John Kuhn
(1822-)
Mary
(1826-)
Lanah Kuhn
(1841-1925)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Lightfoot

Lanah Kuhn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: October 1841, Chambersburg, PA 1 3 4 7
  • Marriage (1): William Lightfoot about 1860 in Pennsylvania 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 20 April 1925, Altoona, PA at age 83 1 7
  • Buried: 23 April 1925, Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, PA 1 7
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bullet  Burial Notes:


Plot: Sec. L, Lot 488-490
Find A Grave Memorial #35596293

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1843 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greene Township, Franklin, PA on 14 September 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 70, Family 518, Roll 1345
Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Lanah Lightfoot..27..PA..Housekeeper

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1841, then her age should have been 28 or 29 instead of 27.
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, PA on 10 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 91C, District 218, Family 148, Roll 1098
Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Lanah Lightfoot..Wife..37..PA..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Oct 1841, then her age should have been 38 instead of 37.
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, PA on 20 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 9, Family 191
Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
House owned, no mortgage
Married 39 years
Lanah Lightfoot..Wife..Oct 1841..58..PA..3/2

(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, PA on 26 April 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 8, Family 100, Roll 1311
Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 49 years
Lanah Lightfoot..Wife..68..PA..3/2

(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, PA on 24 January 1920. 5

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 9, Family 118
Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Emitts Creek; Farm owned, no mortgage
Lanah Lightfoot..Wife..77..PA

(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Oct 1841, then her age should have been 78 instead of 77.
.


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Lanah married William Lightfoot, son of Jacob Lightfoot and Elizabeth Peters, about 1860 in Pennsylvania.1 2 3 4 5 (William Lightfoot was born in July 1837 in Chambersburg, PA,1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 died on 25 March 1926 in Altoona, PA 1 10 and was buried on 28 March 1926 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, PA 1 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greene Township, Franklin, PA on 14 September 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 70, Family 518, Roll 1345
Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
William Lightfoot..33..PA..Dealer in Sighting Rods
Lanah Lightfoot..27..PA..Housekeeper
John Lightfoot..8..PA
Charles Lightfoot..3m..PA..Born in February
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, PA on 10 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 91C, District 218, Family 148, Roll 1098
Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
William Lightfoot..Head..41..PA..Carpenter Sawyer
Lanah Lightfoot..Wife..37..PA..Keeping House
John K. Lightfoot..Son..18..PA..Laborer
Charles C. Lightfoot..Son..10..PA..Laborer
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, PA on 20 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 9, Family 191
Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
House owned, no mortgage
Married 39 years
William Lightfoot..Head..Jul 1837..62..PA..Carpenter
Lanah Lightfoot..Wife..Oct 1841..58..PA..3/2
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, PA on 26 April 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 8, Family 100, Roll 1311
Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 49 years
William Lightfoot..Head..72..PA..Farmer, General
Lanah Lightfoot..Wife..68..PA..3/2
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, PA on 24 January 1920. 5

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 9, Family 118
Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Emitts Creek; Farm owned, no mortgage
William Lightfoot..Head..82..PA..Farmer, General Farm
Lanah Lightfoot..Wife..77..PA
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Sources

1 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).

2 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.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 10A, dwelling 189, family 191, William Lightfoot and Lanah Kuhn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 May 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1375.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 6A, family 100, William Lightfoot and Lanah Kuhn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1311.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 6A, family 118, William Lightfoot and Lanah Kuhn; index and images (accessed 24 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

6 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.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Aug 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35596293.

8 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Guilford Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, p. 130, dwelling 534, family 584; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 781.

9 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Mont Alto, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, p. 598, dwelling 484, family 474, Jacob Lightfoot and Elizabeth Peters; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1112.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Aug 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35596440.

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