Ralph Lewis1,2

d. circa 1710
Family
Marriage*He married Mary __?__.1 
Religion*10 September 1683Mary and Ralph Lewis were Quakers, and in preparation for his family's immigration to America, Ralph received a certificate of transfer from the Society of Friends at Treverig, Glamorganshire, Wales, for himself, his wife Mary and his children.2 
Immigration*1684The family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1684, settling first in the north-eastern part of the township of Haverford, Chester County.2 
Residence*After Ralph purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.2 
(Husband) Deathcirca 1704Ralph became a widower when Mary (__?__) Lewis died circa 1704.3 
Death*circa 1710He died circa 1710 in Chester County.3 

Family

 Mary __?__ d. c 1704
Children 1.Mary Lewis+1 b. 10 Jul 1674, d. c 1753
 2.Martha Lewis4
 3.Evan Lewis4
 4.Lydia Lewis5 d. 1763
 5.Abraham Lewis4
 6.Samuel Lewis4
 7.Thomas Lewis4 b. 11 Mar 1687
 8.David Lewis4 b. 6 May 1689
 9.Sarah Lewis4 b. 18 May 1691

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 102-105. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1429] George Smith M.D., History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the territory included within its limits to the present time, downloaded from the Delaware County, Pennsylvania Website, Genealogy Resources at http://www.delawarecountyhistory.com/genresources_home.html. Contains a notice of the geology of the county, catalogues of its minerals, plants, quadrupeds and birds. Written under the direction and appointment of the Delaware County Institute of Science. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry B. Ashmead, 1862), Lewis, Ralph, page 478. Hereinafter cited as History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1862, Smith.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 104.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Sharpless, pages 722-724. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Rebecca Lewis1

Family
Father*Zachariah Lewis1 d. 1810
Mother*Sarah __?__1
Marriage*She married a man whose surname was Roberts.1 
(Daughter) Will4 June 1809Rebecca's father prepared his will dated 4 June 1809, naming his wife, Sarah, his son, Thomas Lewis, and his daughters, Rachel Heaton, Sarah Kelly, Fanny Scout, Anna Thompson and Rebecca Roberts. He appointed his son Thomas and son-in-law, James Scout, his Executors. To the children of his daughter Rebecca Roberts, he bequeathed £130.1 

Family

 _____ Roberts

Citations

  1. [S1614] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, Bucks, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825, image# 561 of 713, abstract#2007, referencing page 209, Zachariah Lewis of Warrington Township, yeoman, will dated 4 June 1809 and proved on 31 May 1811. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.

Richard T. Lewis1

b. 4 July 1847, d. 28 September 1877
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis2 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*4 July 1847Richard T. Lewis was born on 4 July 1847 in Marion County, Illinois.1,3 
Marriage*28 September 1876He married Sarah J. Parker on 28 September 1876 in Marion County.3 
Death*28 September 1877He died on 28 September 1877 in Marion County at age 301,3 
Burial* and was buried in Row 7, Grave 2 in Lewis Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County.3 

Family

 Sarah J. Parker
Child 1.Richard Taylor Lewis3

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Richard T. Lewis, Memorial# 19697287.

Richard Taylor Lewis1

Family
Father*Richard T. Lewis1 b. 4 Jul 1847, d. 28 Sep 1877
Mother*Sarah J. Parker1
Birth*Richard Taylor Lewis was born in Marion County, Illinois.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Richard T. Lewis, Memorial# 19697287. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Samuel Lewis1,2

Family
Marriage*10 December 1690He married Prudence Leonard of Taunton, daughter of James Leonard Jr. and Hannah __?__, on 10 December 1690.1,2 

Family

 Prudence Leonard b. 24 Jan 1669/70

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 18. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S1143] Copied from original records by Mr. David Hamblen, "First Settlers of Barnstable", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes 2 and 3, (1848 and 1849): Volume 3, July 1849, page 271. Hereinafter cited as "First Settlers of Barnstable."

Samuel Lewis1

Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*Samuel Lewis was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 
(Son) ResidenceAfter his father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.2 
Marriage*He married Phebe Taylor of Marple, Chester County, daughter of Josiah Taylor, in Chester County.3 

Family

 Phebe Taylor

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 104. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 102-105.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Ralph Lewis, page 635. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Sarah Lewis1

b. 18 May 1691
Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*18 May 1691Sarah Lewis was born on 18 May 1691 at Haverford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.2,3 
(Daughter) ResidenceAfter her father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.4 
Marriage*She married William Walters of Merion, Chester County, son of Richard Walters, in Chester County.5 

Family

 William Walters

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 104. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1427] John Pitts Launey, Early Church Records of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. In three volumes, with indexes in each. Contents of Volume 1: Chester Monthly Meeting, Chester, Penn., births and deaths, marriage certificates, minutes 1681-1801, acknowledgments and disownments; St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Chester, Penn., membership roster, births, baptisms, deaths, and burials, marriages. (Authors: John Pitts Launey and F. Edward Wright.) Contents of Volume 2: Concord Monthly Meeting marriage certificates, births and deaths, marriages out 1757-1800, minutes 1684-1800, annotations and addendum 1801-1828; Forks of Brandywine Presbyterian Church marriages and baptisms [West Brandywine Township, Chester County]; Brandywine Baptist Church baptisms, deaths, marriages, minutes; Middletown Graveyard sexton's journal. (Authors: Henry C. Peden Jr. and John Pitts Launey.) Contents of Volume 3: Radnor-Haverford-Merion Monthly Meeting, Welsh births, Pennsylvania births, burials, marriage certificates, certificates from Wales, minutes 1684-1800, meeting for suffering; St. David's Protestant Episcopal Church births and baptisms; Darby Monthly Meeting births, deaths, early wills, marriage certificates, certificates of removal, minutes 1684-1800. (Author: John Pitts Launey). (Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1997), Volume 3, page 19, the date written as "18th da, 3rd mo. 1691" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March. Hereinafter cited as Early Church Records of Delaware County.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 104, the date written as "3 mo. 18, 1691" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 102-105.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Ralph Lewis, page 635. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Sarah Lewis1

Family
Father*Zachariah Lewis1 d. 1810
Mother*Sarah __?__1
Marriage*She married a man whose surname was Kelly.1 
(Daughter) Will4 June 1809Sarah's father prepared his will dated 4 June 1809, naming his wife, Sarah, his son, Thomas Lewis, and his daughters, Rachel Heaton, Sarah Kelly, Fanny Scout, Anna Thompson and Rebecca Roberts. He appointed his son Thomas and son-in-law, James Scout, his Executors. To the children of his daughter Sarah Kelly, he bequeathed £130.1 

Family

 _____ Kelly

Citations

  1. [S1614] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, Bucks, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825, image# 561 of 713, abstract#2007, referencing page 209, Zachariah Lewis of Warrington Township, yeoman, will dated 4 June 1809 and proved on 31 May 1811. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.

Sarah J. Lewis1

b. 30 January 1831, d. 30 May 1854
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis3,2 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1,2 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*30 January 1831Sarah J. Lewis was born on 30 January 1831 in Illinois.1,2 
Marriage*3 April 1850She married, as his first wife, Nelson Ptomey, son of Alexander Moses Ptomey and Mary M. Tomlinson, on 3 April 1850 in Marion County, Illinois.4,2,5 
Death*30 May 1854She died on 30 May 1854 in Marion County at age 232,5 
Burial* and was buried in Row 7, grave 6 of Lewis Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County.2 

Family

 Nelson Ptomey b. 19 Oct 1826, d. 27 Sep 1912
Child 1.Henry Clay Ptomey2,6 b. 30 Dec 1850, d. 10 Oct 1918

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah J. (Lewis) Ptomey, Memorial# 19697350.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  4. [S260] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nelson Ptomey and Sarah J. Lewis on 3 April 1850 in Marion County, citing FHL film# 1010515. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nelson Ptomey, Memorial# 19697316.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Clay Ptomey, Memorial# 75477576.

Stephen Lewis1

Family
Marriage*He married Mary Bush.1 

Family

 Mary Bush
Child 1.Esther Ann Lewis+1 b. 30 Sep 1841, d. 18 May 1913

Citations

  1. [S2121] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Esther Dine, age 73, married, born on 12 September 1839 in New York to Stephen Lewis and Mary Bush, died on 18 May 1913 in Highland, Tuscola, Michigan, USA, informant Mrs. Mary Hartley, burial in Greenwood Cemetery; referencing Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Death Records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952.

Susan G. Lewis1

b. 1855
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis1,2 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*1855Susan G. Lewis was born about 1855 in Illinois.1,3 
Marriage*15 October 1872She married Wiley G. Shores on 15 October 1872 in Marion County, Illinois.1,4 

Family

 Wiley G. Shores

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mary Lewis, Township 3 Range 1, Marion, Illinois; Roll: M653_207; Page: 915; Family History Library Film: 803207. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Wiley G. Shores and Susan G. Lewis (transcribed "Servis") on 15 October 1872 in Marion County, referencing FHL film# 001010515. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.

Thomas Lewis1

b. 11 March 1687
Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*11 March 1687Thomas Lewis was born on 11 March 1687 at Haverford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.2,3 
(Son) ResidenceAfter his father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.4 
Marriage*He married Jane Meridith of Radnor, Chester County, daughter of Rees Meridith, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.5 

Family

 Jane Meridith

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 104. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1427] John Pitts Launey, Early Church Records of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. In three volumes, with indexes in each. Contents of Volume 1: Chester Monthly Meeting, Chester, Penn., births and deaths, marriage certificates, minutes 1681-1801, acknowledgments and disownments; St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Chester, Penn., membership roster, births, baptisms, deaths, and burials, marriages. (Authors: John Pitts Launey and F. Edward Wright.) Contents of Volume 2: Concord Monthly Meeting marriage certificates, births and deaths, marriages out 1757-1800, minutes 1684-1800, annotations and addendum 1801-1828; Forks of Brandywine Presbyterian Church marriages and baptisms [West Brandywine Township, Chester County]; Brandywine Baptist Church baptisms, deaths, marriages, minutes; Middletown Graveyard sexton's journal. (Authors: Henry C. Peden Jr. and John Pitts Launey.) Contents of Volume 3: Radnor-Haverford-Merion Monthly Meeting, Welsh births, Pennsylvania births, burials, marriage certificates, certificates from Wales, minutes 1684-1800, meeting for suffering; St. David's Protestant Episcopal Church births and baptisms; Darby Monthly Meeting births, deaths, early wills, marriage certificates, certificates of removal, minutes 1684-1800. (Author: John Pitts Launey). (Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1997), Volume 3, page 19, the date written as "11th da, 1st mo. 1687" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was March, not January. Hereinafter cited as Early Church Records of Delaware County.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 104, the date written as "5 mo. 11, 1687" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was July, not May.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 102-105.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Ralph Lewis, page 635. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Thomas Lewis1

Family
Father*Zachariah Lewis1 d. 1810
Mother*Sarah __?__1
(Son) Will4 June 1809Thomas's father prepared his will dated 4 June 1809, naming his wife, Sarah, his son, Thomas Lewis, and his daughters, Rachel Heaton, Sarah Kelly, Fanny Scout, Anna Thompson and Rebecca Roberts. He appointed his son Thomas and son-in-law, James Scout, his Executors. To his son Thomas, he bequeathed the 100 acres he then lived on, for life, and then to his children.1 

Citations

  1. [S1614] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, Bucks, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825, image# 561 of 713, abstract#2007, referencing page 209, Zachariah Lewis of Warrington Township, yeoman, will dated 4 June 1809 and proved on 31 May 1811. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.

Wilbur Lewis1

b. 1859
Family
Father*William Lewis2 b. 1818
Mother*Esther White2 b. 1821
Birth*1859Wilbur Lewis was born about 1859 in Wisconsin.3 
Name VariationHis full name may have been was James Wilbur Lewis.4 
Marriage*14 March 1880He married Charlotte Bracken, daughter of Michael N. Bracken and Mary Frances Cannon, on 14 March 1880 in Mitchell County, Iowa.1 
Census State IA 1885*1 June 1885Lottie and Wilbur Lewis were enumerated on the 1885 Iowa State census taken as of 1 June 1885 in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. They were both 24 years of age and had two children. Willie was 4 years old and Florence was age one.5 
Occupation*April 1888When his son, James, was born in April 1888, Wilbur's occupation was recorded as brakeman6 
Residence* and they were living in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa.6 

Family

 Charlotte Bracken b. 1861, d. b 23 Dec 1907
Children 1.Willie Lewis5 b. 7 Mar 1881, d. b 23 Dec 1907
 2.Florence Lewis5 b. 1884
 3.James E. Lewis6 b. 4 Apr 1888

Citations

  1. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Charlotte P. Bracken and Wilbur Lewis on 14 March 1880 in Mitchell County, Iowa, citing FHL Film# 1502968, Reference ID: 2:3KCC0P8. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Esther Lewis, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Centre, Lafayette, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1416; Page: 645; Family History Library Film: 805416. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Charlotte Lewis, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Page: 434c; Enumeration District: 301. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2183] Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, birth on 7 March 1881 in Rock Creek, Mitchell County, Iowa, of ______ Lewis, son of James Wilbur Lewis, referencing FHL Film# 1502984. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999.
  5. [S1448] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Lottie Lewis, 1885, Cedar Mitchell County, Iowa; referencing the State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897. Hereinafter cited as Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925.
  6. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, delayed certificate of birth for James E. Lewis, born on 4 April 1888 in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa, USA, son of Wilbur J. Lewis, Brakeman, and Charlotte Barcken, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.

William Lewis1

b. 1818
Family
Birth*1818William Lewis was born about 1818 in Indiana.1 
Marriage*4 September 1842He married Esther White on 4 September 1842 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.1,2 

Family

 Esther White b. 1821
Child 1.Wilbur Lewis+1 b. 1859

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Esther Lewis, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Centre, Lafayette, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1416; Page: 645; Family History Library Film: 805416. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William Lewis and Esther White on 4 September 1842 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.

William H. Lewis1

b. 1842, d. 29 July 1864
Family
Father*Fielding Jefferson Lewis2 b. 5 May 1803, d. 27 Aug 1858
Mother*Mary E. Laughlin1 b. 2 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jun 1863
Birth*1842William H. Lewis was born in 1842 in Marion County, Illinois.1,3 
Description*He was described as single, 5 feet 9 inches in height with sandy hair, blue eyes and a sandy complexion.3 
Civil War (U.S.)*10 August 1861William joined the Union Army for a period of 3 years on 10 August 1861 at Patoka, Marion County, and was mustered in at Cairo, Illinois to Company K of the Illinois 31st on 18 September 1861.3 
Death*29 July 1864He died on 29 July 1864 at Rome, Georgia, at age 221,3 
Burial* and was buried in Plot C-1609 of Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.3 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Memorial# 19684037.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William H. Lewis, Memorial# 39833996.

William Harrison Lewis1

b. 29 January 1862, d. 1 December 1940
Family
Father*George Washington Lewis1,2 b. 27 Apr 1835, d. 22 Nov 1864
Mother*Mary LuElla Tabor1,2 b. 4 Jul 1838, d. 23 Aug 1867
Birth*29 January 1862William Harrison Lewis was born on 29 January 1862 in Patoka, Marion County, Illinois.1,2 
Marriage*4 January 1881He married first Mary Belle Tune, daughter of Samuel Tune and Elizabeth J. Pool, on 4 January 1881 in Marion County.3,2 
Children*William and Belle had 8 children together before her early death.3,2 
(Husband) Death1895William became a widower when Mary Belle (Tune) Lewis died about 1895 at about age 33.3 
Marriage*29 December 1896He married second Mary Ann Miller, daughter of Augustus Miller, on 29 December 1896 in Clinton County, Illinois.2,4 
Death*1 December 1940He died on 1 December 1940 in Flagler Beach, Flagler County, Florida, at age 78.1,2 
Burial*He was buried in Craig-Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, Flagler Beach.2 

Family 1

 Mary Belle Tune b. 14 Feb 1862, d. 1895

Family 2

 Mary Ann Miller b. 4 Jan 1860, d. 30 Jun 1946

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary LuElla (Tabor) Lewis, Memorial# 19713014. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Harrison Lewis, Memorial# 19902096.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary I. “Bell” (Tune) Lewis, Memorial# 19686905.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Ann (Miller) Lewis, Memorial# 19902125.

William W. Lewis1

b. 1867
Family
Father*Charles M. Lewis1 b. 28 Mar 1829, d. 7 Jan 1903
Mother*Miriam M. Clutter1 b. 12 Feb 1830, d. 5 Apr 1883
Birth*1867William W. Lewis was born about 1867 in West Virginia.1 
(Son) Census US 187029 June 1870William W. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 June 1870 in the household of his parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. He was 3 years old.1 
(Son) Census US 188017 June 1880William W. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 17 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. He was 14 years old and had attended school within the census year.2 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles M. and Miriam M. Lewis, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles M. and Miriam M. Lewis, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 419D; Enumeration District: 007. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Willie Lewis1

b. 7 March 1881, d. before 23 December 1907
Family
Father*Wilbur Lewis1 b. 1859
Mother*Charlotte Bracken1 b. 1861, d. b 23 Dec 1907
Birth*7 March 1881Willie Lewis was probably born on 7 March 1881 in Rock Creek, Mitchell County, Iowa.1,2 
(Son) Census State IA 18851 June 1885Willie was enumerated on the 1885 Iowa State census taken as of 1 June 1885 in the household of his parents in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. He was 4 years old.1 
(Son) OccupationApril 1888When his little brother, James, was born in April 1888, Willie's father's occupation was recorded as brakeman3 
(Son) Residence and the family was living in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa.3 
Death*before 23 December 1907He died before 23 December 1907, the date his maternal grandfather, Michael N. Bracken, prepared his will and mentioned only Willie's siblings as the children of his deceased daughter, Willie's mother, Lottie.4 

Citations

  1. [S1448] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Lottie Lewis, 1885, Cedar Mitchell County, Iowa; referencing the State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897. Hereinafter cited as Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925.
  2. [S2183] Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, birth on 7 March 1881 in Rock Creek, Mitchell County, Iowa, of ______ Lewis, son of James Wilbur Lewis, referencing FHL Film# 1502984. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999.
  3. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, delayed certificate of birth for James E. Lewis, born on 4 April 1888 in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa, USA, son of Wilbur J. Lewis, Brakeman, and Charlotte Barcken, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.
  4. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.

Zachariah Lewis1

d. 1810
Family
Marriage*He married Sarah __?__.1 
Will*4 June 1809Zachariah Lewis of Warrington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, yeoman, prepared his will dated 4 June 1809, naming his wife, Sarah, his son, Thomas Lewis, and his daughters, Rachel Heaton, Sarah Kelly, Fanny Scout, Anna Thompson and Rebecca Roberts. He appointed his son Thomas and son-in-law, James Scout, his Executors. To his wife Sarah, he bequeathed £18 per year "Cow 7c.";

Zachariah's father prepared his will naming his wife, Sarah, his son, Thomas Lewis, and his daughters, Rachel Heaton, Sarah Kelly, Fanny Scout, Anna Thompson and Rebecca Roberts. He appointed his son Thomas and son-in-law, James Scout, his Executors. To his daughter Rachel Heaton's children, he bequeathed £100; to his daughter Sarah Kelly's children, he bequeathed £130; to his daughter Fanny Scout's children, he bequeathed £100; to Anna Thompson's children, he bequeathed £100; to his daughter Rebecca Roberts's children, he bequeathed £130; and to his son Thomas, he bequeathed the 100 acres he then lived on, for life, and then to his children. The witnesses to his will were Robert Shewell and Eliza Currie.1 
Death*1810He probably died about 1810.1 
Probate*31 May 1811His will was probated on 31 May 1811 in Bucks County. The probate of his estate may have been delayed due to an issue from the Registrar's Court dated November 1809, possibly referencing Robert Thompson, caveator.1 

Family

 Sarah __?__
Children 1.Rachel Lewis+1
 2.Thomas Lewis1
 3.Sarah Lewis1
 4.Frances Lewis1
 5.Anna Lewis1
 6.Rebecca Lewis1

Citations

  1. [S1614] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, Bucks, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825, image# 561 of 713, abstract#2007, referencing page 209, Zachariah Lewis of Warrington Township, yeoman, will dated 4 June 1809 and proved on 31 May 1811. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.

Abram Libby1

b. 1830
Family
Birth*1830Abram Libby was born about 1830 in Canada.2 
Marriage*13 November 1856He married Mary Brumbaugh, daughter of Samuel Brumbaugh and Magdalena Palmer, on 13 November 1856 in Jackson County, Iowa.1 
(Son-in-Law) Census US 186010 July 1860Abram Libby, his surname spelled "Libbie" by the census taker, was enumerated with his wife on the 1860 census taken on 10 July 1860 in Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa. The couple was counted as a separate family in the home of his wife's parents, Magdalena and Samuel Brumbaugh. Abram was 30 years of age and his wife, Mary, was age 23.2 

Family

 Mary Brumbaugh b. 3 Nov 1838

Citations

  1. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary Brumbaugh and Abram Libby on 13 November 1856 in Jackson County, Iowa, citing FHL Film# 1492127. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Magdalena Brumbaugh, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Buffalo, Scott, Iowa; Roll: M653_340; Page: 529; Family History Library Film: 803340. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Pearl M. Liebmann1,2

b. 28 February 1885, d. 8 November 1943
Family
Birth*28 February 1885Pearl M. Liebmann was born on 28 February 1885 in Kansas.1,3 
Name VariationHer full name was Pearl Marguerite Liebmann.3 
Marriage*31 January 1911She married, as his first wife, Earl Howard Welcome shortly after their marriage license was issued on 31 January 1911 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.1,2 
Census US 1930*9 April 1930Pearl M. and Earl Howard Welcome were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 9 April 1930 at 119 East 5th Street, Downey, Los Angeles County, California. Earl was 48 years of age, a veteran of the World War I, and a medical Physician, with employees, working on his own account, and Pearl was 45 years of age. They had been ages 29 and 26 years, respectively, when they married, owned their home which was valued at $9,000, and also owned a radio set. Their two daughters were enumerated with them in 1930. Vera, who was recorded as their adopted daughter, was 14 years old, and Earljean was age 13. Both girls had attended school within the census year.1 
Death*8 November 1943She died on 8 November 1943 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, at age 583 
Burial*11 November 1943 and was buried on 11 November 1943 in Section 95, Lot 1005 of Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.3 

Family

 Earl Howard Welcome b. bt 1881 - 1882, d. 1966
Child 1.Earljean Loredo Welcome1 b. 29 Aug 1916

Citations

  1. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Earl Howard and Pearl M. Welcome, Year: 1930; Census Place: Downey, Los Angeles, California; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0921; FHL microfilm: 2339861. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2493] New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license issued to Earl H Welcome and Pearle M Liebmann on 31 January 1911 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, citing License# 3097, referencing New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 1. Hereinafter cited as New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Pearl Marguerite (Liebmann) Welcome, Memorial# 46045005. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Amanda Virginia Liggett1

b. 22 November 1850, d. 25 December 1931
Family
Father*George H. Liggett2,1 b. 24 Jun 1806, d. 15 May 1889
Mother*Mary Peterson3,1 b. 28 Sep 1808, d. 27 Jan 1899
Birth*22 November 1850Amanda Virginia Liggett was born on 22 November 1850 in Iowa.1 
Marriage*1874She married Charles Henry Bogart, son of Garret Bogart and Elisabeth C. Embrey, in 1874.1 
(Wife) Death5 October 1916Amanda became a widow when Charles Henry Bogart died on 5 October 1916 at age 83.4 
Death*25 December 1931She died on 25 December 1931 in Orange County, California, at age 811 
Burial* and was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County.1 

Family

 Charles Henry Bogart b. 30 Oct 1832, d. 5 Oct 1916

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Amanda Virginia (Liggett) Bogart, Memorial# 115848402. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George H Liggett, Memorial# 93113359.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary (Peterson) Liggett, Memorial# 93113461.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Henry Bogart, Memorial# 28180112.

George H. Liggett1

b. 24 June 1806, d. 15 May 1889
Family
Birth*24 June 1806George H. Liggett was born on 24 June 1806 in Ohio.1 
Marriage*He married Mary Peterson.2,1 
Death*15 May 1889He died on 15 May 1889 in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon, at age 821 
Burial* and was buried in the IOOF Cemetery, Lebanon.1 

Family

 Mary Peterson b. 28 Sep 1808, d. 27 Jan 1899
Child 1.Amanda Virginia Liggett1,3 b. 22 Nov 1850, d. 25 Dec 1931

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George H Liggett, Memorial# 93113359. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary (Peterson) Liggett, Memorial# 93113461.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Amanda Virginia (Liggett) Bogart, Memorial# 115848402.

Jefferson Davis Lighthill1

b. November 1859, d. 18 January 1938
Family
Father*Robert Hendrickson Lighthill1,2 b. 29 May 1827, d. 4 Feb 1902
Mother*Lydia McMannis1,3 b. 16 Aug 1835, d. 11 Dec 1922
Birth*November 1859Jefferson Davis Lighthill was born on November 1859 in Paulding County, Ohio.1 
(Brother) Census US 191021 April 1910Jefferson was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 21 April 1910 in the household of his brother, William N. Lighthill, in Brown, Paulding County, Ohio. Jefferson was single, 50 years of age and worked as a laborer doing odd jobs.4 
Death*18 January 1938He died on 18 January 1938 in Paulding County, Ohio, at age 781 
Burial* and was buried in Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Oakwood, Paulding County.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jefferson Davis Lighthill, Memorial# 198477062. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Hendrickson Lighthill, Memorial# 129878687.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lydia “Liddie” (McMannis) Lighthill, Memorial# 37891473.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William N. Lighthill, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brown, Paulding, Ohio; Roll: T624_1220; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375233. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

John M. Lighthill1,2

b. 6 June 1880, d. 2 May 1960
Family
Father*Robert Hendrickson Lighthill3,4 b. 29 May 1827, d. 4 Feb 1902
Mother*Lydia McMannis5,4 b. 16 Aug 1835, d. 11 Dec 1922
Birth*6 June 1880John M. Lighthill was born on 6 June 1880 in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio.4,2 
Marriage*25 December 1898He married first Alpha Ralston on 25 December 1898 in Paulding County, Ohio.6 
Census US 1900*5 June 1900Alpha (Ralston) and John M. Lighthill were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 5 June 1900 in Brown, Paulding County, Ohio. John was 19 years old and worked as a farm laborer, and Alpha was age 18. They rented their house, had been married for one year, and Alpha had given birth to one child, a daughter Liddie, who was 9 months old.7 
(Husband) DeathMay 1907John became a widower when Alpha (Ralston) Lighthill died in May 1907 at age 25.8 
Marriage*14 September 1907He married second Wandas V. McCullough on 14 September 1907 in Paulding County, Ohio.9,10,4,2 
(Married Brother) Census US 191021 April 1910John M. was enumerated with his wife and three children on the 1910 census taken on 21 April 1910 in the household of his brother, William N. Lighthill, in Brown, Paulding County, Ohio. John was 30 years of age and worked as a laborer doing odd jobs. His second wife, Wandas V., was 21 years of age and had given birth to one child, Oscar J. Lighthill, who was one year old. John's two surviving daughters from his first marriage, Lydia E. and Orpha M., were ages 10 and 4 years old, respectively, and Lydia had attended school within the census year.11 
(Husband) Death11 July 1954John became a widower for the second time when Wandas Victoria (McCullough) Lighthill died on 11 July 1954 at age 65.10,2 
Death*2 May 1960He died on 2 May 1960 in Owosso Shiawassee County, Shiawassee County, Michigan, at age 792,4 
Burial* and was buried with his second wife in Block 120, Grave 190 of Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan.4,10 

Family 1

 Alpha Ralston b. Jun 1881, d. May 1907
Children 1.Lydia E. Lighthill12,11 b. 18 Aug 1899
 2.Zella M. Lighthill13 b. 28 Sep 1901
 3.Mae Lighthill+1,6,14 b. 25 May 1905, d. 26 Feb 1991

Family 2

 Wandas V. McCullough b. 2 Nov 1888, d. 11 Jul 1954
Child 1.Oscar J. Lighthill11 b. 1909

Citations

  1. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Homer C Nichols of Albion, Michigan, factory worker, age 24, born in Homer, Michigan, parents Myron H Nichols and Elizabeth Linton, married Mae Lighthill of Albion, Michigan, age 18, born in Ohio, parents John Lighthill and Luella "Rhoulston", first marriage for each, married on 6 March 1923 in Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, USA, by Reverend Allen Miller, Assembly of God Church, record# 104, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 167, "1923 Barry-1923 Genesee". Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  2. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Battle Creek Enquirer, (Battle Creek, Michigan), Monday, 2 May 1960, page 5, from Albion, reporting the death of John M. Lighthill, retired Union Steel Products Company boilerman, died morning of 2 May 1960 at home of daughter, Mrs. Harold Shaffer of 600 Hillcrest Street where he had made his home, born in Oakwood, Ohio, son of Robert and Lydia (McManus) Lighthill, moved to Albion 50 years earlier, married Wandas McCullough on 10 September 1907 in Paulding, Ohio, she died in 1954; he was survived by five daughters, Mrs. LaVern (Lydia) Einhart of Augusta, Mrs. Frank (May) Collins of Battle Creek, Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Winchell of Albion, and Mrs. Harold (Mildred) Shaffer of Albion, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Hendrickson Lighthill, Memorial# 129878687. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John McManus Lighthill, Memorial# 13061367.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lydia “Liddie” (McMannis) Lighthill, Memorial# 37891473.
  6. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John M Lighthill and Alpha Ralston on 25 December 1898 in Paulding County, Ohio, USA, they were married by the Reverend S. H. Lighthill, referencing FHL Film# 000925301. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  7. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John M. and Alpha L. Lighthill, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Paulding, Ohio; Roll: 1312; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1241312. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S2510] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Alpha Lighthill in May 1907 in Oakwood, Ohio, USA, age 25, married on 25 December 1898 to John Lighthill, born in June 1881 to Samuel, referencing Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011; Title: Paulding Obituary Card File; Location: Paulding County Carnegie Library; Description: Card file of obituary clippings; Details: LIGHTHILL J ALPHA. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016.
  9. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John M. Lighthill, laborer, age 27 on 6 June 1907, residence Oakwood, Ohio, born in Paulding County, Ohio, parents Hendricks Lighthill and Lydia McManus, was married once before and no wife living, and Wandas V. Mc Cullough, housekeeper, age 19 on 2 November 1907, residence Oakwood, Paulding County, Ohio, born in Paulding County, parents Grant McCullough and Rosa Edwards, not previously married, not a widow or divorced woman, married on 14 September 1907 in Paulding County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000925302.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wandas Victoria (McCullough) Lighthill, Memorial# 13061391.
  11. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William N. Lighthill, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brown, Paulding, Ohio; Roll: T624_1220; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375233. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S2041] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Lida E. Lighthill on 18 August 1899 in Brown Township, Paulding, Ohio, parents, John M. Lighthill and Alpha L. Rolson, referencing FHL Film# 925298. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973.
  13. [S2041] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Zella M. Lighthill on 28 September 1901 in Brown Township, Paulding, Ohio, parents, John M. Lighthill and Alpha Rolston, referencing FHL Film# 925298.
  14. [S2041] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Orpha May Lighthill on 25 May 1905 in Brown, Paulding, Ohio, parents, J. M. Lighthill and Alpha W. Ralston, referencing FHL Film# 925298.

Lydia E. Lighthill1

b. 18 August 1899
Family
Father*John M. Lighthill2,1 b. 6 Jun 1880, d. 2 May 1960
Mother*Alpha Ralston2,1 b. Jun 1881, d. May 1907
Birth*18 August 1899Lydia E. Lighthill was born on 18 August 1899 in Brown, Paulding County, Ohio.1,2 
Name VariationShe was called Liddie.3 
(Daughter) Census US 19005 June 1900Liddie was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 5 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Brown, Paulding County, Ohio. She was 9 months old.3 
(Daughter) DeathMay 1907She was 7 years old when her mother died in May 1907 at age 25.4 
(Daughter) Marriage14 September 1907Four months after her mother's death, on 14 September 1907, her father married a second time to Wandas V. McCullough.5,6,7,8 
(Niece) Census US 191021 April 1910Lydia E. was enumerated with her father and stepmother on the 1910 census taken on 21 April 1910 in the household of her uncle, William N. Lighthill, in Brown, Paulding County, Ohio. Lydia was 10 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William N. Lighthill, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brown, Paulding, Ohio; Roll: T624_1220; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375233. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2041] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Lida E. Lighthill on 18 August 1899 in Brown Township, Paulding, Ohio, parents, John M. Lighthill and Alpha L. Rolson, referencing FHL Film# 925298. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John M. and Alpha L. Lighthill, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Paulding, Ohio; Roll: 1312; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1241312. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2510] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Alpha Lighthill in May 1907 in Oakwood, Ohio, USA, age 25, married on 25 December 1898 to John Lighthill, born in June 1881 to Samuel, referencing Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011; Title: Paulding Obituary Card File; Location: Paulding County Carnegie Library; Description: Card file of obituary clippings; Details: LIGHTHILL J ALPHA. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016.
  5. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John M. Lighthill, laborer, age 27 on 6 June 1907, residence Oakwood, Ohio, born in Paulding County, Ohio, parents Hendricks Lighthill and Lydia McManus, was married once before and no wife living, and Wandas V. Mc Cullough, housekeeper, age 19 on 2 November 1907, residence Oakwood, Paulding County, Ohio, born in Paulding County, parents Grant McCullough and Rosa Edwards, not previously married, not a widow or divorced woman, married on 14 September 1907 in Paulding County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000925302. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Wandas Victoria (McCullough) Lighthill, Memorial# 13061391. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John McManus Lighthill, Memorial# 13061367.
  8. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Battle Creek Enquirer, (Battle Creek, Michigan), Monday, 2 May 1960, page 5, from Albion, reporting the death of John M. Lighthill, retired Union Steel Products Company boilerman, died morning of 2 May 1960 at home of daughter, Mrs. Harold Shaffer of 600 Hillcrest Street where he had made his home, born in Oakwood, Ohio, son of Robert and Lydia (McManus) Lighthill, moved to Albion 50 years earlier, married Wandas McCullough on 10 September 1907 in Paulding, Ohio, she died in 1954; he was survived by five daughters, Mrs. LaVern (Lydia) Einhart of Augusta, Mrs. Frank (May) Collins of Battle Creek, Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Winchell of Albion, and Mrs. Harold (Mildred) Shaffer of Albion, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.

Mae Lighthill1

b. 25 May 1905, d. 26 February 1991
Family
Father*John M. Lighthill1,2,3 b. 6 Jun 1880, d. 2 May 1960
Mother*Alpha Ralston1,2,3 b. Jun 1881, d. May 1907
Birth*25 May 1905Mae Lighthill was born on 25 May 1905 in Brown, Paulding County, Ohio.1,3,4 
Name VariationJune 1905Her full name was Orpha May Lighthill.3 
(Daughter) DeathMay 1907She was 2 years old when her mother died in May 1907 at age 25.5 
(Daughter) Marriage14 September 1907Four months after her mother's death, on 14 September 1907, her father married a second time to Wandas V. McCullough.6,7,8,9 
(Niece) Census US 191021 April 1910Orpha M. was enumerated with her father and stepmother on the 1910 census taken on 21 April 1910 in the household of her uncle, William N. Lighthill, in Brown, Paulding County, Ohio. Orpha Mae was 4 years old.10 
Census US 1920*6 January 1920She may have been the May Lighthill who was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 6 January 1920 in the household of Lewis F. and Mae Stricker at 4121 Brockway Place, Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan. May was recorded as a roomer, 14 years old, and working for wages as a maid doing housework. She had attended school within the census year.11 
Marriage*6 March 1923She married first, as his first wife, Homer C. Nichols, son of Myron H. Nichols and Elizabeth Linton, on 6 March 1923 in Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan. Homer was 24 years of age and a factory worker, and Mae was age 18.1 
Divorce Granted*13 June 1925An absolute divorce was granted to Homer C. Nichols against Mae (Lighthill) Nichols on 13 June 1925 in Jackson County, Michigan. Homer had filed on 7 April 1925 citing extreme cruelty, and court documents reported that Dorothea Mae Nichols, who was one year old, was the only child affected by the divorce.12 
Marriage*28 June 1925She married second, as his first wife, James D. Kelley, son of James W. Kelley and Josie Wilson, on 28 June 1925 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. James was 22 years of age and worked as a stock puller, and Mae was age 19. The date of their marriage was two weeks after the date of her divorce from her first husband.13 
Divorce Granted*30 January 1926Six months after the date of their marriage, an absolute divorce was granted to Mae Kelley against James D. Kelley on 30 January 1926 in Jackson County, Michigan. Mae had filed on 17 November 1925 citing non-support and extreme cruelty, and court documents reported there were no children affected by the divorce.14 
Marriage6 March 1926Her third marriage was a remarriage to her first husband, Homer C. Nichols, son of Myron H. Nichols and Elizabeth Linton, on 6 March 1926 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. Homer was 27 years of age and worked as a Trainman, and Mae was age 20. The date of their marriage was five weeks after the date of her divorce from her second husband.15 
Divorce Granted28 April 1928An absolute divorce was granted to Mae Nichols against Homer C. Nichols on 28 April 1928 in Jackson County, Michigan. Mae had filed on 28 February 1928, less than two years after their remarriage, citing extreme cruelty. Court documents reported there were no children affected by the divorce.16 
Marriage*6 April 1929She married for the fourth time, as his first wife, Vernal B. Wallace on 6 April 1929 in Lucas County, Ohio.17 
Divorce Granted*11 April 1931An absolute divorce was granted to Vernal B. Wallace against Mae Wallace on 11 April 1931 in Jackson County, Michigan. Vernal had filed on 14 January 1930 citing extreme cruelty, and court documents reported there were no children affected by the divorce.18 
Marriage*5 March 1933She married for the fifth time, as his first wife, Ralph M. Bishop, son of Phillip J. Bishop and Norine Morse, on 5 March 1933 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan.19 
Census US 1940*5 June 1940Mae and Ralph M. Bishop were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 5 June 1940 at 6410 32nd Street, Precinct 21, Pinellas County, Florida. Ralph was 31 years of age, had completed his education through the 4th year of High School, and worked as a meat cutter in a privately owned grocery store. He had worked 48 hours the week before the census was taken, 52 weeks in 1939, and his income in 1939 was $1,820. Mae was recorded as 31 years of age, had completed her education through the 4th year of High School, and worked as a saleslady in a privately owned retail bakery. She had worked 48 hours the week before the census was taken, 16 weeks in 1939, and her income in 1939 was $192. They had no other sources of income, rented their house for $25 per month, and on 1 April 1935 had lived in Lansing, Lenawee County, Michigan.20 
Draft Registration*16 October 1940Her husband, Ralph Morris Bishop, completed his World War II Draft Registration Card on 16 October 1940 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. His home address was reported as Box 949, Route 2, St. Petersburg, and the person who would always know his address was his wife, whose name was recorded as Orpha Mae Bishop, and her address the same as his.21 
Divorce*Mae and Ralph separated, and were probably divorced, because Ralph married again in 1945, and Mae married again in 1946.22,23 
Marriage*5 November 1946She married for the sixth time, as his second wife, Elsworth Acker, son of Albert Clifford Acker and Eva R. Hand, on 5 November 1946 in Indiana.23 
Marriage*She married for the seventh time, as his first wife, Frank A. Collins, son of William Collins and Ella May McCullum.24,4,25,26 
Death*26 February 1991She died as Orpha Mae (Lighthill) Collins on 26 February 1991 in the Battle Creek Health System-Leila Site, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, at age 8524,25,4 
Burial* and was buried in Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens, Battle Creek.4 

Family 1

 Homer C. Nichols b. 19 Jul 1898, d. 31 Jan 1966
Child 1.Dorothea Mae Nichols12 b. 1924

Family 2

 James D. Kelley b. 1903

Family 3

 Vernal B. Wallace b. 5 Jun 1905

Family 4

 Ralph M. Bishop b. 2 May 1908, d. 18 May 1956

Family 5

 Elsworth Acker b. 1922

Family 6

 Frank A. Collins b. 17 Feb 1923, d. 14 Nov 2008

Citations

  1. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Homer C Nichols of Albion, Michigan, factory worker, age 24, born in Homer, Michigan, parents Myron H Nichols and Elizabeth Linton, married Mae Lighthill of Albion, Michigan, age 18, born in Ohio, parents John Lighthill and Luella "Rhoulston", first marriage for each, married on 6 March 1923 in Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, USA, by Reverend Allen Miller, Assembly of God Church, record# 104, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 167, "1923 Barry-1923 Genesee". Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  2. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John M Lighthill and Alpha Ralston on 25 December 1898 in Paulding County, Ohio, USA, they were married by the Reverend S. H. Lighthill, referencing FHL Film# 000925301. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  3. [S2041] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Orpha May Lighthill on 25 May 1905 in Brown, Paulding, Ohio, parents, J. M. Lighthill and Alpha W. Ralston, referencing FHL Film# 925298. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Orpha M Collins, Memorial# 183292479. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2510] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Alpha Lighthill in May 1907 in Oakwood, Ohio, USA, age 25, married on 25 December 1898 to John Lighthill, born in June 1881 to Samuel, referencing Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011; Title: Paulding Obituary Card File; Location: Paulding County Carnegie Library; Description: Card file of obituary clippings; Details: LIGHTHILL J ALPHA. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016.
  6. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John M. Lighthill, laborer, age 27 on 6 June 1907, residence Oakwood, Ohio, born in Paulding County, Ohio, parents Hendricks Lighthill and Lydia McManus, was married once before and no wife living, and Wandas V. Mc Cullough, housekeeper, age 19 on 2 November 1907, residence Oakwood, Paulding County, Ohio, born in Paulding County, parents Grant McCullough and Rosa Edwards, not previously married, not a widow or divorced woman, married on 14 September 1907 in Paulding County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000925302.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wandas Victoria (McCullough) Lighthill, Memorial# 13061391.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John McManus Lighthill, Memorial# 13061367.
  9. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Battle Creek Enquirer, (Battle Creek, Michigan), Monday, 2 May 1960, page 5, from Albion, reporting the death of John M. Lighthill, retired Union Steel Products Company boilerman, died morning of 2 May 1960 at home of daughter, Mrs. Harold Shaffer of 600 Hillcrest Street where he had made his home, born in Oakwood, Ohio, son of Robert and Lydia (McManus) Lighthill, moved to Albion 50 years earlier, married Wandas McCullough on 10 September 1907 in Paulding, Ohio, she died in 1954; he was survived by five daughters, Mrs. LaVern (Lydia) Einhart of Augusta, Mrs. Frank (May) Collins of Battle Creek, Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Winchell of Albion, and Mrs. Harold (Mildred) Shaffer of Albion, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  10. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William N. Lighthill, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brown, Paulding, Ohio; Roll: T624_1220; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375233. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of May Lighthill, as a roomer in the household of Lewis F. and Mae Striker, Year: 1920; Census Place: Albion Ward 3, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T625_759; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 31. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S2224] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, absolute divorce decree granted on 13 June 1925 in Jackson County, Michigan, USA, to Homer C Nichols, libellant, vs. Mae Nichols, filed on 7 April 1925 for cause of extreme cruelty, married on 6 March 1923 in Albion, Michigan, one child in family, Dorothea Mae Nichols, age one year, referencing Docket# 8-323, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan. Divorce records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952.
  13. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mae Lighthill of Jackson, Michigan, age 19, born about 1906 in Ohio, parents John Lighthill and Louella Ralston, married James D Kelley of Jackson, Michigan, stock puller, age 22, born about 1903 in Ohio, parents James Kelley and Josie Wilson, married on 28 June 1925 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA, record# 422, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 182, "1925 Ionia-1925 Menominee."
  14. [S2224] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, absolute divorce decree granted on 30 January 1926 in Jackson County, Michigan, USA, to Mae Kelley, libellant, vs. James Kelley, filed on 17 November 1925 for cause of non-support and extreme cruelty, married on 28 June 1925 in Jackson County, Michigan, no children in family, referencing Docket# 8-550, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan. Divorce records.
  15. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of May Lighthill of Albion, Michigan, age 20, born about 1906 in Oakwood, Ohio, parents John Lighthill and Louella Ralston, had been married one time before and her maiden name was May Lighthill, married H C Nichols of Jackson, Michigan, Trainman, age 27, born about 1899 in Homer, Michigan, parents M. H. Nichols and Elizabeth Linton, had been married one time before, married on 6 March 1926 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA, County File# 40, State File# 38 106, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 95, "Isabella (1946)-Jackson (1927)."
  16. [S2224] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, absolute divorce decree granted on 28 April 1928 in Jackson County, Michigan, USA, to Mae Nichols, libellant, vs. Homer C, Nichols, filed on 28 February 1928 for cause of extreme cruelty, married on 6 March 1926 in Jackson County, Michigan, no children in family, referencing Docket# 10 - 148, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan. Divorce records.
  17. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mae Lighthill Nichols of Albion, Michigan, age 23 years on 25 May 1928, born in Ohio, daughter of John Lighthill and Luella Ralston, married once before, divorced, her married name being Mrs. H. C. Nichols, and Vernal Wallace of 615 Phillips, welder, age 24 years on 5 June 1929, born in Michigan, son of John Wallace and Fanny Boyer, not previously married, married on 6 April 1929 in Lucas, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 002169927.
  18. [S2224] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, absolute divorce decree granted to husband on 11 April 1931 in Jackson County, Michigan, USA, for cause, extreme cruelty, filed 14 January 1930 by Vernal B Wallace vs. Mae Wallace, married on 6 April 1929 in Toledo, Ohio, number of children 0, referencing Docket# 11-353, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan. Divorce records.
  19. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mr. Ralph Bishop of Coldwater, Michigan, grocery clerk, no previous marriages, age 24, born in Coldwater, Michigan, parents Phill Bishop and Norine Morris, and Mae Lighthill of Battle Creek, Michigan, bookkeeper, one previous marriage and maiden name was Mae Lighthill, age 26, born in Oakwood, Ohio, parents John Lighthill and Luella Ralston, married on 5 March 1933 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA, in presence of witnesses Cyrus M. Heath and Elizabeth Heath, County File# 49, State File# 13 4141, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 29, "Calhoun (1930-1937)."
  20. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ralph and Mae Bishop, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pinellas, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00610; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 52-53. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  21. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of Ralph Morris Bishop of St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA, age 32, born on 2 May 1908 at Coldwater, Michigan, USA, registered on 16 October 1940 in St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA, describing him as 5' 10' in height, weighing 155 lbs., light complexion, blue eyes and brown hair, person who would always know his address, his wife, Mae Orpha Bishop, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 36. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  22. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Hazel (Draper) Aldrich of 219 Second Street, Jackson, Michigan, Stenographer, married once before, age 45, born in Jackson, Michigan, parents William J Draper and Inez Frances Sharpe, married Ralph M Bishop of 219 Second Street, Jackson, Michigan, Meat Market Operator, married once before, age 40, born in Coldwater, Michigan, parents Phillip J. Bishop and Norine Morse, on 8 December 1945 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA, record# , citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 99, "Jackson (1943-1946)."
  23. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Orpha Mae Bishop of Battle Creek, Michigan, age 38, born on 25 May 1908 in Paulding County, Ohio, daughter of John Lighthill and Luella Ralston, and Elsworth Acker of Battle Creek, Michigan, age 25, born on 19 December 1921 in Jackson County, Michigan, son of Albert Acker and Eva Hand, married on 5 November 1946 in Indiana, United States, citing page 362 and referencing FHL Film# 001887342. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  24. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Battle Creek Enquirer, (Battle Creek, Michigan), Wednesday, 27 February 1991, page 2, reporting the death of Orpha Mae (Lighthill) Collins, 85, of Battle Creek; died Tuesday, 26 February 1991 in Battle Creek Health System/Leila Site, where she had been a patient since the Thursday before; born in Paulding County, Ohio, came to Battle Creek 50 years before from Jackson, worked at the former Allman-Cummings Bakery for a short time and was a homemaker; surviving are husband, Frank Collins, one grandchild, and half-sisters, Helen Winchell and Mildred Shaffer, both of Albion; a daughter, Dorothea Sawchuk, preceded her in death.
  25. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Battle Creek Enquirer, (Battle Creek, Michigan), Saturday, 15 November 2008, page 4, reporting the death of Frank A. Collins of Battle Creek, age 85, passed away on Friday, 14 November 2008 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence in Battle Creek; born February 17, 1923 in Pennfield Township, Michigan, son of William and Ella May (McCullum) Collins, married Orpha Mae Lighthill who preceded him in death on February 26, 1991; survived by his caregiver, Dorothy German; preceded in death by parents and brothers and sisters, Edward, Jim, Ted, John, Fred and Pete Collins, Josephine and Frances Collins, Janet Ingersoll and Elizabeth Treat; served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Coxswain; retired from Clark Equipment Company in 1979 after 33 years.
  26. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Frank A Collins, Memorial# 183292472.

Oscar J. Lighthill1

b. 1909
Family
Father*John M. Lighthill1 b. 6 Jun 1880, d. 2 May 1960
Mother*Wandas V. McCullough1 b. 2 Nov 1888, d. 11 Jul 1954
Birth*1909Oscar J. Lighthill was born about 1909 in Ohio.1 
(Nephew) Census US 191021 April 1910Oscar J. was enumerated with his parents on the 1910 census taken on 21 April 1910 in the household of his uncle, William N. Lighthill, in Brown, Paulding County, Ohio. Oscar was one year old.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William N. Lighthill, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brown, Paulding, Ohio; Roll: T624_1220; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375233. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Robert Hendrickson Lighthill1

b. 29 May 1827, d. 4 February 1902
Family
Birth*29 May 1827Robert Hendrickson Lighthill was born on 29 May 1827 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*11 December 1851He married Lydia McMannis on 11 December 1851 in Richland County, Ohio.2,1,3 
Death*4 February 1902He died on 4 February 1902 in Paulding County, Ohio, at age 741 
Burial* and was buried in Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Oakwood, Paulding County.1 

Family

 Lydia McMannis b. 16 Aug 1835, d. 11 Dec 1922
Children 1.Jefferson Davis Lighthill4,1 b. Nov 1859, d. 18 Jan 1938
 2.William N. Lighthill5,1 b. 16 Jun 1872, d. 21 Oct 1946
 3.John M. Lighthill+1,6 b. 6 Jun 1880, d. 2 May 1960

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Hendrickson Lighthill, Memorial# 129878687. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lydia “Liddie” (McMannis) Lighthill, Memorial# 37891473.
  3. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of R. H. Lighthill and Lydia McMannis on 11 December 1851 in Richland County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000388736. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jefferson Davis Lighthill, Memorial# 198477062.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Nelson Lighthill, Memorial# 198477237.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John McManus Lighthill, Memorial# 13061367.