Charles Clay Lightfoot ^{1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

  General Notes:

Charles Lightfoot is listed in various years of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin City Directory. They usually showed Charles' occupation as working for the NSP, Northern States Power Company or WML&P Company, which is the Wisconsin Municipal Light & Power Company.
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  Birth Notes:

The Record of Birth for Charles was recorded in Muscatine, Iowa in spite of the fact that it indicates that he was actually born in Cedar County. It is not known exactly why this was done but a review of all historical records from the era seems to indicate a preference for the residents of Springdale, Pee Dee, and Atalissa areas to be serviced through Muscatine County instead of West Branch, Iowa or the Cedar County seat in Tipton, Iowa.

In addition, the record of birth for Charles indicates that he was not given a name on the initial birth record. It appears that there was no legal requirement at the time for the parents to ever file an amendment to the birth record but rather they just merely started calling him by whatever name they finally had chosen.

The birth year on his gravestone was supplied by family members but it incorrectly says 1883 instead of 1884. The only document which provides the year of 1883 instead of 1884 was his World War I Draft Registration Record which was completed in 1918. His World War II Draft Registration Record which was completed in 1942 stated a birth year of 1884. All of his state and federal census records support a birth year of 1884.

Name: Lightfoot
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 25 Dec 1884
Event Place: Cedar, Iowa, United States
Race: white
Father's Name: Wm. Lightfoot
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Age: 37
Mother's Name: Loretta Linn
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Age: 31
GS Film Number: 1003493
Digital Folder Number: 004309864
Image Number: 00267

Citing this Record:
"Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV6Q-RR7 : accessed 13 March 2016), Lightfoot, 1884.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth Image: 25 December 1884, in Cedar County, IA. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 1885. ⁶

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 384, Line 9, Dwelling 87, Family 94
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 26, NW Quarter of the SW Quarter
Charles Lightfoot..0..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 1895. ⁷

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 473, Line 7, Dwelling 75, Family 80
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Chas C. Lightfoot..10..Cedar County, Iowa

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Muscatine, IA on 5 June 1900. ⁸

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 106, Dwelling 171, Family 173
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
119 East Second Street
Charles Lightfoot...Son..Dec 1884..15..IA..Laborer

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in , Muscatine County, IA on 1905. ⁹

1905 Iowa State Census
, Muscatine County, Iowa
Chas Lightfoot..20..IA..Single..Card B182

(Living with mother.)
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• Military: 1907 to 1915. Enlisted 3 Dec 1907; Battalion A, 4th Reg. Field Artillery;
Hospital Corp. 10 Dec 1910 to 21 Dec 1913;
Enl. 7 Jul 1914; Discharge 19 Apr 1915;
6' tall. First enlistment was at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri;
First and third discharge was from Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming;
Third enlistment was at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
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• His occupation in 1907 was a Button cutter in Muscatine, IA.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fort D. A. Russell, WY on 3 June 1910. ¹⁰

1910 US Census
Sheet 20B, District 145, Dwelling 150, Family 155, Roll 1746
Fort D. A. Russell, Laramie County, Wyoming, United States
Battery A, 4th Field Artillery
Charles C. Lightfoot..Head..25..Soldier, US Army
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Stoker for Wisconsin Municipal Light & Power Company in Eau Claire, WI. ¹⁴

• He resided at 212-1/2 Wisconsin on 12 September 1918 in Eau Claire, WI.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Eau Claire, WI.

Name: Charles Clay Lightfoot
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1883

NOTE - Even though this registration form gave his birth year as 1883, the Iowa State Census of 1885 proves that it actually was 1884. On that census, his age was given as 0. Instructions on the form indicate that anyone born in 1884 should have their age entered as 0.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Eau Claire, WI on 7 January 1920. ¹¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, Family 86, District 129, Roll 1984, 8th Ward
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
212 Wisconsin Street, house rented
Charles C. Lightfoot..Head..35..IA..Foreman, Gas Works

(Living with wife, 2 sons, and 2 step-daughters.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Eau Claire, WI on April 1930. ³

1930 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 0013, Household 465, Roll 2571
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Charles C. Lightfoot...Head..44..IA

(Living with wife, 2 sons, and 1 step-daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 25 Dec 1884, then his age should have been 45 instead of 44.
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Eau Claire, WI on 15 April 1940. ⁴

1940 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 18-15B, Family 211
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
820 Water Street; rent $15
Charles Lightfoot...Head..55..IA..8th grade

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He resided at 820 Water Street in 1942 in Eau Claire, WI.
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• Charles Clay Lightfoot registered for WW II Draft: 1942, Eau Claire, WI.

¹⁵ Name: Charles Clay Lightfoot
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1884
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• He was buried in 1946 in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Eau Claire, WI.

Both Charles and his wife, Rosalie, share a common flat marker of rose colored granite approximately four feet in width. The inscription reads "LIGHTFOOT, Rosalie, 1882-1963, Charles C. 1883-1946." The words "Mother" and "Father" appear below their names. Note that the birth year for Charles is incorrectly shown as 1883 instead of 1884.

Find A Grave Memorial 42974827
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Charles married Rosalie Stoops, daughter of Thomas D. Stoops and Mary Louise Robinson, on 22 February 1916 in , Ramsey County, MN.^{1 2 3 4} (Rosalie Stoops was born in 1882 in Minnesota,^{4 16} died on 26 May 1963 in , Eau Claire County, WI ^{16 17} and was buried on 29 May 1963 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire, WI ¹⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 22 February 1916, in , Ramsey County, MN. ¹

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Eau Claire, WI on 7 January 1920. ¹¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, Family 86, District 129, Roll 1984, 8th Ward
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
212 Wisconsin Street, house rented
Charles C. Lightfoot..Head..35..IA..Foreman, Gas Works
Rosalee Lightfoot..Wife..32..MN..Housewife
Statia Lightfoot..Dau..5..WI..Student
James S. Lightfoot..Son..2..WI
Andrew Lightfoot..Son..3 weeks..WI
Lillian Shantle..Othr..18..boarder..MN..Laborer

NOTE - Their youngest daughter, Hazel, was born metally retarded and is assumed to have been living in a special care facilty when the 1920 census was taken.

This census record shows two of Rose's daughters from her previous marriage to Charles Chandler, who were still living with her, Anastasia and Lillian. I highly suspect that the name of the boarder, Lillian Shantle, is actually Rose's daughter, Lillian Chandler. She should have been listed as "step-daughter" instead of "Other". The name of Anastasia was listed as "daughter" to Charles C. Lightfoot when actually she was a step-daughter. It is not clear why Anastasia would be listed with a Lightfoot surname while her sister, Lillian, would be listed with a Chandler or Shantle surname.

If two of Rose's children from her first marriage are living with her, what happened to the middle child, Adeline? Apparently she was still alive because later she married Dunaski. If Charles Chandler were still alive after the divorce from Rose, perhaps Adeline was living with him.
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Eau Claire, WI on April 1930. ³

1930 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 0013, Household 465, Roll 2571
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Charles C. Lightfoot..Head..44..IA
Rose E. Lightfoot..Wife..45
Stacia Lightfoot..SDau..16
James S. Lightfoot..Son..13
Andrew Lightfoot..Son..10
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Eau Claire, WI on 15 April 1940. ⁴

1940 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 18-15B, Family 211
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
820 Water Street; rent $15
Charles Lightfoot...Head..55..IA..8th grade
Roselee Lightfoot...Wife..57..MN..7th grade
Hazel Lightfoot...Dau..28..MN
James Lightfoot...Son..23..WI..10th grade
Andrew Lightfoot...Son..20..WI..10th grade..Laborer, Sewer Project
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  Marriage Notes:

Following the divorce from Rosalie's first husband, she apparently used her maiden name of Stoops when she married Charles Lightfoot. At the time, she still had at least two of her children with her, Lillian and Stacia, who appear with them on the 1920 US Census. The marriage license shows Rose's half-sister, Emily F. Bluestone, as a witness.

Name: Charles C Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Feb 1916
Event Place: Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Roselee Stoops
Spouse's Gender: Female
Page: 542
Reference ID: Page 542
GS Film Number: 001314545
Digital Folder Number: 005193357
Image Number: 00076

Citing this Record:
"Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-C78G : accessed 13 March 2016), Charles C Lightfoot and Roselee Stoops, 1916.
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