Evaline Matilda Stover 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
- Born: 27 August 1846, , LaPorte, Indiana, United States 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14
- Marriage (1): Eli A. Lightfoot on 23 November 1864 in , LaPorte, Indiana, United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- Died: 15 June 1936, Carterville, MO at age 89 7 8 9 14 15
- Buried: 17 June 1936, Carterville, MO 7 9 12 14
 Cause of her death was Influenza complicated by old age.12
Another name for Evaline was Clorinda Stover.13
General Notes:
Did George Snider Stover, the father of Evaline Matilda Lightfoot, have two wives? All other researchers list only one child of the mother, Magdalena Jones, named Peter, who was born in 1830. The 1860 census record and researcher Jeanette Marie Burr list additional children. There seems to be a large gap in the births of children between 1830-1842 which suggests that there may have been a second wife. Researcher Jeanette Marie Burr does not include the child Peter Stover but submits the names of the additional children as "John A." born in 1830, "Clarinda J." born in 1836," Mary C." born in 1838, "Henry Francis" born in 1842, and "Evaline Matilda" born in 1846. Her name of Clarinda appears on the 1860 census as "Clorinda" but the birth year on the census works out to be about 1847, not the 1836 that Jeanette Burr submits. In fact, the 13 year old Clorinda on the 1860 census would have a birth date almost the same as Evaline Matilda. It is my suspicion that "Clorinda" may have been a misreading of difficult handwriting or else could be a nickname for Evaline Matilda, especially concerning the fact that Evaline's gravestone specifically gives her birth year as 1846.
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Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Springfield Township, LaPorte County, IN on June 1860. 13
1860 US Census
Page 161, Family 1244, Roll 275
Springfield Township, La Porte County, Indiana
Clorinda Stover..13..IN
(Living with parents.)
NOTE - This is the only document in which her name appears as Clorinda.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Hurricane Township, Carroll, MO on 23 August 1870. 11
1870 US Census
Page 27, Family 194, Roll 766
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Eva Lightfoot..20..IN
(Living with husband.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 27 Aug 1846, then her age should have been 23 instead of 20.
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• She 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 7, Roll 0678
Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Evaline Lightfoot..Wife..30..IN..Keeps House
(Living with husband and 3 sons.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 27 Aug 1846, then her age should have been 33 instead of 30.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Carterville, MO on 1 June 1900. 3
1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 47, Family 8, Roll 866
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
House owned with mortgage
Married 35 years
Eva M. Lightfoot..Wife..Aug 1846..53..IN..13/7
(Living with husband and 5 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Carterville, MO on April 1910. 4
1910 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 58, Family 247
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Eva Lightfoot..Wife..64..IN
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Carterville, MO on January 1920. 5
1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 66, Family 48
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Eva Lightfoot..Wife..74..IN
(Living with husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Carterville, MO on April 1930. 6
1930 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 0027, Family 229, Roll 1205
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Eva M. Lightfoot..Wife..84..IN
(Living with husband.)
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• She was buried on 17 June 1936 in the Carterville Cemetery in Carterville, MO.
Evaline's gravestone is a small flat block of an off-white sandstone. The inscription reads "Evaline Lightfoot, 1846 - 1936".
Plot: Section 2A, Lot 115
Find A Grave Memorial #42056081
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Evaline married Eli A. Lightfoot, son of Isaac D. Lightfoot and Lydia Jones, on 23 November 1864 in , LaPorte, Indiana, United States.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (Eli A. Lightfoot was born on 29 March 1842 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States,2 4 6 7 9 17 18 19 20 21 died on 20 January 1934 in Carterville, MO 7 9 20 21 and was buried on 22 January 1934 in Carterville, MO 7 9 20 21.). The cause of his death was Cardio-renal disease.12
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Hurricane Township, Carroll, MO on 23 August 1870. 11
1870 US Census
Page 27, Roll 766, Family 194
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Eli Lightfoot..25..IN
Eva Lightfoot..20..IN
NOTE - Living next to Eli's parents, Isaac Lightfoot and Lydia Jones.
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• They 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 7, Roll 0678
Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Eli Lightfoot..Head..38..OH..Farmer
Evaline Lightfoot..Wife..30..IN..Keeps House
Edgar Lightfoot..Son..7..KS
James Lightfoot..Son..2..MO
John Lightfoot..Son..1m..MO..born in May
NOTE - The son "John" was probably Clarence whose records indicate that he was born in April 1880 thus making him about 1 month old at the time of the census.
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Carterville, MO on 1 June 1900. 3
1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 47, Family 8, Roll 866
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
House owned with mortgage
Married 35 years
Eli A. Lightfoot..Head..Mar 1842..58..OH..Day Laborer
Eva M. Lightfoot..Wife..Aug 1846..53..IN..13/7
Clarence S. Lightfoot..Son..Apr 1880..20..MO..Farm Laborer
John H. Lightfoot..Son..Dec 1885..14..MO..Farm Laborer
Lillion Lightfoot..Son..Apr 1888..12..MO..At School
Goldie Lightfoot..Daughter..Feb 1890..10..MO..At School
Leroy Lightfoot..Son..Oct 1892..7..MO..At School
William C. Berry..Boarder..31..MO
NOTE - The 7 children that Eva stated were still alive were Edgar, Clarence, Gertrude, John, Lillion, Goldie, and Leroy. The 6 children that had died by 1900 include Myrtle, Alice, Jennie, James, and 2 other un-named children.
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Carterville, MO on April 1910. 4
1910 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 58, Family 247
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
E. A. Lightfoot..Head..67..IN
Eva Lightfoot..Wife..64..IN
Goldie Lightfoot..Daughter..20..MO
Roy Lightfoot..Son..17..MO
Cecil Morefield..Boarder..5..MO
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Carterville, MO on January 1920. 5
1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 66, Family 48
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Eli Lightfoot..Head..76..OH
Eva Lightfoot..Wife..74..IN
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Carterville, MO on April 1930. 6
1930 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 0027, Family 229, Roll 1205
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Eli A. Lightfoot..Head..88..IN
Eva M. Lightfoot..Wife..84..IN
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Marriage Notes:
Following the 1864 marriage of Eli Lightfoot and Evaline Stover in La Porte County, Indiana, they followed Eli's parents, Isaac Lightfoot and Lydia Jones, to Carroll County, Missouri and were there for the 1870 Census. Sometime between 1871-1874, Eli's sister Phebe Lightfoot, who had married Evaline's brother, Henry Stover, moved to Douglas County, Kansas where they remained for the rest of their lives. Probably moving with Phoebe and Henry Stover at the same time were Eli and Evaline where Eli's first born son, Edgar Vance Lightfoot, was born in 1873 but I am not yet sure if they were also living in Douglas County with Henry and Phoebe Stover. Edgar would be their only child to be born in Kansas.
Some sources provide for the names of three younger daughters born to Eli during the 1860s but their names never appear on any of the 1870 census records so if all three young daughters died in Kansas, that could have been the good reason for Eli and his family to then move back to Carroll County, Missouri to re-join his parents and Eli's younger brothers back in Carrol County where Eli's second son, James was born in 1878. They were enumerated for the 1880 census in Carroll County.
Sometime after 1888, Eli and his entire family moved to Jasper County, Missouri where both Eli and Evaline lived out their lives.
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(Source: Webb City Daily Sentinel, Webb City, Missouri, 23 Nov 1927, Page 7, Column 3)
Comrade and Mrs. E. A. Lightfoot Guests at Dinner of G. A. R. and W. R. C. Here Yesterday. Wed During the War
The 63rd wedding anniversary of Comrade and Mrs. E. A. Lightfoot of Carterville were celebrated by the Webb City G.A.R. and W.R.C. at a November birthday dinner yesterday at the home of Mrs. Amanda Newton in this city.
E. A. Lightfoot and Evaline Stover were married Nov. 23rd, 1861 sixty-three years ago today at La Porte, Indiana by Rev. J. R. Ash, a Baptist minister. They have three children and 14 grandchildren.
The birthday of one of the Corps members, Mrs. Mattie Schurman, fell on the same date and was celebrated. Two large cakes bearing the words "Thanksgiving" were on the table. A Thanksgiving prayer was given and all enjoyed the good old fashioned fellowship.
Present were G.A.R. Comrades Lightfoot, Carpenter, Dodge, Lane, Stephens, Baggett, Bowdish, Mesdames Carpenter, Spielman, Barnes, Newton, Childs, Coplan, Toutz, Wilmoth, Stokes, Tappana, Covert, Gregory, Holmes, Martin, Fahrman, Walker, Schurman, Nolan, Hulsey, Julian, Davenport, Parks, White, Horton, Haney, and Holmes, and Miss Doroty Haney.
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(Source: Webb City Sentinel, Webb City, Missouri, 24 Nov 1933)
Their 67th Wed Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lightfoot of 228 East Main Street, Carterville, entertained neighbors and friends yesterday in celebration of their 69th wedding anniversary. Mr. Lightfoot is 92 years old and Mrs. Lightfoot is 89. Both are enjoying good health at their ripe old age.
Those present were Mrs. Ethel Soursby and Miss Alice Lightfoot, C. E. Ault, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker, Mrs. Mary Spielman, Mrs. Catherine Golder, Mrs. Mary Elam of Ottumwa, Iowa, Mrs. Mary Wheeler, Mrs. Oaie Haney, Mrs. Ellen Martin, Alice Coyle, Ella Sanders, Mary Davis, Ella Childs, and Mrs. Clovis Childs.
[NOTE - I am unable to determine just who is "Miss Alice Lightfoot". I suspect that she may be a daughter of Edward Vance Lightfoot, but I have no marriage information about him yet. The wording and punctuation of the newspaper article gives the impression that Alice was with Mrs. Ethel Soursby. Edward Vance Lightfoot died in 1910 at the age of 36 so it may be possible that Ethel was his wife who remarried. Eli's other son, Clarence died in 1905 at the age of 25 and there is no indication that he was ever married.]
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A birth record for a then un-named son born on 2 Dec 1884 clearly shows that he was the seventh child born to Eva but my list of children currently place him as the eighth child. The child would be John Henry Lightfoot. And this means one of the older children must be incorrect or a duplicate. Of the oldest three daughters, Myrtle, Alice, and Jennie, there is no real definitive proof of their birth so at least one of these names is not correct. Perhaps one of the names is a middle name or a nickname for one of the other children. More research is needed.
The 1900 Census shows this son as "John H. Lightfoot" and provides a birth date of Dec 1885 instead of the expected Dec 1884 which is the date given on the Missouri State Birth Record. That birth record does not provide a specific name as he was yet un-named by Eli and Eva.
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