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General Notes:
1875-1878 Raised chickens and berries.
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1878: "The History of Cedar County, Iowa, 1878" references "Wm. Lightfoot" on page 567 and 648:
Lightfoot, Wm., farmer, Section 24; Post Office Atalissa
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The following is from "Cedar Chronicles 1836-1996" by Donald & Dorothy Stout:
"J.P. Stotler of Iowa township, on May 3, 1894, suffered a severe loss in his horse herd. Twelve were poisoned and seven of them died. This all happened one night. The next day he examined the feed boxes and found evidence of strychnine mixed with the salt. His loss totaled $2,250.00 for some were stallions, another a prized racehorse. A man named William Lightfoot was arrested on the basis of a sworn information. He denied the guilt and his friends raised $300.00 to get him out on bond. A hearing was scheduled later."
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According to Nancy (Brinkmann) McGinnis in 2001, William had very poor eyesight and was very tall.
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Military: Company I, 46th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, 7 Jun 1864 to 23 Sep 1864, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.
