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William Lightfoot
(1771-1843)
Esther Schmidt
(1783-1835)
Jacob Lightfoot
(1812-1890)
Elizabeth Peters
(1817-1886)
Rosanna Lightfoot
(1840-1927)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jeremiah Herman

Rosanna Lightfoot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 3 May 1840, Pennsylvania 1 2 3 4 5 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Jeremiah Herman about 1862 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 16 April 1927, York, NE at age 86 8 9
  • Buried: After 16 April 1927, York, NE 8
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bullet  Burial Notes:

Find A Grave Memorial# 115539239

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Guilford Township, Franklin, PA on 12 November 1850. 5

1850 US Census
Page 130, Family 584, Roll 781
Guilford Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Rosana Lightfoot..10..PA

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Mont Alto, PA on 12 July 1860. 6

1860 US Census
Page 598, Family 474, Roll 1112
Mont Alto, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Rosanna Lightfoot..19..PA

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in May 1840, then her age should have been 20 instead of 19.
.

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Guilford Township, Franklin, PA on 13 August 1870. 7

1870 US Census
Page 44, Family 347
Guilford Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Rosanna Harmon..30..Pennsylvania..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 3 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Glenwood Township, Webster, NE on 15 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 298A, District 65, Family 51, Roll 757
Glenwood Township, Webster County, Nebraska
Roxanah Herman..Wife..40..PA..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 6 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in York, NE on 6 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 184, Family 185, Roll 942
York, York County, Nebraska
Elmer Avenue, home owned, no mortgage
Married 36 years
Rosana Herman..Wife..May 1840..60..PA..11/6

(Living with husband, daughter, and 3 college boarders.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in York, NE on 20 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 208, Family 217, Roll 857
York, York County, Nebraska
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 49 years
Rosanna Herman..Wife..70..PA..11/6

(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in York, NE on 9 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 222, Family 294, Roll 1003
York, York County, Nebraska
1026 Elmer Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
Rosanna Herman..Wife..78..PA

(Living with husband, and son, William.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in May 1840, then her age should have been 79 instead of 78.
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Rosanna married Jeremiah Herman, son of Jeremiah Herman and Elizabeth Yauckey, about 1862.1 2 3 4 (Jeremiah Herman was born on 26 April 1837 in Pennsylvania,1 3 4 7 9 10 died on 17 August 1920 in York, NE 9 10 and was buried after 17 August 1920 in Greenwood Cemetery, York, NE 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Guilford Township, Franklin, PA on 13 August 1870. 7

1870 US Census
Page 44, Family 347
Guilford Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Jeremiah Harmon..33..Pennsylvania..Dry & Grocer Merchant
Rosanna Harmon..30..Pennsylvania..Keeping House
Jacob Harmon..7..Pennsylvania
William Harmon..6..Pennsylvania
Orahe Harmon..5..Pennsylvania
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Glenwood Township, Webster, NE on 15 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 298A, District 65, Family 51, Roll 757
Glenwood Township, Webster County, Nebraska
Jeremiah Herman..Head..43..PA..Farmer
Roxanah Herman..Wife..40..PA..Keeping House
Jacob Herman..Son..17..PA..At home
William Herman..Son..16..PA..At home
Orah Herman..Dau..14..PA..At School
Myra Herman..Dau..9..PA
Annie Herman..Dau..3..IN
Ella Herman..Dau..1m..NE..Apr
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in York, NE on 6 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 184, Dwelling 176, Family 185, Roll 942
York, York County, Nebraska
Elmer Avenue, home owned, no mortgage
married 36 years
J. Herman..Head..Apr 1835..65..PA..Engineer
Rosana Herman..Wife..May 1840..60..PA..11/6
Lauretta Herman..Dau..Dec 1882..17..NE..At school
Wm New*..Brdr..Jul 1882..17..NE..At college
Clarence Jackson..Brdr..Mar 1882..18..KS..At college
George Johnson..Brdr..May 1880..20..IA..At college
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in York, NE on 20 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 208, Family 217, Roll 857, Ward 1
York, York County, Nebraska
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 49 years
Jermiah Herman..Head..73..PA
Rosanna Herman..Wife..70..PA..11/6
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in York, NE on 9 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 222, Family 294, Roll 1003
York, York County, Nebraska
1026 Elmer Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
Jermiah Herman..Head..82..PA
Rosanna Herman..Wife..78..PA
William Herman..Son..55..PA..Cobbler, Shoe Store
Robert Stuart..Roomer..42..OH..Carpenter, Cushentin(?) Co.
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Source: Jennifer Woodin
My grandma wrote that Jeremiah Herman and Rosanna Lightfoot came from Pennsylvania to York, Nebraska because of York College. They along with their children enjoyed music especially singing.
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Sources

1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Glenwood Township, Webster County, Nebraska, enumeration district (ED) 65, p. 298A, dwelling 51, family 51, Jeremiah Herman and Rosanna Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Aug 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 757.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, York, York County, Nebraska, enumeration district (ED) 184, sheet 9B, dwelling 176, family 185, Jeremiah Herman and Rosanna Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Nov 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 942.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, York, York County, Nebraska, enumeration district (ED) 208, sheet 10A, family 217, Jeremiah Herman and Rosanna Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 857.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, York, York County, Nebraska, enumeration district (ED) 222, sheet 11B, family 294, Jeremiah Herman and Rosanna Lightfoot; index and images (accessed 17 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1003.

5 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.

6 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.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Guilford Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States, p. 44, family 347, Jeremiah Herman and Rosanna Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 6 Aug 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115539239.

9 Jennifer Woodin (E-mail messages Dec 2006).

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 17 July 2020, memorial page for Jeremiah Herman (26 Apr 1837-17 Aug 1920), Find a Grave Memorial no. 115539225, citing Greenwood Cemetery, York, York County, Nebraska, USA

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