Ada Marie Bonewitz 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Born: 22 September 1896, Roann, IN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Marriage (1): Wilfred Dana Lightfoot on 31 December 1916 in North Manchester, IN 1 2 3
- Died: 20 March 1990 at age 93 6 7
- Buried: After 20 March 1990, Osceola, IN 6
 General Notes:
Generally used her middle name of Marie during most of her adult life. Her gravestone shows her name as "A. Marie Lightfoot" thus indicating her preference for the name Marie.
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Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Wabash, IN on January 1920. 1
page 6B, Family 155
Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana
Marie Lightfoot...Wife..23..IN.
(Living with husband and son.)
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• She resided at West Third Street in 1925 in North Manchester, IN.
• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Elkhart, IN on April 1930. 2
Sheet 14A, Household 321, Roll 585, District 0022
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
Wife..Marie Lightfoot..33..IN
(Living with husband and 3 sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Elkhart, IN on 25 April 1940. 3
Sheet 10B, Family 265, Roll 1040, District 20-20
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
919 Main Street; house rented $23
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Wife..Marie Lightfoot..43..IN..9th grade
(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She was buried after 20 March 1990 in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola, IN.
Find A Grave Memorial #111014346
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Ada married Wilfred Dana Lightfoot, son of William Elmer Lightfoot and Stella Louise Ward, on 31 December 1916 in North Manchester, IN.1 2 3 (Wilfred Dana Lightfoot was born on 9 November 1897 in Freeport, MI,1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 died in December 1970 in , Elkhart County, IN 5 11 and was buried in December 1970 in Osceola, IN 12.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 31 December 1916, in North Manchester, IN.
• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Wabash, IN on January 1920. 1
page 6B, Family 155
Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana
Dana Lightfoot...Self..22..MI
Marie Lightfoot...Wife..23..IN
Orvie Lightfoot...Son..1..IN
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Elkhart, IN on April 1930. 2
Sheet 14A, Household 321, Roll 585, District 0022
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
Head..Wilford Lightfoot..32..MI
Wife..Marie Lightfoot..33..IN
Son..Orbie Lightfoot..11..IN
Son..Jack Lightfoot..9..IN
Son..James Lightfoot..1..IN
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Elkhart, IN on 25 April 1940. 3
Sheet 10B, Family 265, Roll 1040, District 20-20
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
919 Main Street; house rented $23
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Head..Wilford Dana Lightfoot..42..MI..8th grade..Mechanic at Auto Repair Garage..earned $1000 in 1939
Wife..Marie Lightfoot..43..IN..9th grade
Son..Orbie Lightfoot..21..IN..12th grade..Machine Repair at Laundry
Son..Jack Lightfoot..19..IN..8th grade
Son..Jimmie Lightfoot..11..IN..4th grade
Daughter..Marilyn Lightfoot..7..IN..1st grade
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Marriage Notes:
Name: Dana Wilfried Lightfoot
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Place: Wabash, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: North Manchester, , Indiana
Gender: Male
Race: White
Race: White
Birth Date: 09 Nov 1897
Birthplace: Freeport, , Michigan
Marriage License Date: 30 Dec 1916
Father's Name: William E Lightfoot
Mother's Name: Stella L Ward
Spouse's Name: Ada Marie Bonewitz
Spouse's Residence Place: North Manchester, , Indiana
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Date: 22 Sep 1896
Spouse's Birthplace: Huntington, , Indiana
Spouse's Father's Name: Jacob Andrew Bonewitz
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary M Grisso
Page: 283
Citing this Record
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27KH-D1J : 10 December 2017), Dana Wilfried Lightfoot and Ada Marie Bonewitz, ; citing Wabash, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007030719.
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