Martin Graham Sleight
1872 - 1918 (45 years)-
Name Martin Graham Sleight Birth 28 Nov 1872 Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, USA Gender Male Death 5 Feb 1918 São Paulo, Brazil Burial Cemitério da Consolação, São Paulo, Município de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Notes - Salesman, working for the Goodyear Tire Company, traveled to South America (Brazil), via Veracruz, Mexico in October 1915.
- Died as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident on the road from Sao Paulo to Santos, Brazil. He was survived by his widow, Hezzie Chew Light [b Urbana, OH] Sleight and two children, Hal Davenport Sleight and Philip Light Sleight, all of Sao Paulo. He was also survived by his mother, Mrs. H. C. Sleight, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
The accident was investigated by the 4th Police Delegado.
He was the Director-general of Goodyear in Sao Paulo.
Information from Report of The Death of An American Citizen, American Consular Service, Form No. 192, Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 16, 1918.
Person ID I38544 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 11 Nov 2020
Father Henry Lyman Sleight, b. 22 Jul 1850, Canandaigua, Ontario Co., New York, USA d. 23 Apr 1911, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, USA (Age 60 years) Mother Ella Kate Davenport, b. ca 1851, Macon, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA Marriage 6 Mar 1872 Clinton, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA Family ID F13695 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hezzie Chew Light, b. 21 Aug 1878, Urbana, Champaign Co., Ohio, USA d. 6 Nov 1956, Mt.Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio, USA (Age 78 years) Marriage 21 Mar 1901 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA Children 1. Hal Davenport Sleight, b. 29 May 1905, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico d. 9 Dec 1988, Bradenton, Manatee Co., Florida, USA (Age 83 years) + 2. Phillip Light Sleight, b. 24 Nov 1908, Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana, USA d. 29 Aug 1977, Canton, Stark Co., Ohio, USA (Age 68 years) Family ID F16460 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Nov 2020
- Salesman, working for the Goodyear Tire Company, traveled to South America (Brazil), via Veracruz, Mexico in October 1915.
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