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Elmore LEGGETT

Elmore LEGGETT

Male 1864 - 1951  (87 years)

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  • Name Elmore LEGGETT 
    Born 5 Sep 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880, 1910, 1920  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1922  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1930, 1940  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 5, 6] 
    Died 14 Dec 1951  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6, 7] 
    Buried Point Pleasant Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Person ID I16682  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2017 

    Father David Musgrave LEGGETT,   b. 16 Jul 1829, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jane ORRAHOOD,   b. 18 Jan 1833, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1918, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F2185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Clarissa DOTSON,   b. 9 Jan 1862, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1890, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1882  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Bertie E. LEGGETT,   b. CA 1883,   d. 3 Aug 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)
     2. Sarah Jane LEGGETT,   b. 13 Nov 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1955, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Lula Mary Madeline LEGGETT,   b. 24 Mar 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1976, Dade Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. Edgar Martin LEGGETT,   b. 17 Jul 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1962  (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F7682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Susan L. SEEDERS,   b. 2 Aug 1874, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1922, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 21 Jan 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Edward LEGGETT
     2. Willis B. LEGGETT,   b. 9 Oct 1892, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1975, Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Goff Nathan LEGGETT,   b. 3 Sep 1894, Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1974, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Myrtle LEGGETT,   b. 29 May 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1979  (Age 82 years)
     5. John Dewey LEGGETT,   b. 20 Jan 1899, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1963, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     6. Albert Earl LEGGETT,   d. AT BIRTH
     7. William Everett LEGGETT,   d. AT BIRTH
     8. Nellie F. LEGGETT,   b. 16 Apr 1902, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1996  (Age 94 years)
     9. Bertha Tempest LEGGETT,   b. 15 Sep 1904, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1976  (Age 71 years)
     10. Bree LEGGETT,   b. 17 Jan 1907, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1973  (Age 66 years)
     11. Mable B. "May" LEGGETT,   b. 17 Jul 1910, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 2008  (Age 97 years)
     12. Reuben Spencer LEGGETT,   b. 17 Feb 1912, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1988, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     13. Mamie Cora LEGGETT,   b. 30 Mar 1914, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1999, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     14. Elmore Junior "Jack" LEGGETT,   b. 11 Aug 1917, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1992, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F6021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Eva JONES,   b. 5 Oct 1904, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1934, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1926  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Apr 12 1930 at Hughes River Road:
      Elmore Leggett, 65, farmer; wife Eva, 25; son Bree, 22, single, farm laborer; son Ruben, 18, single, farm laborer; dau Mamie, 15; son Elmore, 12; dau Roberta, 1 yr 5 mo; son Floyd B, 3 mo.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on May 3 1940 at Hughes River:
      Elmore Leggett, 75, farmer, widowed; dau Roberta, 10; son Floyd B, 8; grandson Willie Bee, 16; granddau Inez Bee, 6; grandson Joseph Jones, 13.
    Children 
     1. Woma LEGGETT,   b. CA 1927,   d. Bef 1930  (Age ~ 2 years)
     2. Roberta Faye LEGGETT,   b. 5 Oct 1928, Sheep Run (Oxford), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 2020, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     3. Floyd Bradley LEGGETT,   b. 11 Dec 1929, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 2020, Duckworth, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F6022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1922 - Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Dec 1926 - Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Dec 1951 - Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    16682_ElmoreLeggett_PointPleasantCem.jpg    		16682_ElmoreLeggett_PointPleasantCem.jpg

    Documents
    16682_LEGGETT_Elmore_1864-1951_DeathCertificate.jpg    		16682_LEGGETT_Elmore_1864-1951_DeathCertificate.jpg
    16682_LEGGETT_Elmore_1864-1951_Obit.jpg    		16682_LEGGETT_Elmore_1864-1951_Obit.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 4, p. 178 and Bk 12, p. 51.
      His age given as 26 at time of Jan 1892 marriage, and as 60 at Dec 1926 marriage. Both marriage records give his birthplace as Doddridge Co, but no birth record for him was found there.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 50, Line 103 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11538770&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    6. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    7. [S1783] Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998)).

    8. [S5] Headstone.

    9. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    10. [S1692] Descendants of Isaac Leggett, Doris Kimball "Dee" Puffer .

    11. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 4, p. 178.
      Location specified as "at John Seeder's." Her age given as 18, born & residing in Doddridge Co. His age given as 26, born in Doddridge Co, residing in Ritchie Co.

    12. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 12, p. 51.
      She was identified as Miss Eva Jones, age 23, born and residing in Doddridge Co. His age given as 60, born in Doddridge Co, residing in West Union.