May Cecelia Berrier 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: April 1879, Boone Grove, IN 1 4 5 6
- Marriage (1): Albert Earl Lightfoot on 1 April 1900 in , Lake County, IN 1 2 3 4
- Died: 20 March 1934, Garyton, IN at age 54 7
- Buried: After 20 March 1934, Portage, IN 7
 Another name for May was "Minnie" Berrier.
Noted events in her life were:
• She has alternate birth date of November 1879 and a birth location of Indiana.
This birth date was given on her 1900 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Valparaiso, IN on 1 June 1900. 3
1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 82, Family 8
Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana
#1 Park Street; House rented
married 0 years
May Lightfoot..Wife..Nov 1879..20..IN..0/0
(Living with husband.)
NOTE - Her birth date is believed to be in Apr 1879 instead of Nov 1879.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Chicago, IL on 22 April 1910. 4
1910 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 481, Family 180, Roll 249, Ward 8
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
9707 Euling(?) Avenue; Home rented
Married 10 years
C. May Lightfoot..Wife..30..IN..2/2
(Living with husband and 2 sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Valparaiso, IN on 15 January 1920. 6
1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 143, Family 159, Roll 460
Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana
457 Boundary Street; Home rented
Charles W. Berrier..Head..67..IN..Laborer, RR
Hannan Berrier..Wife..72..IN
May C. Slagle..Daughter..40..IN
Bertram Slagle..Son-in-Law..50..OH..Heater, Tin Plate Works
Lester G. Lightfoot..Grandson..14..IN
Albert W. Lightfoot..Grandson..12..IL
(May was living with her 2nd husband, and 2 sons at the home of her parents.)
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• She was buried after 20 March 1934 in the Calvary Cemetery in Portage, IN.
Find A Grave Memorial 38229511
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• Her obituary was published in the Vidette Messenger on 21 March 1934 in Valparaiso, IN.
7 Mrs. May Slagle, age 54, a former resident of Valparaiso, died Tuesday at her home in Garyton, following a lingering illness of heart trouble.
Mrs. Slagle was May Berrier before her marriage to Earl Lightfoot in 1900. Two children were born to this union, Lester G. and Albert W., both of Gary. She was born at Boon Grove and has lived all her life in Porter County.
She was married to Bert Slagle in 1919. He survives together with two sons, three grandchildren and one brother, Charles Berrier, of Boon Grove.
The body was brought to this city to the Frank A. LePell funeral home. Thursday morning it will be taken to the Slagle home in Garyton. Services will be held at the Garyton United Brethren church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Leslie Hawton will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery in Portage Township.
(Source: Vidette Messenger, Valparaiso, IN, 21 Mar 1934)
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May married Albert Earl Lightfoot, son of Napoleon B. Lightfoot and Cecelia Deete Gray, on 1 April 1900 in , Lake County, IN.1 2 3 4 The marriage ended in divorce. (Albert Earl Lightfoot was born on 26 August 1878 in Hebron, IN,1 2 3 4 8 9 died on 9 November 1933 in East Gary, IN 1 2 9 and was buried after 9 November 1933 in Hebron, IN 9.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Valparaiso, IN on 1 June 1900. 3
1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 82, Family 8
Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana
#1 Park Street; House rented
married 0 years
Earl Lightfoot..Head..Aug 1878..21..IN..Familiar(?) in Department Store
May Lightfoot..Wife..Nov 1879..20..IN
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Chicago, IL on 22 April 1910. 4
1910 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 481, Family 180, Roll 249, Ward 8
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
9707 Euling(?) Avenue; Home rented
Married 10 years
A. Earl Lightfoot..Self..31..IN..Boiler Maker
C. May Lightfoot..Wife..30..IN..2/2
G. Lester Lightfoot..Son..4..IN
W. Albert Lightfoot..Son..3..IL
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• Albert Earl Lightfoot and May Cecelia Berrier were divorced before 1 November 1919.
May's second marriage:
Groom's Name: Bert J. Slagle
Groom's Birth Date: 1869
Groom's Birthplace: Ohio
Groom's Age: 50
Bride's Name: May Berrier Lightfoot
Bride's Birth Date: 1880
Bride's Birthplace: Indiana
Bride's Age: 39
Marriage Date: 01 Nov 1919
Marriage Place: St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan
Groom's Father's Name: Jacob
Groom's Mother's Name: Wilson
Bride's Father's Name: Wesley
Bride's Mother's Name: Brody
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Bride's Marital Status: Unknown
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00908-8
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1954304
Reference Number: IN 676, p253, #1263
Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995
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Marriage Notes:
Earl and May must have traveled somewhat during their marriage. They were both born in Indiana and married in Lake County, Indiana. Their first son, Lester, was born in Indiana in 1905 but their second son was born in Illinois in 1907. The 1910 US Census shows them back in Porter County, Indiana. By around 1918 or so, they are apparently divorced because May remarries to Bert J. Slagle on 1 Nov 1919 in Saint Joseph County, Michigan. The 1920 US Census shows May, her second husband, and her two sons living at the home of her parents in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
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