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John Calvery Legg 1848–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 February 1848

Birth Location: Legg, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 15 March 1935

Death Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Achilles Legg

Mother: Mary Legg

Spouse(s): Sarah Meeks

Children(s): Melissa Legg, John Legg, Kellis Legg, Samuel Legg, Martha Scott, Floyd Legge, Cora Mundy, Elizabeth Shaw, Nirama Comer

In 1848, John Calvery Legg entered the world in Legg, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Achilles Anderson Legg And Mary Aurilla Legg. John Calvery Legg married Sarah Elizabeth Meeks, and had children including Cora Ellen Mundy, Elizabeth Frances Shaw, Floyd Preston Legge, John Cargile Legg, Kellis Winston Legg, Martha Jane Scott, Melissa Mae Legg, Nirama Credella Della Comer, Samuel Asbury Legg. John Calvery Legg passed away in 1935 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1848, John Calvery Legg entered the world in Legg, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Achilles Anderson Legg And Mary Aurilla Legg.
  • John Calvery Legg married Sarah Elizabeth Meeks, and had children including Cora Ellen Mundy, Elizabeth Frances Shaw, Floyd Preston Legge, John Cargile Legg, Kellis Winston Legg, Martha Jane Scott, Melissa Mae Legg, Nirama Credella Della Comer, Samuel Asbury Legg.
  • John Calvery Legg passed away in 1935 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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John Legg's Ancestors

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John Legg
1848–1935
Birth Place: Legg, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Achilles Anderson Legg
1823–1863
Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Aurilla) Legg
1820–1885
Virginia, United States of America
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John Legg's Descendants

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John (Calvery) Legg (27 February 1848–15 March 1935) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Meeks (13 August 1850–19 January 1934)
  1. 1. Melissa (Mae) Legg 1888–1955 m. Luckes Kessing 1907–1944 m. Thomas (H) Reese 1888–
    1. 1. Ruby (A) Patterson 1912–
    2. 2. Beauty (Matthew) Reese 1908–1937
  2. 2. John (Cargile) Legg 1889–1962
  3. 3. Kellis (Winston) Legg 1893–1959
  4. 4. Samuel (Asbury) Legg 1871–1959
  5. 5. Martha (Jane) Scott 1877–1962
  6. 6. Floyd (Preston) Legge 1868–1948
  7. 7. Cora (Ellen) Mundy 1882–1957
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Frances) Shaw 1884–1945
  9. 9. Nirama (Credella (Della)) Comer 1892–1980

John Legg's Timeline

2 Records

1848
27 February 1848
Birth of John Calvery Legg in Legg, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
Legg, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
1935
15 March 1935
Age 87
Death of John Calvery Legg in Legg Fork of Tuppers Creek, Kanawha Co., WV, West Virginia, USA
Legg Fork of Tuppers Creek, Kanawha Co., WV, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 February 1848
    Event Place: Legg, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1935
    Event Place: Legg Fork of Tuppers Creek, Kanawha Co., WV, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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