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Jacob Lightfoot
(1812-1890)
Elizabeth Peters
(1817-1886)
John Kuhn
(1822-)
Mary
(1826-)
William Lightfoot
(1837-1926)
Lanah Kuhn
(1841-1925)
John Kuhn Lightfoot
(1861-1932)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elmira Phoebe Simons

John Kuhn Lightfoot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 14 December 1861, Fayetteville, PA 3 4 5 7
  • Marriage (1): Elmira Phoebe Simons about 1885 1 2
  • Died: 26 August 1932, Cleveland, OH at age 70 6 7
  • Buried: 28 August 1932, Cleveland, OH 6 7
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: John Kuhn Lightfoot
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Aug 1932
Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Address: 10212 Elk Ave
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Marital Status: Married
Race: W
Occupation: Mechanic
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1861
Birthplace: Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
Burial Date: 28 Aug 1932
Cemetery: Lakeview
Father's Name: William Lightfoot
Father's Birthplace: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: Lanah Kuhn
Mother's Birthplace: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Spouse's Name: Elmira P. Lightfoot
File Number: fn 47183
GS Film number: 1992665
Digital Folder Number: 004001627
Image Number: 03165

Citing this Record:
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6SY-PNM : accessed 24 March 2016), William Lightfoot in entry for John Kuhn Lightfoot, 26 Aug 1932; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 47183; FHL microfilm 1,992,665.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1863 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 47 on the 1910 US Census.
. 2

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greene Township, Franklin, PA on 14 September 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 70, Roll 1845, Family 518
Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
John Lightfoot..8..PA

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, PA on 10 June 1880. 5

1880 US Census
Page 91C, District 218, Family 148, Roll 1098
Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
John K. Lightfoot..Son..18..PA..Laborer

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Cumberland, MD on 5 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 127, Family 92
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States
17 North Liberty Street; Home rented
Married 16 years
J. K. Lightfoot..Head..Dec 1862..38..Pennsylvania..Foundry Moulder

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - His birth date is believed to ber 14 Dec 1861 instead of in Dec 1862.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Cumberland, MD on 25 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 31, Family 315, Roll 549
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
38 Smallwood Street; Home rented
Married 25 years
John K. Lightfoot..Self..47..PA..Molder

(Living with wife and 3 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1861, then his age should have been 48 or 49 instead of 47.
.

• Death Image: 26 August 1932, in Cleveland, OH. 6



• He was buried on 28 August 1932 in the Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, OH.

Plot: Section 22 Lot 715-0
Find A Grave Memorial #78138991
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John married Elmira Phoebe Simons, daughter of John Simons and Mary Ann Boor, about 1885.1 2 (Elmira Phoebe Simons was born in February 1866 in Pennsylvania,1 2 8 died on 10 May 1956 in Cleveland, OH 8 and was buried after 10 May 1956 in Cleveland, OH 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Cumberland, MD on 5 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 127, Family 92
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States
17 North Liberty Street; Home rented
Married 16 years
J. K. Lightfoot..Head..Dec 1862..38..Pennsylvania..Foundry Moulder
Elmira Lightfoot..Wife..Feb 1866..34..Pennsylvania..4/4
Harry Lightfoot..Son..Mar 1886..14..Pennsylvania..At School
Lanah Lightfoot..Daughter..Apr 1887..13..Maryland..At School
Charles Lightfoot..Son..Sep 1889..11..Maryland..At School
Howard Lightfoot..Son..Mar 1891..9..Maryland..At School
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Cumberland, MD on 25 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 31, Family 315, Roll 549
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
38 Smallwood Street; Home rented
Married 25 years
John K. Lightfoot..Self..47..PA..Moulder
Elmira Lightfoot..Wife..44..PA..4/4
Harry Lightfoot..Son..23..PA..Moulder, Foundry
Charles Lightfoot..Son..21..MD..Soldier, US Army
Howard Lightfoot..Son..19..MD..Packer, Bowery
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Sources


1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States, enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 5A, family 92, John Kuhn Lightfoot and Elmira Phoebe Simons; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 17A, family 315, John K. Lightfoot and Elmira P. Simons; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 549.

3 J. Goddard, "Conrad/Mackey/Hugar Genealogy Database," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jcg4cam : accessed 7 May 2012).

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, p. 70, dwelling 512, family 518; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 218, p. 91C, family 148, William Lightfoot and Lanah Kuhn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1098.

6 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Jul 2020), John Kuhn Lightfoot, 26 Aug 1932; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 47183; FHL microfilm 1,992,665.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 27 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78138991.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 27 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78138989.


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