Walter Lightcap was a son of Levi and Mary (Smith) Lightcap and brother to my gg-grandfather George. A biography of Walter was published in “A Standard History of Starke County Indiana” by Joseph N. McCormick, Chicago, 1915, p. 593-594. — WALTER LIGHTCAP. One of the men who have had a large share in the development…
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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…
Obituary: Ernest Edward Lightcap
Ernest Edward Lightcap was my great-grandfather. He was married three times (even though his obituary only acknowledges two). His first wife was Blanche Payne. They married January 2, 1900, in St Joseph, Michigan. He was 20. She died December 29, 1903, of Bright’s disease. They had no children. In 1905, he married Henrietta Doose (my…
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