William Fordyce Schort

Fordyce Sumner Schort
(Abt 1872-1924)

Bertha A. Armstrong
(Abt 1877-)

William Fordyce Schort
(1902-1953)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Susannah Burr Lightfoot

William Fordyce Schort ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 18 July 1902, Michigan ¹ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Susannah Burr Lightfoot on 27 November 1930 in Stanwood, MI ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 23 January 1953, Hastings, MI at age 50 ¹ ² ⁵ ⁶
Buried: After 23 January 1953, Stanwood, MI ⁶

bullet Death Notes:

Age: 51
Given Name: William
Surname: Schort
Birth Date: 18 July 1902
State: Michigan
Event Date: January 1953

Citing this Record:
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JRLG-2MW : accessed 23 March 2015), William Schort, Jan 1953; 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 has alternate birth information of 1895. ²

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, MI on 6 April 1940. ⁴

1940 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 54-20, Family 27, Roll 1788
Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Home owned, $200
William Schort..Son-in-law..37..MI..7th grade..Laborer, WPA..earned $427 in 1939
(Living with wife and 3 children at the home of wife's widowed father.)
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• He was buried after 23 January 1953 in the Ladner Cemetery in Stanwood, MI.

Section A, Block 12, Lot 4
Find A Grave Memorial #13430070
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William married Susannah Burr Lightfoot, daughter of Florus Corwin Lightfoot and Bertha Louella Miller, on 27 November 1930 in Stanwood, MI.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (Susannah Burr Lightfoot was born on 4 July 1915 in , Mecosta County, MI,¹ ² ⁴ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ died on 20 March 1996 ² ⁹ ¹⁰ and was buried after 20 March 1996 in Stanwood, MI ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 27 November 1930, in Stanwood, MI. ³

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, MI on 6 April 1940. ⁴

1940 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 54-20, Family 27, Roll 1788
Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Home owned, $200
Florus Lightfoot..Head..65..MI..2 yrs college..Farm Hand..earned $112 in 1939
William Schort..Son-in-law..37..MI..7th grade..Laborer, W.P.A..earned $427 in 1939
Susanna Schort..Daughter..24..MI..7th grade
Charles Schort..Grandson..7..MI..1st grade
Grace Schort..Granddaughter..6..MI
Bernice Schort..Granddaughter..2..MI

(Florus was widowed and living with him was his married daughter, Susanna, and her family.)
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: William Schort
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Nov 1930
Event Place: , Montcalm, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1908
Father's Name: Fordyse Schort
Mother's Name: Bertha A Armstrong
Spouse's Name: Susanna Lightfoot
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1914
Spouse's Father's Name: Florus Lightfoot
Spouse's Mother's Name: Bertha L Miller
Page: 159
Record Number: 5590

Citing this Record
"Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLS-TNC : 4 November 2017), Bertha L Miller in entry for William Schort and Susanna Lightfoot, 27 Nov 1930; citing reference ID , various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,295,522.

NOTE - The marriage was actually performed in Stanwood, Mecosta County, Michigan but for some reason recorded in Montcalm County, Michigan.
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1 Tom Slider, "G. T. Slider Family" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:791080; Updated: Sat Aug 25 17:16:38 2001).

2 Anna Weborg-Fraser to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

3 "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810350 : accessed 25 August 2020); William Schort and Susanna Lightfoot, 27 Nov 1930; citing reference ID, various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,295,522.

4 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Mecosta Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 54-20, sheet 1B, household 27, William Fordyce Schort and Susannah Burr Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1788.

5 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 23 Mar 2015), Name: William Schort; Event Date: January 1953.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13430070.

7 Karen Valenzuela, "Shearer,Rice,Jones,Zeek,Parks,Lightfoot" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=karensu; Updated: 2009-06-20 20:59:10 UTC (Sat)).

8 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Stanwood, Mecosta County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 245, sheet 2B, family 36, Florus Corwin Lightfoot and Bertha Louella Miller; index and images (accessed 10 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 784.

9 "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996," index, FamilySearch.org (Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996 - index : accessed 23 Mar 2015), Name: Susanna B. Schort; Event Date: 20 Mar 1996; Event Place: Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13430067.

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