Nancy Elizabeth (Dyer) Lightfoot (1815 - 1904)

Born 29 Oct 1815 in Tennessee, United States

Wife of Henry Harrison Lightfoot — married 23 Feb 1837 in Edgar County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Feb 1904 at age 88 in Unionville, Putnam, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Nancy was born around 1815. Notes typed by Frank Korns Lightfoot Sr., say she was born in 1817 in Briston (probably Bristol) TN. According to her Find-A-Grave profile, she moved with her parents to Edgar Co. Illinois, and was there married to Mr. Harrison Lightfoot in 1837. In 1856 the Lightfoot family moved to Putnam county, Missouri. She passed away in 1904.^[1]

She is buried in Lemonville Cemetery, Lemons. Putnam County, Missouri, USA. The inscription on the tombstone reads: Elizabeth Lightfoot, Died Feb, 2, 1904 Aged 88Y 3M 11D

According to the 1880 Census, both of her parents were from Virginia.

Research Notes

BLM Records list 3 members of a Dyer family buying land in Edgar County Illionois in 1837 and 1838. Mary and Hugh Dyer buy adjoining 40 acre plots in Section 13 of Township 14N range 11W on 3/18/1837. This may not be the same Hugh Dyer, but there are autosomal DNA matches between the descendants of Nancy Elizabeth and the descendants of Charles Dyer. DNA matches also indicate connections to William Dyer and Samuel Otto Dyer.

A Joel Dyer purchases 40 acres in the NW¼ quarter of the SE¼ quarter of Section 18 in Township 014N Range 010W on September 20, 1838. This could be Joel Dyer the presumed son of William Dyer, but is more likely to be Joel Dyer. Note that this Joel Dyer, about 4 years older than Elizabeth, also claims to be from Tennessee and/or Kentucky similar to Elizabeth. He could potentially be Nancy Elizabeth's brother. Some Descendants of Charles and Mary Hurst 1755-1831 lists a Joel Dyer (C4) as a possible descendant of Charles Dyer.

A Daniel Dyer purchased land in neighboring Clark County in 1831 and 1832 ^[2] Deed records of Clark County Illinois show Daniel Dyer selling the land^[3]

The Edgar County Deed Books may contain more clues.

Dyer Transactions

Deed books of Sullivan County TN might contain clues.

Possible Dyer & Hurst Family Discussion

This family search profile for Elijah Dyer notes a Perrin connection.

Sources

1. ↑ Nancy Dyer, Tombstone in Lemonville Cemetery, Lemons. Putnam County, Missouri, USA.
2. ↑ Clark County BLM Search for Dyer
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHS-19BB-H?i=43&cat=385193

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKX-3W7 : 3 March 2016), Henry H. Lightfoot and Elizabeth Dyer, 23 Feb 1837; citing Edgar, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,301,880.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85G-P69 : 9 November 2014), H H Lightfoot, Edgar, Edgar, Illinois, United States; citing family 102, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ9-4DP : 30 December 2015), Elizabeth Lightfoot in entry for Harrison Lightfoot, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46V-GJF : 17 October 2014), Wm H H Lightfoot, Missouri, United States; citing p. 50, family 338, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,300.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5F-GMY : 14 July 2016), Henry H Lightfoot, Towanda, Phillips, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 236, sheet 179B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0393; FHL microfilm 1,254,393.

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