William Murray
(Abt 1818-)
Lovina Andrews
(Abt 1818-)
Eliza Jane Murray
(1848-1927)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Warren Lightfoot

Eliza Jane Murray 5 6 7

  • Born: 10 December 1848, Copley, OH 3 4 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Warren Lightfoot on 13 May 1869 in Paradise, OH 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 30 November 1927, Wadsworth, OH at age 78 7 8
  • Buried: 3 December 1927, Orrville, OH 5 7 8

bullet   Cause of her death was Syncope.7

bullet   Another name for Eliza was Jennie Ellumy Murray.1 3 4 8

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bullet  Death Notes:

Eliza's daughter, Clara Daniels, was the informant for her death certificate.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth information of 1849.Her gravestone provides a birth year of 1849 but probably should be 1848. On her 1900 Census, she gave a month and year of birth as "Dec 1848". Her death certificate indicates a birth date of 10 Dec 1848.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 1 June 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 3, Family 21, Roll 1280
East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Jane Lightfoot..21..OH..Keeping House

(Living with husband and daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 19 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 176B, District 230, Family 338, Roll 1076
East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Jennie Lightfoot..Wife..31..OH..Keeping House

(Living with husband and son and daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Orrville, OH on 13 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 153, Family 222
Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio
West Paradise Street; house rented
Married 31 years
Jennie E. Lightfoot..Wife..Dec 1848..51..OH..2/2

(Living with husband, son, brother, and husband's cousin.)
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• She was buried on 3 December 1927 in the Orr Cemetery in Orrville, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #51037725
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Eliza married Warren Lightfoot, son of Samuel Lightfoot and Mary Mitchell, on 13 May 1869 in Paradise, OH.1 2 3 4 (Warren Lightfoot was born on 18 January 1847 in Paradise, OH,3 6 9 10 died on 30 April 1916 in Wadsworth, OH 1 10 11 and was buried on 2 May 1916 in Orrville, OH 1 10 11.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 1 June 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 3, Family 21, Roll 1280
East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Warren Lightfoot..23..OH..Wagon Maker
Jane Lightfoot..21..OH..Keeping House
Clara Lightfoot..1m..OH..Born in May
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 19 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 176B, District 230, Family 338, Roll 1076
East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Warren Lightfoot..Head..33..OH..Wagon Maker
Jennie Lightfoot..Wife..31..OH..Keeping House
Clara B. Lightfoot..Daughter..10..OH..At School
William Lightfoot..Son..8..OH
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Orrville, OH on 13 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 153, Family 222
Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio
West Paradise Street; house rented
Married 31 years
Warren Lightfoot..Head..Feb 1847..53..OH..Wood Worker
Jennie E. Lightfoot..Wife..Dec 1848..51..OH..2/2
William L. Lightfoot..Son..Nov 1871..28..OH..Painter
David M. Murry..Brother-in-Law..May 1861..39..OH..Blacksmith
Glen D. Griswold..Cousin..Nov 1878..21..OH..Student
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Sources


1 Wayne, Ohio Public Library, Genealogy Department (Family Group Sheet #1-11-4A & B. This document can be found in the LIGHTFOOT surname folder at the Wayne County Genealogical department of the public library. The name of the compiler for this sheet was left blank.).

2 Wayne County Probate Court Records, Marriage Records, Vol. 7, Page 279.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 230, p. 176B, family 338, Warren Lightfoot and Eliza Jane Murray; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1076.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 153, p. 10A, dwelling 222, family 222, Warren Lightfoot and Eliza Jane Murray; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 02 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 Barbara Reed, "Earnest & Bissell families of Ohio" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2404446; Updated: Mon Jan 27 16:05:30 2003).

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio, p. 3, dwelling 21, family 21, Warren Lightfoot and Eliza Jane Murray; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 02 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1280.

7 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 64999 (1927), Murray, Eliza Jane; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 02 Nov 2009).

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51037725.

9 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio, p. 202B, dwelling 50, family 50, Samuel Lightfoot and Mary Mitchell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 01 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 739.

10 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8NW-7Q2 : 15 August 2019), Warren Lightfoot, 30 Apr 1916; citing Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, reference fn 26975; FHL microfilm 1,983,649.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 Jul 2015), Find A Grave Memorial# 51037720.


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