John W. Lightfoot ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Burial Notes:

Find a Grave Memorial 89522780
"Co. C, 100 Ohio Inf."
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, February 1842, Pennsylvania, United States. ⁷ This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.

2. Alt. Birth, 19 January 1844, Pennsylvania, United States. ⁶ This birth date is given on the FindAGrave memorial page.

3. 1850 US Census, 29 August 1850, Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States. ² 1850 US Census
Page 5A, Family 78, Roll 741
Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
John Lightfoot..9..PA

(Living with parents.)

4. 1850 US Census, 3 September 1850, Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States. ³ 1850 US Census
Page 13A, Family 186, Roll 74
Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
John Lightfoot..10..PA

(Living with parents.)

5. 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 County, Ohio
John Lightfoot..19..PA..None

(Living with parents.)

6. Occupation: Mechanic, 1883, Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, United States. ¹

7. 1900 US Census, 7 June 1900, Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, United States. ⁷ 1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 94, Family 172
Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan
502 Ives Avenue; house rented
John Lightfoot..Head..Feb 1842..58..Divorced..PA..Ass't Plumber

(Divorced and living with 3 other boarders.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1840, then his age should have been 59 or 60 instead of 58.

John married Samantha Martin on 13 December 1883 in Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, United States.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Samantha Martin was born in 1858 in New York, United States ¹ and died after 13 December 1883.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Image, 13 December 1883, Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, United States. ¹

2. Divorce, Bef 1900. ⁵

  Marriage Notes:

John's brother, Jacob B. Lightfoot, was a Justice of the Peace in Mecosta County, Michigan and he performed the marriage ceremony for John and Samantha.
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Name: John Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Dec 1883
Event Place: Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 42y
Birth Date: 1841
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marriage Date: 13 Dec 1883
Marriage Place: Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan
Spouse's Name: Samantha Martin
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 25y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1858
Spouse's Birthplace: New York
Source Reference: v 2 rn 1655

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3B-2XQ : 9 November 2020), John Lightfoot and Samantha Martin, 13 Dec 1883; citing Marriage, Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207684.
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