Elizabeth Peters
(1817-1886)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jacob Lightfoot

Elizabeth Peters 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 1817, Pennsylvania 2 3 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Jacob Lightfoot on 14 August 1834 in Waynesboro, PA 1 2
  • Died: 8 April 1886, Greene Township, Franklin, PA at age 69 6 7
  • Buried: After 8 April 1886, Mentzers Graveyard, Fayetteville, PA 6
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bullet  Burial Notes:


Find A Grave Memorial 58421628

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1816 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year of 1816 was referenced by her age of 69 years at time of death in 1886 as indicated on her gravestone.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Guilford Township, Franklin, PA on 12 November 1850. 3

1850 US Census
Page 130, Family 584, Roll 781
Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Lightfoot..33..PA

(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Mont Alto, PA on 12 July 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 598, Family 474, Roll 1112
Mont Alto, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Lightfoot..44..PA

(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1817, then her age should have been 42 or 43 instead of 44.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greene Township, Franklin, PA on 16 September 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 78, Family 596, Roll 198
Greene Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Lightfoot..52..PA..Housekeeper

(Living with husband.)

NOTE - Elizabeth's birth year is difficult to calculate given that she reported that she only aged 8 years between the census of 1860 and 1870.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fayetteville Township, Franklin, PA on 28 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 209C, District 96, Family 504, Roll 1131
Fayetteville Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Lightfoot..Wife..63..PA..Keeps House

(Living with husband.)
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Elizabeth married Jacob Lightfoot, son of William Lightfoot and Esther Schmidt, on 14 August 1834 in Waynesboro, PA.2 7 (Jacob Lightfoot was born on 23 April 1812 in Franklin Township, Adams, PA,2 3 4 5 8 died on 20 April 1890 in Greene Township, Franklin, PA 7 8 and was buried after 20 April 1890 in Mentzers Graveyard, Fayetteville, PA 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Guilford Township, Franklin, PA on 12 November 1850. 3

1850 US Census
Page 130, Family 584, Roll 781
Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..38..PA..Farmer
Elizabeth Lightfoot..33..PA
Sarah Lightfoot..14..PA
William Lightfoot..12..PA
Rosana Lightfoot...10..PA
Elizabeth Lightfoot..7..PA
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Mont Alto, PA on 12 July 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 598, Family 474, Roll 1112
Mont Alto, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..48..PA..Dry Goods Merchant
Elizabeth Lightfoot..44..PA
William Lightfoot..22..PA..Huckster
Rosanna Lightfoot..19..PA
Elizabeth Lightfoot..17..PA
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greene Township, Franklin, PA on 16 September 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 78, Family 596, Roll 198
Greene Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..58..PA..Tanner
Elizabeth Lightfoot..52..PA..Housekeeper
Amanda Bettinger..15..PA
Margaret Gilbert..26..PA..Work in House
Elmira Gilbert..6..PA

NOTE - Elizabeth's birth year is difficult to calculate given that she reported that she aged only 8 years between the census of 1860 and 1870. It would appear that Elizabeth and Jacob became moderately wealthy as indicated in the 1870 US Census which showed his real estate holdings valued at $13,500 and his personal estate valued at $1,200. His occupation switched from Farmer in 1850 to Dry Goods Merchant in 1860 and to Tanner in 1870. All of their children must have moved out on their own by 1870 because none are shown living in the same household. The other three individuals shown in the household for the 1870 US Census are unrelated.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fayetteville Township, Franklin, PA on 28 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 209C, District 96, Family 504, Roll 1131
Fayetteville Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jacob Lightfoot..Head..68..PA..Ret. Farmer
Elizabeth Lightfoot..Wife..63..PA..Keeps House
Emma Horner..Other..9..PA..Servant
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Probably Census Record

Name: Jacob Lightfoot
Event Place: Green, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Page Number: 199
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 458
GS Film number: 0020544
Digital Folder Number: 004409466
Image Number: 00406

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHRT-XKW : accessed 13 Jan 2014), Jacob Lightfoot, 1840.
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Sources

1 Keith A. Dull, Ashland, Ohio [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian L. Lightfoot, e-mail, Jul 2001; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; Extensive E-mail messages beginning in July 2001 regarding the entire line of Lightfoot families especially Perneleper Lightfoot and the Gantz family.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Fayetteville Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 96, p. 209C, dwelling 485, family 504, Jacob Lightfoot and Elizabeth Peters; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1131.

3 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Guilford Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, p. 130, dwelling 534, family 584; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 781.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Mont Alto, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, p. 598, dwelling 484, family 474, Jacob Lightfoot and Elizabeth Peters; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1112.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, p. 78, dwelling 577, family 596; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 198.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 08 March 2019), memorial page for Elizabeth Peters Lightfoot (1817\endash 8 Apr 1886), Find A Grave Memorial no. 58421628, citing Mentzers Graveyard, Fayetteville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

7 Keith A. Dull, Ashland, Ohio [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian L. Lightfoot, e-mail, Jul 2001; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 04 December 2021, memorial page for Jacob Lightfoot (23 Apr 1812-20 Apr 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58421601, citing Mentzers Graveyard, Fayetteville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

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