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Isaac D. Lightfoot
(1813-1895)
Lydia Jones
(1813-1902)
George W. Biggs, Sr
(1820-1902)
Luvina Ann McCammon
(1823-1866)
King Anderson Lightfoot
(1854-1941)
Amelia Biggs
(1856-1944)
Emma Pearl Lightfoot
(1891-1979)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Richard Clinton Cassel

2. Harold Andrew Waiss

Emma Pearl Lightfoot 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 25 July 1891, Missouri, United States 4 5 6 8 9 10
  • Marriage (1): Richard Clinton Cassel on 7 April 1910 in Craig, Oklahoma, United States 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (2): Harold Andrew Waiss before 1 April 1930 5 6
  • Died: November 1979 at age 88 7 9 10
  • Buried: November 1979, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States 7 9
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bullet  General Notes:


Usually went by her middle name of Pearl.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1900 US Census, 8 June 1900, Morris Township, Texas, Missouri, United States. 8 page 7A, District 142, Dwg 65, Family 65, T623-906
Morris Township, Texas County, Missouri
Pearl Lightfoot...Daughter..Jul 1891..8..MO
(Living with mother. Father living with eldest son in Oklahoma.)

2. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Township 1, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. 3 Sheet 7A, Household 122, District 25
Township 1, Craig County, Oklahoma
Wife..Purl Cassel..19..MO
(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 25 Jul 1892, then her age should have been 17 instead of 19.

3. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. 4 Sheet 7B, Household 128, District 8
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
Wife..Pearl Castle..28..MO
(Living with husband and 2 children.)

4. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. 5 Sheet 7B, Household 186, Roll 1919, District 0060
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Wife..Emma P. Waiss..37..MO
(Living with 2nd husband and son from 1st husband.)

5. 1940 US Census, 14 April 1940, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States. 6 Sheet 18B, Family 222, District 74-5, Roll 3339
Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma
1434 Jennings; home rented $45
Last Place of Residence: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wife..Pearl Waiss..47..MO..8th grade
(Living with 2nd husband, son, and son from 1st husband.)

6. Residence, 1941, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States. 11

7. Residence, 1944, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States. 11



8. Cemetery: Memorial Park Cemetery, November 1979, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. 9 Plot: Annie Laurie Garden Section 32

Find A Grave Memorial #71679742
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Emma married Richard Clinton Cassel, son of Christopher Columbus Cassel and Eva May Clark, on 7 April 1910 in Craig, Oklahoma, United States.1 2 3 4 (Richard Clinton Cassel was born on 15 September 1883 in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States,3 4 7 12 13 died on 18 December 1959 in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States 13 and was buried after 18 December 1959 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States 13.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Township 1, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. 3 Sheet 7A, Household 122, District 25
Township 1, Craig County, Oklahoma
Head..Dick C. Cassel..26..IL
Wife..Purl Cassel..19..MO

2. Residence, September 1918, Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States. 12

3. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. 4 Sheet 7B, Household 128, District 8
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
Head..Dick Castle..36..IL
Wife..Pearl Castle..28..MO
Daughter..Maxine Castle..8..OK
Son..Dale Castle..6..OK


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Emma next married Harold Andrew Waiss before 1 April 1930.5 6 (Harold Andrew Waiss was born on 14 October 1899 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States,5 6 7 14 15 died on 28 January 1988 7 14 15 and was buried after 28 January 1988 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States 14.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. 5 Sheet 7B, Household 186, Roll 1919, District 0060
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Head..Harold A. Waiss..30..IL
Wife..Emma P. Waiss..37..MO
Stepson..Richard C. Cassel..7..OK

2. 1940 US Census, 14 April 1940, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States. 6 Sheet 18B, Family 222, District 74-5, Roll 3339
Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma
1434 Jennings; home rented $45
Last Place of Residence:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Head..H. A. Waiss..40..IL..3 yrs college..Manager, ignition
Wife..Pearl Waiss..47..MO..8th grade
Son..Theodore H. Waiss..9..OK..2nd grade
Stepson..J. R. Cassel..19..OK..11th grade


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Sources


1 "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1709399 : accessed 20 Nov 2013); Name: Dick C Cassel; Spouse's Name: Pearl Lightfoot; Event Date: 07 Apr 1910; Event Place:, Craig, Oklahoma.

2 Eddene Hightower to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, California.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 1, Craig County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 7A, family 122, Richard Clinton Cassel and Emma Pearl Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 20 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 7B, family 128, Richard Clinton Cassel and Emma Pearl Lightfoot; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 20 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 0060, sheet 7B, family 186, Harold Andrew Waiss and Emma Pearl Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 20 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1919.

6 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 74-5, sheet 18B, household 222, Harold Andrew Waiss and Emma Pearl Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 20 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3339.

7 Henry Johns (E-mail messages in January 2004 concerning King Lightfoot and Millie Biggs.).

8 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Morris Township, Texas County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 142, p. 7A, dwelling 65, family 65, King Anderson Lightfoot and Amelia Biggs; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 23 Apr 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 906.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71679742.

10 "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1202535 : accessed 20 Nov 2013), Name: Emma Waiss; Event Date: November 1979.

11 Obituary Newspaper Publication.

12 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Nov 2013); Name: Dick C Cassel; Event Place: Craig County, Oklahoma.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71679675.

14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71679762.

15 "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1202535 : accessed 20 Nov 2013), Name: Harold A Waiss; Event Date: 28 January 1988.


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