Daniel Lightfoot ^{2 4 5 6 7}

  General Notes:

Three brothers, Daniel, John, and Isaac Lightfoot moved from Wayne County, Ohio to northern Indiana. But this move was not done all at the same time but rather according to the following schedule.

Daniel moved to Kosciusko County, Indiana sometime between 1840 and 1850.

John moved to Porter County, Indiana sometime between 1840 and 1842.

Isaac moved to La Porte County, Indiana sometime between 1844 and 1846.
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Moving to Indiana with Daniel and his wife were his 4 youngest children, John, Jane, Edward, and Levi. His son Isaac probably also went with his father but records of his exact age and location in Indiana have yet to be discovered. That leaves only his oldest son, Henry, and oldest daughter, Rebecca, who may have stayed behind in Ohio.

His son Henry is known to have first lived in Wabash County and then Kosciusko County, Indiana but moved back to Hancock County, Ohio where he was married in 1851 and remained there for the rest of his life.

His daughter, Rebecca, was married in 1844 in Ohio where she remained until about 1854 when she and her husband moved to LaPorte County, Indiana. By 1860 they had moved into Michigan for a brief period only to return to LaPorte County and eventually Saint Joseph County, Indiana.

By 1860, Daniel's wife, Anna, had died, and he had moved in with his married son, Henry, who was living in Hancock County in the NW part of Ohio. All of his children, except for Henry, remained in Indiana.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1820 US Census in Washington Township, Wayne County, OH on August 1820. ⁹

1820 US Census
Page 274, Roll 93
Washington Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Males 19-25: 2 = (Daniel, 24; John, Jr., 20)

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1840 US Census in Ripley Township, Holmes County, OH on June 1840. ⁵

1840 US Census
Page 254, Roll 404
Ripley Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Males
40-50: 1 = Daniel Lightfoot (age 44)

(Living with wife and what appears to be 8 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, IN on 26 September 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 369, Roll 156, Dwelling 109, Family 109
Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Daniel Lightfoot..54..MD..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Findlay, OH on June 1860. ⁷

1860 US Census
Page 114, Family 775
Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio
Daniel Lightfoot...65..MD

(Living at home of married son, Henry, and his family.)

NOTE - If his birth year was 1796, then his age should have been 63 or 64 instead of 65.
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Daniel married Issaw Brown on 27 December 1820 in , Wayne County, OH.¹ (Issaw Brown was born in 1800 in West Virginia and died in 1825 in Ohio.)

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Daniel Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Dec 1820
Event Place: Wayne, Ohio, United States
Event Place (Original): Wayne, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Iffaru P. Brown
Spouse's Gender: Female
Source Reference: Volumes 1-3

Citing this Record
"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDKV-KY9 : 25 March 2020), Iffaru P. Brown in entry for Daniel Lightfoot, 1820.
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Name: Daniel Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Dec 1820
Event Place: Wayne, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Marie Brown

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZVP-MQP : 8 December 2017), Daniel Lightfoot and Marie Brown, 27 Dec 1820; citing Marriage, Wayne, Ohio, United States, p15, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

NOTE - Different transcriptions of the old and very difficult to read marriage records show the brides's name as Iffaru P. Brown or Marie Brown. It is believed that the proper transcription of her given name is most likely Issaru but appears to be written as Iffaru. According to one researcher, her true given name was Issaw, which is a tribal name of the Catawba. She was Catawba, Saponi, and African slave mix.
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Daniel next married Annie Weir, daughter of Hugh Weir and Ruth, on 6 October 1825 in , Holmes County, OH.^{2 3 4} (Annie Weir was born in 1808 in Pennsylvania ⁶ and died between 1850 and 1860.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 6 October 1825, in , Holmes County, OH. ⁴

• They appeared on the 1840 US Census in Ripley Township, Holmes County, OH on June 1840. ⁵

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)
10-15: 2 = (Henry, son, age 13; Isaac, son, age about 10)
40-50: 1 = Daniel Lightfoot (age 44)
Females
5-10: 1 = (Mary Jane, daughter, age 7)
10-15: 1 = (Rebecca, daughter, age 13)
30-40: 1 = (Anny Lightfoot, wife, age 32)

NOTE - The census record shows 8 children present in the household but only 7 are known. The eighth child seems to be under the age of 5 and could be a relative or another unknown son.
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• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, IN on 26 September 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 369, Roll 156, Dwelling 109, Family 109
Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Daniel Lightfoot...54..MD..Farmer
Ann Lightfoot...42..PA
John Lightfoot...18..OH
Jane Lightfoot...17..OH
Edward Lightfoot...12..OH
Levi Lightfoot...10..OH

NOTE - Their oldest son, Henry, would have been 24 years old and is assumed to have been living and working elsewhere. Their oldest daughter, Rebecca Morningstar Lightfoot, would have been 23 years old and was married in 1844 and therefore she is not shown on this 1850 census record. Their son, Isaac, would have been about 20 years old also does not show. His whereabouts are unknown.
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Daniel Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 06 Oct 1825
Event Place: Holmes, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Anny Weir

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDP1-K61 : 10 December 2017), Daniel Lightfoot and Anny Weir, 06 Oct 1825; citing Marriage, Holmes, Ohio, United States, 031, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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