Ceylon Cyrus Lightfoot

Ceylon Cyrus Lightfoot
(1885-1974)

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Ceylon Cyrus Lightfoot ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 16 June 1885, , Mecosta County, MI ¹ ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Goldie C. Haycock on 7 August 1933 in , Steuben County, IN ¹ ² ³
Died: 6 March 1974, Grand Rapids, MI at age 88 ¹ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
Buried: After 6 March 1974, Glendale Cemetery, Okemos, MI ⁹

bullet Death Notes:

Age: 89
Name: Ceylon Lightfoot
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1885
State: Michigan
Last Place of Residence: East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Previous Residence Postal Code: 48823
Event Date: Mar 1974

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J21X-559 : 20 May 2014), Ceylon Lightfoot, Mar 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Name: Ceylon C Lightfoot
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Mar 1974
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 06 85
Certificate Number: 15575

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZTV-Y56 : 4 December 2014), Ceylon C Lightfoot, 06 Mar 1974; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, death certificate number 15575, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.
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bullet Burial Notes:

PLOT Sec 4
Find a Grave Memorial 95085932

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, MI on 13 June 1900. ¹⁰

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 106, Family 132
Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
farm owned, with mortgage
Cyrus E. Lightfoot..Son..Jun 1885..14..MI..Farm Laborer

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Crescent Precinct, Whatcom, Washington, United States on 15 April 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 338, Family 9, Roll 1674
Crescent Precinct, Whatcom, Washington, United States
Shingle Mill Boarding Home
Oscar H. Jordahl..Head..30..Minnesota
William Wilson..41..England
Peter Christenson..30
Andrew Socha..31..Russia
Nick Framango..28..Austria
Dewey Lusier..34..Canada
Ceylon Lightfoot..24..Michigan..Laborer, Woods

(Ceylon was single and living in a boarding house.)
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• He served in the military :SGT., Co. I, 136th Infantry 15 July 1917 to 28 May 1918 in Lansing, MI.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in East Lansing, MI on 5 April 1940. ³

1940 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 33-8, Family 63, Roll 1759
East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States
110 Gilbert Avenue; Home owned, $7000
Czylon Lightfoot..Head..55..Michigan..4 years college..Asst. Chemist, Mich. State College..earned $1800 in 1939

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 Jun 1885, then his age should have been 54 instead of 55.
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• He resided in East Lansing, MI in 1961.

His brother John's obituary in 1961 mentioned that "Ceylon" was from East Lansing, Michigan.
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Ceylon married Goldie C. Haycock, daughter of John Robert Haycock and Mary Hellows, on 7 August 1933 in , Steuben County, IN.¹ ² ³ (Goldie C. Haycock was born on 8 March 1882 in Williamston, MI,³ ¹¹ died on 21 May 1975 in Grand Rapids, MI ¹¹ and was buried after 21 May 1975 in Glendale Cemetery, Okemos, MI ¹¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 7 August 1933, in , Steuben County, IN. ²

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in East Lansing, MI on 5 April 1940. ³

1940 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 33-8, Family 63, Roll 1759
East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States
110 Gilbert Avenue; Home owned, $7000
Czylon Lightfoot..Head..55..Michigan..4 years college..Asst. Chemist, Mich. State College..earned $1800 in 1939
Goldie Lightfoot..Wife..58..Michigan..12th grade
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Ceylon C Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 07 Aug 1933
Event Place: Steuben, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: East Lansing, , Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1885
Birthplace: , Mecosta, Michigan
Marriage License Date: 07 Aug 1933
Father's Name: Jacob Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Nancy Ames
Spouse's Name: Goldie C Wilson
Spouse's Residence Place: , Steuben, Indiana
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Number of Total Marriages: Once before
Spouse's Birth Date: 08 Mar 1883
Spouse's Birthplace: Holt, , Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: John Robert Haycock
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Hellows
Officiator's Name: Milo Thompson
Page: 207

Citing this Record
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3L8-LLC : 10 December 2017), Ceylon C Lightfoot and Goldie C Wilson, 07 Aug 1933; citing Steuben, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005329135.
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1 Anna Weborg-Fraser to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

2 "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 25 August 2020); Ceylon C Lightfoot and Goldie C Wilson, 07 Aug 1933; citing Steuben, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005329135.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 33-8, sheet 2B, household 63, Ceylon Cyrus Lightfoot and Goldie C. Haycock; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 August 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1759.

4 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)).

5 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.

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Crescent Precinct, Whatcom, Washington, United States, enumeration district (ED) 338, sheet 1A, family 9, Ceylon Cyrus Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 August 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1674.

7 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 28 Feb 2019), Ceylon Lightfoot, b. 16 Jun 1885, d. Mar 1974.

8 "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1949333 : accessed 25 August 2020), Ceylon C Lightfoot, 06 Mar 1974; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, death certificate number 15575, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 26 August 2020, memorial page for Ceylon C. Lightfoot (16 Jun 1886-Mar 1974), Find a Grave Memorial no. 95085932, citing Glendale Cemetery, Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan, USA

10 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.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 26 August 2020, memorial page for Goldie C. Hancock Lightfoot (8 Mar 1882-21 May 1975), Find a Grave Memorial no. 95085851, citing Glendale Cemetery, Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan, USA ;

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