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Daniel Lightfoot
(1796-After 1860)
Annie Weir
(1808-Between 1850/1860)
Thomas Russell
(Abt 1798-)
Susannah Schrager
(Abt 1803-)
Henry H. Lightfoot
(1826-1900)
Margaret Russell
(1828-1895)
Sarah A. Lightfoot
(1863-1894)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Draper Franklin Eatherton

2. Daniel W. Rodecker

Sarah A. Lightfoot 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 25 May 1863, Findlay, OH 2 5
  • Marriage (1): Draper Franklin Eatherton on 20 March 1879 in , Hancock County, OH 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Daniel W. Rodecker on 31 March 1886 in , Hancock County, OH 3
  • Died: 20 January 1894, Findlay, OH at age 30 6
  • Buried: After 20 January 1894, Findlay, OH
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Findlay, OH on 5 August 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 53, Dwelling 444, Family 460
Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio
Sarah Lightfoot..8..OH

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 25 May 1863, then her age should have been 7 instead of 8.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union Township, Putnam County, OH on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Sheet 446B, District 140, Roll 1060
Union Township, Putnam County, Ohio, United States
Sarah Eatherton..Wife..17..OH

(Living with 1st husband.)
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• She was buried after 20 January 1894 in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Findlay, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #23277293
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Sarah married Draper Franklin Eatherton, son of B. A. Eatherton and Susanna, on 20 March 1879 in , Hancock County, OH.1 2 (Draper Franklin Eatherton was born in February 1857 in Ohio,2 died in March 1905 8 and was buried in March 1905 in Findlay, OH 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 20 March 1879, in , Hancock County, OH. 1

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union Township, Putnam County, OH on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Sheet 446B, District 140, Roll 1060
Union Township, Putnam County, Ohio, United States
Frank Eatherton..Self..23..OH..Farmer
Sarah Eatherton..Wife..17..OH
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: D. F. Eatherton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Mar 1879
Event Place: Hancock, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Sarah A. Lightfoot
Spouse's Age: 16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Reference ID: Vol 7, Pg 17, No 48

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ5T-WFL : 26 August 2019), D. F. Eatherton and Sarah A. Lightfoot, 20 Mar 1879; citing Marriage, Hancock, Ohio, United States, Vol 7, Pg 17, No 48, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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Sarah next married Daniel W. Rodecker on 31 March 1886 in , Hancock County, OH.3 (Daniel W. Rodecker was born on 11 March 1849,9 died on 20 January 1894 in Findlay, OH 6 9 and was buried after 20 January 1894 in Findlay, OH 6 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 31 March 1886, in , Hancock County, OH. 3


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Daniel and Sarah A. Lightfoot-Rodecker and Sarah's uncle Henry Russell were killed as the result of a train hitting their wagon. Also in the wagon was Sarah's sister Susan Hershey and her 2 children. The three of them escaped with injuries.

The story appeared in the Findlay Weekly Jeffersonian on 25 January 1894, page 1
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Sources


1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Feb 2020); D. F. Eatherton and Sarah A. Lightfoot, 20 Mar 1879; citing Marriage, Hancock, Ohio, United States, Vol 7, Pg 17, No 48, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Putnam County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 446B, Franklin Draper Eatherton and Sarah A. Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jun 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1060.

3 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jun 2014); Daniel W. Rodecker and Sarah A. Eatherton, 31 Mar 1886; citing Marriage, Hancock, Ohio, United States, V.7A, P. 116, N. 85, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, p. 53, dwelling 444, family 460; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 May 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 Jo Ann Lee [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; E-mail messages starting in Feb 2004 concerning Daniel Lightfoot and Anny Weir and descendants. Jo Ann is a descendant of Daniel and Anny. Additional E-mail messages in December 2007 concerning their children. Additional E-mail message in Nov 2010 concerning Mary J. Hendren, wife of Thomas S. Lightfoot.

6 Jo Ann Lee [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Jun 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23277293.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 February 2020, memorial page for Draper Franklin "Frank" Eatherton (1857-Mar 1905), Find A Grave Memorial no. 67406326, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, USA

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Jun 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23277299.


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