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John Arnold Lightfoot 1892–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1892

Birth Location: Pecan Gap, Delta, Texas, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1942

Death Location: Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA

Father: James Lightfoot

Mother: Willie Bingham

Spouse(s): Ora McMinn

Children(s): Norma Hayes, Claude Lightfoot, Geraldine Lightfoot, Eugene Lightfoot, Wanda Lightfoot

John Arnold Lightfoot was born in 1892 in Pecan Gap, Delta, Texas, USA, the child of James Lafayette Lightfoot And Willie Victoria Bingham. In 1900, John Arnold Lightfoot resided in Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. In 1910, John Arnold Lightfoot resided in Bennington Ward 1, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA. John Arnold Lightfoot married Ora Lee Mcminn, and had children including Claude Arnold Lightfoot, Eugene Lightfoot, Geraldine Lightfoot, Norma Jean Lightfoot Hayes, Wanda J Lightfoot, William Earl Billy Lightfoot. John Arnold Lightfoot passed away in 1942 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • John Arnold Lightfoot was born in 1892 in Pecan Gap, Delta, Texas, USA, the child of James Lafayette Lightfoot And Willie Victoria Bingham.
  • In 1900, John Arnold Lightfoot resided in Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA.
  • In 1910, John Arnold Lightfoot resided in Bennington Ward 1, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA.
  • John Arnold Lightfoot married Ora Lee Mcminn, and had children including Claude Arnold Lightfoot, Eugene Lightfoot, Geraldine Lightfoot, Norma Jean Lightfoot Hayes, Wanda J Lightfoot, William Earl Billy Lightfoot.
  • John Arnold Lightfoot passed away in 1942 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lightfoot
1866–1943
Birth Location: , Columbia, Arkansas, USA
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Willie Bingham
1870–1951
Birth Location: Texas
WB

Spouses(s)

Ora McMinn
1900–1998
Birth Location: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
OM

Children(s)

Norma Hayes
1937–2019
Birth Location: –
NH
Claude Lightfoot
1920–1995
Birth Location: Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America
CL
Geraldine Lightfoot
1922–2001
Birth Location: Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
GL
Eugene Lightfoot
1924–
Birth Location: New Mexico
EL
Wanda Lightfoot
1929–1931
Birth Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
WL

John Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
John Lightfoot
1892–1942
Birth Place: Pecan Gap, Delta, Texas, USA
Parents
James Lafayette Lightfoot
1866–1943
, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Willie (Victoria) Bingham
1870–1951
Texas
Grandparents
Lewis (M) Lightfoot
1840–1881
, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Martha (Jane) Miller
1837–1879
Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1806–1864
Mary Brister
1810–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1780–1837
Charlotte
1790–1851
Hockaday Brister
1781–1858
Anna Hodges
1788–1875

John Lightfoot's Descendants

1.
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John (Arnold) Lightfoot (25 May 1892–31 May 1942) m. Ora (Lee) McMinn (4 Jan 1900–19 April 1998)
  1. 1. Norma (Jean Lightfoot) Hayes 1937–2019
  2. 2. Claude (Arnold) Lightfoot 1920–1995
  3. 3. Geraldine Lightfoot 1922–2001
  4. 4. Eugene Lightfoot 1924–
  5. 5. Wanda (J) Lightfoot 1929–1931

John Lightfoot's Timeline

10 Records

1892
25 May 1892
Birth of John Arnold Lightfoot in Pecan Gap, Delta, Texas, USA
Pecan Gap, Delta, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
John Arnold Lightfoot resided here in Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
John Arnold Lightfoot resided here in Bennington Ward 1, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Bennington Ward 1, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 25
John Arnold Lightfoot resided here in Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Coconino County, Arizona, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
John Arnold Lightfoot resided here in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
John Arnold Lightfoot resided here in Little Rock, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
John Arnold Lightfoot resided here in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 48
John Arnold Lightfoot resided here in Saline Twp, Saline, Saline, Arkansas, USA
Saline Twp, Saline, Saline, Arkansas, USA
1942
27 May 1942
Age 50
Death of John Arnold Lightfoot in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1942
31 May 1942
Age 50
Burial of John Arnold Lightfoot in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA
Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1892
    Event Place: Pecan Gap, Delta, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bennington Ward 1, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Coconino County, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Arizona; Registration County: Coconino County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bryan, Brazos, Texas; Roll: T625_1781; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Little Rock, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 2339827

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Saline, Saline, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00172; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 63-27

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Saline Twp, Saline, Saline, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Saline, Saline, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00172; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 63-27

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cedarvale
    Record Source: New Mexico, U.S., World War I Records, 1917-1919, New Mexico Commission of Public Records, State Records Center and Archives; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Series Title: Service Reports; Series Number: 18.1.6; Box Number: 10897; Collection Name: New Mexico Adjutant General Records; Collection Number: 1973-019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Santa Fe, New Mexico
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1942
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 May 1942
    Event Place: Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
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