Jacob B. Lightfoot ^{1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

   Cause of his death was Accident incurred from stump pulling machine.

  General Notes:

Jacob and his brother John moved to Michigan probably right after Jacob was released from military duty following the Civil War. Jacob first shows up in Van Buren County, Michigan where he was boarding with another family. He was later married in Saint Clair County, Michigan and eventually settled in Mecosta County where he became a Justice of the Peace. In 1883, he performed the marriage ceremony for his brother John when he married Samantha Martin in Big Rapids.
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  Burial Notes:

Buried Section B, Block 4, Lot 3
Find A Grave Memorial #13488711
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Brady Township, Williams, OH on 29 August 1850. ⁷

1850 US Census
Page 5A, Family 78, Roll 741
Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
Jacob Lightfoot..3..OH

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Brady Township, Williams, OH on 3 September 1850. ⁸

1850 US Census
Page 13A, Family 186, Roll 74
Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
Jacob Lightfoot..3..OH

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Brady Township, Williams, OH on 27 June 1860. ⁹

1860 US Census
Page 158A, Family 499, Roll 1052
Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
Jacob Lightfoot..13..OH

(Living with parents.)
.

• Military: Company K, 68th Ohio Infantry Regiment, From 27 November 1861 to 10 July 1865. Levi and his younger brother, Jacob, both joined the 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

Name: Lightfoot, Jacob
Unit: Company K
Rank: Private
Date of Enlistment: 11-27-1861
Wounded: N
Killed: N
Died: N
Captured: N
Discharge Date: 07-10-1865
Discharge Place: Louisville, KY
Surgeon's Certificate of Disability: N
Expiration of Term of Service: N
Order of War Department: N
Never Reported for Duty: N
(68th Ohio Infantry)
Film Number M552 roll 64

68th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Organized at Camp Latta, Napoleon, October to December, 1861. Moved to Camp Chase, Ohio, January 21, 1862, thence ordered to Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 7. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Military District of Cairo, February, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1863. Unattached, District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.-
Investment and capture of Fort Doneison, Tenn., February 12-16, 1862.
Expedition toward Purdy and operations about Crump's Landing March 9-14. Battle of Shiloh April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30.
March to Purdy, thence to Bolivar, and duty there till September. March to Iuka, Miss., September 1-19.
Battle of the Hatchie or Metamora October 5.
Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign, operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad, November 2, 1862, to January 10, 1863.
Reconnaissance from LaGrange November 8-9, 1862.
Moved to Memphis, Tenn., January 20, 1863, thence to Lake Providence, La., February 22.
Moved to Milliken's Bend April 10.
Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30.
Battle of Port Gibson May 1.
Forty Hills and Hankinson's Ferry May 3-4.
Battle of Raymond May 12.
Jackson May 14.
Battle of Champion's Hill May 16.
Siege of Vicksburg May 18-July 4.
Surrender of Vicksburg July 4, and duty there till February, 1864.
Expedition to Monroe, La., August 20-September 2, 1863.
Expedition to Canton October 14-20.
Bogue Chitto Creek October 17.
Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2, 1864.
Morton February 10.
Veterans absent on Furlough February 20-May 8.
Moved to Cairo, Ill., May 7-8, thence to Clifton, Tenn., and march via Pulaski, Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., to Rome and Ackworth, Ga., May 12-June 9. Atlanta (Ga.)
Campaign June 9-September 8.
Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
Howell's Ferry July 5.
Leggett's or Bald Hill July 20-21.
Battle of Atlanta July 22.
Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
Jonesboro September 5.
Operations in North Georgia and North Alabama against Hood September 29-November 3.
March to the sea November 15-December 10.
Siege of Savannah December 10-21.
Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.
Pocotaligo, S. C., January 14.
Salkehatchie Swamps February 2-5.
Barker's Mills, Whippy Swamp, February 2.
Binnaker's Bridge, South Edisto River, February 9.
Orangeburg, North Edisto River, February 12-13.
Columbia February 16-17.
Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 20-21.
Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
Bennett's House April 26.
Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20.
Grand Review May 24.
Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 1, and duty there till July.
Mustered out July 10, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 48 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 249 Enlisted men by disease. Total 300.
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Mecosta County MI Archives Photo Tombstone...Lightfoot, Jacob
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Cemetery: Ladner
Name: Jacob Lightfoot
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Jacob Lightfoot, Died 19 Apr 1902, aged 55 years, Mecosta Twp., Mecosta Co.
Funeral Director: C. F. Barnard, Stanwood, Mecosta Co.
CO. K, 68 OHIO INF.
Additional Comments: Buried Section B, Block 4, Lot 3
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Name: Lightfoot, Jacob
Unit: Company KRank: Private
Date of Enlistment: 1861-11-27
Wounded: NDate: 0000-00-00Place:
Killed: NDate: 0000-00-00Place:
Died: NDate: 0000-00-00Place:
Captured: NDate: 0000-00-00Place:
Discharge Date: 1865-07-10
Discharge Place: Louisville, KY
Reason for Discharge
Surgeon's Certificate of Disability: N
Expiration of Term of Service: N
Order of War Department: N
Never Reported for Duty: N
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in South Haven, MI on 9 June 1870. ¹⁰

1870 US Census
Page 21, Family 165, Roll 706
South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan
Jacob Lightfoot..23..OH..Laborer

(Boarding with the Daniel Warrick family.)
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• His occupation in 1875 was a Farmer in Big Rapids, MI. ¹⁴

• He resided in Big Rapids, MI in 1875.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Big Rapids Township, Mecosta, MI on 22 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 34B, District 174, Family 313, Roll 0594
Big Rapids Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
Jacob Lightfoot..Self..33..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 sons.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, MI on 13 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 106, Family 132
Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 29 years
Jacob Lightfoot..Head..Jan 1847..53..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 5 children.)
.

• Death Image: 19 April 1902, in Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, MI.

• He was buried after 19 April 1902 in the Ladner Cemetery in Stanwood, MI.

Buried Section B, Block 4, Lot 3
Find A Grave Memorial #13488711
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Jacob married Nancy Ann Amos, daughter of John Michael Amos and Sarah Knepper, on 2 October 1870 in Casco Township, Allegan County, MI.^{1 2 3} (Nancy Ann Amos was born on 19 December 1845 in , Stark County, OH,^{2 4 11 15 16 17} died on 13 May 1939 in Lansing, MI ^{4 17} and was buried after 13 May 1939 in Ladner Cemetery, Stanwood, MI ¹⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 2 October 1870, in Casco Township, Allegan County, MI. ¹

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Big Rapids Township, Mecosta, MI on 22 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 34B, Family 313, Roll 0594
Big Rapids Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
Jacob Lightfoot..Self..33..OH..Farmer
Nancy A. Lightfoot..Wife..34..OH..Keep House
John W. Lightfoot..Son..9..MI
Adelbert B. Lightfoot..Son..7..MI
Florus L. Lightfoot..Son..5..MI
Byron R. Lightfoot..Son..3..MI
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, MI on 13 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 106, Family 132
Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 29 years
Jacob Lightfoot..Head..Jan 1847..53..OH..Farmer
Nancy A. Lightfoot..Wife..Dec 1845..54..OH..7/6
Adelbert B. Lightfoot..Son..May 1873..27..MI..County School Commissioner
Florus C. Lightfoot..Son..Oct 1875..25..MI..Railroad Laborer
Jacob Lightfoot..Son..May 1881..19..MI..Railroad Laborer
Cyrus E. Lightfoot..Son..Jun 1885..14..MI..Farm Laborer
Louis Lightfoot..Son..May 1888..12..MI..Farm Laborer
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Jacob B. Lightfoot
Age (Expanded): 24 years
Birth Year: 1846
Birthplace: America
Spouse's Name: Nancy Amos
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 23 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1847
Spouse's Birthplace: America
Event Date: 02 Oct 1870
Event Place: Casco, Allegan, Michigan
GS Film number: 2342451
Digital Folder Number: 4208125
Image Number: 558
Reference ID: v 1 p 17 rn 827

Citing this Record:
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ7J-1LX : 4 December 2014), Jacob B. Lightfoot and Nancy Amos, 02 Oct 1870; citing Casco, Allegan, Michigan, v 1 p 17 rn 827, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,451.
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Source: Anna Weborg-Fraser, 25 Aug 2008, E-mail
(Regarding a question of why Jacob Lightfoot moved from Williams County, Ohio to Mecosta County, Michigan)

Brian - I can't say for sure why Jacob came to Mecosta Twp, but I remember a story of Jacob Lightfoot and Haman Amos [presumably a brother of Nancy Ann Amos] scouting as far as Cadillac then coming back to settle in Mecosta County.

Lumbering was HUGE. Most of the men worked in the lumber camps at some time or other. Everyone was a farmer but that area had mostly subsistence farms. They supplemented their incomes by working other jobs

One very large farm that hired day workers (other men in the neighborhood) was the Ladner farm. William Ladner owned a lumbering company also. There was a door and sash company in Big Rapids early on, fed by the timber being harvested in West Michigan. The Muskegon river runs through Mecosta Twp and was the 'avenue' for transporting the logs.

Grand Rapids became the 'furniture city' because of the availability of local materials and Chicago was rebuilt, after the big fire, in large part with lumber from Michigan.

Who knows just why they came, but people were the same then as now with family squabbles and intrigue.

AF
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Source: Anna Weborg-Fraser, 25 Aug 2008, E-mail

Here is the story told to me by Florus Lightfoot, my grandfather and son of Jacob and Nancy. They were both born in Ohio. Nancy was engaged to Jacob's brother, Levi.

Both boys entered the army to serve in the Civil War. (I think the first Ohio volunteers ).
Levi died of measles during the war. I have a picture of the two boys in uniforms.

Jacob brought home Levi's personal effects which included a tintype of Nancy. I have it. Jacob and Nancy (and I think her brother Haman) set out for Michigan in 1870. They were married on the way in Casco, Michigan. They came to Mecosta County and took a farm not far from my husbands great-grandparents, the Ladners.

Jacob died from injuries in a stump pulling machine accident. I have an obit. Nancy died in Lansing, Michigan while living with her son, Ceylon. My mother lived with her for a time so knew her well.

There is a genealogy floating around that names the wrong mother of Jacob B. His mother was Mary Ann Hughes. Apparently, William left her at some point and married a 'Miss Lee'. But Mary Ann was the mother of his children.

Do not hesitate to ask questions. I spent much time listening to stories of my Mother, grandfather, aunts and uncles. I have many cousins and misc. relatives living in Michigan. First cousins and also the children, etc of Jacob and Nancy's other sons.

I hope to help.

Anna
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