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Isaac D. Lightfoot
(1813-1895)
Lydia Jones
(1813-1902)
Abraham Riffe
(Abt 1819-)
Mary Cooley
(Abt 1819-)
Thomas Jefferson Lightfoot
(1850-1917)
Sarah Elizabeth Riffe
(1849-1929)
Gilbert Arthur Lightfoot
(1885-1970)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Nettie V.

Gilbert Arthur Lightfoot 1 2 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 18 September 1885, Carroll County, MO 1 2 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Nettie V. about 1910 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: May 1970, , Jackson County, MO at age 84 1 8
  • Buried: May 1970, Kansas City, MO 8
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Carrollton, MO on 6 June 1900. 6

Page 8B, District 3, Dwelling 167, Family 183
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
house rented
Gilbert Lightfoot...Son..Sep 1885..14..MO
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Kansas City, MO on April 1910. 2

Sheet 4A, District 79, Household 73
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Gilbert A. Lightfoot..Head..24..MO
(Living with wife.)
.

• His occupation in September 1918 was a Painter in Kansas City, MO. 7

• He resided at 8607 Tompson Avenue in September 1918 in Kansas City, MO.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at , Jackson County, MO.

Name:Gilbert Arthur Lightfoot
Birth Date:18 Sep 1885
. 7

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Blue Township, Jackson, MO on January 1920. 3

Sheet 9B, District 287, Household 220
Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Delbert(???) Lightfoot..Head..30..MO
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 18 Sep 1885, then his age should have been 34 instead of 30. Was the handwriting of the name Gilbert so difficult to read that it was transcribed as Delbert?
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Blue Township, Jackson, MO on April 1930. 4

Sheet 16A, Roll 1192, District 0258, Household 141
Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Gilbert Lightfoot..Head..43..MO
(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 18 Sep 1885, then his age should have been 44 instead of 43.
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Blue Township, Jackson, MO on 22 April 1940. 5

Sheet 24B, Roll 2115, District 48-18, Family 547
Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Last Place of Residence: Same House
8723 Lexington; home owned $2750
Gilbert A. Lightfoot..Head..54..MO..10th grade..Sign Painter, Steel Products Mfg..earned $1450 in 1939
(Living with wife.)
.

• He was buried in May 1970 in the Flora Hills Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.

Plot: Garden of Sermon on the Mount 24, curb 228
Find A Grave Memorial #107927733
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Gilbert married Nettie V. about 1910.1 2 3 4 5 (Nettie V. was born in 1889 in Missouri 1 2 3 4 and died after 1 April 1940.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Kansas City, MO on April 1910. 2

Sheet 4A, District 79, Household 73
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Gilbert A. Lightfoot..Head..24..MO
Nettie Lightfoot..Wife..21..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Blue Township, Jackson, MO on January 1920. 3

Sheet 9B, District 287, Household 220
Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Delbert Lightfoot..Head..30..MO
Nettie Lightfoot..Wife..31..MO
Gladys Lightfoot..Daughter..9..MO
Arthur Lightfoot..Son..5..MO
Goldie Lightfoot..Daughter..0..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Blue Township, Jackson, MO on April 1930. 4

Sheet 16A, Roll 1192, District 0258, Household 141
Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Gilbert Lightfood..Head..43..MO
Nettie Lightfood..Wife..41..MO
Arthur Lightfood..Son..15..MO
Goldie Lightfood..Daughter..10..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Blue Township, Jackson, MO on 22 April 1940. 5

Sheet 24B, Roll 2115, District 48-18, Family 547
Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Last Place of Residence: Same House
8723 Lexington; home owned $2750
Gilbert A. Lightfoot..Head..54..MO..10th grade..Sign Painter, Steel Products Mfg..earned $1450 in 1939
Nettie V. Lightfoot..Wife..52..MO..10th grade
.


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Sources


1 Karen Valenzuela, "Shearer,Rice,Jones,Zeek,Parks,Lightfoot" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=karensu; Updated: 2009-06-20 20:59:10 UTC (Sat)).

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 4A, family 73, Gilbert Arthur Lightfoot and Nettie V. (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 287, sheet 9B, family 220, Gilbert Arthur Lightfoot and Nettie V. (?); index and images (accessed 14 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0258, sheet 16A, family 141, Gilbert Arthur Lightfoot and Nettie V. (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1192.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 48-18, sheet 24B, household 547, Gilbert Arthur Lightfoot and Nettie V. (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 2115.

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 3, p. 8B, dwelling 167, family 183, Thomas Jefferson Lightfoot and Sarah Elizabeth Riffe; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 May 2014); Name: Gilbert Arthur Lightfoot; Event Place: Jackson County, Missouri, United States.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 May 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107927733.


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