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Dow L Lighthall (1809 - 1873)

Dow L Lighthall
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Died at about age 64 in Michiganmap
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Biography

Dow L Lighthall[1] was born in 1809 in New York.

They had (at least) thirteen children, five of whom died young.

  1. William Anthony (enumerated in 1840 census, b. 1832)
  2. Luther[2]
  3. Hester (b. 1835
  4. Lewis A (1838-1841)
  5. Levinia[2]
  6. Laura[2]
  7. Sarah[2]
  8. Sabrina[2]
  9. Charles (1848-1849)
  10. Hiram b. 1851
  11. Charlotte Amanda (1853-1854)
  12. Oliva (born and died 2 Oct 1855)
  13. May (born and died 2 Oct 1855)

In 1840, Dow L Lighthall, age 31 was living in Wethersfield, Genesee, New York, where he was employed in agriculture. [Names] are likely but not proven

Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 [Lewis]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2 [William and Luther]
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 Dow
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2 [Hester and Lavinia]
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [Lucinda]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 7[3][4]

In c. 1846, the Dow and Lucinda and their children moved to Michigan. Hester stayed in NY and lived with her grandparents.

In 1850, Dow Lighthall, age 41 was living in Mundy, Genesee, Michigan, where he was living with Lucinda and five children, Luther, 14, Levinia, 10, Laura, 8, Sarah, 6, and Sabrina age 3. the last two were born in Michigan.[2]

In 1860, Dow Lighthall was living in the home of his married daughter Lavina Oliver, 21, her husband, their three children, and her unmarried sister Sabrina.The family was living in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan. On property valued at $200 dollars and dow had personal property valued at $50 dollars and also working as a farmer.[5]


Enlisted in Company F, Michigan 1st Engineer Regiment on 29 Oct 1861 in Saginaw, Michigan as a private.[1].

Mustered out on 09 Jun 1862 at Nashville, TN[1].

Between 1860 and 1870, Dow married Margaret Phillips, a widow with five children.

By 1870, dow, age 61 was married to Margaret and living in Caseville, Huron, Michigan, where he was working as a Farmer & PM, on real estate valued at $1200 dollars and had personal property valued at 300 dollars. He owned 160 ac, ten were improved and 150 ac were woodlands.He owned 3 milk cows and 7 other cows and one swine all valued at 272 dollars. There were 20 bushels of oats that were produced.[6][7]

On 19 Mar 1872, Dow L Lighthall was the postmaster in Bay Port, Huron, Michigan[8].

The probate was done on 7 June 1875[9]

research notes

Lighthall Name Meaning

English: possibly a habitational name from a place called Lightollars in Lancashire, so named from Old English leoht ‘light-colored’ + alor ‘alder’. The surname, however, is not found in current English sources.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    Name: Dow L Lighthall
    Residence: Saginaw, Michigan
    Age at Enlistment: 52
    Enlistment Date: 1 Oct 1861
    Rank at enlistment: Private
    Enlistment Place: Saginaw, Michigan
    State Served: Michigan
    Survived the War?: Yes
    Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Michigan 1st Engineer Regiment on 29 Oct 1861.Mustered out on 09 Jun 1862 at Nashville, TN.
    Birth Date: abt 1809
    Sources: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Year: 1850; Census Place: Mundy, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: M432_350; Page: 258B; Image: 175
  3. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Wethersfield, Genesee, New York; Roll: 285; Page: 207; Family History Library Film: 0017188
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT7-SZM : 24 August 2015), Dow L Lighthall, Wethersfield, Genesee, New York, United States; citing p. 207, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 285; FHL microfilm 17,188.
  5. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: M653_558; Page: 599; Family History Library Film: 803558
  6. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Caseville, Huron, Michigan; Roll: M593_674; Page: 780B; Image: 402; Family History Library Film: 552173
  7. ↑ Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880. Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Caseville, Huron, Michigan
    Name: Dough Lighthall
    Enumeration Date: 17 Aug 1870
    Place: Caseville, Huron, Michigan, USA
    Schedule Type: Agriculture
    OS Page: 3
    Line Number: 2
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
  9. ↑ Michigan, Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980. Estate Files, 1861-1900; General Index, 1861-1920; Author: Michigan. Probate Court (Huron County); Probate Place: Huron, Michigan
    Name: Dow L Lighthall
    Probate Date: 7 Jun 1875
    Probate Place: Huron, Michigan, USA
    Inferred Death Year: Abt 1875
    Inferred Death Place: Michigan, USA
    Case Number: 128




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