Zachariah Williams
(1842-)
Sarah E. Jones
(1851-)
Mary Elizabeth Williams
(1879-1969)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Lewis Lightfoot

Mary Elizabeth Williams 2 3 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 3 February 1879, Carrollton, MO 1 2 3 6 8
  • Marriage (1): William Lewis Lightfoot between 1900 and 1903 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 15 January 1969, Carrollton, OH at age 89 5 8
  • Buried: After 15 January 1969 8
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 21 December 1878 and a birth location of Hopewell, MO.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Carrollton, MO on 12 June 1900. 6

page 10A, Dwelling 196, Family 205
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
Green Street
Mary E. Williams...Dau..Feb 1879..21..MO
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Carrollton, MO on 27 April 1910. 7

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 2, Dwelling 230, Family 241, Roll 775
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States
214 Green Street; home rented
Mary Lightfoot..Daughter..32..MO..Widowed(???)..Laundress, at home
(Married but living with her parents.)

NOTE - Although the record indicates "widowed", she would later appear in the 1920 census living back with William Lightfoot. If her birth date was in Feb 1879, then her age should have been 31 instead of 32.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Carrollton, MO on 8 January 1920. 1

Page 9B and 10A, District 2, Dwelling 260, Family 267
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
302 Green Street, house owned
Mrs. W. L. Lightfoot...Wife..40..MO
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Carrollton, MO on April 1930. 2

Sheet 2A, Roll 1181, District 0002, Household 33
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States
Mary E. Lightfoot..Wife..51..MO
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Carrollton, MO on 5 April 1940. 3

Sheet 3A, Roll 2094, District 17-2, Family 56
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States
Mary E. Lightfoot..Head..61..MO
(Living with 2 sons and a brother.)
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• She was buried after 15 January 1969 in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Carrollton, MO.

PLOT E 3
Find a Grave Memorial 205032057
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Mary married William Lewis Lightfoot, son of Thomas Jefferson Lightfoot and Sarah Elizabeth Riffe, between 1900 and 1903.1 2 3 4 (William Lewis Lightfoot was born on 16 October 1879 in Carroll County, MO,1 2 4 5 9 10 11 12 died on 14 January 1958 in Carrollton, MO 5 12 and was buried on 16 January 1958 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, KY 5 12.). The cause of his death was Myocardial Insufficiency.

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Carrollton, MO on 27 April 1910. 7

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 2, Dwelling 230, Family 241, Roll 775
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States
214 Green Street; home rented
Z. Williams..Head..68..OH..married 41 years..Drayman
Sarah..Williams..Wife..59..IL..11/9..married 41 years
Mary Lightfoot..Daughter..32..MO..Widowed(???)..Laundress, at home
Margrete Lightfoot..Granddaughter..6..MO
Louis Lightfoot..Grandson..2..MO

NOTE - Mary was living with her two children at the home of her parents. The whereabouts of her husband, William, is not known. Also living in the household were her 4 brothers (sons of Zachariah Williams and 1 of his granddaughter other than the Lightfoot granddaughter.)
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Carrollton, MO on 8 January 1920. 1

Page 9B and 10A, District 2, Dwelling 260, Family 267
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
302 Green Street, house owned
W. L. Lightford...Head..40..MO..Painter
Mrs. W. L. Lightford...Wife..40..MO
Margarite Lightford...Dau..15..MO
Lewis Lightford...Son..11..MO
Viola Lightford...Dau..7..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Carrollton, MO on April 1930. 2

Sheet 2A, Roll 1181, District 0002, Household 33
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States
Will L. Lightfoot..Head..50..MO
Mary E. Lightfoot..Wife..51..MO
Lewis Lightfoot..Son..22..MO
Viola Lightfoot..Daughter..17..MO
Fay Lightfoot..Daughter..8..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Carrollton, MO on 5 April 1940. 3

Sheet 3A, Roll 2094, District 17-2, Family 56
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States
Mary E. Lightfoot..Head..61..MO
Marguerite Lightfoot..Daughter..36..MO
Harvey Williams..Lodger..56..MO
Lewis Lightfoot..Son..31..MO

NOTE - Mary was listed as Head of Household yet still married. The reason was that William was an inmate at the Missouri State Penitentiary.
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Jefferson City, MO on 10 April 1940. 4

Sheet 7A, District 26-6, Line 34, Roll 2099
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, United States
Missouri State Penitentiary
Last Place of Residence: Carrolton, Carrolton, Missouri
William L. Lightfoot...Inmate #50600..60..MO..8th grade
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Sources


1 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 9B and 10A, dwelling 260, family 267, William Lewis Liughtfoot and Mary Elizabeth Williams; index and images (accessed 12 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0002, sheet 2A, family 33, William Lewis Lightfoot and Mary Elizabeth Williams; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1181.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 17-2, sheet 3A, household 56, Mary Elizabeth Williams; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 2094.

4 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 26-6, sheet 7A, household Line 34, William L. Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 2099.

5 Karen Valenzuela, "Shearer, Rice, Jones, Zeek, Parks, Lightfoot," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=karensu : accessed 11 May 2014).

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, p. 10A, dwelling 196, family 205; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 10B, dwelling 230, family 241, Mary Elizabeth Williams; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 775.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 13 May 2021, memorial page for Mary E Williams Lightfoot (3 Feb 1879-15 Jan 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205032057, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, USA

9 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 143, p. 14, dwelling 6, Thomas Jefferson Lightfoot and Sarah Elizabeth Riffe; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 May 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0678.

10 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 3, p. 8B, dwelling 167, family 183, Thomas Jefferson Lightfoot and Sarah Elizabeth Riffe; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

11 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 May 2014); Name: Willie Louis Lightfoot; Event Place: Carroll County, Missouri, United States.

12 Missouri death certificate 533 (1958), William Lewis Lightfoot; digital image, "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 – 1963," Missouri Digital Heritage (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ : accessed 12 May 2014).


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