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George LEGGOTT FAMILY Group Sheet Submitted by Carol Page TILSON

Gosper County Family Genealogy
FAMILY GROUP SHEET
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HUSBAND: George LEGGOTT
BORN: 31 Oct 1856, Joliet, Will Co, IL
MARRIAGE: 15 Dec 1881, Chebanse, Iroquois Co, IL
OTHER MARRIAGES: Ella WARD, 12 Nov 1876, Iroquois Co, IL
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: 13 Jan 1911, Elwood, Gosper Co, NE
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Edward J. LEGGOTT, 14 Aug 1892, Belton, Lincolnshire, ENG
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Ann PLATT, 05 Apr 1831, Belton
NOTES: George buried Elwood Cemetery, Gosper Co, NE (B 79 Old)
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WIFE: Mary Elizabeth CARTER
BORN: 02 Nov 1858 in Geneva, Kane Co, IL
OTHER MARRIAGES:
DIED: 11 Nov 1936, Elwood, Gosper Co., NE
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: John A. CARTER, 04 Mar 1823, Bristol, Gloucester, ENG
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Emma FIFORD, abt. 1830, England
NOTES: Mary Elizabeth buried Elwood Cemetery, Gosper Co, NE (B 79 Old).
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CHILD 1: Alice May LEGGOTT
SEX: F
BORN: 03 Dec 1882, Clifton, Iroquois Co, IL
MARRIAGE: Wellington P. HALL, 07 Feb 1912, Elwood, Gosper Co, NE
DIED: 09 Apr 1986, Elwood, Gosper Co, NE
NOTES: Wellington "Will" HALL b. 25 Sep 1878, Albany, Randolph Co, IN; d. 19 Jun 1959, Holdrege, Phelps Co, NE; s/o Joshua HALL and Elizabeth PHILLIPS. Alice, Wellington and his parents buried Elwood Cemetery (C 100 Old)
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CHILD 2: William Roy LEGGOTT
SEX: M
BORN: 27 Dec 1885, Clifton, Iroquois Co, IL
MARRIAGE: Myrtle L. MUELLER, 11 Feb 1914, Elwood, Gosper Co, NE
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: 09 May 1961, Lexington, Dawson Co, NE
NOTES: Myrtle b. 11 Oct 1886 in Dawson Co, NE; d. 29 Aug 1978 , d/o John MUELLER & Mary COOLEY. William Roy and Myrtle buried Elwood Cemetery, Gosper Co, NE (B 5 Old).
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CHILD 3: Edward LEGGOTT
SEX: M
BORN: 17 May 1888, Clifton, Iroquois Co, IL
MARRIAGE: Jessie A MUELLER, 31 Jul 1912, Elwood, Gosper Co, NE
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: 07 Apr 1978 in Lexington, Dawson Co, NE
NOTES: Jessie MUELLER, b. 22 Aug 1888, Dawson Co, NE; d. Mar 1980; d/o John MUELLER & Mary COOLEY. Edward and Jessie buried Elwood Cemetery, Gosper Co, NE (E 85 Old).
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CHILD 4: Anna Olive LEGGOTT
SEX: F
BORN: 18 Apr 1890 in Gosper Co, NE
MARRIAGE: Walter Frederick FISH, 01 Aug 1917, Elwood, Gosper Co., NE
DIED: 13 Oct 1980, Oxford, Furnas Co, NE
NOTES: Walter Frederick "Fred" Fish, b. 28 Jun 1891; d. 24 Feb 1976, Oxford; s/o Albert Edward FISH and Anna Belle OSBORN. Both Anna and Fred buried Oxford, Furnas Co., NE
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CHILD 5: Charles LEGGOTT
SEX: M
BORN: 18 Aug 1892 in Elwood, Gosper Co, NE
MARRIAGE: Mabel Claire SNYDER, 25 Nov 1914 in Gosper Co, NE
OTHER MARRIAGES: Ethel Phoebe (LAWHEAD) BAISINGER, 04 Oct 1950
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: 11 Dec 1983, Tri-County Hospital, Lexington, Dawson Co, NE
NOTES: Mabel SNYDER, b. 03 Dec 1894; d. 11 Apr 1932; d/o Carlton SNYDER and Nora Ann ELLIOTT. Charles and Mabel buried Elwood Cemetery, Gosper Co., NE (D 98 Old); Ethel d. Apr 1965, also buried Elwood Cemetery (D 33 Old).
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CHILD 6: Carrie Emma LEGGOTT
SEX: F
BORN: 12 Dec 1893, Elwood, Gosper Co., NE
MARRIAGE: Clifford Virgil TILSON, 22 Jan 1913, Elwood, Gosper Co., NE
DIED: 30 Sep 1977, Elwood, Gosper Co., NE
NOTES: Clifford TILSON, b. 03 Feb 1892, Gosper Co., NE; d 29 Mar 1969, Kearney, Buffalo Co., NE ; s/o Swain Martin and Ella (SMITH) TILSON. Both Carrie and Clifford buried Elwood Cemetery, Gosper Co., NE (F 39 Old).
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CHILD 7: Esther Ellen LEGGOTT
SEX: F
BORN: 06 Oct 1895, Elwood, Gosper Co., NE
MARRIAGE: Joseph George FRESCOLN, 22 Sep 1919, Elwood, Gosper Co., NE
DIED: 19 Feb 1978, Winner, Tripp Co., SD
NOTES: Joseph George FRESCOLN, b. 08 Feb 1893, Adair, Mayes Co, OK, d. 07 Nov 1975, Winner, Tripp Co, SD. Both Esther and Joseph buried Winner Cemetery, Tripp Co., SD.
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CHILD 8: Mary Elizabeth LEGGOTT
SEX: F
BORN: 03 Feb 1898, Gosper Co., NE
DIED: 18 Sep 1898, Gosper Co., NE (7 months, 15 days)
NOTES: Buried Elwood Cemetery, Gosper Co., NE (B 79 Old). ..................................................................
ADDITIONAL NOTES:

George LEGGOTT is the only one of Edward and Ann (PLATT) LEGGOTT's six children (Alice, George, James, Harriett, Caroline, Anna E.) to come to Nebraska. Only two of George's siblings were married: Harriett LEGGOTT to George Maudson BROCK and James LEGGOTT to Rachel PURCELL. Most of their offspring also remained in the Iroquois Co., IL, area -- except for James and Rachel's youngest son, James Thomas LEGGOTT. In 1935, James Thomas, his wife Susan ELBERT and their nine children moved to a farm northwest of Elwood.

George LEGGOTT's half first cousin, William MOODY, also resided in the Gosper, Frontier, Furnas County area. William was the son of George MOODY & Hannah BROCK and paternal grandson of George MOODY, Sr., & Mary Ann NAYLOR. George LEGGOTT's paternal grandparents were Mary Ann NAYLOR & her second husband, Glew LEGGOTT. In addition, William MOODY's sister, Mary MOODY, was married to George LEGGOTT's brother-in-law, Thomas Gage CARTER.

Three of John and Emma (FIFORD) CARTER's five children moved from Iroquois Co., IL, to Nebraska: Mary Elizabeth, Thomas Gage and William Edward CARTER. Their sister, Ellen CARTER, m. Reynolds JOHNSON, res. Kansas; and their youngest brother, Charles CARTER, d. 1865-1881, died in Illinois.

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