Charles B. Lightfoot

Charles B. Lightfoot
(1883-1973)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret B. Bryant

Margaret Bryant Lightfoot

Charles B. Lightfoot ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 19 April 1883, Indiana ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
Marriage (1): Margaret B. Bryant on 12 April 1905 in , Porter County, IN ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 21 September 1973, Valparaiso, IN at age 90 ⁸ ⁹
Buried: After 21 September 1973, Hebron, IN ⁹

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Charles Lightfoot
Given Name: Charles
Surname: Lightfoot
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Sep 1973
Event Place: Hebron, Porter, Indiana
Event Place (Original): Hebron, Porter, Indiana
Age: 90
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1883

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V39G-B6T : 4 December 2020), Charles Lightfoot, Sep 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pleasant Township, Porter County, IN on 15 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Page 8B, District 89, Dwelling 171, Family 173
Pleasant Township, Porter County, Indiana
farm rented
Charles Lightfoot..Son..Apr 1883..17..IN
(Living with father and step-mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield Township, Lake County, IN on 23 April 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 79, Dwelling 86, Family 86, Roll 362
Winfield Township, Lake County, Indiana
Farm Rented
Married 5 years
Charles Lightfoot..Head..27..IN..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife and niece.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Apr 1883, then his age should have been 26 instead of 27.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Valparaiso, IN.

Name: Charles B Lightfoot
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1883
Birthplace: , United States
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Hebron, IN on 14 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 138, Family 221, Roll 460
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
South Main Street; Home owned
Charles Lightfoot..Self..36..IN..Laborer, Farm
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 10 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 1, Family 207, Roll 622
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
Main Street; Home owned, $870
Charles Lightfoot..Head..46..IN..Truck operator, milk truck, school bus
(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Hebron, IN on 11 April 1940. ⁷

1940 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 64-1, Family 288, Roll 1086
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
288 Main Street; Home owned, $600
Charles Lightfoot..Head..56..IN..7th grade..Operator, Trucking Business
(Living with wife.)
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• Charles B. Lightfoot registered for WW II Draft: 1942, Hebron, IN.

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• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in September 1973 in Valparaiso, IN.

⁹ Rites Tuesday For Traffic Victim, 90

Valparaiso's first traffic fatality in 21 months was recorded this weekend when a 90-year-old Hebron man died of injuries suffered Sept 13 in a four-car- collision at Chicago and Michigan streets.

Charles B. Lightfoot of 406 Main St, died Friday night at Porter Memorial Hospital of massive internal injuries, Coroner Leonard Wetmore said.

Services for Lightfoot will be held at 1:30 PM Tuesday at Hebron United Methodist Church with the Rev. Warren L. Lear officiating. Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery.

Friends may call at Clark Funeral Chapel, Hebron, from 7 to 9 PM today. Masonic rites will be conducted at 7:30 PM today at the funeral home by Hebron Lodge 502 F&AM of which Lightfoot was a 50-year member.

He was born April 19, 1883 in Indiana. On April 12, 1905 in Hebron, he married Margaret Bryant, who preceded him in death Aug 3, 1960.

Lightfoot was a member of the Hebron United Methodist Church and the Scottish Rite of South Bend. A Hebron resident since 1912, he was a retired barber. Lightfoot had been engaged in the restaurant business, a taxi service, delivered milk and was a school bus driver.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James (Margaret) Osby of Hebron, and three grandchildren all of Hebron.

(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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• He was buried after 21 September 1973 in the Hebron Cemetery in Hebron, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial 31349908
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Charles married Margaret B. Bryant, daughter of Elias Bryant and Fanny Adams, on 12 April 1905 in , Porter County, IN.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (Margaret B. Bryant was born on 8 March 1884 in Hebron, IN,¹ ³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁷ ¹² ¹³ died on 3 August 1960 in Hebron, IN ¹² ¹³ and was buried after 3 August 1960 in Hebron, IN ¹³.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 12 April 1905, in , Porter County, IN.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield Township, Lake County, IN on 23 April 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 79, Dwelling 86, Family 86, Roll 362
Winfield Township, Lake County, Indiana
Farm Rented
Married 5 years
Charles Lightfoot..Head..27..IN..Farmer, General Farm
Margaret Lightfoot..Wife..26..IN
Margaret Bryant..Niece..3..IN
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Hebron, IN on 14 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 138, Family 221, Roll 460
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
South Main Street; Home owned
Charles Lightfoot..Self..36..IN..Laborer, Farm
Maggie Lightfoot..Wife..35..IN
Margaret Lightfoot..Dau..13..IN
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 10 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 1, Family 207, Roll 622
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
Main Street; Home owned, $870
Charles Lightfoot..Head..46..IN..Truck operator, milk truck, school bus
Margaret Lightfoot..Wife..46..IN
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Hebron, IN on 11 April 1940. ⁷

1940 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 64-1, Family 288, Roll 1086
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
288 Main Street; Home owned, $600
Charles Lightfoot..Head..56..IN..7th grade..Operator, Trucking Business
Margaret Lightfoot..Wife..56..IN..11th grade
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Charlie B Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 12 Apr 1905
Event Place: Porter, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 06 Apr 1905
Spouse's Name: Margaret Bryant
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: John D Kruwel
Page: 88
Record Number: 212
Number of Images: 1

Citing this Record
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHQ-DSD : 10 December 2017), Charlie B Lightfoot and Margaret Bryant, 12 Apr 1905; citing Porter, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005014498.
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1 Jon Casbon, "Casbon - Boerger - Finney Genealogy" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=casbonj; Updated: Mon Oct 21 11:33:02 2002).

2 Owen R. Aylesworth, "The Aylesworth Family of Porter County Indiana" (http://www.aylesworth.net/Confidence_family_DWT_CSS/welcome.htm; Updated August 1, 2003).

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 8B, family 221, Charles B. Lightfoot and Margaret B. Bryant; index and images (accessed 10 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 460.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 7A, family 207, Charles B. Lightfoot and Margaret B. Bryant; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 622.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Porter County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 89, sheet 8B, dwelling 171, family 173, Napoleon B. Lightfoot and Euphany Brody; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield Township, Lake County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 6B, dwelling 86, family 86, Charles B. Lightfoot and Margaret B. Bryant; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Apr 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 362.

7 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 64-1, sheet 8A, household 288, Charles B. Lightfoot and Margaret B. Bryant; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Apr 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1086.

8 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 12 December 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V39G-B6T : 4 December 2020), Charles Lightfoot, Sep 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 01 April 2019), memorial page for Charles B Lightfoot (19 Apr 1883\endash 21 Sep 1973), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31349908, citing Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, USA

10 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org .

11 "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144);
Name: Charles B Lightfoot
Event Place: Hebron, Porter, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Hebron, Porter, Indiana
Employer: Charles B/Lightfoot
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1883

12 Vidette-Messenger Newspaper of Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana (Online index through the Porter County Public Library System at http://www.pcpls.lib.in.us/ObituaryIndex/Index.html. Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana), Obituary published on August 4, 1960.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 01 April 2019), memorial page for Margaret Bryant Lightfoot (8 Mar 1884'963 Aug 1960), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31350468, citing Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, USA

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