Thomas Jefferson Lightfoot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Born: 25 April 1850, Indiana 2 3 4 5 8 9 10
- Marriage (1): Sarah Elizabeth Riffe on 28 April 1872 in Carrollton, MO 1 2 3
- Died: 15 March 1917, Carrollton, MO at age 66 9 10
- Buried: 16 March 1917, Carrollton, MO 9 10
 Cause of his death was Fibroid pneumonia.9
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Franklin Township, Kosciusko, IN on 24 October 1850. 5
Page 398, Dwg 205, Family 205
Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Thomas Lightfoot...2M..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• He has alternate birth information of 1851.This birth year was referenced by his age of 9 on the 1860 census.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Center Township, La Porte, IN on 3 July 1860. 7
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.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Hurricane Township, Carroll, MO on 23 August 1870. 8
1870 US Census
Page 27, Family 194, Roll 766
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Thomas Lightfoot..19..IN..Laborer
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Wood Township, Carroll County, MO on 8 June 1880. 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.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Carrollton, MO on 6 June 1900. 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.)
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• His obituary was published in the Carrollton Daily Democrat in March 1917 in Carrollton, MO.
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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• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in 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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• His occupation in March 1917 was a Laborer in Carrollton, MO.
Missouri Death Certificate No. 9505
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• He was buried on 16 March 1917 in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Carrollton, MO.
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, MO.1 2 3 (Sarah Elizabeth Riffe was born on 31 December 1849 in Carrollton, MO,2 3 4 11 12 13 died on 7 April 1929 in Carrollton, MO 13 and was buried on 8 April 1929 in Carrollton, MO 13.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Wood Township, Carroll County, MO on 8 June 1880. 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
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Carrollton, MO on 6 June 1900. 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
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