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Martha Ellen LEGGETT

Martha Ellen LEGGETT

Female 1857 - 1912  (54 years)


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  • Name Martha Ellen LEGGETT
    Birth 26 Sep 1857  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • in household with her future husband and in-laws
    Death 25 Jan 1912  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Burial Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I6260  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2017

    Father David Musgrave LEGGETT,   b. 16 Jul 1829, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Mother Margaret JOHNSON,   b. 23 Nov 1833, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1862 (Age 29 years)
    Family ID F7276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David Wilson GRAY,   b. 12 Oct 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1928, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Marriage 18 Jun 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • "History of Doddridge County," p. 154, gives marriage date as Sep 25 1857. This is incorrect. Marriage records show they were married on Jun 18 1885. Martha Leggett's birthdate was Sep 26 1857.
    Children 
    +1. Lloyd Wheeler GRAY,   b. 11 Sep 1886, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1960, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    >2. Glennie M. GRAY,   b. 20 Feb 1889   d. 16 Aug 1958 (Age 69 years)
    +3. Cleo Cleff GRAY,   b. 14 Jul 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1971, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    >4. Lora Hazel GRAY,   b. 23 Dec 1894   d. Sep 1972 (Age 77 years)
    +5. Blanche Vallie GRAY,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1920, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    >6. John Ferrell GRAY,   b. 12 Jun 1899   d. 11 Dec 1985 (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F2203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 6.
      Her death record gives her age at time of death as 55y 10m 5d, which would put birth at Mar 20 1856, an apparent error since her marriage record specifies her birth date as Sep 26 1857.

    2. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 55.
      Age at death is given as 55y 10m 5d, making birthdate Mar 20 1856. This is believed to be an error in calculation, as all other records indicate a birth date of Sep 1857.

    3. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 154.

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

    5. [S92] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. IV, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167).

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 6.
      Groom identified as David W. Gray, age 44 as of Oct 12 1884, b. Harrison Co. Bride identified as Martha E. Legett [sic], age 27 as of Sep 26 1884, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Jun 18 1885 "at Wm. Gray's in Doddridge County."

    7. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).