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Ruth Olivia LEGGETT

Ruth Olivia LEGGETT

Female 1888 - 1960  (72 years)

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  • Name Ruth Olivia LEGGETT 
    Born 1 Jan 1888  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1907  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1910  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1920  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Butler Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1932  Canton, McPherson Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 12 Aug 1960  [2] 
    Buried Wichita Park Cemetery & Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I47254  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2019 

    Father Enoch Alpha LEGGETT,   b. Feb 1859,   d. 25 Dec 1934, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Amelia ZINN,   b. Apr 1857,   d. 5 Sep 1932, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Family ID F11448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Jefferson BROADWATER,   b. 7 Sep 1884, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1948  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 4 Dec 1907  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Ritchie County WV (Union District), enumerated on Feb 20 1920:
      John J. Broadwater, 38; wife Ruth O., 32; dau Sylvia O., 8; John A., 7 months.

      1930 Census, Butler County, Kansas (Benton District), enumerated on Apr 25 1930:
      John D. [sic] Broadwater, 45; wife Ruth O., 41; dau Oleva S., 18; John A., 10. All born in West Virginia.
    Children 
     1. Oleva Sylvia BROADWATER,   b. 3 Jun 1911, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 2004, Lewisville, Denton Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     2. John Alfred BROADWATER,   b. 28 Jun 1919, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1953, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    Family ID F19315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794483&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    6. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    7. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794483&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John J. Broadwater, 23, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Ruth O. Leggett, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 4 1907 "at Bride's home in Doddridge Co, W.Va.," officiated by A. J. Robison, a Minister of the Baptist Church. Informant for marriage license: C. P. Broadwater of Doddridge County.