Eva Victoria Corlin

Nelson Corlin
(Abt 1875-)

Olga Olson
(Abt 1880-)

Eva Victoria Corlin
(1905-1986)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lester Grafton Lightfoot

Richard Corlin Lightfoot+

Eva Victoria Corlin ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 26 June 1905, Illinois ¹ ² ³ ⁵
Marriage (1): Lester Grafton Lightfoot on 25 April 1924 in Saint Joseph, MI ¹ ²
Died: 14 April 1986, , Porter County, IN at age 80 ⁵
Buried: After 14 April 1986, Ellenton, FL ⁵

bullet General Notes:

Following the death of her 1st husband, Lester Grafton Lightfoot, in 1944, Eva was remarried to Leif C. Tuft.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• Her occupation on 25 April 1924 was a Stenographer in Chicago, IL. ¹

• She resided in Chicago, IL on 25 April 1924.
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Portage Township, Porter County, IN on 5 April 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 18, Family 56, Roll 622
Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana
Sands Road off Dunes Highway; Home owned, $1500
Eva Lightfoot..Wife..24..IL..Secretary, Public Schools
(Living with husband and son.)
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• She was buried after 14 April 1986 in the Mansion Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Ellenton, FL.

Find A Grave Memorial 107041092
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Eva married Lester Grafton Lightfoot, son of Albert Earl Lightfoot and May Cecelia Berrier, on 25 April 1924 in Saint Joseph, MI.¹ ² (Lester Grafton Lightfoot was born on 20 December 1905 in Indiana,³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ died on 23 May 1944 in Gary, IN ³ ⁴ ⁸ and was buried after 23 May 1944 in Portage, IN ⁸.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 25 April 1924, in Saint Joseph, MI. ¹

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Portage Township, Porter County, IN on 5 April 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 18, Family 56, Roll 622
Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana
Sands Road off Dunes Highway; Home owned, $1500
Lester Lightfoot..Head..25..IN..Truck Driver, Sand Company
Eva Lightfoot..Wife..24..IL..Secretary, Public Schools
Richard Lightfoot..Son..2..IN
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Lester Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Apr 1924
Event Place: St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 23y
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Name: Earl
Mother's Name: Berrier
Spouse's Name: Eva Corlin
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19y
Spouse's Birthplace: Illinois
Spouse's Father's Name: Nelson
Spouse's Mother's Name: Olson

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQSV-TLZ : 18 January 2021), Lester Lightfoot and Eva Corlin, 25 Apr 1924; citing Marriage, St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4210097.

NOTE - I'm not sure what the minimum age to be married in Michigan was back in 1924 but Lester lied about his age; he actually was only 19 instead of the 23 he stated.
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1 "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 17 January 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQSV-TLZ : 9 November 2020), Lester Lightfoot and Eva Corlin, 25 Apr 1924; citing Marriage, St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4210097.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 3A, family 56, Lester Grafton Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 622.

3 Jon Casbon, "Casbon - Boerger - Finney Genealogy" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=casbonj; Updated: Mon Oct 21 11:33:02 2002).

4 Owen R. Aylesworth, "The Aylesworth Family of Porter County Indiana" (http://www.aylesworth.net/Confidence_family_DWT_CSS/welcome.htm; Updated August 1, 2003).

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 07 April 2019), memorial page for Eva Victoria Corlin Tuft (26 Jun 1905\endash 14 Apr 1986), Find A Grave Memorial no. 107041092, citing Mansion Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Ellenton, Manatee County, Florida, USA

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 481, sheet 9A, family 180, Albert Earl Lightfoot and May Cecelia Berrier; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 249.

7 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 143, sheet 7A, family 159, May Cecelia Berrier; index and images (accessed 10 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 460.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 07 April 2019), memorial page for Lester Grafton Lightfoot (20 Dec 1905\endash 23 May 1944), Find A Grave Memorial no. 46794734, citing Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Porter County, Indiana, USA

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