John W. Lightfoot ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

  Burial Notes:

Find a Grave Memorial 89522780
"Co. C, 100 Ohio Inf."
------------------------------------------

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of February 1842 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.
. ⁸

• He has alternate birth date of 19 January 1844 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth date is given on the FindAGrave memorial page. ⁷

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Brady Township, Williams, OH on 29 August 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 5A, Family 78, Roll 741
Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
John Lightfoot..9..PA

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Brady Township, Williams, OH on 3 September 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 13A, Family 186, Roll 74
Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
John Lightfoot..10..PA

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Brady Township, Williams, OH on 27 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 158A, Family 499, Roll 1052
Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
John Lightfoot..19..PA..None

(Living with parents.)
.

• His occupation in 1883 was a Mechanic in Big Rapids, MI. ¹

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Big Rapids, MI on 7 June 1900. ⁸

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 94, Family 172
Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan
502 Ives Avenue; house rented
John Lightfoot..Head..Feb 1842..58..Divorced..PA..Ass't Plumber

(Divorced and living with 3 other boarders.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1840, then his age should have been 59 or 60 instead of 58.
.

John married Samantha Martin on 13 December 1883 in Big Rapids, MI.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Samantha Martin was born in 1858 in New York ¹ and died after 13 December 1883.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 13 December 1883, in Big Rapids, MI. ¹

• John W. Lightfoot and Samantha Martin were divorced before 1900. ⁶

  Marriage Notes:

John's brother, Jacob B. Lightfoot, was a Justice of the Peace in Mecosta County, Michigan and he performed the marriage ceremony for John and Samantha.
-------------------------------------

Name: John Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Dec 1883
Event Place: Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 42y
Birth Date: 1841
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marriage Date: 13 Dec 1883
Marriage Place: Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan
Spouse's Name: Samantha Martin
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 25y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1858
Spouse's Birthplace: New York
Source Reference: v 2 rn 1655

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3B-2XQ : 9 November 2020), John Lightfoot and Samantha Martin, 13 Dec 1883; citing Marriage, Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207684.
---------------------------------------------