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Isaac D. Lightfoot
(1813-1895)
Lydia Jones
(1813-1902)
Joseph K. Spitler
(1814-1887)
Elizabeth Bannister
(1812-1889)
Martin Van Buren Lightfoot
(1837-1888)
Eliza Jane Spitler
(1846-1923)
James William Lightfoot
(1875-1943)

 

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James William Lightfoot 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 1 July 1875, Lakeville, IN 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 1943 at age 68 5
  • Buried: 1943, Lakeville, IN 5

bullet   Another name for James was William L. Lightfoot.

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bullet  General Notes:

Other than his World War I Draft Registration form, all other documents show his preferred name of just William instead of his full name of James William Lightfoot.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 21 June 1880. 1

Page 547D, Roll 0309
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
William Lightfoot...Son..4..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lakeville, IN on 2 June 1900. 2

Page 2A, District 138, Dwelling 34, Family 35
Lakeville, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
House owned, no mortgage
Willie Lightfoot...Son..Jul 1875..24..IN..Day Laborer
(Living with widowed mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lakeville, IN on 16 April 1910. 3

Page 2A, District 194, Dwelling 37, Family 38
Lakeville, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Michigan Street, House Owned no mortgage
William Lightfoot..Son..34..IN..Painter, House
(Living with widowed mother.)
.

• His occupation in September 1918 was a Section Laborer for the PCC&St. L RR in Lakeville, IN. 6



• On 18 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Lakeville, IN.

Name: James William Lightfoot
Birth Date: 01 Jul 1875
Birthplace: , United States
. 6

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lakeville, IN on 15 January 1920. 4

Page 7A, District 215, Dwelling 1, Family 1
Lakeville, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
House Owned no mortgage
William Lightfoot..Son..44..IN..Painter
(Living with widowed mother.)
.



• He was buried in 1943 in the Lakeville Cemetery in Lakeville, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial #106626061
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, p. 547D, Martin Van Buren Lightfoot and Eliza Jane Spitler; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0309.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Lakeville, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 138, p. 2A, dwelling 34, family 35, Eliza Jane Spitler; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Lakeville, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 194, p. 2A, dwelling 37, family 38, Eliza Jane Spitler; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Lakeville, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 215, sheet 7A, dwelling 1, family 1, Eliza Jane Spitler; index and images (accessed 18 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 18 May 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106626061.

6 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 May 2014); Name: James William Lightfoot; Event Place: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States.


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