Adelbert B. Lightfoot

Adelbert B. Lightfoot
(1873-1940)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Goldia A. Whitaker

Adelbert B. Lightfoot ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³

Born: 2 May 1873, Big Rapids, MI ¹ ³ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³
Marriage (1): Goldia A. Whitaker on 25 August 1907 in Salt Lake City, UT ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 2 October 1940, Pontiac, MI at age 67 ⁷ ¹² ¹³
Buried: After 2 October 1940, Fairview Cemetery, Linden, MI ¹³

bullet Cause of his death was Automobile Accident.¹²

bullet Birth Notes:

Name: Adelbert Lightfoot
Event Type: Birth
Event Place: Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 May 1873
Father's Name: Jacob Lightfoot
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Nancy Lightfoot
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Record Number: 178

Citing this Record
"Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQN5-QJX : 12 August 2019), Nancy Lightfoot in entry for Adelbert Lightfoot, ; citing , Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm .
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Adelbert B Lightfoot
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 02 Oct 1940
Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 02 May 1873
Birthplace: Big Rapids
Birth Year (Estimated): 1873
Father's Name: Jacob Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Nancy Amos

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFQY-SKQ : 13 March 2018), Nancy Amos in entry for Adelbert B Lightfoot, 02 Oct 1940; citing Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,057.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Birth Image: 2 May 1873, in Big Rapids, MI. ⁸

• He has alternate birth date of 1878 and a birth location of Michigan.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 52 on the 1930 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Big Rapids Township, Mecosta, MI on 22 June 1880. ¹⁰

1880 US Census
Page 34B, Roll 0594, District 174, Family 313
Big Rapids Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
Adelbert B. Lightfoot..Son..7..MI
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, MI on 13 June 1900. ¹⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 106, Dwelling 131, Family 132
Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
farm owned, with mortgage
Adelbert B. Lightfoot..Son..May 1873..27..MI..County School Commissioner
(Living with parents.)
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• He graduated from University of Michigan Law School in 1906 in Ann Arbor, MI.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Ely, NV on 15 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 82, Family 49, Roll 859
Ely, White Pine County, Nevada
773 Compton Street; Home rented
Married 3 years
Adelbert Lightfoot..Head..37..MI..Lawyer
(Living with wife and daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 2 May 1873, then his age should have been 36 instead of 37.
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Lawyer in Ely, NV. ⁹

• He resided in Ely, NV on 12 September 1918.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Ely, NV.

Name: Adelbert B Lightfoot
Birth Date: 2 May 1873
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Argentine Township, Genesee, MI on February 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 1, Family 175, Roll 766
Argentine Township, Genesee County, Michigan
Home rented
A. B. Lightfoot..Self..46..MI..School Teacher
(Living with wife, 4 daughters, and widowed mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Flint, MI on 15 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 23A, District 29, Family 568, Roll 985, Ward 2
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
1207 Kearaley Street; Home owned, $5000
Delbert B. Lightfoot..Head..52..Head..MI..Teacher, Public School
(Living with wife, 5 children, and niece.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 2 May 1873, then his age should have been 56 instead of 52.
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Flint, MI on 12 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 85-118, Family 243, Roll 1895
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
1207 East Kearsley Street; Home owned, $3500
Albert B. Lightfoot..Head..66..MI..5 years college..Director, Continuation school..earned $2800 in 1939
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• Death Image: 2 October 1940, in Pontiac, MI. ¹²

• He was buried after 2 October 1940 in the Fairview Cemetery in Linden, MI.

PLOT: Wilcox addition
Find A Grave Memorial 94086190
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Adelbert married Goldia A. Whitaker, daughter of George Whitaker and Valnetta E. Armstrong, on 25 August 1907 in Salt Lake City, UT.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Goldia A. Whitaker was born on 9 February 1879 in Hamlin Township, Eaton, MI,³ ¹⁷ died on 7 September 1940 in Pontiac, MI ⁶ ¹⁸ ¹⁹ and was buried after 7 September 1940 in Linden, MI ¹⁹.). The cause of her death was Automobile accident.¹²

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Ely, NV on 15 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 82, Family 49, Roll 859
Ely, White Pine County, Nevada
773 Compton Street; Home rented
Married 3 years
Adelbert Lightfoot..Head..37..MI..Lawyer
Goldia Lightfoot..Wife..30..MI..1/1
Georgia Lightfoot..Dau..1..MI
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Argentine Township, Genesee, MI on February 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 1, Family 175, Roll 766
Argentine Township, Genesee County, Michigan
Home rented
A. B. Lightfoot..Self..46..MI..School Teacher
Golden Lightfoot..Wife..40..MI
Georgia Lightfoot..Dau..10..MI
Hellen Lightfoot..Dau..9..MI
Goldia Lightfoot..Dau..7..MI
Florence Lightfoot..Dau..2y 3m..MI
Nancy Lightfoot..Mother..75..OH..Widowed
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Flint, MI on 15 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 23A, District 29, Family 568, Roll 985, Ward 2
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
1207 Kearaley Street; Home owned, $5000
Delbert B. Lightfoot..Head..52..Head..MI..Teacher, Public School
Goldia A. Lightfoot..Wife..49..MI..Teacher, Public School
Georgia F. Lightfoot..Dau..20..MI..Teacher, Public School
Helen I. Lightfoot..Dau..18..MI..Teacher, Public School
Goldia D. Lightfoot..Dau..17..MI
Florence L. Lightfoot..Dau..12..MI
Virginia A. Lightfoot..Dau..9..MI
Irene M. Lightfoot..Niece..21..MI..Teacher, Public School
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Flint, MI on 12 April 1940. ²⁰

1940 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 85-118, Family 243, Roll 1895
Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
1207 East Kearsley Street; Home owned, $3500
Albert B. Lightfoot..Head..66..Michigan..5 years college..Director, Continuation School..earned $2800 in 1939
Goldia A. Lightfoot..Wife..60..Michigan..5 years college..Teacher, Public School..earned $1795 in 1939
Virginia A. Lightfoot..Daughter..19..Michigan..1 year college
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: A B Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Aug 1907
Event Place: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Event Place (Original): Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Marital Status: Married
Birth Year (Estimated): 1873
Spouse's Name: Goldia Whitaker
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Reference ID: 4772
Record Number: 56

Citing this Record
"Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8GS-D5C : 4 August 2017), A B Lightfoot and Goldia Whitaker, 1907.
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About 1913, Adelbert and his family moved from Michigan to White Pine County, Nevada where he set up a practice as an attorney. Another daughter, Alice Lee, was born there in 1914 but within 2 years she died in Salt Lake City in 1916. It appears that his wife, Goldia, returned to Michigan after the death of the daughter because in Sep 1918, Adelbert appeared on the World War I Draft Registration Card in White Pine County, Nevada but he gave his wife as his nearest relative and listed her address as Gaines, Genesee County, MI.

By 1920, Adelbert had closed up his legal practice in White Pine County, Nevada and re-joined his wife back in Genesee County, Michigan.
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Both Adelbert and Goldia were killed in the same automobile accident. Her injuries were so severe that she died within 9 hours of being admitted to Pontiac General Hospital. At the time, Adelbert's condition was described as "fair" but he remained hospitalized for another 30 days until he died on 2 Oct 1930.
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1 "7-1937Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803977 : accessed 24 August 2020), A B Lightfoot and Goldia Whitaker, 1907.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 2B, family 49, Adelbert B. Lightfoot and Goldia A. Whitaker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 859.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Argentine Township, Genesee County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 7B, 8A, family 175, Adelbert B. Lightfoot and Goldia A. Whitaker; index and images (accessed 4 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 766.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 23A, family 568, Adelbert B. Lightfoot and Goldia A. Whitaker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 985.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 85-118, sheet 11B, household 243, Adelbert B. Lightfoot and Goldia A. Whitaker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 May 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1895.

6 Karen Valenzuela, "Shearer,Rice,Jones,Zeek,Parks,Lightfoot" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=karensu; Updated: 2009-06-20 20:59:10 UTC (Sat)).

7 Anna Weborg-Fraser to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

8 "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 August 2020); Adelbert Lightfoot; citing, Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm .

9 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 May 2019); Charles Henry Drugan.

10 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Big Rapids Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 174, p. 34B, family 313, Jacob B. Lightfoot and Nancy Ann Amos; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0594.

11 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 106, p. 7A, dwelling 131, family 132; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

12 "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 August 2020), Adelbert B Lightfoot, 02 Oct 1940; citing Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,057.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 06 May 2019), memorial page for Adelbert B Lightfoot (1873\endash 1940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 94086190, citing Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee County, Michigan, USA

14 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 106, p. 7A, dwelling 131, family 132, Jacob B. Lightfoot and Nancy Ann Amos; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

15 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 May 2019); Adelbert B. Lightfoot.

16 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 06 May 2019), memorial page for Adelbert B Lightfoot (1873'961940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 94086190, citing Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee County, Michigan, USA

17 "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 August 2020); Golda A. Whitaker, 09 Feb 1879; citing item 1 p 126 rn 398, Hamlin, Eaton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,569.

18 "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 August 2020), Goldia A Lightfoot, 07 Sep 1940; citing Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,057.

19 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 06 May 2019), memorial page for Goldia A Lightfoot (1880'961940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 94086270, citing Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee County, Michigan, USA

20 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 85-118, sheet 11B, household 243, Adelbert B. Lightfoot and Goldia A. Whitaker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 August 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1895.

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