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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, 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 Mother: Catherine Barrick Notes 2
Wife: Sarah Ann Athey Also known as: Sarah Ann Atha 5
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, 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
F Child 2: Nancy Leggett Born: ca 1838 in Marion Co, (W)VA 8 Died: bef 1911 in 3
F Child 3: Martha O. Leggett Born: May-16-1839 in 6 Died: Jun-16-1856 in 1
F Child 4: Mary Leggett Born: ca 1839 in Marion Co, (W)VA 8 Died: bef 1911 in 3
F Child 5: Harriet Leggett Died: in infancy in 3,1,11
F Child 6: Alethea Anna Leggett Also known as: Anna Leggett 8,12,13 Born: ca 1846 in 8 Died: Jan- 7-1915 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 14
F Child 7: Jennie Leggett Born: Nov- -1851 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 15,8,16 Died: Oct- -1910 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 16
M Child 8: Marion Leggett Died: bef 1911 in 3
M Child 9: Nelson B. Leggett Born: Feb- 2-1855 in 6 Died: May-15-1855 in 1
M Child 10: Enoch Alpha Leggett 10 Census name: E. Alfred Leggett 17 Born: Feb- -1859 in 17,8,18 Died: Dec-25-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,18
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, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (11) Headstone (no dates given) (12) Marriage record of daughter. (13) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 300. (14) U.S. Biographies Project - West Virginia, http://www.wileygenealogy.com/~usbios/bios/wv. (15) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (16) Obituary, West Union Record, 10/28/1910. (17) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (18) Headstone (year only) 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. www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index