Jacob Lightfoot ^{2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

Jacob Lightfoot, retired, Fayetteville, Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, born 23 Apr 1812 in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, son of William and Esther (Smith) Lightfoot. Came at age 12 with father William Lightfoot, a blacksmith, to Green Township.

William Lightfoot b. York, Pennsylvania, son of Daniel Lightfoot. William died near Mercersburg, Franklin County at age 72. Esther died at Greenwood, Franklin County, Pennsylvania at age 52. They had the following children: Solomon; William; Ruth; Jacob; Sarah; Rachel; Levi; Catherine; and Margaret.

Jacob educated in Franklin County, was a shoemaker for 12 years, then blacksmith for 40 years, also farmed, now retired. He married Elizabeth Peters (died 8 Apr 1886, age 69 years, 9 months). She was the mother of 4 children: S. Jane, died age 19; William; Rosannah married Jeremiah Harmon; and Elizabeth married J. Brown.

Mr. Lightfoot was an active member of Church of God for 40 years and served as elder for many years. He is a Democrat.

(Source: "History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1887", Warner, Beers, & Co., Part 3, p. 783, bio of Jacob Lightfoot)

NOTE - The references to William being the son of Daniel Lightfoot are believed to properly reference the grandfather of Jacob, another William Lightfoot, and not Jacob's father who was also named William. Otherwise, Daniel died in 1755 while Jacob's father was not born until 1771 some 16 years later. The name of Margaret as one of the children of William has not been proven.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Guilford Township, Franklin, PA on 12 November 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 130, Family 584, Roll 781
Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..38..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Mont Alto, PA on 12 July 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 598, Family 474, Roll 1112
Mont Alto, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..48..PA..Dry Goods Merchant

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greene Township, Franklin, PA on 16 September 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 78, Family 596, Roll 198
Greene Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..58..PA..Tanner

(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fayetteville, PA on 28 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 209C, District 96, Family 504, Roll 1131
Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..Head..68..PA..Ret. Farmer

(Living with wife.)
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• He was buried after 20 April 1890 in the Mentzers Graveyard in Fayetteville, PA.

Find A Grave Memorial 58421601. ⁶

Jacob married Elizabeth Peters on 14 August 1834 in Waynesboro, PA.^{2 7} (Elizabeth Peters was born in 1817 in Pennsylvania,^{2 3 5 8} died on 8 April 1886 in Greene Township, Franklin, PA ^{7 8} and was buried after 8 April 1886 in Mentzers Graveyard, Fayetteville, PA ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Guilford Township, Franklin, PA on 12 November 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 130, Family 584, Roll 781
Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..38..PA..Farmer
Elizabeth Lightfoot..33..PA
Sarah Lightfoot..14..PA
William Lightfoot..12..PA
Rosana Lightfoot...10..PA
Elizabeth Lightfoot..7..PA
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Mont Alto, PA on 12 July 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 598, Family 474, Roll 1112
Mont Alto, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..48..PA..Dry Goods Merchant
Elizabeth Lightfoot..44..PA
William Lightfoot..22..PA..Huckster
Rosanna Lightfoot..19..PA
Elizabeth Lightfoot..17..PA
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greene Township, Franklin, PA on 16 September 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 78, Family 596, Roll 198
Greene Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..58..PA..Tanner
Elizabeth Lightfoot..52..PA..Housekeeper
Amanda Bettinger..15..PA
Margaret Gilbert..26..PA..Work in House
Elmira Gilbert..6..PA

NOTE - Elizabeth's birth year is difficult to calculate given that she reported that she aged only 8 years between the census of 1860 and 1870. It would appear that Elizabeth and Jacob became moderately wealthy as indicated in the 1870 US Census which showed his real estate holdings valued at $13,500 and his personal estate valued at $1,200. His occupation switched from Farmer in 1850 to Dry Goods Merchant in 1860 and to Tanner in 1870. All of their children must have moved out on their own by 1870 because none are shown living in the same household. The other three individuals shown in the household for the 1870 US Census are unrelated.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fayetteville Township, Franklin, PA on 28 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 209C, District 96, Family 504, Roll 1131
Fayetteville Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..Head..68..PA..Ret. Farmer
Elizabeth Lightfoot..Wife..63..PA..Keeps House
Emma Horner..Other..9..PA..Servant
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  Marriage Notes:

Probably Census Record

Name: Jacob Lightfoot
Event Place: Green, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Page Number: 199
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 458
GS Film number: 0020544
Digital Folder Number: 004409466
Image Number: 00406

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHRT-XKW : accessed 13 Jan 2014), Jacob Lightfoot, 1840.
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