Frank Edward Lightfoot 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Born: 20 August 1882, Burlington, IA 2 3 4 6 7
- Marriage (1): Clara Elizabeth Blanke on 19 April 1904 in Cooper County, MO 1 2 3
- Died: 6 February 1953, Minneapolis, MN at age 70 8
- Buried: After 6 February 1953, Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN
 General Notes:
Could it be possible that Frank Edward Lightfoot and Chester Arthur Lightfoot were the same person or is it possible that they were twins?
Records for Frank provide a birth date of 20 Aug 1882 in Burlington but these are not official birth records but rather World War I and II Draft Registration cards. The earliest other official record using the name of Frank Lightfoot in the Burlington area occurs in the 1905 Iowa State Census when he was enumerated with his wife.
There are official birth records for Chester Arthur Lightfoot also being born on the same day of 20 Aug 1882 in Burlington. Otherwise there are no other records for that name but interestingly the complete line on the birth register that is right under his name as Chester has been blacked out.
If they were actually twins, then perhaps Chester died early as an infant and only Frank survived into his adulthood.
Equally likely is that there could have been only one person originally named Chester and at some point in his life he changed his name to Frank Edward Lightfoot prior to his marriage in 1904. This seems even more plausible because Frank named one of his sons Arthur in order to memorialize his original name of Chester Arthur Lightfoot.
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Death Notes:
Name: Frank E. Lightfoot
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Feb 1953
Event Place: Hennepin, Minnesota
Record Number: 1206149
Certificate Number: 020063
Certificate Year: 1953
File Name: 020063
Affiliate Batch Identifier: NN223DO
Typed or Handwritten: T
Citing this Record:
"Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4W7-KN1 : accessed 16 Oct 2013), Frank E. Lightfoot, 1953.
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Burial Notes:
The City of Minneapolis began as a riverfront outpost in the 1840's when Colonel John Stevens built the first permanent residence. A settlement grew during the following decades as trapping and trading were supplanted with farming, lumber, and flour milling industries.
Lakewood Cemetery was established in 1871, four years after Minneapolis was incorporated. This cemetery site was located in the countryside, nestled between Lakes Harriet and Calhoun. Early visitors traveled to Lakewood by horse and buggy on rutted dirt roads. They would come to pay respects to loved ones and enjoy the park-like grounds with its many monuments. The natural aggressive terrain and majestic oak trees were an additional lure to its visitors.
By 1895, the Lake Harriet Streetcar brought people to the cemetery from their homes in and around downtown Minneapolis. The fare was a nickel. A restored rail section and several streetcars still provide nostalgic rides outside the western boundary of the cemetery. By comparison, the cemetery is no longer "out in the countryside", rather the City of Minneapolis has grown to encompass it and far beyond. Today Lakewood resides within the city limits, not even considered to be in a suburb.
Lakewood Cemetery has one of the largest cemetery greenhouse operations in the United States. Groundskeepers plant nearly 100,000 flowers each season, including many unusual plant species found nowhere else in the state. Many pampered flower gardens will be found throughout the grounds. The maintenance crews keep the grass mowed, bushes trimmed, and the in-ground markers neatly edged.
You can visit the cemetery office and pick up a free brochure titled Lakewood Cemetery - A Self-Guided Tour which contains full color pictures, history, and a map with 49 key features identified. These include prominent industry leaders, politicians, and service memorials. The walking tour takes 2 to 3 hours to complete.
Lakewood Cemetery is a nonprofit association governed by a board of trustees. Their gates are open 7 days a week, including holidays, at 8:00 am. Closing times vary from 8:00 PM in the summer to 5:00 PM during the winter.
The administration building is open Mon-Fri 8:00 am to 4:30 PM, and Saturday 8:00 am to noon.
Lakewood Cemetery
3600 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 822-2171
Additional note: A special area of Lakewood cemetery is managed by the University of Minnesota Medical Department. In Section 40 you will find a single monument dedicated to those who gifted their remains through the Anatomy Bequest Program. Burials in this area are unmarked. The Lakewood Cemetery Association does not keep records of these interments. Confirmation of burials can be made through the University of Minnesota.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He has alternate birth information of 1885.
• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Burlington, IA on January 1895. 6
1895 Iowa State Census
Page 648 and 649, Line 28, Family 144
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States
Frank E. Lightfoot..12..Des Moines County
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in Burlington, IA on 1905. 9
1905 Iowa State Census
307 Summer Street
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Frank E. Lightfoot..22. IA..Married..Painter..Card B619
Clara Lightfoot..Wife..18..IA..Card B620
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Painter for E. J. McCool in Minneapolis, MN. 3
• He resided at 3901 - 32 1/2 Avenue South on 12 September 1918 in Minneapolis, MN.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Minneapolis, MN.
Name: Frank Edward Lightfoot
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1882
Birthplace: , United States
. 3
• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Minneapolis, MN on January 1920. 2
1920 US Census
Sheet 29B, District 226, Family 39
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
.Frank Lightfoot..Head..37..IA
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He resided at American Hotel on 26 April 1947 in Portland, OR.
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• Frank Edward Lightfoot registered for WW II Draft: 26 April 1947, Portland, OR.
4 Name: Frank Edward Lightfoot
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1882
Birthplace: Burlington, Iowa
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• 1950 US Census: 1 April 1950, in Minneapolis, MN. 7 1950 US Census
Page 72, District 89-506, Family 27
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
1826 15th Avenue
Frank Lightfoot..Head..70..Minnesota..Divorced
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• He was buried after 6 February 1953 in the Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN.
Plot: Section 40 Lot 439 Grave 5
Find A Grave Memorial 126015008
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Frank married Clara Elizabeth Blanke, daughter of Henry Blanke and Margaret Roxlau, on 19 April 1904 in Cooper County, MO.1 2 3 The marriage ended in divorce between 1920 and 1930. (Clara Elizabeth Blanke was born in 1885 in Iowa 2 11 and died on 16 October 1958 in Minneapolis, MN.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 19 April 1904, in Cooper County, MO.
• They appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in Burlington, IA on 1905. 1
1905 Iowa State Census
307 Summer Street
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Frank E. Lightfoot..22. IA..Married..Painter..Card B619
Clara Lightfoot..Wife..18..IA..Card B620
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Saint Ferdinand Township, Saint Louis County, MO on 25 April 1910. 11
1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 130, Family 97, Roll 809
Saint Ferdinand Township, Saint Louis County, Missouri
Jennings Station Road; Farm Rented
Joseph F. Werner..Head..35..MO..Farmer, Truck Farm
Theresa J. Werner..Wife..35..IA..0/0..Helps on farm
Katherine A. Werner..Mother..67..GER..Widowed
Clara E. Lightfoot..Niece..25..IA..3/2..Servant, Private Family
Minnie B. Lightfoot..Grand-niece..3..IA
Ernest E. Lightfoot..Nephew..1..MN
NOTE - There is no mention of Clara's husband, Frank Edward Lightfoot.
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• Frank Edward Lightfoot and Clara Elizabeth Blanke were divorced between 1920 and 1930.
• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Minneapolis, MN on January 1920. 2
1920 US Census
Sheet 29B, District 226, Family 39
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
.Frank Lightfoot..Head..37..IA
Clara Lightfoot..Wife..34..IA
Minnie Lightfoot..Daughter..12..IA
Ernest Lightfoot..Son..11..MN
Margery Lightfoot..Daughter..9..MN
Arthur Lightfoot..Son..4..MN
Alice Lightfoot..Daughter..2..MN
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Marriage Notes:
Based on the birth locations of their children, it appears that Frank and Clara were probably married in Iowa where they lived for a few years and where their daughter Minnie was born. They then moved to Minnesota, presumably in Minneapolis, where the rest of their children were born.
The 1910 US Census shows Clara living near Saint Louis, Missouri with an uncle, Joseph Werner and his family. Living with Clara were her children Minnie and Ernest. There was no mention of Clara's husband, Frank and he is not found anywhere in the 1910 US Census.
The 1920 US Census shows Frank and Clara living together again in Minneapolis, Minnesota with 5 children.
Apparently they were divorced sometime between 1920 and 1930. The 1930 US Census shows Clara living in Minneapolis with 4 children. Frank is not found anywhere in the 1930 US Census but lived until 1953.
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