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John Lightfoot
(1773-After 1840)
Alice Hitchmough
(1768-After 1850)
Joseph Jones
(1790-1847)
Christiana Von Strawn
(1779-1864)
Isaac D. Lightfoot
(1813-1895)
Lydia Jones
(1813-1902)
Phoebe Jane Lightfoot
(1846-1920)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Henry Francis Stover

Phoebe Jane Lightfoot 4 6 7 8 9 10 11

  • Born: 22 January 1846, LaPorte, Indiana, United States 4 7 8 9 11
  • Marriage (1): Henry Francis Stover on 9 April 1863 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 19 November 1920, Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States at age 74 12
  • Buried: 21 November 1920, Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas, United States
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bullet  General Notes:


Phoebe is not found anywhere in the 1910 US Census which was only 5 years following the death of her husband, Henry, who died in Montgomery County, Kansas. In the 1920 US census, she was living with her youngest son, James, and his family still in Kansas.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 24 October 1850, Franklin Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. 7 1850 US Census
Page 398, Family 205
Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Pheba Lightfoot..4..IN

(Living with parents.)

2. 1860 US Census, 3 July 1860, Center Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States. 8 1860 US Census
Page 131, Family 1033, Roll 275
Center Township, La Porte County, Indiana
Phebe Lightfoot..14..OH

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - The 1850 US Census shows her birth location as Indiana but the 1860 census shows it as Ohio. Her younger brother, Enoch, was born in Ohio and her older brother, Isaac, was born in Indiana making it difficult to determine which state is correct for Phoebe.

3. 1870 US Census, 27 August 1870, Hurricane Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States. 9 1870 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 133, Family 140
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Phoebe Stover..23..IN..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)

4. 1880 US Census, June 1880, Wakarusa Township, Douglas, Kansas, United States. 4 1880 US Census
Page 196D, Roll 0380
Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, Kansas
Phoebe J. Stover..Wife..33..IN..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 6 children.)

5. 1900 US Census, 20 June 1900, Mound Valley Township, Labette, Kansas, United States. 10 1900 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 116, Family 227, Roll 485
Mound Valley Township, Labette County, Kansas
Farm rented
Married 33 years
Phoeba Stover..Wife..Jan 1848..52..IN..8/7

(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 22 Jan 1846, then her age should have been 54 instead of 52.

6. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States. 11 1920 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 152, Household 290
Parsons, Labette County, Kansas
Phoebe J. Stover..Mother..74..IN..Widowed

(Widowed and living with married son, James, and his family.)



7. Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery, 21 November 1920, Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas, United States. 13 Find A Grave Memorial #42133724


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Phoebe married Henry Francis Stover, son of George Snider Stover and Magdalena P. Jones, on 9 April 1863 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States.1 4 5 6 14 (Henry Francis Stover was born on 17 May 1842 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States,4 6 15 died on 25 September 1905 in Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas, United States 14 and was buried on 27 September 1905 in Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas, United States.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1870 US Census, 27 August 1870, Hurricane Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States. 16 1870 US Census
Page 34, Family 140
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Henry Stover..24..IN..Farmer
Phoebe Stover..23..IN..Keeping House
Letha Stover..5..IN
Ellen Stover..2..MO

2. 1880 US Census, June 1880, Wakarusa Township, Douglas, Kansas, United States. 4 1880 US Census
Page 196D, Roll 0380
Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, Kansas
Henry Stover..Self..37..IN..Farmer
Phoebe J. Stover..Wife..33..IN..Keeping House
Loretta A. Stover..Daughter..14..IN..Housework
Lydia E. Stover..Daughter..12..MO
Charles H. Stover..Son..9..MO
Joseph E. Stover..Son..6..KS
George E. Stover..Son..4..KS
Jessie G. Stover..Daughter..9m..KS

3. 1900 US Census, 20 June 1900, Mound Valley Township, Labette, Kansas, United States. 10 1900 US Census
Page 12B, District 116, Family 227, Roll 485
Mound Valley Township, Labette County, Kansas
Farm rented
Married 33 years
Henry Stover..Head..May 1844..56..IN..Farmer
Phoeba Stover..Wife..Jan 1848..52..IN..8/7
Edgar Stover..Son..Oct 1875..24..KS
George Stover..Son..Oct 1878..21..KS
Jessie G. Stover..Daughter..Aug 1880..19..KS
Frank Stover..Son..Jul 1882..17..KS
James Stover..Son..May 1887..13..KS

NOTE - On this census record, the ages and birth dates of all family members were reported incorrectly by one or two years for each person.


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Sources


1 LaPorte, Indiana, marriage register, Book E: page 330, Henry Stover-Phoebe Lightfoot, 9 Apr 1863.

2 Eddie L. Thurman [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian L. Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; E-mail messages concerning Isaac D. Lightfoot and descendants.

3 Shirley Murray [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, email, Nov 2003; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; Email received November 2003 regarding Ancestors of Henry Francis Stover.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, Kansas, p. 196D, Henry Francis Stover and Phoebe Jane Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 4 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0380.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Mound Valley Township, Labette County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 12B, dwelling 224, family 227, Henry Francis Stover and Phoebe Jane Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 4 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

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

7 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, p. 398, dwelling 205, family 205; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1401638 : accessed 19 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

8 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Center Township, La Porte County, Indiana, p. 131, dwelling 1089, family 1033, Isaac D. Lightfoot and Lydia Jones; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 21 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 275.

9 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri, p. 34, dwelling 133, family 140; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 2 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

10 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Mound Valley Township, Labette County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 12B, dwelling 224, family 227, Henry Francis Stover and Phoebe Jane Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 4 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 485.

11 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 152, sheet 11A, family 290, James V. Stover and Sallie D. Lentz; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 4 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1820536.

12 Personal knowledge of Brian L. Lightfoot, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE].

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 4 Dec 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42133724.

14 Shirley Murray [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, email, Nov 2003; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

15 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield Township, La Porte County, Indiana, p. 161, dwelling 1305, family 1244, George Snider Stover and Magdalena P. Jones; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 23 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 275.

16 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri, p. 34, dwelling 133, family 140, Henry Francis Stover and Phoebe Jane Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 2 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.


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