Levi Edward Lightfoot ^{2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

  General Notes:

At least one researcher, including Marjorie Tracy, believes that it was the father, Levi Lightfoot, instead of the son, Edward Levi Lightfoot, who married Sarah Holden in Henderson County, Illinois in 1866. But the 1870 US Census shows the son living with a possible wife named Sarah in Des Moines County, Iowa while the father was enumerated as still living with his 2nd wife, Edna, back in LaSalle County, Illinois. Therefore it seems logical that it was the young son who was married to Sarah A. Holden in 1866 and not the father who may have taken on an additional wife. The young son and wife, Sarah Holden, continued their westward move into Des Moines County, Iowa where they were enumerated in 1870. The father and his wife, Edna, moved from Illinois to Des Moines County, Iowa sometime between 1870 and 1880.
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Note: This was original published in the Mormon Historical Studies, Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 2000.

One article in the above publications was authored by Keith A. Erekson & Lloyd D. Newell, entitled "A Gathering Place for the Scandinavian People": Conversion, Retention, and Gathering in Norway, Illinois (1842'96 1849)",

On Saturday, 18 May (1844), Elders Woodruff and Smith presided at a conference held in nearby Newark, Kendall County. First, representation of the eight attending branches was called for, and Ole Heier reported for the La Salle Branch the presence of forty-six members and two elders. It was the largest branch represented at the conference, which had 133 members and ten elders in attendance. Then, four elders, a priest, and a teacher were ordained unto their new offices under the hands of Elders W. Woodruff, G. A. Smith, and Ezra Thayer; and instructions were given according to their priesthood duties.²⁷

(Source: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation; http://www.mormonhistoricsitesfoundation.org/publications/studies_spring2000/mhs1.1EreksonNewellSpring2000.pdf)

27. See Wilford Woodruff's Journal (18 May 1844), 2:398. Canute Peterson, Levi Lightfoot, Severt Olson, and Oder Jacobson were ordained elders, Henry Sabey was ordained a priest, and Ole Johnson was ordained a teacher.
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from Marjorie R. Tracy:
The only information I have about Levi prior to his marrying Anna was that he was an ordained Mormon minister, and was a member of the same community as her family. "The Sloopers" book specifically pointed to Levi as being "short with black hair, of English extraction, and coming from Pennsylvania Dutch country. He and Anna remained married until her death in 1865. Around 1870, after his children were grown, Levi remarried and was a coffin-maker in Chicago, until the Great Chicago fire destroyed his business in 1871. By 1872, he was in Burlington, Iowa.

April 2003:
In looking at the Slooper book (which has the majority of source material), Levi Lightfoot was living and working in Chicago in 1871 after his wife was gone, and his children grown. By 1872, he had moved to Burlington, if that's any help. By 1891, Levi moved to Omaha to be with his younger children, and died on the first day of the twentieth century, then buried in the South Omaha Cemetery.
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  Birth Notes:

Even though his gravestone indicates a birth date of 13 Mar 1818, most of his census records provide an age that references a birth year of 1815.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 13 March 1815 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 35 on the 1850 census. Also by his age of 45 on the 1860 census. Also by his age of 55 on the 1870 census.
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• He has alternate birth date of 13 March 1816 and a birth location of Franklin, PA.

• He has alternate birth date of 1820 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 60 on the 1880 census. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Ottawa, IL on 14 August 1850. ¹¹

1850 US Census
Page 193B, Family 230, Roll 115
Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois
Levi Lightfoot..35..PA..Carpenter

(Living with wife, 4 children, and 1 step-daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 13 Mar 1818, then his age should have been 37 instead of 35.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Ottawa, IL on 21 July 1860. ¹²

1860 US Census
Page 508, Family 4518, Roll 196
Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois
Levi Lightfoot..45..PA..Carpenter

(Living with 1st wife, 6 children, and 1 step-daughter.)

NOTE - The step-daughter Cordelia Lightfoot, 24, was actually Cordelia Lake, born from Susan's first marriage to Jerome Lake in New York. I am not sure if Levi ever officially adopted her. If his birth date was 13 Mar 1818, then his age should have been 42 instead of 45.
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• 1865 Illinois State Census: 3 July 1865, in Ottawa, IL. ⁸ 1865 Illinois State Census
Page 199, Ward 1
Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois

1 Male 40-50 = Levi Lightfoot, (age 47)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Earlville, IL on 27 June 1870. ⁹

1870 US Census
Page 41, Family 308
Earl, LaSalle, Illinois
Levi Lightfoot..35..NY..Carpenter

(Living with 2nd wife Edna, 2 sons, and 1 stepdaughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 13 Mar 1818, then his age should have been 52 instead of 35. This difference in age is so great that it must be due to an enumerator error in writing down the wrong number. Also, his birth location should have been Pennsylvania instead of New York.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Burlington, IA on 9 June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 324A, District 118, Family 124, Roll 0337
Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
1601 Tenth Street
Levi Lightfoot..Head..60..PA..Carpenter

(Living with 2nd wife and 5 children, and 1 stepdaughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 13 Mar 1818, then his age should have been 62 instead of 60.
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• He was buried on 17 January 1900 in the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Omaha, NE.

Plot: Lot 9 Row 15 Grave 44
Find A Grave Memorial# 7171658
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Levi married Susan Anne Corneliusdatter Nelson, daughter of Cornelius Nilson Nelson and Caroline Karie Padersdatter, on 10 March 1840 in Ottawa, IL.^{1 2 3} (Susan Anne Corneliusdatter Nelson was born on 30 September 1813 in Hersdal Tysvaer, Rogaland, Norway ^{1 6 13}, baptized on 28 November 1813 in Hersdal, Skjold, Rogaland, Norway,¹⁴ died on 23 October 1865 in Ottawa, IL ^{1 13} and was buried after 23 October 1865 in Nelson Cemetery, LaSalle County, IL ¹³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Ottawa, IL on 14 August 1850. ¹¹

1850 US Census
Page 193B, Family 230, Roll 115
Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois
Levi Lightfoot..35..PA..Carpenter
Susan Lightfoot..36..NORWAY
Cordelia Lake..14..NY
Caroline Lightfoot..9..IL
Eliza Lightfoot..6..IL
Sarah Lightfoot..4..IL
Edward Lightfoot..2..IL
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Ottawa, IL on 21 July 1860. ¹²

1860 US Census
Page 508, Family 4518, Roll 196
Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois
Levi Lightfoot..45..PA..Carpenter
Susan A. Lightfoot..40..NOR
Cordelia Lightfoot..24..NY (Cordelia Lake)..Dress Maker
Caroline Lightfoot..19..IL..Teacher Com. School
Eliza Lightfoot..17..IL..Teacher Com. School
Sarah Lightfoot..14..IL
Edward Lightfoot..12..IL
William Lightfoot..7..IL
Charles Lightfoot..4..IL
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• 1865 Illinois State Census: 3 July 1865, in Ottawa, IL. ⁸ 1865 Illinois State Census
Page 199, Ward 1
Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois

1 Male 40-50 = (Levi Lightfoot, age 47)
1 Male under 10 = (probably Charles, age 9)
1 Male 10-20 = (probably Edward, age 16)

1 Female 10-20 = (unknown; Inger Eliza was married in 1862; Martha died sometime between 1845-1855)
2 Females 20-30 = (probably Caroline, age 25; and Sarah, age 20)
1 Female 50-60 = (probably Susan Anne, age 52)

7 Total in household
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  Marriage Notes:

from Marjorie R. Tracy:
Levi and his family were living in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa in 1880. The only exceptions were daughters Caroline, who was single, working as a dressmaker in La Salle, Illinois, and Inger "Emma Lide" Eliza Lightfoot and husband, Burdette Spencer, who had moved back east and were living in Elmira, New York. Levi was married twice after Susan. In addition to the children mentioned in the letter, he had Georgiana H., Alma, Katie, Frank, Lotta, and Bessie.
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Levi next married Edna Frances Ordway, daughter of Rodney M. Ordway and Edna F. Ford, on 27 June 1867 in , Porter County, IN.^{4 5} (Edna Frances Ordway was born on 10 July 1841 in Bangor, ME,^{15 16} died on 12 September 1913 in Los Angeles, CA ^{15 16} and was buried on 15 September 1913 in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA ^{15 16}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 27 June 1867, in , Porter County, IN. ⁴

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Earlville, IL on 27 June 1870. ⁹

1870 US Census
Page 41, Family 308
Earlville, LaSalle, Illinois
Levi Lightfoot..35..NY..Carpenter
Edna Lighfoot..34..NY..Keeping House
Charles Lightfoot..14..IL
Georgiana Lightfoot..8..IL
Alma L. Lightfoot..1..IL
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Burlington, IA on 9 June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 324A, District 118, Family 124, Roll 0337
Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
1601 Tenth Street
Levi Lightfoot..Head..60..PA..Carpenter
Edna F. Lightfoot..Wife..39..ME..Keeping House
Georgana H. Lightfoot..(Step)Daughter..18..IL..At Home
Alma Lightfoot..Son..12..IL..At School
Katie Lightfoot..Daughter..9..IL..At School
Frank Lightfoot..Son..7..IA..At School
Lotta Lightfoot..Daughter..3..IA
Bessie Lightfoot..Daughter..1..IA
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  Marriage Notes:

There is a tantalizing marriage record coming from Porter County, Indiana that shows a Levi Lightfoot marrying Edna Hathaway on 27 Jun 1867. There were several other Lightfoot relatives living in Porter County, Indiana at the time and one might be lead to believe that Levi Edward Lightfoot might have traveled to Porter County, Indiana to visit relatives and he ended up getting married there.

However, a close examination of all the documents show that the Levi in Porter County was most likely Levi B. Lightfoot who was born in 1840 in Ohio and that Levi and his parents had moved to Kosciusko County, Indiana. The bride's name was shown only as Edna Hathaway. It is known from census records that the name of that Levi's wife name was Hannah E. (unknown). Therefore, it may be possible that his bride's full name was Hannah Edna Hathaway but the records are unclear about that.
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Name: Levi Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 27 Jun 1867
Event Place: Porter, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 27 Jun 1867
Spouse's Name: Edna Hathaway
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: M T Lamb
Page: 304

Citing this Record
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27GH-RW1 : 10 December 2017), M T Lamb in entry for Levi Lightfoot and Edna Hathaway, 27 Jun 1867; citing Porter, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005014494.
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