William P. Lightfoot ^{2 3 4 6 7 8}

  General Notes:

William appears to remarry after Ida dies in 1908; he shows up in the 1920 US Census in Porter County, Indiana married to "Jessie", who was born in 1886, and with his two daughters from his first wife, Irene, born abt. 1905, and Adelma, born in 1908. Their marriage is sourced in the Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (date 15 Aug 1914).

(Source: Claire Chantell [chantell@virginia.edu]; email Feb 2007)

NOTE - I have not been able to locate any such document showing a marriage in 1914. To the contrary, the only document about a subsequent marriage shows a marriage in 1910 to Maggie E. Van Wagnen. Maggie's maiden name was Rodger. In addition, the 1910 US Census shows William P. Lightfoot living with Maggie E. Lightfoot.

Unless William was remarried for a 3rd time to a Jessie, then somehow Maggie's given name became Jessie between 1910 and 1920.
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  Death Notes:

Porter County Death Index, 1884-1927
LIGHTFOOT, William P.
Date and Place of Birth: 4/5/1854, Indiana
Date and Place of Death: 5/5/1927, Boone Township
Age at Death: 73
Burial: Hebron Cemetery, Hebron
Spouse: Jessie

(NOTE - The date of birth may not be correct.)
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1851 and a birth location of Indiana.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 9 on the 1860 census.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 18 September 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 153-154, Roll 289, Dwelling 1162, Family 1128
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
William Lightfoot...9..IN

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 5 Apr 1853, then his age should have been 7 instead of 9.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 29 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 21, Family 166, Dwelling 169, Roll 351
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
William Lightfoot..18..IN..Farm Laborer

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 5 Apr 1853, then his age should have been 17 instead of 18.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 8 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 551C, District 145, Family 110, Roll 0305
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
William Lightfoot..Head..27..IN..Farmer

(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Hebron, IN on 4 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 79, Dwelling 88, Family 88
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
married 25 years
house owned, no mortgage
William Lightfoot..Head..Apr 1852..48..IN..Engineer

(Living with wife and 1 son.)

NOTE - The actual census image shows his occupation as what appears to be "Past Able Engineer". I have no idea what the "Past Able" could mean other than the logical "Portable Engineer". The "Engineer" portion was probably a "steam engine engineer", the man who was responsible for the operation of the steam engine typically used to power many farm implements especially during harvest. Several other Lightfoot descendants were "steam engineers". (Brian L. Lightfoot)

NOTE - His birth date is believed to have been in Apr 1853 instead of Apr 1852.

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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 9 May 1910. ¹⁰

1910 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 136, Family 332, Roll 374
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
Home rented
Married 0 years
William P. Lightfoot..Head..58..IN..Engineer, Tractor engine
Maggie E. Lightfoot..Wife..48..GA..0/0
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Hebron, IN on 21 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 138, Dwelling 119, Family 119, Roll 460
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
Farm rented
William Lightfoot..Head..66..IN..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with 2nd wife and 2 daughters from his 1st wife.)
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• He was buried after 5 May 1927 in the Hebron Cemetery in Hebron, IN.

Plot: North Section 4 Row 39
Find A Grave Memorial #6714477
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William married Ida A. Allen on 25 March 1875 in , Porter County, IN.^{1 2 3} (Ida A. Allen was born on 27 January 1857 in Indiana,^{1 11} died on 25 October 1908 in Chicago, IL ^{1 11 12} and was buried on 27 October 1908 in Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Porter, IN ^{1 12}.). The cause of her death was Liver Infection.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 25 March 1875, in , Porter County, IN.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 8 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 551C, District 145, Family 110, Roll 0305
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
William Lightfoot..Head..27..IN..Farmer
Ida A. Lightfoot..Wife..24..IN..Keeps House
May Lightfoot..Dau..4..IN
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Hebron, IN on 4 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 79, Dwelling 88, Family 88
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
married 25 years
house owned, no mortgage
William Lightfoot..Head..Apr 1852..48..IN..Engineer
Ida A. Lightfoot..Wife..Jun 1856..44..IN..3/3
Clem W. Lightfoot..Son..May 1891..9..IN
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: William P Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 25 Mar 1875
Event Place: Porter, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 23 Mar 1875
Spouse's Name: Ida A Allen
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: F Mikles
Page: 297
Record Number: 587
GS Film Number: 001686156
Digital Folder Number: 005014494
Image Number: 00656

Citing this Record:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDH3-YKL : accessed 4 February 2016), William P Lightfoot and Ida A Allen, 1875.
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William next married Maggie E. Rodger, daughter of William Rodger and Mary E. Mobley, on 4 March 1910 in , Porter County, IN.^{4 5} (Maggie E. Rodger was born on 27 September 1860 in Georgia and died after 1 January 1920.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 4 March 1910, in , Porter County, IN. ⁵

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 9 May 1910. ¹⁰

1910 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 136, Family 332, Roll 374
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
Home rented
Married 0 years
William P. Lightfoot..Head..58..IN..Engineer, Tractor engine
Maggie E. Lightfoot..Wife..48..GA..0/0
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• They have conflicting marriage information of 15 August 1914. ¹ It is believed that this marriage date of 1914 is incorrect for the following reasons.

There is a marriage document issued in Porter County, Indiana in 1910 for William P. Lightfoot but the name of the spouse is slightly different than the expected "Jessie" that appeared on the 1920 US Census. That marriage document shows the name of the spouse as Maggie E. Van Wagnen with an age of about 50 born in Georgia. Her father's name was shown as William Rodger making her birth name Maggie E. Rodger.

On that marriage document, the William Lightfoot lists his occupation as engineer which matches his occupation from the 1900 and 1910 US Census records. He correctly lists his father's name as John but his mother's name was given as an almost undecipherable "Ashatich" or perhaps "Alhatich" which is somewhat close to her name believed to be "Atha Ann" even though her name was spelled different in most census documents. William gave his father's birth place as Pennsylvania instead of the expected Maryland and gave his mother's birth place as Ohio instead of the expected Pennsylvania.

The most important piece of information which proves this marriage document to be the correct William P. Lightfoot is that on the document he shows the date of death of his first wife to be 25 Oct 1908 which correctly matches the death certificate issued in Illinois.
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Hebron, IN on 21 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 138, Dwelling 119, Family 119, Roll 460
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
Farm rented
William Lightfoot..Head..66..IN..Farmer, General Farm
Jessie Lightfoot..Wife..34..IN
Irene Lightfoot..Dau..14..IN
Adelma Lightfoot..Dau..11..IN
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  Marriage Notes:

Name:William P Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 03 Mar 1910
Event Place:Porter, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: , Porter, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age (Estimated): 58
Race:White
Number of Previous Marriages: once
Birth Date: 05 Apr 1852
Birthplace: , Porter, Indiana
Marriage License Date: 03 Mar 1910
Father's Name: John Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Ashatiah Price
Spouse's Name: Maggie E Van Wagnen
Spouse's Residence Place: , Porter, Indiana
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age (Estimated):50
Spouse's Previous Marriage Number: once
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Race (Original):White
Spouse's Birth Date:27 Sep 1860
Spouse's Birthplace:, , Georgia
Spouse's Father's Name: William Rodger
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary E Mobley
Officiator's Name: Claude E Hill
Page:348

Citing this Record:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHQ-KBB : accessed 4 February 2016), William P Lightfoot and Maggie E Van Wagnen, 1910.
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