ballon john light

"Balloon John" Light was a colorful character—a daring wire-walker, a pioneering aeronaut, and a man who quite literally flew away from his problems (including the local constable).

Below is a Gemini generated slideshow from a collection of actual data I compiled. It traces the lineage from B.J.’s grandfather IV* John Light & wife Catherine (our 3x great grands- note their wedding date) to our Great Grandfather John Grant Light, making Balloon John our first cousin.
(😉 3 x removed).

The AI is not perfect and rather laughable: it got the chronology backwards in final slide, among other hiccups— but then this is mostly for your entertainment. Certainly mine. 🤣

The graphics in the slide show are all AI. This poster is the real deal!

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(25¢ admission fee on the house)

*the “IV” meaning 4th in line from John Light “of the Fort” - the deed reads Johannes Leicht.