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Isaac D. Lightfoot
(1813-1895)
Lydia Jones
(1813-1902)
Elra Perry Peck
(1829-1880)
Emma Jane Ralf
(1832-1910)
Isaac Lightfoot
(1848-1935)
Emma Jane Peck
(1855-1935)
Jacob Elra Lightfoot
(1879-1965)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ella D. White

Jacob Elra Lightfoot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 26 July 1879, Bosworth, MO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  • Marriage (1): Ella D. White on 15 September 1900 in Carrollton, MO 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 3 December 1965, Carrollton, MO at age 86 5 9
  • Buried: After 3 December 1965, Bosworth, MO 5 9
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Wood Township, Carroll County, MO on 8 June 1880. 6

Page 341A, Roll 0678, District 143, Dwelling 3
Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Son..Jacob Lightfoot..10m..MO..At Home
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rockford Township, Carroll County, MO on 11 June 1900. 7

Page 4A, District 21, Dwelling 64, Family 64
Rockford Township, Carroll County, Missouri
farm rented
Jacob E. Lightfoot...Son..Jul 1879..20..MO
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - Jacob is also shown in the 1900 Census under the name "Jake Lightfoot" as a boarder in the house of Dan Hosler and wife. Living next to them was Ella White, daughter of the widowed Howard White. Jacob and Ella would be married later that year.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Combs Township, Carroll, MO on 19 April 1910. 1

Page 2A, District 5, Family 31, Dwelling 30
Combs Township, Carroll County, Missouri
married 10 years
Jacob E. Lightfoot...Head..30..MO..Farmer
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• His occupation in September 1918 was a Farmer in Hale, MO. 8

• He resided in Hale, MO in September 1918.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Carrollton, MO.

Name: Jacob Elra Lightfoot
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1879
. 8

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Rockford Township, Carroll County, MO on 19 January 1920. 2

Page 1A, District 10, Dwelling 9, Family 9
Rockford Township, Carroll County, Missouri
house owned with mortgage
Jacob E. Lightfoot...Head..40..MO..Farmer
(Living with wife, 9 children, father, and mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in De Witt Township, Carroll, MO on April 1930. 3

Sheet 5B, District 0011, Roll 1181, Family 132
De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri
Jacob Lightfoot...Head..51..MO
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Hurricane Township, Carroll, MO on 13 April 1940. 4

Sheet 4A, Family 78, District 17-20, Roll 2094
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
house owned, value $50
Residence in 1935: Rural, Carroll, Missouri
J. E. Lightfoot...Head..60..MO..8th grade..Farmer
(Living with wife.)
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• He was buried after 3 December 1965 in the Wharton Cemetery in Bosworth, MO.

Find A Grave Memorial #105670651
. 5 9


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Jacob married Ella D. White, daughter of Howard White and Kate Shirk, on 15 September 1900 in Carrollton, MO.1 2 3 4 5 (Ella D. White was born on 21 March 1878 in Illinois,1 2 3 4 5 10 died on 16 May 1962 in Carroll County, MO 5 10 and was buried on 18 May 1962 in Bosworth, MO 5 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Combs Township, Carroll, MO on 19 April 1910. 1

Page 2A, District 5, Family 31, Dwelling 30
Combs Township, Carroll County, Missouri
married 10 years
Jacob E. Lightfoot...Head..30..MO..Farmer
Ella Lightfoot...Wife..31..IL..5/5
Earl Lightfoot...Son..9..MO
Clyde Lightfoot...Son..7..MO
Millard Lightfoot...Son..5..MO
Lorine Lightfoot...Dau..3..MO
Herman Lightfoot...Son..1..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Rockford Township, Carroll County, MO on 19 January 1920. 2

Page 1A, District 10, Dwelling 9, Family 9
Rockford Township, Carroll County, Missouri
house owned with mortgage
Jacob E. Lightfoot...Head..40..MO..Farmer
Ella D. Lightfoot...Wife..41..IL
Earl Lightfoot...Son..18..MO..Farm Laborer
Clide Lightfoot...Son..16..MO
Millard Lightfoot...Son..14..MO
Lornie Lightfoot...Dau..12..MO
Herman Lightfoot...Son..10..MO
Archie Lightfoot...Son..8..MO
Alta Lightfoot...Dau..MO..6
Fae Lightfoot...Dau..MO..?.
Hazel Lightfoot...Dau..MO..7M
Isaac Lightfoot...Father..71..IN
Emma Lightfoot...Mother..64..IL
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in De Witt Township, Carroll, MO on April 1930. 3

Sheet 5B, District 0011, Roll 1181, Family 132
De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri
Jacob Lightfoot...Head..51..MO
Ella Lightfoot...Wife..52..IL
Herman Lightfoot...Son..21..MO
Archie Lightfoot...Son..19..MO
Alta Lightfoot...Dau..17..MO
Fae Lightfoot...Dau..15..MO
Hazel Lightfoot...Dau..10..MO
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Hurricane Township, Carroll, MO on 13 April 1940. 4

Sheet 4A, Family 78, District 17-20, Roll 2094
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
house owned, value $50
Residence in 1935: Rural, Carroll, Missouri
J. E. Lightfoot...Head..60..MO..8th grade..Farmer
Ella Lightfoot...Wife..62..IL..8th grade
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Sources


1 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Combs Township, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 2A, dwelling 30, family 31; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford Township, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 1A, dwelling 9, family 9, Jacob Elra Lightfoot and Ella D. White; index and images (accessed 15 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 0011, sheet 5B, family 132, Jacob Elra Lightfoot and Ella D. White; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1181.

4 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 17-20, sheet 4A, household 78, Jacob Elra Lightfoot and Ella D. White; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 2094.

5 Cindy Barnes, "Lightfoot Family," database, RootsWeb ((http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2605658 : accessed 15 Dec 2013).

6 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Wood Township, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 143, p. 341A, dwelling 3, Isaac Lightfoot and Emma Jane Peck; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0678.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford Township, Carroll County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 21, p. 4A, dwelling 64, family 64, Isaac Lightfoot and Emma Jane Peck; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

8 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Dec 2013); Name: Jacob Elra Lightfoot; Event Place: Carroll County, Missouri.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 Dec 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105670651.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 Dec 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105670167.


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