King Anderson Lightfoot ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Cause of his death was Skull fracture; crushed chest.⁷

  Death Notes:

Place of death: 7 miles E. of Carrollton on Highway 24.
Cause of death: Injuries sustained in three car accident at 4:30 PM. Multiple fractures, crushed chest, skull fracture, hemorrhage. Death was instantaneous.
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MO Death Cert. #62-041917

Age: 72 years
Male, White, Married
Occ.: Laborer
Father: Isaac Lightfoot
Mother: Emma Jane Peck
Spouse: Ida Lightfoot
Usual residence: Bosworth, MO
Place of death: 7 miles E. of Carrollton on Highway 24.
Cause of death: Injuries sustained in three car accident at 4:30 PM
Informant: Mrs. Ida Lightfoot, Bosworth, MO
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rockford Township, Carroll County, MO on 11 June 1900. ⁶

Page 4A, District 21, Dwelling 64, Family 64
Rockford Township, Carroll County, Missouri
farm rented
King A. Lightfoot...Son..May 1890..10..MO
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rockford Township, Carroll County, MO on 21 April 1910. ¹

Sheet 2B, District 20, Dwelling 38, Family 43
Rockford Township, Carroll County, Missouri
married 1 year
King A Lightfoot...Head..19..MO..Farm Labor
(Living with wife.)
.

• His occupation on 5 June 1917 was a Farmer working for G. C. Miller in Bosworth, MO. ⁵

• He resided in Bosworth, MO on 5 June 1917.
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• On 5 June 1917, he registered for the World War I Draft at Ridge Township, Carroll County, MO.

Name: King A Lightfoot
Birth Date: 18 May 1890
Birthplace: Houston, Missouri, United States
. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Bosworth, MO on 29 January 1920. ²

Sheet 13A, District 19, Dwelling 270, Family 271
Bosworth, Carroll County, Missouri
house rented
King A. Lightfoot...Head..29..MO..Laborer
(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Bosworth, MO on April 1930. ³

Sheet 5A, Roll 1181, District 0024, Family 140
Bosworth, Carroll County, Missouri
King H. Lightfoot...Head..39..MO
(Living with wife and daughter.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Ridge Township, Carroll County, MO on 15 April 1940. ⁴

Sheet 4A, Roll 2094, District 17-26, Family 84
Ridge Township, Carroll County, Missouri
house rented, $5
Residence in 1935: Same House
King A. Lightfoot...Head..49..MO..7th grade..farm laborer..earned $365 in 1939
(Living with wife.)
.

• Death Image: 19 November 1962, in Bosworth, MO.

• He was buried on 22 November 1962 in the Wharton Cemetery in Bosworth, MO.

Find A Grave Memorial #105671634
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King married Mary M. Perry, daughter of Jesse Perry and Mattie Schindhelm, about 1909.^{1 2 3 4} (Mary M. Perry was born on 18 September 1886 in Bosworth, MO,^{1 2 3 4 9} died on 28 December 1945 in Carrollton, MO ⁹ and was buried on 1 January 1946 in Bosworth, MO ⁹.). The cause of her death was Post Operative Shock from Hysterectomy due to carcinoma of the uterus.⁷

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rockford Township, Carroll County, MO on 21 April 1910. ¹

Sheet 2B, District 20, Dwelling 38, Family 43
Rockford Township, Carroll County, Missouri
married 1 year
King A Lightfoot...Head..19..MO..Farm Labor
Mary Lightfoot...Wife..23..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Bosworth, MO on 29 January 1920. ²

Sheet 13A, District 19, Dwelling 270, Family 271
Bosworth, Carroll County, Missouri
house rented
King A. Lightfoot...Head..29..MO..Laborer
Mary M. Lightfoot...Wife..33..MO
Ruby M. Lightfoot...Dau..9..MO
Dorothy Lightfoot...Dau..2-10/12..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Bosworth, MO on April 1930. ³

Sheet 5A, Roll 1181, District 0024, Family 140
Bosworth, Carroll County, Missouri
King H. Lightfoot...Head..39..MO
Mary M. Lightfoot...Wife..43..MO
Dorothy E. Lightfoot...Dau..13..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Ridge Township, Carroll County, MO on 15 April 1940. ⁴

Sheet 4A, Roll 2094, District 17-26, Family 84
Ridge Township, Carroll County, Missouri
house rented, $5
Residence in 1935: Same House
King A. Lightfoot...Head..49..MO..7th grade..farm laborer..earned $365 in 1939
Mary M. Lightfoot...Wife..53..MO..8th grade
.

  Marriage Notes:

There are some interesting similarities between the two brothers, Leander and King Lightfoot. Both of their wife's names were Mary M. According to the 1940 US Census, Leander and King lived only about 3 houses apart. Leander's first daughter was named Opal while King's first daughter was name Ruby. Both daughters were born about the same time, either late 1910 or early 1911. Both Leander and King had blue eyes. Both had only two children, 2 daughters each.
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