Robert Herman Lightfoot ^{1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9}

  General Notes:

Apparently went by his middle name of Herman.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Wood Township, Carroll County, MO on 10 June 1880. ⁸

page 18, Dwelling 14, T9-0678, District 143
Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Herman Lightfoot...Son..3..MO
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Morris Township, Texas County, MO on 8 June 1900. ⁹

page 7A, District 142, Dwg 65, Family 65, T623-906
Morris Township, Texas County, Missouri
Herman Lightfoot...Son..Sep 1877..22..MO..Farm laborer
(Living with mother. Father was living with eldest son in Oklahoma.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Township 4, Craig County, OK on April 1910. ¹

Sheet 5A, District 30, Household 79
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
Robert H. Lightfoot...Head..32..MO
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• His occupation from 1917 to 1924 was a County Assessor in Vinita, OK. ⁵

• He resided in Kelso, OK in September 1918.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Vinita, OK.

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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Township 4, Craig County, OK on January 1920. ²

page 7B, Family 125
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
Home owned no mortgage
Herman Lightfoot...Head..42..MO..County Assessor
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Tulsa, OK on April 1930. ³

Sheet 4A, roll 1934, Household 88, District 0043
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Herman H. Lightfoot...Head..53..MO
(Living with wife and youngest son, Orville.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Township 9, Craig County, OK on 22 April 1940. ⁴

Sheet 7A, Family 135, District 18-19, Roll 3287
Township 9, Craig County, Oklahoma
home owned, value $1000
Residence in 1935: Same House
Robert Herman Lightfoot...Head..62..??..10th grade..Farmer
(Living with wife.)
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• He resided in Vinita, OK in 1941.
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• He resided in Vinita, OK in 1944.
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• He was buried after 1 November 1972 in the Fairview Cemetery in Vinita, OK.

Find A Grave Memorial #10037973
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Robert married Maud Eleanor Kelly on 3 February 1900.^{1 2 3 4 5 6} (Maud Eleanor Kelly was born on 13 March 1880 in Missouri,^{1 2 3 4 9 13 14} died on 18 October 1977 in Tulsa, OK ^{13 14} and was buried after 18 October 1977 in Vinita, OK ¹⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Township 4, Craig County, OK on April 1910. ¹

Sheet 5A, District 30, Household 79
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
Robert H. Lightfoot...Head..32..MO
Maud E. Lightfoot...Wife..30..MO
Clifford E. Lightfoot...Son..8..OK
Ruby O. Lightfoot...Dau..6..OK
Oscar Lightfoot...Son..3..OK
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Township 4, Craig County, OK on January 1920. ²

Sheet 7B, District 8, Fam 125
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
Home owned no mortgage
Herman Lightfoot...Head..42..MO..County Assessor
Maud Lightfoot...Wife..39..MO
Ellis Lightfoot...Son..17..OK
Olive Lightfoot...Son..16..OK
Oscar Lightfoot...Son..13..OK
Arvol Lightfoot...Son..9..OK
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Tulsa, OK on April 1930. ³

Sheet 4A, roll 1934, Household 88, District 0043
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Herman H. Lightfoot...Head..53..MO
Maud E. Lightfoot...Wife..50..MO
Orville Lightfoot...Son..19..OK
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Township 9, Craig County, OK on 22 April 1940. ⁴

Sheet 7A, Family 135, District 18-19, Roll 3287
Township 9, Craig County, Oklahoma
home owned, value $1000
Residence in 1935: Same House
Robert Herman Lightfoot...Head..62..??..10th grade..Farmer
Maude Eleanor Lightfoot...Wife..60..MO..8th grade..Housekeeper
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  Marriage Notes:

Herman and Maude were married 3 Feb 1900 and came to the Indian Territories in 1901 in a covered wagon with a coop of chickens tied underneath their wagon and a milk cow tied behind the wagon. They established their home in the community of Kelso. To them were born six children: 2 died in infancy; Clifford Ellis, Don Oscar, Ruby Olive and Kenneth Orville survived. They had 71 years together, all but a few years were spent on their farm at Kelso. They did live a short time in Tulsa.

When Herman was 93, he was still riding the tractor and making garden. Maude was taking care of the house and her chickens. Herman was a farmer-stockman which was his first love. He was also very civic minded, serving on the school board at Kelso, very active in the Odd Fellows Lodge and attended the First Baptist Church regularly until an eye operation did not allow him to drive. He was a Craig county assessor. He held this office from 1917 to 1924. At that time officials were elected every 2 years. A charter member of the NE Electric corp, he was on the original Board of Trustees. He was officer manager of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration's Vinita office. He served on the election board for many years. He passed away at Vinita after a very short illness on Nov 1, 1972 at age 95.
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NOTE - The marriage date of Feb 1900 may be in doubt. The 1900 census which was in June 1900 shows Robert Herman still living at home with his mother in Texas County, Missouri while his father had gone ahead to Oklahoma. Maud Kelly was in the household but was listed as a boarder and servant to the family.
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