Mary Ann Hughes ^{2 3 4 5 6}

   Another name for Mary was "Polly" Hughes.⁸

  Birth Notes:

Birth date is calculated from the age at death of 78y, 3m, 6d.
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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1812, Pennsylvania, United States. ⁵ This birth year was referenced by her age of 58 on the 1870 census.

2. Alt. Birth, 1813, Pennsylvania, United States. ⁴ This birth year was referenced by her age of 47 on the 1860 census.

3. Alt. Birth, 1814, Pennsylvania, United States. ³

4. 1850 US Census, 29 August 1850, Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States. ³ 1850 US Census
Page 5A, Family 78, Roll 741
Brady Township, Williams, Ohio
Mary Lightfoot..36..PA

(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 06 Nov 1810, the her age should have been 39 instead of 36.

5. 1850 US Census, 3 September 1850, Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States. ⁸ 1850 US Census
Page 13A, Family 186, Roll 74
Brady Township, Williams, Ohio
Polly Lightfoot..40..PA

(Living with husband and 5 children.)

6. 1860 US Census, 27 June 1860, Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 1860 US Census
Page 158A, Family 499, Roll 1052
Brady Township, Williams, Ohio
Mary Lightfoot..47..PA

(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 6 Nov 1810, then her age should have been 49 instead of 47.

7. 1870 US Census, 13 June 1870, Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States. ⁵ 1870 US Census
Page 12, Family 98, Roll 1282
Brady Township, Williams, Ohio
Mary Lightfoot..58..PA..Keeping House
Lydia Lightfoot..17..OH..At Home

(Mary was living with her youngest daughter. She was divorced or living separately from husband who was living elsewhere.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 6 Nov 1810, the her age should have been 59 instead of 58.

8. Cemetery: Lockport Cemetery, After 12 February 1889, Stryker, Williams, Ohio, United States. ⁶ Her grave is supposed to be next to her granddaughter, Ada Luella Rittenour.

Find A Grave Memorial #88964955
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Mary married William Lightfoot, son of William Lightfoot and Esther Schmidt, on 1 September 1830 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (William Lightfoot was born in 1808 in York, Pennsylvania, United States ^{8 9} and died after 1 June 1870.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1850 US Census, 29 August 1850, Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States. ³ 1850 US Census
Page 5A, Family 78, Roll 741
Brady Township, Williams, Ohio
William Lightfoot..40..PA..None
Mary Lightfoot..36..PA
Alexander Lightfoot..11..PA
John Lightfoot..9..PA
Caroline Lightfoot..7..PA
Levi Lightfoot..5..PA
Jacob Lightfoot..3..OH
Mary Lightfoot..1..OH

2. 1850 US Census, 3 September 1850, Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States. ⁸ 1850 US Census
Page 13A, Family 186, Roll 74
Brady Township, Williams, Ohio
William Lightfoot..42..PA..Farming
Polly Lightfoot..40..PA
Alexander Lightfoot..12..PA
John Lightfoot..10..PA
Caroline Lightfoot..8..PA
Levi Lightfoot..6..PA
Jacob Lightfoot..3..OH

3. 1860 US Census, 27 June 1860, Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 1860 US Census
Page 158A, Family 499, Roll 1052
Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States
Wm Lightfoot..50..PA..None
Mary Lightfoot..47..PA
John Lightfoot..19..PA..None
Caroline Lightfoot..17..PA
Levi Lightfoot..15..PA..None
Jacob Lightfoot..13..OH
Mary Lightfoot..11..OH
Lydia Lightfoot..7..OH

4. Divorced, 13 May 1870, Williams, Ohio, United States. from Jo Ann Lee of Findlay, Ohio, 17 Dec 2007:
I have found the following information for William Lightfoot, b. 1808

Divorce Records of Williams County, Ohio 1830 - 1886
Lightfoot, William from Hughes, Mary "Polly"
married: 1 September 1830 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Journal 7 roll 22 (Mar 1867 - Nov 1871)
source: posted on line by the Williams County OGS

  Marriage Notes:

William and Mary Lightfoot were enumerated twice in the 1850 US Census. There are actually two census records for the family of William and Mary Lightfoot within Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio for 1850. Apparently they were enumerated on one location, then moved to a different location and were enumerated there also.

1850 US Census
Page 5, Family 78, Roll 741
Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
29 Aug 1850
William Lightfoot..40..PA..None
Mary Lightfoot..36..PA
Alexander Lightfoot..11..PA
John Lightfoot..9..PA
Caroline Lightfoot..7..PA
Levi Lightfoot..5..PA
Jacob Lightfoot..3..OH
Mary Lightfoot..1..OH

NOTE - This first enumeration record includes the name of Mary at age 1 whereas she was excluded on the second enumeration.

The following enumeration occurred just 5 days later and the enumerator was the same person who performed the first enumeration. In this enumeration, the wife's name was listed as Polly instead of Mary.

1850 US Census
Page 13A, Family 186, Roll 741
Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
3 Sep 1850
William Lightfoot..42..PA..Farming
Polly Lightfoot..40..PA
Alexander Lightfoot..12..PA
John Lightfoot..10..PA
Caroline Lightfoot..8..PA
Levi Lightfoot..6..PA
Jacob Lightfoot..3..OH

The name of Levi was entered as Lewis on the second enumeration. Missing from both enumerations are the daughter, Margaret who would have been about 17 years old at the time. Just eight dwellings away from the Lightfoots on the first enumeration in July, there is a Margaret Lightfoot, age 17, living with the Jones family at dwelling 86. It gives her birth location as Pennsylvania and that she is attending school. None of the other children within the Lightfoot family were noted as attending school. Absalam Jones and his wife and all children were born in Ohio. I suspect that this Margaret is the daughter of William and Mary and for some reason was living with the Jones family. I can find no other connection between the Joneses and the Lightfoots. I have yet to locate where the 5 year old Levi could have been. Perhaps he was just overlooked on both enumerations.

It is interesting to note the age differences on the two census records for the same exact family. William is shown as age 40 in the first record but the second one shows his age as 42. His wife, Mary (Polly) is 36 on the first record but 40 on the second. Even Alexander's age is 11 on the first and 12 on the second. Jacob's age is the only one that is consistent at age 3. This should be a good lesson for researchers to NOT rely on census ages for determining ages. Sometimes the census information is given by a neighbor or close friend and not necessarily by the exact family members.
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from Jo Ann Lee of Findlay, Ohio, 17 Dec 2007:
I have found the following information:

Source: posted online by the Williams County OGS at https://williamscountyohiogenealogy.blogspot.com/2010_10_17_archive.html

Divorce Action in Williams County, Ohio - Lightfoot
Mary Hughes Lightfoot v. William Lightfoot (Journal 7, p.433 - 17 May 1870; Roll 22, case number 13 - May 1870)

By Pamela Pattison Lash (updated 2010)

Mary charged William with extreme cruelty, gross neglect, and habitual drunkenness for more than twenty-five years. She told the court that the couple had seven children but Lydia was the only minor. William would get drunk whenever he could; for more than twenty years he neglected and refused to supply her with food, clothing, or shelter. He threatened her by carrying a concealed weapon and often told her he would kill her. He beat and choked her on occasion. Sixteen years ago he put her life in great peril and she sought refuge elsewhere with daughter Lydia, an infant at the time. She brought the following witnesses to substantial her claims: M/M Joseph Lantz, Henry Tuttle, and Moses Shoemaker. A divorce was granted.

Mary Lightfoot died on 12 Feb 1889 at the age of 78Y 3M 6D in Williams County (Deaths V2 p49) and was buried in the Lockport Cemetery beside her granddaughter Ada Luella Rittenour. Nothing further is known of William
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