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Orbie Wilfred Lightfoot
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Orbie Wilfred Lightfoot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: 21 September 1918, North Manchester, IN 1 2 4 5 7 8
- Marriage (1): Ruth Emerald Dunker on 19 November 1942 in Elkhart, IN 1 2
- Died: 1 November 1996, Elkhart, IN at age 78 6 7
- Buried: After 1 November 1996, Osceola, IN 6
 Another name for Orbie was Orvie Wilfred Lightfoot.8
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Wabash, IN on January 1920. 8
page 6B, Family 155
Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana
Orvie Lightfoot...Son..1..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Elkhart, IN on April 1930. 4
Sheet 14A, Household 321, Roll 585, District 0022
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
Son..Orbie Lightfoot..11..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Elkhart, IN on 25 April 1940. 5
Sheet 10B, Family 265, Roll 1040, District 20-20
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
919 Main Street; house rented $23
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Son..Orbie Lightfoot..21..IN..12th grade..Machine Repair at Laundry
(Living with parents.)
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• Military: Coast Guard, 1941 to 1943, California.
• He resided in Elkhart, IN from 1943 to 1996.
• He was buried after 1 November 1996 in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola, IN.
Find A Grave Memorial #111013702
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Orbie married Ruth Emerald Dunker, daughter of Amos G. Dunker and Ossie J. Hathaway, on 19 November 1942 in Elkhart, IN.1 2 (Ruth Emerald Dunker was born on 24 May 1923 in White Pigeon, MI,1 2 6 died on 1 July 2005 in Elkhart, IN 2 6 and was buried after 1 July 2005 in Osceola, IN 2 6.)
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Sources
1
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 Oct 2013); Name: Orbie W Lightfoot; Spouse's Name: Ruth Dunker; Event Date: 19 Nov 1942; Event Place: Elkhart, Indiana.
2
Karen Valenzuela, "Shearer, Rice, Jones, Zeek, Parks, Lightfoot," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=karensu : accessed 24 Jul 2010).
3
Craig, "Always Looking for Cousins!," database, RootsWeb.com (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kinship : accessed 24 Jul 2010).
4
1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 0022, sheet 14A, family 321, Dana Wilfred Lightfoot and Ada Marie Bonewitz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 585.
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1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 20-20, sheet 10B, household 265, Dana Wilford Lightfoot and Ada Marie Bonewitz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1040.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 Oct 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111013702.
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"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 23 Oct 2013), ORBIE W LIGHTFOOT; 21 Sep 1918; 01 Nov 1996 (V).
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1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, sheet 6B, family 155, Dana Wilfred Lightfoot and Ada Marie Bonewitz; index and images (accessed 23 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.
