Charlotte E. Lightfoot ^{4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}

  General Notes:

Charlotte was not consistent at all in reporting her age or the age of her children on the census reports. As a result, the birth dates for her and the children vary widely.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Charlotte Smith
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Jul 1887
Event Place: Wooster, Wooster City, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Residence Place: Wooster
Gender: Female
Age: 69
Race (Original): white
Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
Birthplace: Wayne Co.
Reference ID: v 2 p 29
GS Film Number: 579409
Digital Folder Number: 004016894
Image Number: 300

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6KY-S3D : accessed 21 January 2015), Charlotte Smith, 18 Jul 1887; citing Death, Wooster, Wooster City, Wayne, Ohio, United States, source ID v 2 p 29, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 579,409.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1825 and a birth location of Ohio.

The birth location of Ohio is highly improbable. The parents were believed to never have left Pennsylvania. Both her younger and older siblings were each born in Pennsylvania.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1827 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

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• She has alternate birth date of 1828 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

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• She has alternate birth date of 1829 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

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• She appeared on the 1830 US Census in Monaghan Township, York County, PA on June 1830. ¹³

1830 US Census
Page 276, Roll 160
Monaghan Township, York, Pennsylvania
Daniel Lightfoot

Age 5-10, 2 Females (probably Charlotte Lightfoot, actual age 5; probably Catharine Lightfoot, actual age 9)

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States on 9 August 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 229A, Family 85
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
Charlotte Smith..25..OH

(Living with husband.)

NOTE - Charlotte is believed to have been born in Pennsylvania instead of Ohio.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States on 6 June 1860. ⁷

1860 US Census
Page 18, Family 122, Roll 1050
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
Charlot Smith..31..PA

(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Dec 1824, then her age should have been 35 instead of 31.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States on September 1870. ⁸

1870 US Census
Page 4, Family 28
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
Charlotte E. Smith..43..PA..Keeping House
Emma Smith..18..OH..Seamstress(?)
John Smith..16..OH..Soldier's O. School
Anna Smith..11..OH
Charles Smith..9..OH

(Charlotte was widowed and living with 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Dec 1824, then her age should have been 45 instead of 43. Living next to Charlotte was another Smith family that could possibly be a brother to Cyrus who was the husband of Charlotte and died in 1865.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States on 4 June 1880. ⁹

1880 US Census
Page 408A, District 240, Family 134, Roll 1077
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
Vine Street
Charlotte Smith..Head..52..PA..Keeping house..Widowed
Ella Smith..Daughter..23..OH..At Home

(Charlotte was widowed and living with daughter, Ella/Emma.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Dec 1824, then her age should have been 55 instead of 52.
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• Death Image: 18 July 1887, in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States. ¹⁰

• She was buried after 18 July 1887 in the Wooster Cemetery in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States.

Section 4, Lot #970. This lot contains the graves of:
...Smith, Charlotte (Self): 17 December 1824 - 15 July 1887
...Smith, Cora (her daughter): 9 September 1859 - 7 June 1945
...Smith, Daniel S.: 3 November 1887 - 3 March 1888
...Smith, John Lightfoot: 24 July 1856 - 22 June 1932

It is not known for sure who the parents of Daniel S. Smith might have been. The father was probably John Lightfoot Smith as he is buried next to him but nothing is known about any marriage or potential mother.
Find A Grave Memorial #28777480
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Charlotte married Cyrus Smith, son of John P. Smith and Mary McFadden, on 25 November 1849 in , Wayne County, OH.^{1 3 4 5} (Cyrus Smith was born in 1828 in Ohio,⁷ died on 27 April 1865 in , Shelby County, TN ¹⁴ and was buried after 27 April 1865 in Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, TN ¹⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 25 November 1849, in , Wayne County, OH. ⁴

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States on 9 August 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 229A, Family 85
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
Cyrus Smith..25..OH
Charlotte Smith..25..OH
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States on 6 June 1860. ⁷

1860 US Census
Page 18, Family 122, Roll 1050
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
Cyrus Smith..32..OH..Stone ....(?)
Charlot Smith..31..PA
John Smith..4..OH
Emma Smith..4..OH
Coony (?) (Anna) Smith..8m..OH
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Cyrus Smith
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Nov 1849
Event Place: Wayne, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Charlotte Lightfoot
Spouse's Gender: Female
Record Number: 313

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZDK-WZK : 26 August 2019), Cyrus Smith and Charlotte Lightfoot, 25 Nov 1849; citing Marriage, Wayne, Ohio, United States, 442, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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