Mary Myrtle Ribison ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Another name for Mary was Mary Myrtle Robison.

  General Notes:

The death certificate for her husband, Leander Lightfoot, shows her full maiden name as Mary Myrtle Ribison but I'm a little uncertain about the spelling of her surname because I can find no Ribison families in Missouri around the time of her birth there. I suspect that her maiden name may actually be Robison which is a family name that does appear in the census of that time period. Other possible spellings could be Robinson or even Rubison.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Ridge Township, Carroll County, MO on April 1910. ¹

Sheet 10B, Roll 775, District 19, Family 234
Ridge Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Myrtle Lightfoot...Wife..19..MO
(Living with husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Bosworth, MO on 29 January 1920. ²

Sheet 11B, District 19, Dwelling 248, Family 249
Bosworth, Carroll County, Missouri
house owned with mortgage
Myrtle Lightfoot...Wife..29..MO
(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Waverly, MO on April 1930. ³

Sheet 7A, Roll 1208, District 0027, Family 153
Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri
Myrtle M. Lightfoot...Wife..39..MO
(Living with husband and 1 daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Ridge Township, Carroll County, MO on 15 April 1940. ⁴

Sheet 4A, Roll 2094, District 17-26, Family 80
Ridge Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Home rented, $6
Residence in 1935: Rural, Carroll
Myrtle M. Lightfoot...Wife..49..MO
(Living with husband.)
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• She was buried in 1971 in the Wakenda Baptist Church Cemetery in Wakenda, MO.

Find A Grave Memorial #97617336
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Mary married Leander Samuel Lightfoot, son of Isaac Lightfoot and Emma Jane Peck, about 1910.^{1 2 3 4} (Leander Samuel Lightfoot was born on 29 November 1887 in Dykes, MO,^{1 2 3 4 6 7 8} died on 25 March 1963 in Chillicothe, MO ^{7 8 9} and was buried on 27 March 1963 in Wakenda, MO ⁸.). The cause of his death was Spinal fracture; Cerebral Hemorrhage.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Ridge Township, Carroll County, MO on April 1910. ¹

Sheet 10B, Roll 775, District 19, Family 234
Ridge Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Leander Lightfoot...Head..22..MO
Myrtle Lightfoot...Wife..19..MO
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Bosworth, MO on 29 January 1920. ²

Sheet 11B, District 19, Dwelling 248, Family 249
Bosworth, Carroll County, Missouri
house owned with mortgage
Leander Lightfoot...Head..32..MO..Railroad Laborer
Myrtle Lightfoot...Wife..29..MO
Opal Lightfoot...Dau..8..MO
Nellie M. Lightfoot...Dau..11M..MO
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Waverly, MO on April 1930. ³

Sheet 7A, Roll 1208, District 0027, Family 153
Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri
Leander S. Lightfoot...Head..42..MO
Myrtle M. Lightfoot...Wife..39..MO
Nellie Mae Lightfoot...Dau..15..MO
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Ridge Township, Carroll County, MO on 15 April 1940. ⁴

Sheet 4A, Roll 2094, District 17-26, Family 80
Ridge Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Home rented, $6
Residence in 1935: Rural, Carroll
Sander S. Lightfoot...Head..52..MO..Farm Laborer..earned $350 in 1939
Myrtle M. Lightfoot...Wife..49..MO

Lived about 3 houses away from his married brother, King, and his family.
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  Marriage Notes:

There are some interesting similarities between the two brothers, Leander and King Lightfoot. Both of their wife's names were Mary M. According to the 1940 census, Leander and King lived only about 3 houses apart. Leander's first daughter was named Opal while King's first daughter was name Ruby. Both daughters were born about the same time, either late 1910 or early 1911. Both Leander and King had blue eyes. Both had only two children, 2 daughters each.
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