King Anderson Lightfoot ^{1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

  General Notes:

King's name appears on the Texas County, Missouri 1890 Assessment List of Real Property Owners.
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1860 US Census, 3 July 1860, Center Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States. ¹⁰ 1860 US Census
Page 131, Family 1033, Roll 275
Center Township, La Porte County, Indiana
King A. Lightfoot..5..OH

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - King's name is sometimes indexed as Kiny instead of King. The handwriting on the census form is somewhat stylized and the lowercase letter G at the end of his name tends to look like and be falsely interpreted as a Y.

2. 1870 US Census, 24 August 1870, Hurricane Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States. ¹¹ 1870 US Census
Page 29 & 30, Dwelling 102, Family 110
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
J N P Shannon..43..OH..Farmer
Adeline Shannon..43..OH..Keeping House
James Shannon..23..OH..Farming
George Shannon..21..OH..Farming
Joseph Shannon..16..OH..Farming
Mary Shannon..14..OH..At School
Margarett Shannon..11..OH..At School
Robert Shannon..4..OH
Aaron ---..17..IN..Farm Labor
King ---..15..IN..Farm Labor

Both Aaron and King's names were continued on the next page of the census form from the rest of the family but no surname was entered for either of them making it appear as if they both had the Shannon surname. Their ages, birth locations, and the close proximity to their family make this fairly certain that they were Aaron and King Lightfoot.

3. 1880 US Census, 10 June 1880, Wood Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 18, District 143, Dwelling 14, Roll 678
Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri
King Lightfoot...Head..26..IN..Farmer

(Living with wife, brother-in-law, and 3 children.)

4. 1900 US Census, 4 June 1900, Waukomis, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States. ¹² 1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 63, Family 91, Roll 136
Waukomis, Garfield County, Oklahoma
King A. Lightfoot..Father..Mar 1855..45..IN..Farm Laborer

(Living with oldest son, Elbert, and his family. His wife was living in Missouri with the rest of the children.)

NOTE - His birth date should have been Nov 1854 instead of Nov 1855.

5. 1910 US Census, 6 May 1910, Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Page 5B, District 30, Family 87
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
Home owned with mortgage
Married 35 years
King W. Lightfoot..Head..55..IN..Farmer, General farming

(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)

6. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, Family 127
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
King Lightfoot..Head..65..IN..Mercantile

(Living with wife and daughter.)

7. 1930 US Census, 2 April 1930, Nix Township, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ⁶ 1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 18-19, Family 10
Nix Township, Craig County, Oklahoma
King Lightfoot..Self..75..IN..Farmer

(Living with wife.)

8. 1940 US Census, 22 April 1940, Township 9, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ⁷ 1940 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 18-19, Family 133, Roll 3287
Township 9, Craig County, Oklahoma
Residence in 1935: Same House
Home owned, value $400
K. A. Lightfoot..Head..85..IN..8th grade..Farmer

(Living with wife, married daughter, son-in-law, and grandson.)

9. Obituary: Unknown newspaper, May 1941, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. Kelso Pioneer Death Victim

K. A. Lightfoot, Former County Merchant, Is Dead.

King Anderson Lightfoot, 86, a resident of the Kelso district for 40 years and operator of a general store there for 28 years, died Wednesday evening at 6:40 at his home, after a long illness. Lightfoot, a well known resident of Craig, operated the Kelso General Store from 1907 to 1935. The store building was destroyed in 1939 by a storm which swept Craig county. The main highway to the Kansas State line from Vinita at one time passed by the store. The county pioneer was the father of E. E. "Bert" Lightfoot, Vinita cafe owner.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Amelia Lightfoot, three daughters, Mrs. Harold Waiss, Bartlesville; Mrs. Claude Barbee of the home and Mrs. Dan R. Boisseau, San Antonio Texas. Three sons, E. E. "Bert" , R. Herman, and S. Roy Lightfoot, all of Vinita. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Burekhalter Memorial chapel. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery, under direction of Burckhalter Funeral Home.

(Source: Unknown newspaper, Vinita, Oklahoma)
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10. Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery, 9 May 1941, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ¹³ Find A Grave Memorial #5882445

King married Amelia Biggs, daughter of George W. Biggs, Sr and Luvina Ann McCammon, on 6 September 1874 in Carroll, Missouri, United States.^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7} (Amelia Biggs was born on 27 October 1856 in Indiana, United States,^{2 3 4 5 6 7 9 14 15} died on 7 December 1944 in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States ^{9 15} and was buried on 9 December 1944 in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States ^{9 15}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 10 June 1880, Wood Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 18,, District 143 Dwelling 14, Roll 678
Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri
King Lightfoot..Head..26..IN..Farmer
Millie Lightfoot..Wife..23..IN..Keeps House
Elbert Lightfoot..Son..4..MO
Herman Lightfoot..Son..3..MO
Alice Lightfoot..Daughter..2m..MO..born in Apr
George Biggs..Brother-in-Law..21..MO..Works On Farm

2. 1900 US Census, 8 June 1900, Morris Township, Texas, Missouri, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 142, Family 65, Roll 906
Morris Township, Texas County, Missouri
Farm owned no mortgage
Married 26 years
Millie Lightfoot..Head..Oct 1856..43..IN..7/7
Herman Lightfoot..Son...Sep 1877..22..MO..Farm laborer
Ray Lightfoot..Son..Feb 1886..14..MO..Farm laborer
Pearl Lightfoot..Daughter..Jul 1891..8..MO
Opal Lightfoot..Daughter..Dec 1895..4..MO
May Lightfoot..Daughter..Apr 1900..1m..MO
Maud Kelly..Boarder..Mar 1880..20..MO..Servant

NOTE - Amelia's husband, King Lightfoot, was temporarily staying with his son, Elbert and his family, in Garfield County, Oklahoma leaving Amelia back in Missouri with the children. By the 1910 Census, the family was back living together in Craig County, Oklahoma. I'm not sure if King was separated from his wife at the time due to disputes or if he merely went out to Oklahoma in advance of moving his entire family there. (Brian L. Lightfoot)

NOTE - The mother of King Lightfoot, Lydia Jones, was living next door to the family in Missouri for the 1900 Census.

NOTE - Maud Kelly who was listed as a servant would become the wife of Robert Herman Lightfoot within the next year or so.
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3. 1910 US Census, 6 May 1910, Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 30, Family 87
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
Home owned with mortgage
Married 35 years
King A. Lightfoot..Head..55..IN..Farmer, General farming
Millie Lightfoot..Wife.53..IN..7/6
Mary O. Lightfoot..Daughter..14..MO
May B. Lightfoot..Daughter..10..MO

4. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, Family 127
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
King Lightfoot..Head..65..IN..Mercantile
Amelia Lightfoot..Wife..63..IN
May Lightfoot..Daughter..19..MO

5. 1930 US Census, 2 April 1930, Nix Township, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ⁶ 1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 18-19, Family 10
Nix Township, Craig County, Oklahoma
King Lightfoot..Self..75..IN..Farmer
Millie Lightfoot..Wife..73..IN

6. 1940 US Census, 22 April 1940, Township 9, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ¹⁶ 1940 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 18-19, Family 133, Roll 3287
Township 9, Craig County, Oklahoma
Residence in 1935: Same House
Home owned, value $400
K. A. Lightfoot..Head..85..IN..8th grade..Farmer
Millie Lightfoot..Wife..83..IN..8th grade..Housekeeper
Claud Barbee..Son-in-Law..45..OK..8th grade..Barber
Opal Barbee..Daughter..44..MO..8th grade..Housekeeper
Claud Barbee..Grandson..23..OK..12th grade..Clerk at CCC Office

  Marriage Notes:

Craig County, OK History book, Vol 1, page 461 says: King A. Lightfoot with Millie (Biggs) Lightfoot, his wife and family moved from Carroll County, Missouri to Texas County in southern Missouri at Dykes. Here, King set up a country store. The children were Elbert, Herman, Raymond, Pearl, Opal, Alice and Mae.

In the summer of 1900, the brothers, Elbert, Herman and Ray heard of a wonderful place that was all prairie and there was good money to be made by baling and selling hay. They came to the Kelso community of Craig County, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) and baled hay all summer. They found the community as wonderful as they had been told and they would be closer to their father, King who had moved to Carterville, MO and established a store, they decided to move to the Kelso community in Craig County, Indian Territory. Later in 1907 King moved to Kelso and set up yet another country store. By this time Oklahoma had achieved statehood.
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Eunice Hightower, Email Nov 2013:
"Daddy Lightfoot was the one who brought the family to Oklahoma from Missouri and started a grocery store at Kelso, OK, north of Vinita, hay center of the world. They had an elevator, several big hay barns and a corral to ship cattle, section houses for the section hands (little one room houses) across from the Kelso schoolhouse; a post office and the store and the post office had the first phones in that part of the country. They were on the east side of the road across from the school and west of the railroad tracks. They were between the schoolhouse and the railroad tracks. There was a corner house south of the store at the crossroads, Eunice's Uncle Marion Taylor lived there with his family. When he moved out, the Street family moved in and that's when we had so much fun saying that Kelso was growing so much that we had seven streets now--because the Streets had five kids or seven people."
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