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Mary Catherine Leighton 1910–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1910

Birth Location: Galveston, Cass, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 1963

Death Location: Seattle, Washington, USA

Father: James Cox

Mother: Grace Overholser

Spouse(s): Francis Leighton, Ellsworth Metzger

Children(s): Stephen Leighton

Mary Catherine Leighton was born in 1910 in Galveston, Cass, Indiana, USA, the child of James Lawrence Cox And Grace Pearl Overholser. In 1920, Mary Catherine Leighton resided in Ross, Clinton, Indiana, USA. In 1930, Mary Catherine Leighton resided in Rossville, Rossville, Clinton, Indiana, USA. Mary Catherine Leighton married Ellsworth Evert Metzger, Francis Arthur Leighton, and had children including Stephen Todd Leighton. Mary Catherine Leighton passed away in 1963 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Catherine Leighton was born in 1910 in Galveston, Cass, Indiana, USA, the child of James Lawrence Cox And Grace Pearl Overholser.
  • In 1920, Mary Catherine Leighton resided in Ross, Clinton, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1930, Mary Catherine Leighton resided in Rossville, Rossville, Clinton, Indiana, USA.
  • Mary Catherine Leighton married Ellsworth Evert Metzger, Francis Arthur Leighton, and had children including Stephen Todd Leighton.
  • Mary Catherine Leighton passed away in 1963 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cox
1870–1925
Birth Location: Howard County, Indiana, USA
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Grace Overholser
1875–1949
Birth Location: Carroll County, Indiana, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Francis Leighton
1909–1986
Birth Location: Galesburg, Illinois, USA
FL
Ellsworth Metzger
1911–
Birth Location: Clay, Carroll, Indiana, USA
EM

Children(s)

Stephen Leighton
1946–2015
Birth Location: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Mary Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Leighton
1910–1963
Birth Place: Galveston, Cass, Indiana, USA
Parents
James Lawrence Cox
1870–1925
Howard County, Indiana, USA
Grace (Pearl) Overholser
1875–1949
Carroll County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
John (M.) Cox
1837–1904
Indiana, USA
Mary (Catherine) Davis
1841–1920
Carroll County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Er Jr
1813–1861
Dorcas Miller
1810–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Er Cox
1786–1855
Elizabeth Lame
1792–1834

Mary Leighton's Descendants

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Mary (Catherine) Leighton (6 Oct 1910–1963) m. Francis (Arthur) Leighton (28 Nov 1909–6 May 1986) m. Ellsworth (Evert) Metzger (21 Apr 1911–)
  1. 1. Stephen (Todd) Leighton 1946–2015

Mary Leighton's Timeline

11 Records

1910
6 Oct 1910
Birth of Mary Catherine Leighton in Galveston, Cass, Indiana, USA
Galveston, Cass, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Mary Catherine Leighton resided here in Ross, Clinton, Indiana, USA
Ross, Clinton, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Mary Catherine Leighton resided here in Rossville, Rossville, Clinton, Indiana, USA
Rossville, Rossville, Clinton, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Mary Catherine Leighton resided here in La Fayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
La Fayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 30
Mary Catherine Leighton resided here in , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Mary Catherine Leighton resided here in Roosevelt, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
Roosevelt, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
1952
1952
Age 42
Mary Catherine Leighton resided here in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA
1959
1959
Age 49
Mary Catherine Leighton resided here in Seattle, Washington, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
1960
1960
Age 50
Mary Catherine Leighton resided here in Seattle, Washington, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
1963
29 Nov 1963
Age 53
Death of Mary Catherine Leighton in Seattle, King, Washington, USA
Seattle, King, Washington, USA
1963
1963
Age 53
Burial of Mary Catherine Leighton in Seattle, Washington, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1910
    Event Place: Galveston, Cass, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Reser and Davis-Miller Funeral Home; Publication Date: 2021; Publication Place: Warsaw, USA
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ross, Clinton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rossville, Rossville, Clinton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: La Fayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01020; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 103-3151

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01020; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 103-3151

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Roosevelt, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Roosevelt, Kootenai, Idaho; Roll: 23; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 28-52

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rossville, Clinton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Journal and Courier; Publication Date: 3 Dec 1963; Publication Place: Lafayette, Indiana, USA; ,0.059161052,0.26912263,0.14851333&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Seattle, King
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Death Index, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1963
    Event Place: Seattle, King, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Reser and Davis-Miller Funeral Home; Publication Date: 2021; Publication Place: Warsaw, USA
    [2] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.s., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 03-0708 53f Box 5
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Journal and Courier; Publication Date: 3 Dec 1963; Publication Place: Lafayette, Indiana, USA; ,0.059161052,0.26912263,0.14851333&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.s., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 03-0708 53f Box 5
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Journal and Courier; Publication Date: 3 Dec 1963; Publication Place: Lafayette, Indiana, USA; ,0.059161052,0.26912263,0.14851333&xid=3355
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