John Lightfoot ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

If the three census records for 1850, 1860, and 1870 are all for the same John Lightfoot, then his age is inconsistently reported on each record. He appears to be a poor farm laborer with only minimal property values. I can find no further census records beyond 1870.
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1832, Ohio, United States. ¹

2. Alt. Birth, 1838, Ohio, United States. ³

3. 1840 US Census, June 1840, Ripley Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 1840 US Census
Page 254, Roll 404
Ripley Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Males
under 5: 4 = (John, son, age 4; Edward, son, age 2; Levi, son, age 1; Unknown person)

(Living with parents.)

4. 1850 US Census, 26 September 1850, Jackson Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. ¹ 1850 US Census
Page 369, Dwelling 109, Family 109, Roll 156
Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
John Lightfoot..18..OH

(Living with parents.)

5. 1860 US Census, June 1860, Washington Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. ³ 1860 US Census
Page 187A, Dwelling 1332, Family 1338, Roll 273
Washington Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
John Lightfoot..22..OH..Farm Laborer

(Living as a boarder in the George and Rebecca Ryerson house.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1832, then his age should have been 27 or 28 instead of 22.

6. 1870 US Census, 19 July 1870, Pierceton, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. ⁵ 1870 US Census
Page 18, Roll 332, Dwelling 162, Family 160
Pierceton, Kosciusko County, Indiana
John Lightfoot..34..OH..Civil Engineer

(Living with wife and daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1832, then his age should have been 37 or 38 instead of 34.

John married Amanda about 1863. (Amanda was born in 1838 in Ohio, United States ² and died after 1 June 1870.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1870 US Census, 19 July 1870, Pierceton, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. ⁵ 1870 US Census
Page 18, Roll 332, Dwelling 162, Family 160
Pierceton, Kosciusko County, Indiana
John Lightfoot..34..OH..Civil Engineer
Amanda Lightfoot..32..OH..Keeping House
Della M. Lightfoot..6..IN
Sarah Hite..12..IN
John Hite..10..IN

NOTE - Unknown as to who the two Hite children were. Possibly from a previous marriage of Della?