Jacob Lightfoot ^{1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9}

  General Notes:

Jacob's last census with his parents in Indiana was on 3 Jul 1860. Sixteen days later there is another census from San Joaquin County, California which was a stepping stone and loading area for gold prospectors into the Sierra including Calaveras County.

1860 US Census
Page 104, Dwelling , Roll 64
Elkhorn Township, San Joaquin County, California
Charles C. Sperry..27..NH
Angeline Sperry..24..MA
Charles H. Sperry..5..NH
Aaron T. Jones..35..IN
Jacob Lightfoot..25..IN

This 1860 US Census raises a few interesting points about whether it was the same Jacob Lightfoot, son of Isaac. First, was it possible to travel from Indiana to the central valley of California in only 16 days in 1860? And secondly, was the Aaron T. Jones listed just above his name, a brother of Jacob's mother, Lydia Jones? Both the Jacob and Aaron on the California census indicate that they were born in Indiana but it is know that Jacob Lightfoot was actually born in Ohio and was last known to be living in Indiana.

If Aaron Jones on the 1860 California census was the brother of Lydia, then it seems entirely plausible that both he and Jacob Lightfoot struck out west headed for the gold mines of California. Otherwise, it would seem that Jacob Lightfoot may have gone west at the age of 25 without any other friends or siblings to accompany him.

At this point in my research, it only seems highly likely that this is the same Jacob Lightfoot, based on census birth locations for himself and his parents. There is yet to be found any "smoking gun" type of document that states this without any uncertainty. It would be nice for a family Bible of one of his siblings to be made public.
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  Burial Notes:

Sarah and Jacob Lightfoot are both buried in the Rodeo, NM cemetery. No marker was put on their graves and when Margaret Virginia Lacy's children went to make arrangements to have one put there, they could not locate the graves. The early records for the cemetery have been lost.
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1840 US Census, June 1840, Clinton Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States. ¹⁰ 1840 US Census
Page 10, Roll 432
Clinton Township, Wayne County, Ohio

1 Male 5-10..(probably Jacob, son, age 6)

(Living with parents.)

2. 1850 US Census, 24 October 1850, Franklin Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. ⁵ 1850 US Census
Page 398, Family 205
Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Jacob Lightfoot..16..OH

(Living with parents.)

3. 1860 US Census, 3 July 1860, Center Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States. ⁶ 1860 US Census
Page 131, Family 1033, Roll 275
Center Township, La Porte County, Indiana
Jacob Lightfoot..26..OH..Farmer

(Living with parents.)

4. Voter Registration, 31 May 1867, West Point, Calaveras, California, United States. ¹¹ Name: Jacob Lightfoot
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 31 May 1867
Event Place: West Point, Calaveras, California, United States
Age: 33
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Birthplace: Ohio

5. 1880 US Census, 22 June 1880, Precinct 8, Buckhorn, Grant, New Mexico Territory, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 366D, District 16, Family 1, Roll 0802
Precinct 8, Buckhorn, Grant County, New Mexico Territory
Jacob Lightfoot..Self..47..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and two stepdaughters.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Mar 1834, then his age should have been 46 instead of 47.

6. 1885 New Mexico Territorial Census, June 1885, Gila District, Grant, New Mexico Territory, United States. ² 1885 New Mexico Territorial Census
Page 99, District 11, Dwelling 961
Gila District, Grant County, New Mexico Territory
Jake Lightfoot..51..IL..Ranchman

(Living with 2nd wife, 2 stepdaughters, and 1 adopted son.)

7. 1900 US Census, 27 September 1900, Lower Gila, Grant, New Mexico Territory, United States. ⁷ 1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 57, Family 257
Lower Gila, Grant County, New Mexico Territory
Farm owned, no mortgage
Jakob Lightfoot..Father..Mar 1834..66..OH..Farmer

(Living at the home of his married adopted son, John, and his family.)

8. 1910 US Census, 10 May 1910, Duncan, Greenlee, Arizona, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 46, Family 180, Roll 39
Duncan, Graham County, Arizona
Home rented
Married 32 years
Jacob Lightfoot..Head..76..OH

(Living with wife and grandson, Hiram Lacy.)

9. Cemetery: Rodeo Cemetery, 1920, Rodeo, Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States. ⁹ Find A Grave Memorial 122593220

10. 1920 US Census, 26 January 1920, Paradise, Cochise, Arizona, United States. ⁸ 1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 34, Family 57, Roll 47
Paradise, Cochise County, Arizona
Farm owned, no mortgage
Jacob Lightfoot..Father-in-law..86..IN

(Living at the home of his married stepdaughter, Sarah, and her family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Mar 1834, then his age should have been 85 instead of 86.

Jacob married Sarah Isabelle Cabe, daughter of John D. Cabe and Sarah, about 1879.^{1 2 3 4} (Sarah Isabelle Cabe was born on 30 April 1834 in Shelby, Tennessee, United States,^{12 13 14} died in December 1917 in Cochise, Arizona, United States ¹⁴ and was buried in December 1917 in Rodeo, Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States ¹⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 22 June 1880, Precinct 8, Buckhorn, Grant, New Mexico Territory, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 366D, District 16, Family 1, Roll 0802
Precinct 8, Buckhorn, Grant County, New Mexico Territory
Jacob Lightfoot..Self..47..OH..Farmer
Sarah Lightfoot..Wife..47..AR
Sarah Lightfoot..(Step)Daughter..7..AR..At Home
Margaret Lightfoot..(Step)Daughter..5..TN..At Home

2. 1885 New Mexico Territorial Census, June 1885, Gila District, Grant, New Mexico Territory, United States. ² 1885 New Mexico Territorial Census
Page 99, District 11, Dwelling 961
Gila District, Grant County, New Mexico Territory
Jake Lightfoot..51..IL..Ranchman
Sarah Lightfoot..Wife..51..TX
Sarah F. Pevela..Stepdaughter..13..TX
Virginia Pevela..Stepdaughter..10..TX
John Lightfoot..(Adopted)Son..4..NM

3. 1910 US Census, 10 May 1910, Duncan, Greenlee, Arizona, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 46, Family 180, Roll 39
Duncan, Graham County, Arizona
Home rented
Married 32 years
Jacob Lightfoot..Head..76..OH
Sarah J. Lightfoot..Wife..77..TN..8/2 or 3
Hiram W. Lacy..Grandson..18..NM..Farmer

  Marriage Notes:

Jacob and Sarah never had any children of their own. Sarah had brought her two daughters from her previous marriage to Jacob Peavler. In late 1880, they un-officially adopted an 11-day old infant, John Wood Brandis.
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For the 1900 US Census in the Lower Gila Valley, Grant County, New Mexico Territory, Jacob was living at the home of his married "adopted" son, John Wood Brandis who used the Lightfoot surname along with John's wife, Dora. Meanwhile, Jacob's wife, Sarah, was living at the next home on the census form with her married daughter, Sarah Francis and her family. It is not known just how close these 2 homes were to each other.

It is interesting to note that on the 1900 US Census form, Sarah indicated that she had been married for about 10 years instead of the expected 20 years. Meanwhile, Jacob had indicated on his enumeration that he had been married for 21 years which would place their marriage date at about the expected 1879. The 10 year figure for Sarah is probably an enumerator error as it duplicates the marriage years for the head of that household, Robert Herrell and his wife, Sarah Francis Peavler.
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Sarah and Jacob Lightfoot are both buried in the Rodeo, NM cemetery. No marker was put on their graves and when Margaret Virginia Lacy's children went to make arrangements to have one put there, they could not locate the graves. The early records for the cemetery have been lost. John Hancock and Margaret Virginia Lacy are both buried in the Lordsburg, NM cemetery and there is a marker on their graves.
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