Thomas Jefferson Leggett (1832 - 1920)

Biography

Thomas Jefferson Leggett was the second child of nine born to Joshua A. Leggett and Jane Jean Guthrie. He was educated at New Hagerstown Academy in New Hagerstown, Carroll Co., OH. Thomas was elected in 1877 to the State Legislature where he served two terms. He was a teacher for several years and then became a farmer. He was a Presbyterian and a staunch Republican. He married Hannah A. Brown on Apr. 20, 1854 in OH. She is the daughter of John J. Brown nad Sarah Ann Mercer. Thomas and Hananh had six children: Alice Amanda, Emma Holmes, Cyrus Melvin, Lauren Brown, Charles Emmett and Joshua Willard.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Note: not sure how his last name is spelled. Cemetery family stone is spelled Liggett but the sketch of him has it spelled Leggett Thomas Jefferson Leggett BIRTH 16 Nov 1832 Rockford, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA DEATH 27 Aug 1920 (aged 87) Carroll County, Ohio, USA BURIAL Leesville Cemetery Leesville, Carroll County, Ohio, USA MEMORIAL ID 40547067 ·*Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 October 2018), memorial page for Thomas Jefferson Leggett (16 Nov 1832–27 Aug 1920), Find A Grave Memorial no. 40547067, citing Leesville Cemetery, Leesville, Carroll County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Grave Hunter (contributor 46911652) .

Acknowledgments

Thank you to David Nelson for creating WikiTree profile Leggett-286 through the import of David_2011-01-28_2011-02-24_2013-07-10.ged on Jul 10, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.