Alice Theresa (Rafferty) Lightcap was married to Albert “Bert” Lightcap, brother of my great-grandfather Ernest Edward Lightcap. She lived in Hammond, Indiana, for the last 30 years of her life. A former resident of North Judson, Indiana, her obituary appeared in the North Judson News on October 27, 1938. I received this obituary from my…
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Marriage: Eunice Strelesky and Albert Lightcap
Eunice Strelesky and Albert Lightcap are my grandparents, and figuring out their correct marriage date has been challenging. Both my dad and Uncle Bill told me that their parents married in December 1935. I used that date since, as their sons, they should know. Then I stumbled upon an announcement published April 14, 1936, in…
Marriage: Albert Lightcap and Lucy Waggoner
Albert Lightcap married Lucy Waggoner on August 15, 1866, in Putnam County, Ohio. Albert’s parents were Robert and Lucretia (Halsey) Lightcap. Robert’s brother was my ggg-grandfather Levi. Albert and Lucy had six children, five girls and one boy: Mary Evaline, Alberta, Charlotte, Harriet and Louis James.
Biography: George Lightcap
George Lightcap is my gg-grandfather and the son of Levi and Mary (Smith) Lightcap. A biography of George was published in the “Pictorial and Biographical Record of La Porte, Porter, Lake and Starke Counties, Indiana” published by Goodspeed Brothers Publishers, Chicago (1894), p. 443-445. — GEORGE LIGHTCAP. To our noble pushing hard-working business men is…
Obituary: Albert Wallace “Wally” Lightcap
My grandfather, Albert Wallace Lightcap, was born in McIntosh, South Dakota on September 15, 1914 to Ernest and Henrietta (Doose) Lightcap. He had one brother, Paul. Wally died in Dubuque, Iowa in 1975. He married Eunice Strelesky in 1936. Together they had seven boys: Tom, Bill, Ted, Gary, Greg, Jack, and Joel. Gary died in…
Biography: Albert and Harry Lightcap
The biography of Albert and Harry Lightcap, sons of George and Rhoda (Herod) Lightcap, appeared in “Pictorial and Biographical Record of La Porte, Porter, Lake and Starke Counties, Indiana” published by Goodspeed Brothers Publishers, Chicago, 1894, p. 407. LIGHTCAP BROTHERS. This well-known firm, which is engaged in the sale of clothing, hats and gents’ furnishing…
50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration: Albert and Lucy Lightcap
I stumbled upon this newspaper article celebrating the wedding anniversary of Albert and Lucy (Waggoner) Lightcap. Albert’s parents were Robert and Lucretia Lightcap. Robert was the brother of my g-g-g-grandfather, Levi Lightcap. Albert was born in Fremont, Ohio, but spent a majority of his life in Michigan. The Flint Daily Journal on Wednesday, August 16,…
Obituary: Albert Lightcap
Albert Lightcap was the brother of my g-grandfather, Ernest Edward Lightcap. He was married to Alice Theresa Rafferty and they had three children: Ada, Clarence and Herbert. The notice of his death was published in The News and Sentinel in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on June 2 1921. Transcription of obituary: Albert Lightcap, of Hammond, Ind.,…
Obituary: Paul George Lightcap
Paul was the brother of my grandfather, Albert “Wally” Lightcap. Even though Paul died in 1999, I never met him or any of his family. Paul’s obituary was published in the Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) on June 20, 1999. I don’t have a newspaper clipping, but I have the text. Transcript of the obituary: Paul…
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