Marinda Pearl Lee ⁵

   Another name for Marinda was Pearl Miranda Lee.^{1 2 3 4 6 7}

  General Notes:

On the Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration Card filled out and signed by her husband, he entered her name as Marinda Pearl Lightfoot instead of the commonly expected Pearl Miranda Lightfoot. No birth certificate or other source citation can be found that shows her name as Miranda instead of Marinda.

Most documents during her adult life show a first name of Pearl except for the 1940 census upon which she shows as Malinda P. Lightfoot. Her gravestone is marked as Pearl M. Lightfoot.
--------------------------------------

  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1900 US Census, 4 June 1900, Waukomis, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States. ¹ page 4B, District 63, Dwg 87, Family 91, T6230-136
Waukomis, Garfield County, Oklahoma
married 4 years
farm rented
Pearl Lightfoot...Wife..Oct 1881..18..MO..1/1
(Living with husband, son, and father-in-law.)

2. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ² Sheet 5B, Family 91, District 30
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
Pearl M. Lightfoot...Wife..28..MO
(Living with husband and son.)

3. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ³ Sheet 10A, Household 246, Roll 1899, District 0009
Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma
Wife..Pearl Lightfoot..48..MO
(Living with husband.)

4. 1940 US Census, April 1940, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ⁴ Sheet 5A, Family 135, District 18-11, Roll 3287
Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma
Last Place of Residence: Same House
119 East Illinois Street; house owned, $300
Wife..Malinda P. Lightfoot..58..MO..Owner, Cafe
(Living with husband as owners of a small hotel and cafe.)

5. Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery, After 5 January 1959, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ⁸ Find A Grave Memorial #5882815

Marinda married Elbert Elsworth Lightfoot, son of King Anderson Lightfoot and Amelia Biggs, in 1896.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Elbert Elsworth Lightfoot was born on 1 August 1875 in Carroll, Missouri, United States,^{1 3 4 5 6 9 10} died on 19 October 1949 in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States ^{6 10} and was buried after 19 October 1949 in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States ^{6 10}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1900 US Census, 4 June 1900, Waukomis, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States. ¹ page 4B, District 63, Dwg 87, Fam 91, T6230-136
Waukomis, Garfield County, Oklahoma
married 4 years
farm rented
E. E. Lightfoot...Head..Aug 1875..24..MO..Farmer
Pearl Lightfoot...Wife..Oct 1881..18..MO..1/1
Chester Lightfoot...Son..Mar 1898..2..MO
King A. Lightfoot...Father..Mar 1855..45..IN..Farm Laborer

NOTE - The father, King, was temporarily staying with his son, Elbert. King's wife, Amelia, and the rest of his family remained back in Texas County, Missouri. By the 1910 Census, the family was back living together in Craig County, Oklahoma. It's not clear if King was separated from his wife at the time due to disputes or if he merely went out to Oklahoma in advance of moving his entire family there.
--------------------------------------

2. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ² Sheet 5B, Family 91, District 30
Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma
Elbert E. Lightfoot...Head..32..MO
Pearl M. Lightfoot...Wife..28..MO
Chester R. Lightfoot...Son..12..MO

3. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ³ Sheet 10A, Household 246, Roll 1899, District 0009
Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma
Head..E. E. Lightfoot..54..MO
Wife..Pearl Lightfoot..48..MO

4. 1940 US Census, April 1940, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. ⁴ Sheet 5A, Family 135, District 18-11, Roll 3287
Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma
Last Place of Residence: Same House
119 East Illinois Street; house owned, $300
Head..Elbert E. Lightfoot..64..MO..Owner, Cafe
Wife..Malinda P. Lightfoot..58..MO..Owner, Cafe
Lodger..H E Ridenhour..77..MO
Lodger..Leo Smith..34..AR
Cook..Mabel B Balew..40..TX
Lodger..A B Alexander..35..OK
Lodger..Thomas Hill..22..OK
Lodger..Jay Green..31..NE
Lodger..William H Green..59..IA
Lodger..John Davis..33..OK
Housekeeper..Irene Stough..64..KY

NOTE - It is obvious that Elbert and Pearl were running a small hotel and cafe. Most of the inhabitants were highway construction workers.