Husband: Enoch B. Leggett
Born: Aug- 2-1811 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Apr- 3-1883 near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1)
Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Resided: from 1845 in Ritchie Co, WV 4
Resided: until 1845 in Marion Co, (W)VA 4
Occupation: miller 2
Father: John Leggett (1781 - 1862)
Mother: Catherine Barrick (1780 - 1846)
Notes 2
Wife: Sarah Ann Athey Also known as: Sarah Ann Atha 5 Married: Jan-29-1833 4
Born: Jun-25-1814 in Marion Co, (W)VA 6,2 Died: Dec- 3-1876 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 7,2 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3,1 Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Catherine Leggett Also known as: Kathrine Leggett 3 Born: Jul-17-1836 in Marion Co, (W)VA 7,8 Died: Dec- 2-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 (see note 2) Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1900, 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 11 (see note 3) Husband: John Smith Gaston b. Dec-12-1830 d. Nov-12-1893 Also known as: Smith Gaston 12,3 Married: May-24-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,14
F Child 2: Nancy Leggett Born: ca 1838 in Marion Co, (W)VA 8 Died: bef 1911 3 Resided: 1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 8 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Husband: James M. Davis b. ca 1839 Married: Jan-12-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
F Child 3: Martha O. Leggett Born: May-16-1839 6 Died: Jun-16-1856 1 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3,1
F Child 4: Mary Leggett Born: ca 1839 in Marion Co, (W)VA 8 Died: bef 1911 3 Resided: in Marion Co, WV 3 Resided: 1861 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 8 Husband: A. K. Atha b. ca 1833 Also known as: A. K. Athey 3,15 Married: Aug-15-1861 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 8
F Child 5: Harriet Leggett Died: in infancy 3,1,16 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3,1
F Child 6: Alethea Anna Leggett Also known as: Anna Leggett 8,17,15 Born: Apr-26-1846 18,8 Died: Jan- 7-1915 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 19,18 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Husband: Thomas Engle Davis b. Jul-11-1846 d. Feb-15-1906 Married: Dec-24-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,19
F Child 7: Jennie Leggett Born: Nov- -1851 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 21,8,22 Died: Oct- -1910 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 22 Buried: (no dates) in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1900, 1910 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Enos Amos b. ca 1831 Married: Jul-20-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 23 Husband: Mansfield Haymond Tarleton, Jr. b. Jun- -1838 d. 1900 Also known as: M. H. Tarleton 21,7 Married: ca 1889 21
M Child 8: Marion Leggett Died: bef 1911 3 Resided: 1910 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 20 Resided: in Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV 3,15
M Child 9: Nelson B. Leggett Born: Feb- 2-1855 6 Died: May-15-1855 1 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3,1
M Child 10: Enoch Alpha Leggett 10 Census name: E. Alfred Leggett 11 Born: Feb- -1859 11,8,24 Died: Dec-25-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,24 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3,20 Census: 1900, 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Sarah Amelia Zinn b. Apr- -1857 d. Sep- 5-1932 Also known as: Amelia Zinn 18,25,26,11 Married: Aug-25-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Sources: (1) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 334. (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 335. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 299. (5) Death record of son. (6) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death. (7) Headstone. (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 55. (10) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (12) Obituary of daughter. (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as John S. Gaston, widowed, 34, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of John & Elizabeth; and Catharine Legget [sic], 21, b. Marion Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Enoch B. & Sarah. Married May 24 1865. Her stated age is two years older than what appears on her headstone. (14) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (15) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 300. (16) Headstone (no dates given) (17) Marriage record of daughter. (18) Obituary. (19) U.S. Biographies Project - West Virginia, http://www.wileygenealogy.com/~usbios/bios/wv. (20) Obituary of sister. (21) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (22) Obituary, West Union Record, 10/28/1910. (23) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Enos Amos, widowed, 50, of Marion Co; and Jennie Leggett, 29, of Ritchie Co. Married Jul 20 1881. (24) Headstone (year only) (25) Birth record of daughter. (26) Death record of daughter. Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 334, reports death date as 1886 near Oxford, while her "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 300, reports it as 1888. But the Ritchie County Historical Society's "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries Through 1993" reports the headstone reading as Apr 3 1883. Note (2) Name spelled "Catherine" in death record, but "Catharine" on headstone. Note (3) In 1910, listed as Kathleen Gaston, 73, single, in household of son Marion Gaston and his family.