backstrom [3513].]
    3. Jack Clifford Lightner [1214], married Rita unknown [1376].
      1. Lawrence Lightner [1377].
      2. Lynette Lightner [1378], married unknown Townright.
  1. [Perley Lightner [1039], married(2) Hattie J Fellingham [801], born abt 1871, died abt 1952.
    1. Mary F Lightner [1216], born abt 1914, died abt 1914.]
  2. Lizzie Lightner [1688].
  3. Myrtle Lightner [1688].
  4. Keith Lightner [1688].
  5. Silas Lightner [1688].
  6. Edward "Skip" Otto Lightner [1215], born 7 Jul 1888, died 25 Sep 1955, married(1) unknown [1688], [1688] married(2) 9 Dec 1926, Gladys Cooling (Carlson) [1688], born 13 Aug 1906. [I show Edward as the son of Perley and Alice.]
    1. Doris Lightner [1688], born 31 Jan 1929, Joilet, Illinois, married 18 Aug 1950 in Joilet, Illinois, Albert Russel Brown, Jr. [1688].  Doris was a co-owner of Mazon Ace Hardware, purchased from Vera (Mrs. Fred) Schoen, Nov 1973.  [I talked with Doris in the store and learned that this book's accounting of the Lightner's family had much error.  No detail was offered.]
      1. Albert Russel Brown, III [1688], born 26 May 1952 in Joilet, Illinois.
      2. Patti Jo Brown [1688], born 17 Feb 1945, married unknown Tinsley [1688].
      3. Douglas Edward Brown [1688], born 2 Sep 1956.
      4. Penni Jean Brown [1688], born 7 Oct 1959.
    2. Winifred Lightner [1688].
    3. Carol Lightner [1688], married Ted Mackey, Sr. [1688]
      1. Ted Mackey, Jr. [1688].
      2. Deborah Mackey [1688].
  7. Pauline Lightner [1688], married unknown Reynolds [1688].
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