Ida A. Allen
(1857-1908)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William P. Lightfoot

Ida A. Allen 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 27 January 1857, Indiana 1 5
  • Marriage (1): William P. Lightfoot on 25 March 1875 in , Porter County, IN 1 2 3
  • Died: 25 October 1908, Chicago, IL at age 51 1 4 5
  • Buried: 27 October 1908, Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Porter, IN 1 4

bullet   Cause of her death was Liver Infection.4

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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Ida Lightfoot
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 Oct 1908
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Birthplace: , , Indiana
Funeral Home: S L Luce
Burial Date: 27 Oct 1908
Burial Place: Hebron, , Indiana

Citing this Record
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q237-8LVC : 8 March 2018), Ida Lightfoot, 25 Oct 1908; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference 10267, record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,239,784.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of June 1856 and a birth location of Indiana.

This birth year of 1856 was given on the 1900 census.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 8 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 551C, District 145, Family 110, Roll 0305
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
Ida A. Lightfoot..Wife..24..IN..Keeps House

(Living with husband and daughter.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 27 Jan 1857, then her age should have been 23 instead of 24.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Hebron, IN on 4 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 79, Dwelling 88, Family 88
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
House owned, no mortgage
Married 25 years
Ida A. Lightfoot..Wife..Jun 1856..44..IN..3/3

(Living with husband and 1 son.)

NOTE - It is believed that her birth date was 27 Jan 1857 instead of Jun 1856.
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• Death Image: 25 October 1908, in Chicago, IL. 4



• She was buried on 27 October 1908 in the Hebron Cemetery in Hebron, IN.

Plot: North Section 4 Row 39
Find A Grave Memorial #6714478
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Ida married William P. Lightfoot, son of John Lightfoot and Atha Ann Walters, on 25 March 1875 in , Porter County, IN.1 2 3 (William P. Lightfoot was born on 5 April 1852 in , Porter County, IN,2 6 7 died on 5 May 1927 in Boone Township, Porter, IN 1 7 8 and was buried after 5 May 1927 in Hebron, IN 7 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 25 March 1875, in , Porter County, IN.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 8 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 551C, District 145, Family 110, Roll 0305
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
William Lightfoot..Head..27..IN..Farmer
Ida A. Lightfoot..Wife..24..IN..Keeps House
May Lightfoot..Dau..4..IN
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Hebron, IN on 4 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 79, Dwelling 88, Family 88
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana
married 25 years
house owned, no mortgage
William Lightfoot..Head..Apr 1852..48..IN..Engineer
Ida A. Lightfoot..Wife..Jun 1856..44..IN..3/3
Clem W. Lightfoot..Son..May 1891..9..IN
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: William P Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 25 Mar 1875
Event Place: Porter, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 23 Mar 1875
Spouse's Name: Ida A Allen
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: F Mikles
Page: 297
Record Number: 587
GS Film Number: 001686156
Digital Folder Number: 005014494
Image Number: 00656

Citing this Record:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDH3-YKL : accessed 4 February 2016), William P Lightfoot and Ida A Allen, 1875.
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Sources


1 Claire Chantell (E-mail messages in December 2005, January 2006, and February 2007 concerning descendants of William P. Lightfoot.).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 145, p. 551C, family 110, William P. Lightfoot and Ida A. Allen; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0305.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 4B, dwelling 88, family 88, William P. Lightfoot and Ida A. Allen; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463134 : accessed 13 January 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q237-63KK : 8 March 2018), Ida Lightfoot, 25 Oct 1908; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference 25120, record number, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,239,804.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 March 2019), memorial page for Ida A Lightfoot (27 Jan 1857\endash 25 Oct 1908), Find A Grave Memorial no. 6714478, citing Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, USA

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 15A, dwelling 119, family 119, William P. Lightfoot and Jessie (Unknown); index and images (accessed 4 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 460.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 27 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6714477.

8 Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society, Porter County Indiana Death Index 1884-1927 (http://www.rootsweb.com/~innwigs/Archives/DeathIndex-PorterCounty.htm).


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