William Elmer Lightfoot ^{1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11}

  Birth Notes:

Name: William Elmer Lightfoot
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 4 Jul 1867
Event Place: Vermillion Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Event Place (Original): Vermillion Township Ashland, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: James Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Amanda Lightfoot
Reference ID: v 2 p 2
Record Number: 9

Citing this Record
"Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD14-7JJ : 19 January 2020), Amanda Lightfoot in entry for William Elmer Lightfoot, 1867.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of July 1866 and a birth location of Ohio.

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• Birth Image: 4 July 1867, in Vermillion Township, Ashland County, OH. ⁷

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH on 30 June 1870. ⁸

page 10, M593-1261, Dwg 74, Family 75
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
William Lightfoot...3..OH
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH on 8 June 1880. ⁹

1880 US Census
Page 107D, District 209, Family 89, Roll 1061
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Elmer Lightfoot..Son..12..OH..Farm Laborer

(Living with widowed mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Irving Township, Barry County, MI on 20 June 1900. ¹⁰

1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 43, Family 274
Irving Township, Barry County, Michigan
Married 9 years
Home owned, with mortgage
Elmer W. Lightfoot..Head..Jul 1866..33..OH..Teamster

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Washington Township, Defiance County, OH on April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, Family 201
Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio
William Seightfoot..Head..43..OH

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Chester Township, Wabash, IN on January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 23A, family 494
Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana
William E. Lightfoot..Self..52..OH

(Living with wife, daughter, and granddaughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in North Manchester, IN on April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 24A, District 1, Family 754, Roll 636
North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana
Wm. E. Lightfoot..Head..62..OH

(Living with wife and widowed mother-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in North Manchester, IN on 9 April 1940. ¹¹

1940 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 85-2A, Family 221, Roll 1106
North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana
408 West Main; house rented, $10
Residence in 1935: Same House
W. E. Lightfoot..Head..72..MI..6th grade

(Living with wife.)
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• He was buried after 27 July 1948 in the Oaklawn Cemetery in North Manchester, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial #45068498
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William married Stella Louise Ward, daughter of David Oscar Ward and Gertrude A. Fox, on 4 October 1890 in Freeport, MI.^{1 2 3 4 5 6} (Stella Louise Ward was born on 15 March 1869 in Hartford, MI,^{1 3 4 5 10 11 13} died on 2 December 1950 in Elkhart, IN ¹³ and was buried after 2 December 1950 in North Manchester, IN ¹³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 4 October 1890, in Freeport, MI. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Irving Township, Barry County, MI on 20 June 1900. ²

page 12A, District 43, Dwg 272, Fam 274
Irving Township, Barry County, Michigan
married 9 years
home owned with mortgage
Elmer W. Lightfoot...Head..Jul 1866..33..OH..Teamster
Stella L. Lightfoot...Wife..Mar 1869..31..MI..3/2
Lila H. Lightfoot...Dau..Dec 1891..8..MI
Dana W. Lightfoot...Son..Nov 1897..2..MI
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Washington Township, Defiance County, OH on April 1910. ³

Page 8B, Family 201
Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio
William Seightfoot...Head..43..OH
Stella Seightfoot...Wife..41..MI
Wilford D. Seightfoot...Son..12..MI
Verna Seightfoot...Dau..8..MI
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Chester Township, Wabash, IN on January 1920. ⁴

page 23A, family 494
Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana
William E. Lightfoot...Self..52..OH
Stella Lightfoot...Wife..50..MI
Verna Lightfoot...Dau..18..MI
Thelma Weber...GDau..9..OH
Lester E. Dill...GSon..11m..IN

NOTE - Thelma Weber was the daughter of Lelia Altha Lightfoot who was married to Charles Weber at the time. Supposedly they were living in Defiance, Ohio so it is unknown why their daughter, Thelma, was with her maternal grandparents at the time of this census.

The identify and relationship of infant Lester E. Dill has yet to be determined.
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in North Manchester, IN on April 1930. ⁵

Sheet 24A, Family 754, District 0001, roll 636
North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana
Wm. E. Lightfoot...Head..62..OH
Stella L. Lightfoot...Wife..61..MI
Gertrude A. Ward...MotherLaw..86..PA
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in North Manchester, IN on 9 April 1940. ⁶

Sheet 9B, Family 221, District 85-2A, Roll 1106
North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana
408 West Main; house rented, $10
Residence in 1935: Same House
W. E. Lightfoot...Head..72..MI..6th grade
Stella Lightfoot...Wife..71..OH..8th grade
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: William E. Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 4 Oct 1890
Event Place: Barry, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original): Barry, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
Father's Name: James Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Amanda Yoha
Spouse's Name: Stella Ward
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Spouse's Father's Name: D.o. Ward
Spouse's Mother's Name: Gentie Fox
Reference ID: 167
Record Number: 28

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCD-SM5 : 17 January 2020), Gentie Fox in entry for William E. Lightfoot, 1890.
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