Eliza Jane Spitler ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

  General Notes:

Eliza was first married to Alonzo Carr before her marriage to Martin Lightfoot

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name: Alonzo Carr
Spouse Name: Eliza J. Spitler
Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1872
Marriage County: Pulaski
Source Title 1: Pulaski, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1840 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office
Book: C-C
OS Page: 172
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 21 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 547D, Roll 0309
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Jane Lightfoot...Wife..33..IN..Keeping House

(Living with 2nd husband, 3 children, and 3 step-children.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lakeville, IN on 2 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Page 2A, District 138, Family 35
Lakeville, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
House owned, no mortgage
Jan Lightfoot...Head..Feb 1846..54..IN..5/3..Widowed
Willie Lightfoot..Son..Jul 1875..25..N
Joseph Lightfoot..Son..Sep 1877..23..IN
Theodore Lightfoot..Son..Sep 1887..13..IN

(Eliza was widowed and living with three sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lakeville, IN on 16 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Page 2A, District 194, Family 38
Lakeville, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Michigan Street, House Owned no mortgage
Jane Lightfoot...Head..64..IN..House ?..Widowed
William Lightfoot..Son..34..IN..Painter, House
Joseph Lightfoot..Son..32..IN..Laborer, Odd Jobs
J. Marshall Lightfoot..Grandson..8..IN..none
Theodore Lightfoot..Son..22..IN..Laborer, Steam(?)

(Eliza Jane was widowed and living with all three sons and one grandchild.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lakeville, IN on 15 January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Page 7A, District 215, Family 1
Lakeville, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
House Owned no mortgage
Jane Lightfoot...Head..71..IN..House Keeper..Widowed
William Lightfoot..Son..44..IN..Painter
Joseph Lightfoot...Son..42..W(?).IN..???

(Eliza Jane was widowed and living with two oldest sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 07 Feb 1846, then her age should have been 73 instead of 71.
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• She was buried after 14 October 1923 in the Lakeville Cemetery in Lakeville, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial #106626031
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Eliza married Martin Van Buren Lightfoot, son of Isaac D. Lightfoot and Lydia Jones, on 1 January 1874 in , Pulaski County, IN.^{1 2} (Martin Van Buren Lightfoot was born on 2 April 1837 in Ohio ^{2 3 8 9 10} and died on 26 December 1888 in Lakeville, IN ¹¹.). The cause of his death was Consumption (6 weeks).

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 21 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 547D, Roll 0309
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Martin Lightfoot...Self..43..OH..Laborer
Jane Lightfoot...Wife..33..IN..Keeping House
George H. Lightfoot...Son..19..??..Laborer
Merritt Lightfoot...Son..16..IN..Laborer
Jacob Lightfoot...Son..14..IN
Lydia Lightfoot...Daughter..7..IN
William Lightfoot...Son..4..IN
Joseph Lightfoot...Son..2..IN

NOTE - The older sons, George, Merritt, and Jacob were all born from Martin's first wife, Barbara Caroline Spitler.
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  Marriage Notes:

Eliza Jane Spitler was first married to Alonzo Carr before her marriage to Martin Lightfoot. Alonzo may have died because there are no further records for him after the marriage date. It is not known if there were any children born as a result of this marriage to Alonzo Carr with the possible exception of Lydia. See the notes about Lydia Lightfoot concerning her parentage.

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name: Alonzo Carr
Spouse Name: Eliza J. Spitler
Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1872
Marriage County: Pulaski
Source Title 1: Pulaski, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1840 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office
Book: C-C
OS Page: 172
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