Husband: Francis M. Leggett Also known as: Frank Leggett 1,2
Born: May-11-1857 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3,4 Died: Jul- 3-1890 4 Buried: (no dates) in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5,6,7 Father: John Leggett II (1825 - 1906) Mother: Mary Price (1828 - 1896) Other spouse 1
Wife: Lucy Kirshner
Married: Oct- 7-1886 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: Mar-18-1863 in Marion Co, WV 9,10,11,12
Died: Jun- 2-1925 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 9,11
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 13
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1886, 1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 12
Father: David Thoburn Kershner
Mother: Elenor Powell
Other spouse 2
F Child 1: Frankie Mae Leggett Born: Dec- -1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,14 Census: 1940 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1911, 1925 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 14,15 Census: 1910 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Husband: Bruce Watson b. Jun-30-1880 d. May-31-1952 Married: Jan-21-1911 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 14
Sources: (1) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 30. (2) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 455. (3) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) Headstone. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, The entry states that there are no dates on the gravestone, but that is not correct. The marker, which appears to have been emplaced at or about the time of his burial, reads: Francis M. Leggett, born May 11 1857, died Jul 3 1890, age 33y 1m 21d. p. 661. (7) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 335. (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Francis M. Leggett, divorced, 29, of Ritchie Co; and Lucy Kirshner, 23, b. Marion Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Oct 7 1886. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (13) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (14) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (15) Death record of mother. Event Notes Note (1) In household with mother and stepfather, John M. Gray.