Edward Lightfoot ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

  General Notes:

Brothers Nelson, Andrew, and Edward Lightfoot worked for the New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad Company. The NJI&I was originally created by the Singer Sewing Machine Company in order to transport their products from South Bend, IN, to a connection with the Wabash Railroad in Pine, Indiana. The line began service in 1905 and officially operated on only 11.4 miles of track. The line ran between South Bend and Pine, Indiana, where it met the Wabash Railroad.

Up until and through World War I the line offered two passenger trains round trip daily to Detroit. In the 1930s passenger service was discontinued. The Wabash had purchased the line in 1926 but continued to operate it as a separate railroad. The major customers included Singer Manufacturing and The Studebaker Company. The NJI&I continued in service until 1982 when the Norfolk Southern absorbed the line. Despite both manufacturers going out of business in the early 1960s and early 1970s, the line continued to operate for several other smaller customers.

The name is derived from the three states Singer had plants in at the time of charter. The railroad was eventually taken over by the Wabash and operated through the Norfolk and Western takeover. The line continued to service several customers until the NS-Conrail takeover allowed NS to access their customers via the former New York Central Chicago line. The line was abandoned and removed in the late 1990s.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 4 June 1900. ²

Page 4B, District 138, Dwelling 72, Family 74
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
house rented
Edward Lightfoot...Son..Aug 1898..1..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on April 1910. ³

Sheet 3A, District 195, Family 47
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Ed Lightfoot...Son..10..IN
(Living with widowed mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 31 Aug 1898, then his age should have been 11 instead of 10.
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Section Hand for the New Jersey Railroad in Lakeville, IN. ¹

• He resided at R.R. 1 On 12 September 1918 in Lakeville, IN.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at South Bend, IN.

Name: Edward Lightfoot
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1898
Birthplace: , United States
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on January 1920. ⁴

Sheet 1A, District 215, Family 2
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Ed Lightfoot...Son..21..IN
(Living with widowed mother and maternal grandmother.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on April 1930. ⁵

Sheet 5B, Roll 628, District 0095, Family 109
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Edward Lightfoot...Bro..31..IN
(Living with brother and widowed mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Liberty Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on April 1940. ⁶

Sheet 9B, Roll 1092, District 71-11, Family 178
Liberty Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Residence in 1935: Rural, St. Joseph, Indiana
house owned, $700
Edward Lightfoot...Son..41..IN..6th grade..Farming
(Living with widowed mother.)
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• Military: Enlistment in Army, 14 October 1942, Toledo, OH. ⁹ Name: Edward Lightfoot
Birth Year: 1898
Birthplace: INDIANA
Education Level: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: General farmers
Military Rank: Private
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Serial Number: 35344129
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• He was buried in June 1979 in the Lakeville Cemetery in Lakeville, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial 106703010
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