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Warren Lightfoot
(1847-1916)
Eliza Jane Murray
(1848-1927)
Jacob Helmkee
(Abt 1849-After 1874)
Sarah Harkey
(Abt 1848-After 1874)
William Lee Lightfoot
(1871-1954)
Lydia Della Helmkee
(1874-1958)
Edith Dayle Lightfoot
(1902-1987)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Percy Jay Bissell

Edith Dayle Lightfoot 1 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 15 September 1902, Akron, OH 1 4 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Percy Jay Bissell on 3 March 1925 in Mercer, PA 1 2
  • Died: 27 November 1987, Cambridge, OH at age 85 1 5 6 8
  • Buried: After 27 November 1987, Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth, OH 6

bullet   Another name for Edith was "Dale" Lightfoot.2 7

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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Edith D. Lightfoot
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 15 Sep 1902
Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Father's Name: William Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Della Hehnkee

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X63R-JJR : 9 March 2018), William Lightfoot in entry for Edith D. Lightfoot, 15 Sep 1902; citing Birth, Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900,947.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Edith D Bissell
Given Name: Edith D
Surname: Bissell
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Nov 1987
Event Place: Guernsey, Ohio
Event Place (Original): Guernsey, Ohio
Age: 85
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1902

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2LX-GM8 : 4 December 2020), Edith D Bissell, 27 Nov 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Name: Edith D Bissell
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Nov 1987
Event Place: Guernsey County, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Registration Place: Home
Residence Place: Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 85
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Industry: Homemaker, student, unemployed volunteer
Occupation: Homemaker
Birth Date: 1902
Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Autopsy Performed: Yes, used for certification
Certificate Number: 083342
Volume Number: 27067
Certifier's Role: Physician
Affiliate Line Number: 83299
Affiliate File Name: DEATHS87.DAT
Source Reference: Ohio Department of Health

Citing this Record
"Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKKF-QVG : 8 December 2014), Edith D Bissell, 27 Nov 1987; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vol. 27067, certificate number 083342, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:



• Birth Image: Image, on 15 September 1902, in Akron, OH.

• She has alternate birth date of 1905 and a birth location of United States.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 25 on the 1930 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Akron, OH on 18 April 1910. 7

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 170, Family 101, Roll 1234, Ward 7
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
80 West South Street; Home owned
Dale Lightfoot..Daughter..7..OH
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Kenmore, OH on 9 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 239, Family 265, Roll 1442
Kenmore, Summit County, Ohio
2404 Florida Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Dayle Lightfoot..Daughter..17..OH
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Wadsworth, OH on 4 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 22, Dwelling 60, Family 75, Roll 1848
Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio
141 Chestnut Street; Home rented, $15
Dale Bissell..Wife..25..US
(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 15 Sep 1902, then her age should have been 27 instead of 25.
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• She was buried after 27 November 1987 in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Wadsworth, OH.

Plot: Section 1, west (stone faces east)
Find A Grave Memorial# 76308279
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Edith married Percy Jay Bissell, son of Jay Bissell and Dora Maude Licey, on 3 March 1925 in Mercer, PA.1 2 (Percy Jay Bissell was born on 4 December 1896 in Wadsworth, OH,1 9 10 died on 10 November 1983 in Cambridge, OH 1 9 10 11 and was buried after 10 November 1983 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth, OH 1 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Wadsworth, OH on 4 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 22, Dwelling 60, Family 75, Roll 1848
Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio
141 Chestnut Street; Home rented, $15
Percy Bissell..Head..30..US..Paper Hanger, Own Business
Dale Bissell..Wife..25..US
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Sources


1 Barbara Reed, "Earnest & Bissell families of Ohio" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2404446; Updated: Mon Jan 27 16:05:30 2003).

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 3B, dwelling 60, family 75, Percy Jan Bissell and Edith Dayle Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 May 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1848.

3 Obituary Newspaper Publication.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Kenmore, Summit County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 239, sheet 11A, family 265, William Lee Lightfoot and Lydia Dell Helmkee; index and images (accessed 16 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1442.

5 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 12 December 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2LX-GM8 : 4 December 2020), Edith D Bissell, 27 Nov 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 07 March 2019), memorial page for Edith Dayle Lightfoot Bissell (1902\endash 27 Nov 1987), Find A Grave Memorial no. 76308279, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, USA

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 170, sheet 5A, family 101, William Lee Lightfoot and Lydia Della Helmkee; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1234.

8 Ohio death certificate 083342 (27 Nov 1987), Edith D. Bissell.

9 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 27 December 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J14H-4M2 : 4 December 2020), Percy Bissell, Nov 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 17 March 2019), memorial page for Percy Jay Bissell (1896\endash 10 Nov 1983), Find A Grave Memorial no. 76309304, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, USA

11 Ohio death certificate 082308 (10 Nov 1983), Percy J. Bissell.


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