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Enoch Alpha LEGGETT

Enoch Alpha LEGGETT

Male 1859 - 1934  (~ 75 years)

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  • Name Enoch Alpha LEGGETT  [1
    Born Feb 1859  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1920  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Died 25 Dec 1934  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Buried Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I29869  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2012 

    Father Enoch B. LEGGETT,   b. 2 Aug 1811, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1883, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann ATHEY,   b. 25 Jun 1814, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1876, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F1512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Amelia ZINN,   b. Apr 1857,   d. 5 Sep 1932, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1881  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District):
      E. Alfred Leggett, 41, b. Feb 1859, married 19 yrs; wife Amelia, 43, b. Apr 1857, mother of 7 children (all still living); dau Anna, 18, b. May 1882; dau Gwendalien, 16, b. Dec 1883; dau Junie V, 14, b. Oct 1885; dau Ruthie O, 12, b. Jan 1888; dau Alphie M, 10, b. Apr 1890; dau Fredie J, 8, b. Feb 1892; dau Roy A, 6, b. Feb 1894; boarder Q. Manuel Zinn, 39(?), b. Dec 1861(?), single.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jan 22 1920:
      Enoch A. Leggett, 60, farmer; wife Sarah A. Leggett, 62; dau Gwendolin Leggett, 35, single; dau Roy A. Leggett, 23, single; granddau Mary E. G. Nutter, 7; granddau Susie L. Nutter, 5; granddau Sarah V. Nutter, 3y 1m; granddau Alpha M. Nutter, 1y 0m; third cousin Elizabeth L. Gray, 11.
    Children 
     1. Anna A. LEGGETT,   b. 31 May 1882,   d. Sep 1977  (Age 95 years)
     2. Gwendolyn LEGGETT,   b. 3 Dec 1883, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1968, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Junata Vena LEGGETT,   b. 15 Oct 1885,   d. 1 Jun 1966, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Ruth Olivia LEGGETT,   b. 1 Jan 1888, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1960  (Age 72 years)
     5. Alpha Mary LEGGETT,   b. 28 Apr 1890,   d. 20 Apr 1919  (Age 28 years)
     6. Fredda Geneva LEGGETT,   b. 2 Feb 1892, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1949, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     7. Roy Amelia LEGGETT,   b. 8 Feb 1894, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1973, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F11448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    29869_LEGGETT_EnochA_SarahAmeliaZinn_OxfordBaptChrchCem_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

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

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

    4. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    5. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 335.

    6. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    7. [S5] Headstone.