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Josiah Cy Lightfoot 1813–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1813

Birth Location: Allen, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 16 Jul 1854

Death Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Lightfoot

Mother: Sarah Wright

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Justice

Children(s): Calvin Lightfoot, Wiley Lightfoot, William Lightfoot

Josiah Cy Lightfoot was born in 1813 in Allen, Kentucky, USA, the child of William M Lightfoot And Sarah Wright. Josiah Cy Lightfoot married Elizabeth Justice, and had children including Calvin Uriah Lightfoot, Wiley A Lightfoot, William Buckner Lightfoot. Josiah Cy Lightfoot passed away in 1854 in Warren, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Cy Lightfoot was born in 1813 in Allen, Kentucky, USA, the child of William M Lightfoot And Sarah Wright.
  • Josiah Cy Lightfoot married Elizabeth Justice, and had children including Calvin Uriah Lightfoot, Wiley A Lightfoot, William Buckner Lightfoot.
  • Josiah Cy Lightfoot passed away in 1854 in Warren, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Lightfoot
1787–1861
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Wright
1794–1863
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Justice
1817–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Calvin Lightfoot
1845–1895
Birth Location: Warren Co., Ky
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Wiley Lightfoot
1850–1893
Birth Location: Warren, KY, US
WL
William Lightfoot
1836–1907
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Josiah Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Lightfoot
1813–1854
Birth Place: Allen, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William M Lightfoot
1787–1861
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Sarah Wright
1794–1863
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Claiborne Lightfoot
1765–1809
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Wray
1768–1864
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Jarrett Wright
1758–1835
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Griffin
1763–1838
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Lightfoot's Descendants

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Josiah (Cy) Lightfoot (13 Aug 1813–16 Jul 1854) m. Elizabeth Justice (1817–)
  1. 1. Calvin (Uriah) Lightfoot 1845–1895 m. Sarah (Jane) Walthall 1853–1924
    1. 1. William (Burl) Lightfoot 1873–1955 m. Louiza (Eliza) Green 1876–1938
  2. 2. Wiley (A.) Lightfoot 1850–1893
    1. 1. Robert (Tillman) Lightfoot 1887–1904
  3. 3. William (Buckner) Lightfoot 1836–1907 m. Martha (Matilda) Watkins 1844–1920
    1. 1. Henry (M) Lightfoot 1872–1923 m. Emily (Drucilla) Lightfoot 1872–1967
    2. 2. John (Calvin) Lightfoot 1870–1951 m. Angie (Lettie Iskie) Lightfoot 1874–1944
      1. 1. Zula (Myrtle) Lightfoot 1900–1969 m. William (Edward) Upton 1900–1991
        1. 1. Carroll (Myron) Upton 1928–2010
    3. 3. Arvazene (Alziva) Lightfoot 1868–1948
    4. 4. Josephus (Josiah "Joe") Lightfoot 1882–1959
    5. 5. Porter (A) Lightfoot 1885–1936
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Lightfoot 1867–1937
    7. 7. Kearnealy (Francis "Neal") Lightfoot 1873–1954
    8. 8. Perleania Lightfoot 1875–

Josiah Lightfoot's Timeline

7 Records

1813
13 Aug 1813
Birth of Josiah Cy Lightfoot in Warren Co., Ky
Warren Co., Ky
1813
13 Aug 1813
Birth of Josiah Cy Lightfoot in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1813
13 Aug 1813
Birth of Josiah Cy Lightfoot in Allen, Kentucky, USA
Allen, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 37
Josiah Cy Lightfoot resided here in District 2, Warren, Kentucky
District 2, Warren, Kentucky
1854
16 Jul 1854
Age 41
Death of Josiah Cy Lightfoot in Warren Co., Ky
Warren Co., Ky
1854
16 Jul 1854
Age 41
Death of Josiah Cy Lightfoot in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1854
16 Jul 1854
Age 41
Death of Josiah Cy Lightfoot in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1813
    Event Place: Warren Co., Ky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1813
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1813
    Event Place: Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Warren, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warren
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Warren Co., Ky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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