Charles Levi Lightfoot ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Burlington, IA on 10 June 1880. ¹⁰

1880 US Census
Sheet 326A, Family 163, Roll 337
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
1303 7th Street
Charles L. Lightfoot..Son..3..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Burlington, IA on June 1885. ¹¹

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 724, Family 397
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
1908 Ripley Street
Chas Lightfoot..29..IL..Widowed..Teamster

(Living with widowed father.)

NOTE - It appears that the enumerator mixed up the ages for Charles and Sarah.
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Burlington, IA on May 1895. ¹²

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 830, Family 257
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
no religion
Chas Lightfoot..18..Des Moines, IA

(Living with father.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Burlington, IA on 16 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 31B, District 17, Family 705
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
1502 4th Street; house rented
Married 1 year
Charles L. Lightfoot..Head..23..Apr 1877..IA..Day Laborer

(Living with wife.)

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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Burlington, IA on April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 17, Family 265
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Charlie Lightfoot..Head..33..IA

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Grocery Clerk in Burlington, IA. ⁸

• He resided at 1436 South 5th on 12 September 1918 in Burlington, IA.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Burlington, IA.

Name: Charles Levi Lightfoot
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1877
Birthplace: , United States
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Omaha, NE on January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 56, Family 124
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Charles Lightfoot..Head..43..IA

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Burlington, IA on April 1930. ⁷

1930 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 6, Family 330, Roll 653
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Charles L. Lightfoot..Head..53..IA

(Living with wife, son, divorced daughter, and granddaughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Burlington, IA on 18 April 1940. ¹³

1940 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 29-17, Family 264, Roll 1156
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
716 Louisa Street; home owned $660
Chas L. Lightfoot..Head..63..IA..5th grade
Mildred Morgan..Daughter..40..IA..6th grade..Basket Maker..earned $320 in 1939
May E. Smith..Granddaughter..17..NE..8th grade

(Widowed and living with divorced daughter and granddaughter.)

NOTE - Even though the census record indicated that he was married, his wife had died just 3 years prior.
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• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in June 1948 in Burlington, IA.

⁶ Son of Charles Avon Lightfoot and his wife Ida May Paine. Charles married Ella May Ferrington on 5 June 1899 in Burlington. Together, they were the parents of 4 children, including an infant daughter who died in 1906.

He was a member of Calvary Assembly of God church and Modern Woodmen of America.

Surviving were two daughters, Mrs. Mildred May (Charles C.) Morgan and Mrs. Ellen Louise (Kenneth) McCormick, of Burlington; a son, Charles William (and Eileen), of Gladstone; 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Charles Kneubuhl, of Salem, Ark. He was preceded in death by his wife, an infant daughter, and a sister.

(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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• His obituary was published in the Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette on 2 June 1948 in Burlington, IA.

⁶ Charles Levi Lightfoot, 71, of 811 S. Twelfth street, died Wednesday at 9:25 a.m. in St. Francis hospital after an extended illness.

He was born in Burlington, April 8, 1877, and was a life resident. On June 5, 1899, he married Ella May Ferrington, who died Sept. 1, 1937. He was a member of Calvary Assembly of God church and Modern Woodmen of America.

Surviving are 2 daughters, Mrs. Charles C. Morgan and Mrs. Kenneth McCormick, of Burlington; a son, Charles, of Gladstone; 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Charles Kneubuhl, of Salem, Ark. A daughter and a sister are dead.

The body was taken to Burnett Wallen funeral home. Services will be announced later. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery.

(Source: Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday 2 June 1948, Page 13)
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• He was buried on 5 June 1948 in the Burlington Memorial Park in Burlington, IA.

Plot: Lake View Garden, Lot 321, Section 6

Find A Grave Memorial #42141691
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Charles married Ella May Ferrington, daughter of John C. Ferrington and Ella Eldora Oldham, on 5 June 1899 in Burlington, IA.^{2 3 4 5 6 7} (Ella May Ferrington was born on 17 December 1884 in Burlington, IA,^{2 4 7 14} died on 1 September 1937 in Burlington, IA ¹⁴ and was buried on 4 September 1937 in Burlington, IA ¹⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 5 June 1899, in Burlington, IA. ²

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Burlington, IA on 16 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 31B, Family 705, District 17
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
1502 4th Street; house rented
Married 1 year
Charles L. Lightfoot..Head..23..Apr 1877..IA..Day Laborer
Ella Lightfoot..Wife..16..May 1883..IA..0/0
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Burlington, IA on April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 17, Family 265
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Charlie Lightfoot..Head..33..IA
Ella Lightfoot..Wife..25..IA
Mildred Lightfoot..Daughter..9..IA
Charles W. Lightfoot..Son..6..IA
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Omaha, NE on January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, Family 124, District 56
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Charles Lightfoot..Head..43..IA
Ella Lightfoot..Wife..37..Iowa
Mildred Lightfoot..Daughter..18..Iowa
Charles Lightfoot..Son..17..Iowa
Ella Lightfoot..Daughter..7..Iowa
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Burlington, IA on April 1930. ⁷

1930 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 6, Family 330, Roll 653
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Charles L. Lightfoot..Head..53..IA
Ella M. Lightfoot..Wife..45..IA
Charles W. Lightfoot..Son..26..IA
Mildred Smith..Daughter..29..IA
May E. Smith..Granddaughter..8..NE
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Charles L. Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Jun 1899
Event Place: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Marital Status: U
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
Spouse's Name: Ella Ferrington
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 15
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Spouse's Father's Name: John Ferrington
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ella Robbins

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJH6-7HH : 4 November 2017), Charles L. Lightfoot and Ella Ferrington, 05 Jun 1899, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol. 18, P. 352, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 956,356.
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Ella seems to have been only 14 years old when she was married to Charles. Charles and Ella lived almost all of their married life in or around Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa except for a brief period of time when they moved to Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska for unknown reasons sometime between 1918 and 1920. Their oldest daughter, Mildred, went with them and appears with them on the 1920 US Census in Nebraska at age 18 and un-married. Within the next year or two, Mildred would meet Willie Edward Smith and she gave birth to a daughter, May Elizabeth Smith, in 1922 who was born in Nebraska. By 1930, then entire family including Mildred, who was then divorced, and her young daughter had moved back to Burlington, Iowa. Ella died in 1937 and Charles remained in the Burlington area until his death in 1948.
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