When Francis Marion Lightfoot was born on 25 January 1832, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, his father, John Lafayette Lightfoot Sr, was 24 and his mother, Rachael Kendall, was 23. He married Mary Anne Crye about 1856, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Van Buren Township, Madison, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States for about 30 years. He died on 26 May 1914, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Historic Boundaries 1837: Madison, Indiana, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Multnomah, Oregon Territory, United States 1859: Multnomah, Oregon, United States
English (mainly northern England, especially Cheshire): nickname for a messenger or for a fast runner, from Middle English lyght ‘light, nimble, quick’ (Old English līoht) + fote ‘foot’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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