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John Walter Legg 1867–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1867

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Humboldt, Nebraska

Father: Louis Legg

Mother: Mary Shields

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John Walter Legg was born in 1867 in Illinois, the child of Louis Clarkson Legg And Mary Ann Shields. In 1880, John Walter Legg resided in Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska, United States. In 1885, John Walter Legg resided in Humboldt City,Richardson,Nebraska. John Walter Legg passed away in 1940 in Humboldt, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • John Walter Legg was born in 1867 in Illinois, the child of Louis Clarkson Legg And Mary Ann Shields.
  • In 1880, John Walter Legg resided in Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska, United States.
  • In 1885, John Walter Legg resided in Humboldt City,Richardson,Nebraska.
  • John Walter Legg passed away in 1940 in Humboldt, Nebraska.

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John Legg's Ancestors

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John Legg
1867–1940
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Louis Clarkson Legg
1837–1888
Missouri
Mary (Ann) Shields
1836–1924
Illinois
Grandparents
Jesse (Veatch) Shields
1814–1894
Harrison, Indiana
Rebecca (Ann) Miner
1818–1912
Jefferson Co. Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Shields
1775–1819
Mary Veatch
1783–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Nancy Stockton
1745–1808
Nathan Veatch
1752–1829
Elizabeth Craig
1756–1833

John Legg's Timeline

4 Records

1867
1867
Birth of John Walter Legg in Illinois
Illinois
1880
1880
Age 13
John Walter Legg resided here in Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska, United States
Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska, United States
1885
01 Jun 1885
Age 18
John Walter Legg resided here in Humboldt City,Richardson,Nebraska
Humboldt City,Richardson,Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 73
Death of John Walter Legg in Humboldt, Nebraska
Humboldt, Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Nebraska State Census, 1885
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska; Roll: T9_754; Family History Film: 1254754; Page: 372.3000; Enumeration District: 308; Image: 0530.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska; Roll: T9_754; Family History Film: 1254754; Page: 372.3000; Enumeration District: 308; Image: 0530.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1885
    Event Place: Humboldt City,Richardson,Nebraska
    Record Source: Nebraska State Census, 1885

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Humboldt, Nebraska

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