Thomas Jefferson Lightfoot ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Cause of his death was Fibroid pneumonia.⁷

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 24 October 1850, Franklin Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. ⁴ Page 398, Dwg 205, Family 205
Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Thomas Lightfoot...2M..IN
(Living with parents.)

2. Alt. Birth, 1851. ⁵ This birth year was referenced by his age of 9 on the 1860 census.

3. 1860 US Census, 3 July 1860, Center Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States. ⁵ 1860 US Census
Page 131, Family 1033, Roll 275
Center Township, La Porte County, Indiana
Thomas Lightfoot..9..OH

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 25 Apr 1850, then his age should have been 10 instead of 9. His birth location was probably Indiana instead of Ohio. His older brother Isaac had his birth location consistently shown as Indiana so Thomas' birth location must also be Indiana.

4. 1870 US Census, 23 August 1870, Hurricane Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States. ⁶ 1870 US Census
Page 27, Family 194, Roll 766
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Thomas Lightfoot..19..IN..Laborer

(Living with parents.)

5. 1880 US Census, 8 June 1880, Wood Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 343B, District 143, Dwelling 6, Roll 0678
Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri
T. J. Lightfoot..Head..30..IN..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

6. 1900 US Census, 6 June 1900, Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 3, Family 183
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
House rented
Married 27 years
Thomas J. Lightfoot..Head..Apr 1850..50..IN..Steam Engineer

(Living with wife and 7 children.)

7. Obituary: Carrollton Daily Democrat, March 1917, Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States. Thomas Lightfoot age 66 died at the home of his son-in-law Charles Young in the East part of town Thursday afternoon at 1:50 o'clock of pneumonia. He is survived by a wife and 9 children.

(Source: Carrollton Daily Democrat, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, Mar 1917)
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8. Obituary: Unknown newspaper, March 1917. Thomas J. Lightfoot, aged 67 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Young, in this city, last Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, from pneumonia.

Mr. Lightfoot was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lightfoot, and was born in the State of Indiana, in 1850. After the war, at the age of 17 years, he came to Missouri, where he resided ever since. On April 28, 1872, he was united in marriage to Miss Sallie E. Rife, who survives him. Eleven children were born of this union, nine of whom are living: Mrs. L. H. Vaughn, Keokuk, Iowa; Mrs. Charles Young, Carrollton; Edwin died in 1909; Thomas died when very small; William L., of Carrollton; Mrs. Camp Mirick, Ft. Worth, Texas; Homer, Kansas City; Victor, Kansas City; Gilbert, Kansas City; Mrs. Roy Preston, Kansas City; and Richard, who is in the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Lightfoot had been in poor health for some time, and on Monday of last week he was stricken with pneumonia, and sank rapidly from the first, the end coming on Thursday, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Young, last Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. G. L. Bush, and the body was taken to Oak Hill Cemetery for interment.

Source: (unknown newspaper, Mar 1917)
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9. Occupation: Laborer, March 1917, Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States. Missouri Death Certificate No. 9505

10. Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery, 16 March 1917, Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States. ⁸ No visible marker. This person is on the cemetery records with an indication that it was added because of death certificate information or an obituary.

Find A Grave Memorial #73579514
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Thomas married Sarah Elizabeth Riffe, daughter of Abraham Riffe and Mary Cooley, on 28 April 1872 in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States.^{1 2 3} (Sarah Elizabeth Riffe was born on 31 December 1849 in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States,^{2 3 9 10 11} died on 7 April 1929 in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States ¹¹ and was buried on 8 April 1929 in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 8 June 1880, Wood Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 343B, Roll 0678, District 143, Dwelling 6
Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri
T. J. Lightfoot..Head..30..IN..Farmer
Sarah Lightfoot..Wife..30..MO..Keeps House
L. P. Lightfoot..Dau..7..MO..At School
Rosa Lightfoot..Dau..6..MO..At Home
Oscar Lightfoot..Son..4..MO..At Home
Willie Lightfoot..Son..8M..MO..At Home..born in Oct

2. 1900 US Census, 6 June 1900, Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 3, Family 183
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
House rented
Married 27 years
Thomas J. Lightfoot..Head..Apr 1850..50..IN..Steam Engineer
Sarah Lightfoot..Wife..Dec 1850..50..MO..11/10
Rosa Lightfoot..Daughter..Jun 1875..25..MO
William Lightfoot..Son..Oct 1879..20..MO..Painter
Myrtle Lightfoot..Daughter..Dec 1882..17..MO
Gilbert Lightfoot..Son..Sep 1885..14..MO
Victor Lightfoot..Son..Nov 1887..12..MO
Daisy Lightfoot..Daughter..Jun 1890..9..MO
Richard Lightfoot..Son..Feb 1892..8..MO