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Goff Nathan LEGGETT

Goff Nathan LEGGETT

Male 1894 - 1974  (79 years)


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  • Name Goff Nathan LEGGETT  [1]
    Birth 3 Sep 1894  Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    • Birth date given in SSDI and WV Births Index as Sep 3 1894, with the latter identifying him as Nathan Goff Leggett, born in Ritchie County. But his WW I and WW II draft registrations show his birth date as Sep 11 1894, as does his military grave marker.
    Gender Male
    Military Pvt, U.S. Army, World War I  [5] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Death 20 Apr 1974  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 7, 8] 
    Burial Point Pleasant Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I6417  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2012

    Father Elmore LEGGETT,   b. 5 Sep 1864, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1951, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Mother Susan L. SEEDERS,   b. 2 Aug 1874, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1922, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    Family ID F6021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth JONES,   b. 21 Nov 1892, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1983 (Age 90 years)  [1, 9]
    Marriage Jun 1920  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    • Obituary of wife gives marriage date as Jun 1 1921. But MR 10-248 shows it as Jun 10 1920, while Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County Marriages" has it as Jun 6 1920.
    Children 
    +1. Velma Gay LEGGETT,   b. 21 Oct 1920, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 2002, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +2. Lushie Almeda "Toots" LEGGETT,   b. 14 Jan 1922, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 2007, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +3. Audra Delores LEGGETT,   b. 27 Mar 1924, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1972, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    +4. Nathan "Junior" LEGGETT,   b. 24 Aug 1926   d. 22 Sep 1993, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +5. Sallie Eileen LEGGETT,   b. 1 Oct 1928, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 2013, Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +6. Carson Eugene LEGGETT,   b. 28 Mar 1931, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 2006, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +7. Blaine Emmitt LEGGETT,   b. 6 Nov 1933, Sheep Run (Oxford), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 2026, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +8. Shirley Jean LEGGETT,   b. 27 Mar 1936, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 2025, Alliance, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F2260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    6417_LEGGETT_GoffNathan_1894-1974_Obit.jpg    		6417_LEGGETT_GoffNathan_1894-1974_Obit.jpg
    999999_List-of-Recruits-Leaving-WestUnion-28Jun1918.jpg    		999999_List-of-Recruits-Leaving-WestUnion-28Jun1918.jpg
    999999_WPA-Military-Gravesite-Project_DoddridgeCo_Nov1939.jpg    		999999_WPA-Military-Gravesite-Project_DoddridgeCo_Nov1939.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S692] Obituary of wife.

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

    3. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S2508] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com online database).

    5. [S5] Headstone.

    6. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    7. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    8. [S1721] Funeral card.

    9. [S1570] Obituary of son.

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

    11. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 10, p. 418.