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William Lightfoot
(1837-1926)
Lanah Kuhn
(1841-1925)
William Iddings Mackey
(1839-1933)
Candace Jersua Holt
(1846-1926)
Charles C. Lightfoot
(1870-1958)
Mary Bell Mackey
(1873-1951)
William Raymond Lightfoot
(1892-1972)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Myrah F. O'Brien
2. Catherine B. Alberts

William Raymond Lightfoot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 7 March 1892, Altoona, PA 2 3 4 5 7 9
  • Marriage (1): Myrah F. O'Brien on 5 October 1914 in Tripoli, IA 1
  • Marriage (2): Catherine B. Alberts on 28 September 1940 in Altoona, PA 2
  • Died: 10 November 1972, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States at age 80 2 8 9
  • Buried: 13 November 1972, Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, PA 2 9
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: William Raymond Lightfoot
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 7 Mar 1892
Event Place: Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original): Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Chures Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Mary Lightfoot

Citing this Record
"Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HH5F-GPZM : 15 February 2020), Mary Lightfoot in entry for William Raymond Lightfoot, 1892.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: William Lightfoot
Given Name: William
Surname: Lightfoot
Event Date: Nov 1972
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Event Place (Original): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age: 80
Birth Date: 07 Mar 1892

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP88-D2Z : 14 July 2020), William Lightfoot, Nov 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Altoona, PA on 2 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 63, Family 97
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
208 Fifth Avenue; Home rented
Raymond Lightfoot..Son..Mar 1892..8..Pennsylvania

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Altoona, PA on 23 April 1910. 5

1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 57, Family 193, Roll 1317
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
208 Fifth Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
William R. Lightfoot..Son..17..Pennsylvania..Clerk, Railroad Office

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Altoona, PA on 7 January 1920. 6

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 74, Family 49, Roll 1539
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
208 Fifth Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
William Lightfoot..Son..24..Pennsylvania..Laundry Man, Self

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 7 Mar 1892, then his age should have been 27 instead of 24.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Altoona, PA on 8 April 1930. 7

1930 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 31, Family 104, Roll 2005
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
208 Fifth Avenue; Home owned, $5500
Raymond Lightfoot..Son..38..Pennsylvania..Foreman, Laundry

(Living with parents.)
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• He was buried on 13 November 1972 in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Altoona, PA.

Plot: Sec. L, Lot 488-490
Find A Grave Memorial #35596128
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William married Myrah F. O'Brien, daughter of John H. O'Brien and Louise Fairleigh, on 5 October 1914 in Tripoli, IA.1 (Myrah F. O'Brien was born in 1884 in California 1 and died after 5 October 1914.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 5 October 1914, in Tripoli, IA. 1


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: William Raymond Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Oct 1914
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Father's Name: Charles C Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Mary B Lightfoot
Spouse's Name: Myrah F Reynolds
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 30
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Spouse's Father's Name: John H O'Brien
Spouse's Mother's Name: Louise Fairleigh
Record Number: 343
Page: 284

Citing this Record
"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL4V-PYH : 8 December 2017), Louise Fairleigh in entry for William Raymond Lightfoot and Myrah F Reynolds, 05 Oct 1914; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,254.
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William next married Catherine B. Alberts, daughter of Harry Alberts and Mary Baptist McCune, on 28 September 1940 in Altoona, PA.2 (Catherine B. Alberts was born on 24 April 1900 in Altoona, PA,2 10 died on 19 July 1972 in Philadelphia, PA 2 10 and was buried on 22 July 1972 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, PA 2 10.)


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Sources


1 "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804002 : accessed 17 Jul 2020); William Raymond Lightfoot and Myrah F Reynolds, 05 Oct 1914; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,254.

2 J. Goddard, "Conrad/Mackey/Hugar Genealogy Database," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jcg4cam : accessed 7 May 2012).

3 "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681005 : accessed 15 Jul 2020), William Raymond Lightfoot, 1892.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 63, sheet 5B, family 97, Charles C. Lightfoot and Mary Bell Mackey; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 9B, family 193, Charles C. Lightfoot and Mary Bell Mackey; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1317.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 2B, family 49, Charles C. Lightfoot and Mary Bell Mackey; index and images (accessed 17 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1539.

7 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 6A, family 104, Charles C. Lightfoot and Mary Bell Mackey; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2005.

8 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 17 Jul 2020), William Lightfoot, Nov 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Aug 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35596128.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Aug 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35596077.


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