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Samuel Lightfoot
(1817-1900)
Mary Mitchell
(1821-1900)
Andrew Jackson Shamp
(1815-1895)
Eliza M. Morris
(Abt 1820-1884)
Francis Lee Lightfoot
(1849-1929)
Maria Emma Shamp
(1843-1885)
Samuel Warren Lightfoot
(1875-1953)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Malinda May Kraft

Samuel Warren Lightfoot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 15 August 1875, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States 1 4 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Malinda May Kraft on 14 September 1904 in Orrville, OH 1 2
  • Died: 17 May 1953, Akron, OH at age 77 3 7
  • Buried: 21 May 1953, Orrville, OH 3 7

bullet   Cause of his death was Cerebral Thrombosis.

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bullet  Birth Notes:


name: Samuel Warren Lightfoot
event: Birth
event date: 15 Aug 1875
event place: East Union, Wayne, Ohio
gender: Male
race: White
father: Francis Lee Lightfoot
mother: Shamp
film number: 475466
digital folder number: 004978703
image number: 00332

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Births, 1856-1909," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDBL-92X : accessed 01 Oct 2012), Francis Lee Lightfoot in entry for Samuel Warren Lightfoot, 1875.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Samuel Warren Lightfoot
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 May 1953
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1875
Birthplace: Wooster, Ohio
Father's Name: Warren Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Emma

Citing this Record
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXSH-G4C : 9 March 2018), Samuel Warren Lightfoot, 17 May 1953; citing , reference Certificate; FHL microfilm 2,246,506.

The informant on his death certificate was his daughter, Grace Truex.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:



• Birth Image: 15 August 1875, in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States.

• Disproven Birth Date: 14 October 1875, Ohio. 3 The death certificate has an incorrect birth date that was supplied by surviving relatives. The official Wayne County Book of Birth Registrations shows the correct date of 15 August 1875.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 23 June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 41A, District 230, Family 407, Roll 1076
East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Samuel W. Lightfoot..Son..4..OH
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Orrville, OH on 27 April 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 173, Family 334, Roll 1239
Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio
Paradise Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 5 years
Samuel Lightfoot..Head..34..OH..Tiremaker, Rubber Works
(Living with wife and daughter.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Barberton, OH on 15 January 1920. 8

1920 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 266, Family 339, Roll 1442, Ward 3
Barberton, Summit County, Ohio
142 Rose Street; Home owned, with mortgage
S. W. Lightfoot..Head..43..OH..Carpenter, House
(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 15 Aug 1875, then his age should have been 44 instead of 43.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Barberton, OH on 2 April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 164, Family 13, Roll 1881, Ward 4
Barberton, Summit County, Ohio
286 Fifth Street
Margaret B. Cox..Head..66..OH
Floyd E. George..Son-in-Law..27..OH
Joyce George..Daughter..25..OH
Donald George..Grandson..3..OH
Sam Lightfoot..Lodger..54..OH..Widowed..Painter, Buildings

(Sam was widowed and lodging with the Margaret Cox family.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Barberton, OH on 18 April 1940. 6

1940 US Census
Sheet 81A, District 77-12, Family 3, Roll 3152, Ward 3
Barberton, Summit County, Ohio
524-1/2 Tuscarawas Avenue, Hotel & Rooming House
residence in 1935: Same Place
Samuel Lightfoot..Lodger..64..OH..Widowed..8th grade..Janitor, Church Building

(Samuel was widowed, working as a janitor, and living in a rooming house.)
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• His occupation in 1953 was a Retired Painter in Akron, OH.

• He resided at 524-1/2 West Tusc. Avenue in May 1953 in Barberton, OH.



• Death Image: 17 May 1953, in Akron, OH.



• He was buried on 21 May 1953 in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Orrville, OH.

Plot: Sec 7, Lot 13, Grave
Find A Grave Memorial 59206046
. 7


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Samuel married Malinda May Kraft, daughter of Henry Kraft and Susan Bauman, on 14 September 1904 in Orrville, OH.1 2 (Malinda May Kraft was born on 22 October 1881 in Orrville, OH,1 2 9 died on 4 March 1929 in Wadsworth, OH 9 and was buried on 6 March 1929 in Orrville, OH 9.). The cause of her death was Cancer.

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 14 September 1904, in Orrville, OH.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Orrville, OH on 27 April 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 173, Family 334, Roll 1239
Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio
Paradise Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 5 years
Samuel Lightfoot..Head..34..OH..Tiremaker, Rubber Works
Malinda Lightfoot..Wife..29..OH..2/1
Grace Lightfoot..Dau..3..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Barberton, OH on 15 January 1920. 8

1920 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 266, Family 339, Roll 1442, Ward 3
Barberton, Summit County, Ohio
142 Rose Street; Home owned, with mortgage
S. W. Lightfoot..Head..43..OH..Carpenter, House
Linda Lightfoot..Wife..38..OH
Grace Lightfoot..Dau..12..OH
Howard Lightfoot..Son..9..OH
Thelma Lightfoot..Dau..5..OH
Martha Lightfoot..Dau..1y 5m..OH
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


name: Samuel W. Lightfoot
event: Marriage
event place (standardized): Wayne, Ohio, United States
age: 29
estimated birth year: 1875
birthplace: Orrville, O.
father: Lee Lightfoot
mother: Eranna Shamp
spouse: Melinda Kraft
spouse's age: 22
spouse's estimated birth year: 1882
spouse's birthplace: Orrville
spouse's father: Henry Kraft
spouse's mother: Susan Bauman
reference number: Vol 16 pg 39 cn 78
film number: 425760
digital folder number: 004016752
image number: 00056

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X83R-NHP : accessed 01 Oct 2012), Lee Lightfoot in entry for Samuel W. Lightfoot and Melinda Kraft, 1904; citing reference Vol 16 pg 39 cn 78, FHL microfilm 425760.
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Sources


1 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 18B, family 334, Samuel Warren Lightfoot and Malinda May Kraft; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1239.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Stanwood, Mecosta County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 245, sheet 2B, family 36, Florus Corwin Lightfoot and Bertha Louella Miller; index and images (accessed 10 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 784.

3 Wayne, Ohio Public Library, Genealogy Department (Family Group Sheet #1-11-4A & B. This document can be found in the LIGHTFOOT surname folder at the Wayne County Genealogical department of the public library. The name of the compiler for this sheet was left blank.).

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 230, p. 41A, family 407, Francis Lee Lightfoot and Maria Emma Shamp; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1076.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 164, sheet 1A, family 13, Samuel Warren Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1881.

6 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 77-12, sheet 81A, household 3, Samuel Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Oct 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3152.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 06 April 2019), memorial page for Samuel Warren Lightfoot (15 Aug 1875\endash 17 May 1953), Find A Grave Memorial no. 59206046, citing Crown Hill Cemetery, Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA

8 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 266, sheet 17A, family 339, Samuel Warren Lightfoot and Malinda May Kraft; index and images (accessed 10 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1442.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 06 April 2019), memorial page for Malinda May Kraft Lightfoot (20 Oct 1881\endash 4 Mar 1929), Find A Grave Memorial no. 59206045, citing Crown Hill Cemetery, Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA


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