- Born: 26 March 1821, , Lancaster County, PA 4 7 9 11
- Marriage (1): Samuel Lightfoot on 25 November 1841 in Dalton, OH 1 2 3 4
- Died: 10 September 1900, Orrville, OH at age 79 11
- Buried: 12 September 1900, Orrville, OH 2 11
 General Notes:
At the age of 15, Mary moved with her parents to Dalton, OH. After she and Samuel were married, they moved to State Road, East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio purchasing a farm there in addition to a shop, living there for a period of thirty-four years, after which, wishing to retire from active business, they removed to their late residence, South Main Street, Orrville, in the spring of 1883. Their period of married life passing 58 years.
Early in life it had been said of her, "Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her". And she frequently referred to that experience with much tenderness in her declining years, remaining true to her Master and faithful to her church.
Mother Lightfoot was of a modest retiring disposition, being entirely devoted to her family and the comfort of those about her. She considered no self sacrifice too great for others, patient and submissive in all her afflictions to the last.
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Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 27 July 1850. 7
1850 US Census
Page 202B, Family 50, Roll 739
East Union Township, Wayne, Ohio
Mary Lightfoot..28..PA
(Living with husband and 5 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on June 1860. 8
1860 US Census
Page 26, Family 185, Roll 1050
East Union Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Mary Lightfort..38..Pennsylvania
(Living with husband and 7 children.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 26 Mar 1821, then her age should have been 39 instead of 38.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 1 June 1870. 9
1870 US Census
Page 3, Family 20
East Union Township, Wayne, Ohio
Mary Lightfoot..48..PA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 6 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 24 June 1880. 4
1880 US Census
Page 42B, District 230, Family 409, Roll 1076
East Union Township, Wayne, Ohio
Mary Lightfoot...Wife..59..PA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 3 daughters.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Orrville, OH on 13 June 1900. 10
1900 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 153, Family 259
Orrville, Wayne, Ohio
South Main Street; house owned, no mortgage
Mary Lightfoot..Head..Apr 1822..78..PA..Widowed..10/7
Ella Lightfoot..Daughter..Mar 1858..42..OH
Viola Lightfoot..Daughter..Apr 1861..39..OH
Lenna Bergan..Servant..Jan 1881..19..OH
(Mary was widowed and living with two youngest daughters, Ella and Viola.)
NOTE - Her birth date is believed to be 26 Mar 1821 instead of Apr 1822. Therefore, her age should have been 79, instead of 78.
The 3 children that had died by that date included Emily who died in 1893, Smith who died in 1856 (cemetery marker showing that he died as in infant), and Samuel who died sometime between 1860 and 1870 although he does not appear on any census record and no gravestone has been found.
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• Her obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper after 10 September 1900 in Orrville, OH.
After a long and useful life followed by one year of silent suffering from paralysis, Mrs. Mary Lightfoot was called to her reward, Monday afternoon, Sept. 10, 1900. Aged 79 years, 5 months and 14 days. Three daughters, two sons and an attentive physician were present to minister to her comfort during the last week of her illness, and a host of kind friends and neighbors called to pay their last respect to one whom they loved. On Wednesday morning at her late home on South Main Street, her pastor, Rev. C. A. Boory, who had kindly ministered unto her in days past, assisted by Rev. Twinem of the Presbyterian church, paid a fitting and well deserved tribute to her memory and spoke words of rich consolation to the bereaved children from Saint John 11:26 after which the choir sang "Peacefully Sleep" and her sacred remains were borne to rest in the Silent City beside her husband to await the resurrection morn.
Mary Mitchell was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, March 26, 1821. At the age of fifteen, she removed with her parents to Dalton, Wayne County, Ohio, where she was united in marriage to Samuel Lightfoot, Nov. 25, 1841. This union was blessed with ten children, three of whom with their father, preceded her to the better world. Early in life it had been said of her, "Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her". And she frequently referred to that experience with much tenderness in her declining years, remaining true to her Master and faithful to her church.
Mother Lightfoot was of a modest retiring disposition, being entirely devoted to her family and the comfort of those about her. She considered no self sacrifice too great for others, patient and submissive in all her afflictions to the last. She fulfilled in truth the prophecy of David the Psalmist, "They shall still bring forth fruit in old age".
(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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• She was buried on 12 September 1900 in the Orr Cemetery in Orrville, OH.
Samuel and his wife Mary share one common gravestone in the Orrville Presbyterian Church Cemetery which is a large vaulted top block monument of gray granite. On the front face there is a decorative area with the letters S and L on top of each other. Along the base of the monument carved in relief are large block letters with the name LIGHTFOOT. The inscription on the polished face reads "Samuel Lightfoot 1817 - 1900; Mary, his wife, 1821 - 1900". The Orrville Presbyterian cemetery was also called the "Old Cemetery", and later called the Lutheran Cemetery. It is also known as "Orr's Cemetery" and was founded 1852 by Judge Smith Orr. The cemetery is at the corner of Mill Street and East Church Street in Orrville.
Find A Grave Memorial #51037138
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Mary married Samuel Lightfoot, son of Daniel Lightfoot and Caterina Salome Schmidt, on 25 November 1841 in Dalton, OH.1 2 3 4 (Samuel Lightfoot was born on 28 June 1817 in York County, PA,2 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 died on 24 January 1900 in Orrville, OH 2 5 6 12 13 and was buried after 24 January 1900 in Orr Cemetery, Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, United States 2 12.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
_-_marriage.jpg "Samuel Lightfoot and Mary Mitchell - Marriage Register (7183 KB)
(Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
• Marriage Image: 25 November 1841, in Dalton, OH.
• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 27 July 1850. 7
1850 US Census
Page 202B, Family 50, Roll 739
East Union Township, Wayne, Ohio
Samuel Lightfoot..33..PA..Wagon Maker..$1600
Mary Lightfoot..28..PA
Elizabeth Lightfoot..8..OH
Emily Lightfoot..6..OH
Martha Lightfoot..4..OH
Warren Lightfoot..3..OH
Francis L. Lightfoot..9m..OH
John M. Dormae(?)..17..PA
NOTE - The spelling of the last name of John McDormae is not easily distinguished on the original image of the census form. Although there is no occupation listed for him, he could be an apprentice helper for Samuel in the wagon shop which Samuel owned.
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on June 1860. 8
1860 US Census
Page 26, Family 185, Roll 1050
East Union Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Samuel Lightfort..42..Pennsylvania
Mary Lightfort..38..Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Lightfort..17..Ohio
Emily Lightfort..16..Ohio
Martha Lightfort..14..Ohio
Warren Lightfort..12..Ohio
Francis Lightfort..11..Ohio
Harriet Lightfort..8..Ohio
Ella Lightfort..2..Ohio
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 1 June 1870. 9
1870 US Census
Page 3, Family 20
East Union Township, Wayne, Ohio
Samuel Lightfoot..52..PA..Wagon Maker
Mary Lightfoot..48..PA..Keeping House
Emily Lightfoot..26..OH..School Teacher
Martha Lightfoot..24..OH..School Teacher
Francis L. Lightfoot..20..OH..Wagon Apprentice
Harriet Lightfoot..18..OH
Ellen Lightfoot..12..OH
Viola Lightfoot..9..OH
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 24 June 1880. 4
1880 US Census
Page 42B, Family 409, District 230, Roll 1076
East Union Township, Wayne, Ohio
Samuel Lightfoot..Head..62..PA..Retired Wagon Maker
Mary Lightfoot...Wife..59..PA..Keeping House
Emily Lightfoot...Daughter..35..OH..Assists at Home
Ella Lightfoot...Daughter..22..OH..Assists at Home
Viola Lightfoot...Daughter..18..OH..Assists at Home
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Marriage Notes:
Name: Samuel Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Nov 1841
Event Place: Wayne, Ohio, United States
Event Place (Original): Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Mitchel
Spouse's Gender: Female
Record Number: 336
Reference ID: 54
Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZDV-DLT : 26 August 2019), Samuel Lightfoot and Mary Mitchel, 25 Nov 1841; citing Marriage, Wayne, Ohio, United States, 54, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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Pertaining to a photograph entitled "Sam Lightfoot's Children" from the Ruhama Esther Burnett estate, Photo courtesy of Phyllis Storey-Harrison:
The photo was part of many letters and photos left in the Mulvane, Kansas area in the estates of Daniel Lightfoot and his children to include the estate of Ruhama Esther Burnett. The photo is unmarked other than the statement "Sam Lightfoot's children". I strongly suspect that this name Samuel marked on the photo would have been Daniel's brother who remained in Wayne County, Ohio when Daniel and Susannah left in about 1856 eventually bound for Iowa and then Kansas.
Because Samuel's third-born son, Smith, died in 1856, this photo must be of Samuel's remaining sons, "Samuel Jr, Francis, & Warren (youngest boy to oldest), and probably his two youngest daughters, Viola & Ella (youngest girl to the oldest). It's not known where the next oldest daughter, Harriet, would have been as she was born in 1851 and did not marry until 1874.
If this photo were taken after her marriage date in 1874, that would mean the boys should be much older. That should therefore date the photo to about 1865-1870 in Wayne County, Ohio.
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