Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Loretta A. Linn

Robert Linn
(1789-1829)

Sarah
(Abt 1790-)

Andrew John Darner
(1783-1863)

Hannah Yost
(1791-1879)

Moses Linn
(1819-1892)

Hannah Darner
(1824-1889)

Loretta A. Linn
(1854-1946)

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Lightfoot

Loretta A. Linn ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³

Born: 13 October 1854, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States ² ³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴
Marriage (1): William Lightfoot on 15 March 1874 in Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 19 January 1946, King, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States at age 91 ¹⁴
Buried: 22 January 1946, Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States ¹⁵

bullet General Notes:

The Social Security application by her son, Lee Lightfoot, shows that he entered his mother's name spelled "Loritta" but he was a bad speller and the correct spelling is "Loretta" as she frequently used it or "Lorette" as her birth given name.
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After William died in 1930, Loretta stayed in the Eau Claire, Wisconsin area until July 11, 1944 when she entered into the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin where she remained until her death on January 19, 1946.
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The following land records were sent to me by Yvonne Linn. There are a multitude of land transaction records on file in Cedar County, Iowa involving land bought in the name of Loretta Lightfoot and all dated after the birth of her youngest son. I'm not sure whether these records show that the property was in her name only or perhaps only indicate her name as being on the deed along with the name of her husband. Equally puzzling is the transaction in which land was exchanged between she and her husband on October 22, 1892. The set of numbers at the end of each line may indicate a book and page number but I'm not positive. I'm also not positive which party of each transaction is the buyer and seller.

June 19, 1889 between Moses Linn; Block 10, Twp 79, Range 3; 25-512
May 13, 1890 between James Schooley & wife, Block 10, Twp 79, Range 3; 27-77
Feb 26, 1891 between Jeremiah Grinnell; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 27-256
Jul 2, 1891 between Edward Kelly; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 27-382
Jul 2, 1891 between William Townsend & wife; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 27-381
Jul 2, 1891 between Elisha J. Bye & wife; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 27-383
Jul 2, 1891 between Emmett McConnell; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 27-380
Jul 2, 1891 between heirs of Hirst-Olfheus (sp?); Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 27-384
Jan 4, 1892 between Arnil (Arniel?) Hoch & wife; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 27-500
Oct 22, 1892 between A. J.(Andrew J.) Sawyer & wife; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 28-112
Oct 22, 1892 between Sarah Crees; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 28-113
Oct 22, 1892 between William Lightfoot; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 28-114
Jun 27, 1893 between O. C. Jack & wife; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 31-191
Jun 23, 1897 between Elwood Macy & wife; Block 3, Twp 79, Range 3; 32-460
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bullet Burial Notes:

Loretta's grave is next to her husband, William Lightfoot.

Find A Grave Memorial #73642072

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73642072/loretta_a-lightfoot: accessed April 10, 2025), memorial page for Loretta A Linn Lightfoot (13 Oct 1854\'9619 Jan 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73642072, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau (contributor 47082189).
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. 1860 US Census, 13 July 1860, Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States. ⁸ 1860 US Census
Page 151, Dwelling 1019, Family 1041
Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa
Loretta A. Line..6..OH

(Living with parents.)

2. 1870 US Census, 23 August 1870, Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States. ⁹ 1870 US Census
Page 1, Family 7, Roll 380
Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa
Loretta Linn..15..OH

(Living with parents.)

3. 1880 US Census, 1 June 1880, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 128A, Family 8, Roll 0358
Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa
Loretta A. Lightfoot..Wife..26..OH..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 children.)

4. 1885 Iowa State Census, 1885, Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States. ³ 1885 Iowa State Census
Page 384, Line 9, Family 94
Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 26, NW Quarter of the SW Quarter
Loretta Lightfoot..31..OH

(Living with husband and 3 children.)

5. 1895 Iowa State Census, 1895, Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States. ⁴ 1895 Iowa State Census
Page 473, Line 7, Family 80
Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa
Loretta Lightfoot..40..OH

(Living with husband and 4 children.)

6. 1900 US Census, 5 June 1900, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. ⁵ 1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 106, Family 173
Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa
Lorette Lightfoot..Wife..Oct 1853..46..OH

(Living with husband and 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 13 Oct 1854, then her age should have been 45 instead of 46.

7. 1905 Iowa State Census, 1905, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. ¹⁰ 1905 Iowa State Census
Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa
Loretta Lightfoot..50..OH..Married..Card B179
Lee Lightfoot..29..IA..Married..Card B180
Mary Lightfoot..20..TX..Married..Card B181
Chas Lightfoot..20..IA..Single..Card B182
Harry Lightfoot..16..IA..Single..Card B 183

NOTE - Loretta's husband, William, was living separately from Loretta. They would later get together by 1910 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

8. 1910 US Census, 26 April 1910, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. ¹¹ 1910 US Census
Sheet 19A, District 112, Dwelling 355, Family 443
517 East Eighth Street, Home owned, with mortgage
Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa
Loretta Lightfoot..Mother-in-Law..55..OH

(Married but living with her married daughter, Leanna, and her family.)

NOTE - Her husband, William, was living in Eau Claire, Wisconsin near their married son, Lee.

9. 1920 US Census, 19 January 1920, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. ⁶ 1920 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 122, Family 360, Roll 1984
Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Loretta Lightfoot..Wife..65..OH

(Living with husband.)

10. 1930 US Census, 24 April 1930, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. ¹⁶ 1930 US Census
Page 28A, District 18-10, Dwelling 582, Household 723, Roll 2571
918 Lee Street, House rented $25
Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Loretta Lightfoot..Head..75..OH..Widowed

(Widowed and living alone.)

11. 1940 US Census, 19 April 1940, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. ¹³ 1940 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 18-11, Family 237
Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
918 Lee Street, home owned $2500
Residence in 1935: Same House
Loretta A. Lightfoot..Head..85..OH..5th grade..Widowed

(Loretta was widowed and living alone.)

Loretta married William Lightfoot, son of Daniel Lightfoot, Sr and Susannah Arnsberger, on 15 March 1874 in Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (William Lightfoot was born on 1 September 1846 in Wayne, Ohio, United States,⁶ ¹⁷ ¹⁸ ¹⁹ ²⁰ ²¹ ²² died on 6 February 1930 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States ²² ²³ and was buried on 7 April 1930 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States ²² ²⁴.). The cause of his death was Cardiovascular Disease.

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 1 June 1880, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 128A, Family 8, Roll 0358
Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa
William Lightfoot..Head..32..OH..Fireman In Saw Mill
Loretta A. Lightfoot..Wife..26..OH..Keeping House
Leoniuas Lightfoot..Son...4..IA..At Home
Lena Lightfoot..Daughter..1..IA
Thomas Hoefer..Boarder..60..GERMANY..Labors In Saw Mill

2. 1885 Iowa State Census, 1885, Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States. ³ 1885 Iowa State Census
Page 384, Line 9, Family 94
Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 26, NW Quarter of the SW Quarter
William Lightfoot..37..OH..Laborer
Loretta Lightfoot..31..OH
Leonidas Lightfoot..9..IA
Lena Lightfoot..6..IA
Charles Lightfoot..0..IA

3. 1895 Iowa State Census, 1895, Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States. ⁴ 1895 Iowa State Census
Page 473, Line 7, Family 80
Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa
William Lightfoot..48..OH..Farmer
Loretta Lightfoot..40..OH
Lee L. Lightfoot..19..Cedar County, Iowa..Farmer
Lena Lightfoot..16..Cedar County, Iowa
Chas C. Lightfoot..10..Cedar County, Iowa
Harrison Lightfoot..6..Cedar County, Iowa

4. 1900 US Census, 5 June 1900, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. ⁵ 1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 106, Family 173
Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa
119 East Second Street; house rented
Married 25 years
William Lightfoot..Head..Sept 1847..52..OH..River Pilot
Lorette Lightfoot..Wife..Oct 1853..46..OH..4/4
Lee Lightfoot..Son..Jan 1875..23 (?)..IA..Steam Engineer
Lena Lightfoot..Daughter..Feb 1879..21..IA..Button Driller
Charles Lightfoot..Son..Dec 1884..15..IA..Laborer
Harry Lightfoot..Son..Oct 1889..10..IA

5. 1920 US Census, 19 January 1920, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. ⁶ 1920 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 122, Family 360, Roll 1984
Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
942 Chauncey Street; home owned, no mortgage
Wm Lyhtfoot (Lightfoot)..Head..73..OH..Engineer, lumber
Loretta Lyhtfoot (Lightfoot)..Wife..65..OH

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Wm. Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Mar 1874
Event Place: Cedar Co., Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Loretta Linn
Spouse's Gender: Female

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJVY-CVC : 5 September 2017), Wm. Lightfoot and Loretta Linn, 15 Mar 1874, Cedar Co., Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol E P 250, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 986,805.
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According to the 1910 US Census of Muscatine, Loretta Lightfoot was living with her daughter, LeAnna, and LeAnna's husband, Joseph S. Weir, in Muscatine County, Iowa. This situation was explained by Jean Doris (Lightfoot) Stedman in June of 2001 in that Loretta and her husband, William, had been living apart due to his alcohol abuse. William in the meanwhile had moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin with his married son, Lee, and his wife, Mary McLaughlin. Both William and Lee worked at the Kaiser Lumber Company in Eau Claire up through 1910.

About 1911, Loretta decided to also relocate to Eau Claire but maintained a separate residence from William until sometime after 1914 when they eventually moved back together. The Eau Claire County marriage license book, Vol. 12, page 195 shows a marriage between William Lightfoot and Loretta Lightfoot on 10 Oct 1914. I suspect that they were divorced but then remarried or maybe they just reaffirmed their vows following the years of separation.

The 1920 US Census shows them living together once again. The first year of the Eau Claire City Directories which shows them together was in 1926 but there are issues and names missing in issues from previous years. I suspect that William's health may have been failing by that time because his occupation listed in the 1926 City Directory is that of "gardener" which indicates he no longer was involved in the saw mills, steam engines, or river barge traffic.
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1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 12 Oct 2019), Wm. Lightfoot and Loretta Linn, 15 Mar 1874, Cedar Co., Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol E P 250, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 986,805.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, p. 1A, dwelling 7, family 8, William Lightfoot and Loretta A. Linn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 17 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0358.

3 1885 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 384, dwelling 87, family 94, line 9, William Lightfoot and Loretta A. Linn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 13 Jan 2014).

4 1895 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 473, dwelling 75, family 80, line 7, William Lightfoot and Loretta A. Linn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 13 Jan 2014).

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 8B, dwelling 171, family 173, William Lightfoot and Loretta A. Linn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 09 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 122, sheet 15B, dwelling 299, family 360, William Lightfoot and Loretta A. Linn; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 17 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1984.

8 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 150, family 1041, Moses Linn and Hannah Darner; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 13 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

9 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 1, dwelling 7, family 7; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 29 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 380.

10 "1905 Iowa State Census," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2126961 : accessed 16 Dec 2013).

11 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 19A, dwelling 355, family 443, Joseph Steele Wier and Leanna Mary Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 17 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

12 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 0010, sheet 28A, family 723, Loretta A. Linn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 17 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2571.

13 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 18-11, sheet 11B, Loretta A. Linn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 19 Apr 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

14 death certificate no. 510, Waupaca County, Wisconsin (19 Jan 1946), Loretta A. Lightfoot.

15 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 17 Dec 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73642072.

16 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 18-10, sheet 28A, family 723, Loretta A. Linn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 17 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2571.

17 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio, p. 186B, dwelling 202, family 205, Daniel Lightfoot and Susannah Arnsberger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1401638 : accessed 8 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

18 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 145-146, dwelling 984, family 1007, Daniel Lightfoot and Susannah Arnsberger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 17 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

19 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 28, dwelling 210, family 211, Daniel Lightfoot and Susannah Arnsberger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 08 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

20 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Wapsinonoc Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, p. 21, dwelling 142, family 142, William Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 17 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 413.

21 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 55, sheet 20A, dwelling 419, family 452, William Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 17 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

22 Cemetery Office Records, Interment Orders, Plat Records, and Invoice Records:, Lenmark's Funeral Home, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Record of Funeral, No. 23.

24 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 17 Dec 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73641899.

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