Eli A. Lightfoot

Eli A. Lightfoot
(1842-1934)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Evaline Matilda Stover

Eli A. Lightfoot ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ ¹⁵

Born: 29 March 1842, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States ² ⁴ ⁶ ⁷ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹³ ¹⁶ ¹⁷
Marriage (1): Evaline Matilda Stover on 23 November 1864 in , LaPorte, Indiana, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
Died: 20 January 1934, Carterville, MO at age 91 ⁷ ⁹ ¹³ ¹⁷
Buried: 22 January 1934, Carterville, MO ⁷ ⁹ ¹³ ¹⁷

bullet Cause of his death was Cardio-renal disease.¹³

bullet General Notes:

There is a record of two Lightfoots who served with Company G of the 26th Indiana Infantry. "History of La Porte County, Indiana; and its township, towns and cities, La Porte, Ind", S.E. Taylor & Co., steam printer, 1876, 469 pages by Jasper Packard.

Military Record page 357-359, 87th Regiment - 3 year service; Company G:
Private Lightfoot, Enoch; Died at Stevenson, Ala. 10 Oct 1863
Private Lightfoot, Eli H.; Discharged 29 Mar 1863.

Eli and Enoch were brothers.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Franklin Township, Kosciusko, IN on 24 October 1850. ¹⁰

1850 US Census
Page 398, Family 205
Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Eli Lightfoot..8..OH

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Center Township, La Porte, IN on 3 July 1860. ¹¹

1860 US Census
Page 131, Family 1033, Roll 275
Center Township, La Porte County, Indiana
Eli Lightfoot..18..OH..Farmer

(Living with parents.)
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• Military: Civil War, August 1862 to May 1863, Indiana. ¹⁸ Sergeant, Co. G, 87th Indiana; Aug 1862 to May 1863.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Hurricane Township, Carroll, MO on 23 August 1870. ¹²

1870 US Census
Page 27, Roll 766, Family 194
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Eli Lightfoot..25..IN

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Mar 1842, then his age should have been 28 instead of 25. Also, his birth location should have been Ohio instead of Indiana.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Wood Township, Carroll County, MO on 8 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 343B, District 143, Dwelling 7, Roll 0678
Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Eli Lightfoot..Head..38..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 sons.)
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• 1890 US Census: June 1890, Combs Township, Carroll, MO. ¹⁸ 1890 US Census Special Schedule of Surviving Soldiers, Sailors
Page 3, District 62, Line 2
Combs Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Eli L. Lightfoot...Sergeant..Co. G 87th Indiana..Aug 1862 to May 1863..Standish Post Office, Disability of Rheumatism and diarrhea
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Carterville, MO on 1 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 47, Family 8, Roll 866
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
House owned with mortgage
Married 35 years
Eli A. Lightfoot..Head..Mar 1842..58..OH..Day Laborer

(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Carterville, MO on April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 58, Family 247
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
E. A. Lightfoot..Head..67..IN

(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - His birth location should be Ohio instead of Indiana.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Carterville, MO on January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 66, Family 48
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Eli Lightfoot..Head..76..OH

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Mar 1842, then his age should have been 77 instead of 76.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Carterville, MO on April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 0027, Family 229, Roll 1205
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Eli A. Lightfoot..Head..88..IN

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - His birth location should be Ohio instead of Indiana
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• He was buried on 22 January 1934 in the Carterville Cemetery in Carterville, MO.

Eli served with Company G of the 87th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War. He went in with the rank of Private and came out with the rank of Sergeant. Eli's gravestone indicates is the typical military tablet of white marble which reads "Eli A. Lightfoot, Company G, 87th Indiana Inf.".
Plot: Section 2A, Lot 115

Find A Grave Memorial #42056083
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Eli married Evaline Matilda Stover, daughter of George Snider Stover and Magdalena P. Jones, on 23 November 1864 in , LaPorte, Indiana, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ (Evaline Matilda Stover was born on 27 August 1846 in , LaPorte, Indiana, United States,³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁹ ²⁰ ²¹ died on 15 June 1936 in Carterville, MO ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ²¹ ²² and was buried on 17 June 1936 in Carterville, MO ⁷ ⁹ ²⁰ ²¹.). The cause of her death was Influenza complicated by old age.¹³

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Hurricane Township, Carroll, MO on 23 August 1870. ¹²

1870 US Census
Page 27, Roll 766, Family 194
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Eli Lightfoot..25..IN
Eva Lightfoot..20..IN

NOTE - Living next to Eli's parents, Isaac Lightfoot and Lydia Jones.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Wood Township, Carroll County, MO on 8 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 343B,, District 143 Dwelling 7, Roll 0678
Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Eli Lightfoot..Head..38..OH..Farmer
Evaline Lightfoot..Wife..30..IN..Keeps House
Edgar Lightfoot..Son..7..KS
James Lightfoot..Son..2..MO
John Lightfoot..Son..1m..MO..born in May

NOTE - The son "John" was probably Clarence whose records indicate that he was born in April 1880 thus making him about 1 month old at the time of the census.
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Carterville, MO on 1 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 47, Family 8, Roll 866
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
House owned with mortgage
Married 35 years
Eli A. Lightfoot..Head..Mar 1842..58..OH..Day Laborer
Eva M. Lightfoot..Wife..Aug 1846..53..IN..13/7
Clarence S. Lightfoot..Son..Apr 1880..20..MO..Farm Laborer
John H. Lightfoot..Son..Dec 1885..14..MO..Farm Laborer
Lillion Lightfoot..Son..Apr 1888..12..MO..At School
Goldie Lightfoot..Daughter..Feb 1890..10..MO..At School
Leroy Lightfoot..Son..Oct 1892..7..MO..At School
William C. Berry..Boarder..31..MO

NOTE - The 7 children that Eva stated were still alive were Edgar, Clarence, Gertrude, John, Lillion, Goldie, and Leroy. The 6 children that had died by 1900 include Myrtle, Alice, Jennie, James, and 2 other un-named children.
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Carterville, MO on April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 58, Family 247
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
E. A. Lightfoot..Head..67..IN
Eva Lightfoot..Wife..64..IN
Goldie Lightfoot..Daughter..20..MO
Roy Lightfoot..Son..17..MO
Cecil Morefield..Boarder..5..MO
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Carterville, MO on January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 66, Family 48
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Eli Lightfoot..Head..76..OH
Eva Lightfoot..Wife..74..IN
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Carterville, MO on April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 0027, Family 229, Roll 1205
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Eli A. Lightfoot..Head..88..IN
Eva M. Lightfoot..Wife..84..IN
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Following the 1864 marriage of Eli Lightfoot and Evaline Stover in La Porte County, Indiana, they followed Eli's parents, Isaac Lightfoot and Lydia Jones, to Carroll County, Missouri and were there for the 1870 Census. Sometime between 1871-1874, Eli's sister Phebe Lightfoot, who had married Evaline's brother, Henry Stover, moved to Douglas County, Kansas where they remained for the rest of their lives. Probably moving with Phoebe and Henry Stover at the same time were Eli and Evaline where Eli's first born son, Edgar Vance Lightfoot, was born in 1873 but I am not yet sure if they were also living in Douglas County with Henry and Phoebe Stover. Edgar would be their only child to be born in Kansas.

Some sources provide for the names of three younger daughters born to Eli during the 1860s but their names never appear on any of the 1870 census records so if all three young daughters died in Kansas, that could have been the good reason for Eli and his family to then move back to Carroll County, Missouri to re-join his parents and Eli's younger brothers back in Carrol County where Eli's second son, James was born in 1878. They were enumerated for the 1880 census in Carroll County.

Sometime after 1888, Eli and his entire family moved to Jasper County, Missouri where both Eli and Evaline lived out their lives.
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(Source: Webb City Daily Sentinel, Webb City, Missouri, 23 Nov 1927, Page 7, Column 3)

Comrade and Mrs. E. A. Lightfoot Guests at Dinner of G. A. R. and W. R. C. Here Yesterday. Wed During the War

The 63rd wedding anniversary of Comrade and Mrs. E. A. Lightfoot of Carterville were celebrated by the Webb City G.A.R. and W.R.C. at a November birthday dinner yesterday at the home of Mrs. Amanda Newton in this city.

E. A. Lightfoot and Evaline Stover were married Nov. 23rd, 1861 sixty-three years ago today at La Porte, Indiana by Rev. J. R. Ash, a Baptist minister. They have three children and 14 grandchildren.

The birthday of one of the Corps members, Mrs. Mattie Schurman, fell on the same date and was celebrated. Two large cakes bearing the words "Thanksgiving" were on the table. A Thanksgiving prayer was given and all enjoyed the good old fashioned fellowship.

Present were G.A.R. Comrades Lightfoot, Carpenter, Dodge, Lane, Stephens, Baggett, Bowdish, Mesdames Carpenter, Spielman, Barnes, Newton, Childs, Coplan, Toutz, Wilmoth, Stokes, Tappana, Covert, Gregory, Holmes, Martin, Fahrman, Walker, Schurman, Nolan, Hulsey, Julian, Davenport, Parks, White, Horton, Haney, and Holmes, and Miss Doroty Haney.
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(Source: Webb City Sentinel, Webb City, Missouri, 24 Nov 1933)

Their 67th Wed Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lightfoot of 228 East Main Street, Carterville, entertained neighbors and friends yesterday in celebration of their 69th wedding anniversary. Mr. Lightfoot is 92 years old and Mrs. Lightfoot is 89. Both are enjoying good health at their ripe old age.

Those present were Mrs. Ethel Soursby and Miss Alice Lightfoot, C. E. Ault, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker, Mrs. Mary Spielman, Mrs. Catherine Golder, Mrs. Mary Elam of Ottumwa, Iowa, Mrs. Mary Wheeler, Mrs. Oaie Haney, Mrs. Ellen Martin, Alice Coyle, Ella Sanders, Mary Davis, Ella Childs, and Mrs. Clovis Childs.

[NOTE - I am unable to determine just who is "Miss Alice Lightfoot". I suspect that she may be a daughter of Edward Vance Lightfoot, but I have no marriage information about him yet. The wording and punctuation of the newspaper article gives the impression that Alice was with Mrs. Ethel Soursby. Edward Vance Lightfoot died in 1910 at the age of 36 so it may be possible that Ethel was his wife who remarried. Eli's other son, Clarence died in 1905 at the age of 25 and there is no indication that he was ever married.]
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A birth record for a then un-named son born on 2 Dec 1884 clearly shows that he was the seventh child born to Eva but my list of children currently place him as the eighth child. The child would be John Henry Lightfoot. And this means one of the older children must be incorrect or a duplicate. Of the oldest three daughters, Myrtle, Alice, and Jennie, there is no real definitive proof of their birth so at least one of these names is not correct. Perhaps one of the names is a middle name or a nickname for one of the other children. More research is needed.

The 1900 Census shows this son as "John H. Lightfoot" and provides a birth date of Dec 1885 instead of the expected Dec 1884 which is the date given on the Missouri State Birth Record. That birth record does not provide a specific name as he was yet un-named by Eli and Eva.
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1 LaPorte, Indiana, marriage register, Book R-E: 506, Lightfoot, Eli A-Stover, Eveline M, 23 Nov 1864.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 143, p. 343B, dwelling 7, Eli A. Lightfoot and Evaline Matilda Stover; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0678.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 47, sheet 1A, dwelling 8, family 8, Eli A. Lightfoot and Evaline Matilda Stover; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 866.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 12A, family 247, Eli A. Lightfoot and Evaline Matilda Stover; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 2B, family 48, Eli A. Lightfoot and Evaline Matilda Stover; index and images (accessed 22 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 0027, sheet 8B, family 229, Eli A. Lightfoot and Evaline Matilda Stover; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1205.

7 Karen Valenzuela, "Shearer, Rice, Jones, Zeek, Parks, Lightfoot," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=karensu : accessed 23 Nov 2013).

8 Jeanette Marie Burr, "The Pitts-Burr Connection," database, Genealogy.com (https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/u/r/Jeanette-M-Burr/index.html).

9 Lightfoot Family Association Newsletter; Volume III, Number 1 (Dallas, Texas: Mrs. Stanley A. Williams, January 15, 1980), page 6. Detailed the children of Eli A. Lightfoot and Evaline Matilda Stover.

10 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, p. 398, dwelling 205, family 205; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

11 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Center Township, La Porte County, Indiana, p. 131, dwelling 1089, family 1033, Isaac D. Lightfoot and Lydia Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 275.

12 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri, p. 27, dwelling 185, family 194; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 766.

13 Missouri death certificate 1551 (1934), Eli A. Lightfoot; digital image, "Missouri Death Certificates," Missouri Digital Heritage (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ : accessed 23 Nov 2013).

14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42056083.

15 Cindy Barnes, "Lightfoot Family," database, RootsWeb ((http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2605658 : accessed 15 Dec 2013).

16 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 47, p. 1A, dwelling 8, family 8, Eli A. Lightfoot and Evaline Matilda Stover; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

17 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42056083.

18 "1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 22 Nov 2013); Name: Eli L Lightfoot; Event Date: 1890; Event Place: Combs Township, Carroll, Missouri.

19 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield Township, La Porte County, Indiana, p. 161, dwelling 1305, family 1244, George Snider Stover and Magdalena P. Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 275.

20 Missouri death certificate 23228 (1936), Eva Lightfoot; digital image, "Death Certificates," Missouri Digital Heritage (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ : accessed 23 Nov 2013).

21 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42056081.

22 Missouri death certificate 23228 (1936), Eva Lightfoot; digital image, "Death Certificates," Missouri Digital Heritage (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ : accessed 23 Nov 2013); Her daughter, Gertrude, was the informant on the death certificate.

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