Nancy Gertrude Farr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Born: 24 March 1869, Indiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 8
- Marriage (1): John William Lightfoot on 31 July 1895 in Escanaba, MI 1 2 3 4 5
- Died: 5 August 1937, , Wells County, IN at age 68 6 8
- Buried: After 5 August 1937, Farrville Cemetery, Van Buren, IN 8
 Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Van Buren Township, Grant County, IN on June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Page 12A, District 47, Dwelling 242, Family 245
Van Buren Township, Grant County, Indiana
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 5 years
Nancie Lightfoot..Wife..31..Mar 1869..IN..2/0
(Living with husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, IN on 22 April 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 104, Family 69, Roll 356
Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana
Farm rented
Married 14 years
Gertrude Lightfoot..Wife..41..IN..3/0
(Living with husband and adopted daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Jackson Township, Wells County, IN on 19 January 1920. 4
1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 184, Family 90
Jackson Township, Wells County, Indiana
Farm owned, no mortgage
Address was given as the Wells and Grant County Lines
Gertrude Lightfoot..Wife..50..IN
(Living with husband and adopted daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Jackson Township, Wells County, IN on 11 April 1930. 5
1930 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 10, Family 102, Roll 638
Jackson Township, Wells County, Indiana
Grand Road; Home owned
N. Gertrude Lightfoot..Wife..61..IN
(Living with husband and adopted daughter.)
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• She was buried after 5 August 1937 in the Farrville Cemetery in Van Buren, IN.
Find A Grave Memorial #11359225
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Nancy married John William Lightfoot, son of Jacob B. Lightfoot and Nancy Ann Amos, on 31 July 1895 in Escanaba, MI.1 2 3 4 5 (John William Lightfoot was born on 20 May 1871 in Big Rapids, MI,1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 died on 29 October 1961 in Warren, IN 7 11 and was buried after 29 October 1961 in Farrville Cemetery, Van Buren, IN 11.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 31 July 1895, in Escanaba, MI. 1
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Van Buren Township, Grant County, IN on June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Page 12A, District 47, Family 245
Van Buren Township, Grant County, Indiana
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 5 years
John Lightfoot..Head..29..May 1871..MI..Day Laborer
Nancie Lightfoot..Wife..31..Mar 1869..IN..2/0
NOTE - The two children that were born but no longer living would have been Gladdis Opal Lightfoot, b. 1898 and Nina B. Lightfoot, b. June 25, 1891
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, IN on 22 April 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 104, Family 69, Roll 356
Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana
Farm rented
Married 14 years
John W. Lightfoot..Head..38..MI..Farmer
Gertrude Lightfoot..Wife..41..IN..3/0
Hazel Lightfoot..2nd Cousin..9..IN
NOTE - Hazel was listed as "Sec. Cousin to wife" but on the 1920 US Census she was listed as "Adopted Daughter".
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Jackson Township, Wells County, IN on 19 January 1920. 4
1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 184, Family 90
Jackson Township, Wells County, Indiana
Farm owned, no mortgage
Address was given as the Wells and Grant County Lines
John W. Lightfoot..Head..48..MI..Laborer, Farmers Elevator
Gertrude Lightfoot..Wife..50..IN
Hazel Lightfoot..Adopted Daughter..19..IN..Housekeeper
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Jackson Township, Wells County, IN on 11 April 1930. 5
1930 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 10, Family 102, Roll 638
Jackson Township, Wells County, Indiana
Grand Road; Home owned
John W. Lightfoot..Head..59..MI..Farming, General Farm
N. Gertrude Lightfoot..Wife..61..IN
Hazel Miller..Adopted Daughter..29..IN
Sylvester Penrod..FSon..8..IN
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Marriage Notes:
Name: John W. Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 31 Jul 1895
Event Place: Escanaba, Delta, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 24y
Birth Date: 1871
Birthplace: Michigan
Marriage Date: 31 Jul 1895
Marriage Place: Escanaba, Delta, Michigan
Father's Name: Jacob Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Nancy Amos
Spouse's Name: Gertrude Farr
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 25y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1870
Spouse's Birthplace: Indiana
Spouse's Father's Name: Smiley Farr
Spouse's Mother's Name: Susan C.
Source Reference: v 1 p 507 rn 395
Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ34-SPB : 9 November 2020), John W. Lightfoot and Gertrude Farr, 31 Jul 1895; citing Marriage, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207881.
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John Lightfoot and Nancy Farr were married on 31 Jul 1895 in Michigan. I show the birth of their daughter, Nina, in 1891 four years before the marriage, and her death in 1893 in Grant County, Indiana, two years before the marriage. Grant County, Indiana is where Nancy Farr's parents were residing so it could be possible that the young daughter was being cared for by the grandparents. Unfortunately, I do not have any source citations to support the existence of Nina and I have completely forgotten from whom or from where I got the information. It does not make sense for a daughter to have been born a full five years before the actual marriage, nor does it make much sense for the daughter to be buried in Indiana instead of Michigan where the couple actually was married and supposedly resided for a short term.
In spite of an alleged first daughter being born in Grant County, Indiana, John William Lightfoot and Nancy Gertrude Farr were married in Delta County, Michigan which is on the upper peninsula of the state, far away from Grant County, Indiana. Within 5 years, they both relocated back to Grant County where Nancy's parents resided. They spent the rest of their lives living in various areas around the central part of Indiana with both ultimately buried upon their death in Grant County, Indiana.
During their marriage, Nancy gave birth to 3 daughters and 1 son from 1889 to 1902 none of whom lived past their 2nd birthday. Three of the children are buried in Grant County, Indiana but one daughter, Gladdis, was buried in Mecosta County, Michigan.
After the death of their 4th child in 1902 and being unsuccessful at raising their own children beyond just two years of age, John and Nancy adopted a supposed 2nd cousin to Nancy with the name of Hazel, her actual birth surname being unknown. Hazel Lightfoot was listed with the family beginning with the 1910 US Census in Huntington County, Indiana.
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