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William Dorsey Lightfoot 1811–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Dec 1811

Birth Location: Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 08 Mar 1892

Death Location: Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Lightfoot

Mother: Sarah Wright

Spouse(s): Mary Nanny, Mary Stephens

Children(s): Amery Lightfoot, Sidney Lightfoot, Mary Lightfoot, Mary Lightfoot, Martha Lightfoot, Eliza Lightfoot, Susan Lightfoot, Malinda Lightfoot, William Lightfoot, Rhoda Lightfoot, Joseph Lightfoot, Izzarilda Lightfoot, Nancy Lightfoot, Sarah Lightfoot, Dora Lightfoot, Larelae Lightfoot, James Lightfoot

The story of William Dorsey Lightfoot began in 1811 in Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA. William Dorsey Lightfoot married Mary Nanny, Mary Polly G Stephens, and had children including Amery Rosa Lightfoot, Dora E Lightfoot, Eliza B Lightfoot, Izzarilda Lightfoot, James Marion Lightfoot, Joseph S Lightfoot, Larelae Lightfoot, Malinda Jane Lightfoot, Martha R Lightfoot, Mary A Lightfoot, Mary E Lightfoot, Nancy M Lightfoot, Rhoda C Lightfoot, Sarah Annelizabeth Lightfoot, Sidney A Lightfoot, Susan G Lightfoot, William Henry Lightfoot. William Dorsey Lightfoot passed away in 1892 in Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dorsey Lightfoot began in 1811 in Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Dorsey Lightfoot married Mary Nanny, Mary Polly G Stephens, and had children including Amery Rosa Lightfoot, Dora E Lightfoot, Eliza B Lightfoot, Izzarilda Lightfoot, James Marion Lightfoot, Joseph S Lightfoot, Larelae Lightfoot, Malinda Jane Lightfoot, Martha R Lightfoot, Mary A Lightfoot, Mary E Lightfoot, Nancy M Lightfoot, Rhoda C Lightfoot, Sarah Annelizabeth Lightfoot, Sidney A Lightfoot, Susan G Lightfoot, William Henry Lightfoot.
  • William Dorsey Lightfoot passed away in 1892 in Martinsville, 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)

Mary Nanny
1827–1899
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Mary Stephens
1813–1854
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Amery Lightfoot
1865–1872
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Sidney Lightfoot
1858–1904
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Lightfoot
1853–1895
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Lightfoot
1853–1854
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Martha Lightfoot
1853–1879
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Eliza Lightfoot
1852–1918
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Susan Lightfoot
1849–1924
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Malinda Lightfoot
1846–
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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William Lightfoot
1846–1930
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Rhoda Lightfoot
1844–1853
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Joseph Lightfoot
1842–1902
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Izzarilda Lightfoot
1840–1918
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Lightfoot
1836–1914
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Lightfoot
1834–1902
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Dora Lightfoot
1876–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Larelae Lightfoot
1871–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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James Lightfoot
1838–1923
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA,
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William Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
William Lightfoot
1811–1892
Birth Place: Martinsville, Warren, 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

William Lightfoot's Descendants

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William (Dorsey) Lightfoot (08 Dec 1811–08 Mar 1892) m. Mary Nanny (1827–11 Aug 1899) m. Mary (Polly G) Stephens (1813–23 Jul 1854)
  1. 1. Amery (Rosa) Lightfoot 1865–1872
  2. 2. Sidney (A) Lightfoot 1858–1904 m. Clarinda ((Rinda) Frances) Lightfoot 1858–1932
    1. 1. Lanie (Ethel) Lightfoot 1885–1937 m. James (L) Cooksey 1876–1952
      1. 1. Sidney (T) Cooksey 1907–1965
  3. 3. Mary (E) Lightfoot 1853–1895
  4. 4. Mary (A) Lightfoot 1853–1854
  5. 5. Martha (R) Lightfoot 1853–1879
  6. 6. Eliza (B) Lightfoot 1852–1918
  7. 7. Susan (G) Lightfoot 1849–1924
  8. 8. Malinda (Jane) Lightfoot 1846–
  9. 9. William (Henry) Lightfoot 1846–1930 m. Mary (Ann Melissa) Glasscock 1844–1893
    1. 1. Emily (Drucilla) Lightfoot 1872–1967 m. Henry (M) Lightfoot 1872–1923
    2. 2. Rose (Ella) Lightfoot 1870–1891
    3. 3. William (W. D.) Lightfoot 1879–1944
    4. 4. Andrew (Porter) Lightfoot 1885–1936
    5. 5. Althelder (Grover) Lightfoot 1883–1922
    6. 6. Josephus (Josiah) Lightfoot 1882–1959
    7. 7. Henry (Jackson) Lightfoot 1881–
    8. 8. Lillie (Vangeline) Lightfoot 1876–1952
    9. 9. Angie (Lettie Iskie) Lightfoot 1874–1944 m. John (Calvin) Lightfoot 1870–1951
      1. 1. Zula (Myrtle) Lightfoot 1900–1969 m. William (Edward) Upton 1900–1991
        1. 1. Carroll (Myron) Upton 1928–2010
    10. 10. Kearnealy (Francis) Lightfoot 1873–1954
  10. 10. Rhoda (C) Lightfoot 1844–1853
  11. 11. Joseph (S) Lightfoot 1842–1902
  12. 12. Izzarilda Lightfoot 1840–1918
  13. 13. Nancy (M) Lightfoot 1836–1914
  14. 14. Sarah (AnnElizabeth) Lightfoot 1834–1902
  15. 15. Dora (E) Lightfoot 1876–
  16. 16. Larelae Lightfoot 1871–
  17. 17. James (Marion) Lightfoot 1838–1923 m. Martha ("Mary") Justice 1842–1904
    1. 1. Fannie Carver 1861–1953 m. Henry Carver 1863–1938
      1. 1. Willie (J) Carver 1889–1967 m. Ottie Goodma 1892–1938
        1. 1. Hal (F) Carver 1925–1925
        2. 2. James (H.) Carver 1925–1990 m. Eunice Hardcastle 1924–1999
      2. 2. Minnie Carver 1884–
    2. 2. Amanda (Elizabeth) Lightfoot 1859–1926 m. A (D) Kirby 1858–1900
      1. 1. Erma (Eula (Lightfoot)) KIRBY 1898–1956
      2. 2. Lena (M) Kirby 1889–1969
      3. 3. Clarence (Fletcher) Kirby 1884–1950
      4. 4. Mollie (Jane (Lightfoot)) KIRBY 1882–1902 m. J (B) Owens 1869–1931
      5. 5. Dela Kirby 1898–
    3. 3. Eliza (Ella) Lightfoot 1872–1913 m. David (Lee) Goodrum 1866–1940
      1. 1. Nora (E) Goodrum 1893–1972 m. Leslie Yates 1890–1985
        1. 1. Una Hinson 1913–1998 m. London Hinson 1913–1992
    4. 4. Esidory Lightfoot 1860–1915
    5. 5. WILLIS (HENRY) LIGHTFOOT 1864–1911
    6. 6. James (A.) Lightfoot 1862–
    7. 7. Fanny Lightfoot 1876–
    8. 8. Asbury (Reed) Lightfoot 1870–1944 m. Mary Carver 1866–1933
      1. 1. Henry (Claude) Lightfoot 1892–1953
      2. 2. Mary (Cartie) Lightfoot 1901–1980
    9. 9. Isiah (H) Lightfoot 1867–1942
    10. 10. Joseph (Alf) Lightfoot 1862–1927
    11. 11. Sarah (T) Lightfoot 1857–

William Lightfoot's Timeline

14 Records

1811
08 Dec 1811
Birth of William Dorsey Lightfoot in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1811
08 Dec 1811
Birth of William Dorsey Lightfoot in , Warren, Kentucky, USA
, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1811
08 Dec 1811
Birth of William Dorsey Lightfoot in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1811
08 Dec 1811
Birth of William Dorsey Lightfoot in Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 39
William Dorsey Lightfoot resided here in District 2, Warren, Kentucky
District 2, Warren, Kentucky
1860
1860
Age 49
William Dorsey Lightfoot resided here in Buttersville, Allen, Kentucky
Buttersville, Allen, Kentucky
1860
1860
Age 49
William Dorsey Lightfoot resided here in District 1, Warren, Kentucky
District 1, Warren, Kentucky
1860
1860
Age 49
William Dorsey Lightfoot resided here in District 1, Warren, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 59
William Dorsey Lightfoot resided here in Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 59
William Dorsey Lightfoot resided here in Precinct 2, Allen, Kentucky
Precinct 2, Allen, Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 69
William Dorsey Lightfoot resided here in Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1892
08 Mar 1892
Age 81
Death of William Dorsey Lightfoot in Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
1892
08 Mar 1892
Age 81
Death of William Dorsey Lightfoot in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1892
08 Mar 1892
Age 81
Death of William Dorsey Lightfoot in Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1811
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1811
    Event Place: , Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1811
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1811
    Event Place: Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Warren, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Buttersville, Allen, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Warren, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Allen, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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