Mary Alice Lightfoot ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

  General Notes:

During her last years she lived at the Odd Fellows Home in Manhattan, Kansas.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 29 August 1870. ⁹

1870 US Census
Page 28, Dwelling 210, Family 211
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Alice Lightfoot..3..IA

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - The ages for Ida and Alice were reversed. Ida should have been 3 and Alice should have been 10.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Gore Township, Sumner, KS on 9 June 1880. ¹⁰

1880 US Census
Page 8D, District 189, Dwelling 64, Family 67, Roll 0398
Gore Township, Sumner County, Kansas
Mary A. Lightfoot..Daughter..19..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on 15 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 44, Family 401, Ward 4
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
1025 Eighth Street; Home owned no mortgage
Married 19 years
Mary A. Faringsworth..Wife..Aug 1860..39..IA..3/3

(Living with husband and 3 children.)
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• She resided in Arkansas City, KS in February 1904.
The obituary for her mother, Susannah Lightfoot, goes on to identify that she was cared for by a loving daughter, at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. S. G. Farnsworth in Arkansas City, Kansas.
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• 1905 Kansas State Census: 1 March 1905, in Arkansas City, KS. ² 1905 Kansas State Census
Page 12, Family 1
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, United States
House owned, no mortgage
Mary A. Farnsworth..44..IA

(Living with husband and 3 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on 29 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 48, Family 637, Roll 435, Ward 4
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
1025 North Eighth Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 30 years
Mary Farnsworth..Wife..49..IA..3/3

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 22A, District 48, Family 1025, Roll 435
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
718 South Eighth Street
Married 30 years
Mary A. Farnsworth..Wife..40..IA

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

NOTE - Her age appears to be incorrectly entered on this duplicate enumeration as 40 instead of 49.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Enid, OK on 2 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 63, Family 18, Roll 1463
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
1312 West Randolph; Home rented
Mary Alice Farnsworth..Wife..59..IA

(Living with husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Enid, OK on 3 April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 30, Family 90, Roll 1902
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
212 Johnson; Home rented, $35
Mary G. Farnsworth..Wife..69..IA

(Living with husband and divorced daughter.)
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• She was buried in August 1952 in the Enid Cemetery in Enid, OK.

Find A Grave Memorial #90778348
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Mary married Seba George Farnsworth after 1880 in Kansas.^{1 2 3 4 5 6} (Seba George Farnsworth was born in July 1856 in Virginia,^{1 3} died in February 1939 ¹³ and was buried in February 1939 in Enid, OK ¹³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on 15 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 44, Family 401, Ward 4
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
1025 Eighth Street; Home owned no mortgage
Married 19 years
George Faringsworth..Head..Jul 1856..43..VA..RR Laborer
Mary A. Faringsworth..Wife..Aug 1860..39..IA..3/3
Lula I. Faringsworth..Dau..Oct 1872..17..CO..At School
Seba L. Faringsworth..Son..Oct 1889..10..KS..At School
George M. Faringsworth..Son..Oct 1891..8..KS..At School
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• 1905 Kansas State Census: 1 March 1905, in Arkansas City, KS. ² 1905 Kansas State Census
Page 12, Family 1
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, United States
House owned, no mortgage
S. G. Farnsworth..46..VA..Caudy Mfg.
Mary A. Farnsworth..44..IA
Louise Farnsworth..22..CO
C. Lester Farnsworth..15..KS
Geo. M. Farnsworth..13..KS
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on 29 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 48, Family 637, Roll 435, Ward 4
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
1025 North Eighth Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 30 years
George Farnsworth..Head..53..VA..Real Estate Agent
Mary Farnsworth..Wife..49..IA..3/3
Cebe Lester Farnsworth..Son..20..KS..Deliveryman, Retail Grocery
Morris Farnsworth..Son..18..KS..Waiter, Restaurant
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 22A, District 48, Family 1025, Roll 435
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
718 South Eighth Street
Married 30 years
Sebo G. Farnsworth..Head..52..WV..Real Estate
Mary A. Farnsworth..Wife..40..IA
Deba L. Farnsworth..Son..20..KS..Real Estate
Morris G. Farnsworth..Son..18..KS..Real Estate

NOTE - This appears to be a second enumeration of one previously taken several days earlier.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Enid, OK on 2 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 63, Family 18, Roll 1463
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
1312 West Randolph; Home rented
Seba G. Farnsworth..Self..62..VA..Proprietor, Restaurant
Mary Alice Farnsworth..Wife..59..IA
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Enid, OK on 3 April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 30, Family 90, Roll 1902
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
212 Johnson; Home rented, $35
Seba G. Farnsworth..Head..72..VA..Salesman, Magazine
Mary G. Farnsworth..Wife..69..IA
Louise F. Blake..Daughter..46..CO..Saleslady, Books
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  Marriage Notes:

The S. George Farnsworth that Mary Alice married was a railroad man and they lived in Arkansas City, Kansas. Don't know that I ever heard how they met. I also don't know what the 'S' stands for but I may dig it out some day. They were always known in our family as Uncle George and Aunt Mollie. They had 3 children -- Lester, Louise and George, all of whom ended up in Oklahoma. George ran a restaurant in Enid, Louise married and lived in Oklahoma City, and so did Lester. Lester had 2 boys neither of which had children and Louise had none. George had a boy and 2 girls but I never met them and don't know their present whereabouts.

(Source: Phyllis Storey-Harrison)
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The family may have moved during the time of the enumeration for the 1910 US Census because they also appear under the following names but on a different page. The second enumeration indicates "Entered in Census Office - Supplementary".

1910 US Census
Sheet 22A, ED 48, Family 1025, Roll 435
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
718 or 1025 (No Street Name Entered)
Married 30 years
Sebo G. Farnsworth..Head..52..WV..Real Estate
Mary A. Farnsworth..Wife..40..IA
Deba L. Farnsworth..Son..20..KS..Real Estate
Morris G. Farnsworth..Son..18..KS..Real Estate

This undated enumeration differs from the first one in that the age of Mary was 40 instead of 49. The oldest son's name was entered as Deba instead of Seba. The occupations of the sons was eliminated and mistakenly entered as the same of the father.
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