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Alfred Porter Leggett
(1828-1917)
Eunice Almira Bailey
(1836-1917)
Charles Tarbell Holmes
(1841-1910)
Mary Josephine Packard
(1850-1925)
Clarence Alfred Leggett
(1859-1935)
Adeline Marie Holmes
(1869-1943)
Robert A. Leggett
(1901-1980)

 

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Robert A. Leggett 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 25 July 1901, Illinois 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • Died: 16 January 1980, Peoria, IL at age 78 4 5
  • Buried: After 16 January 1980, Peoria, IL 5

bullet   Another name for Robert was Robert A. Noreen.6

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bullet  Death Notes:


Age: 79
Given Name: Robert
Surname: Leggett
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1901
State: Illinois
Last Place of Residence: Knox, Illinois
Previous Residence Postal Code: 61401
Event Date: Jan 1980

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRKV-C2K : 20 May 2014), Robert Leggett, Jan 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rockford, IL on 16 April 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 16, Dwelling 34, Family 38
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
701 Seminary Street; house rented
Robert A. Leggett..Son..9..IL..Student, Pub. School

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Rockford, IL on 3 February 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 216, Dwelling 132, Family 152
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
1718 - 14th Street; home owned with mortgage
Robert Legett..Stepson..19..IL..Laborer, Foundry

(Living with mother, step-father, and natural father.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Rockford, IL on 18 April 1930. 6

1930 US Census
Sheet 20A, District 101-55, Dwelling 400, Family 467, Roll 572
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
1919 - 17th Avenue; home owned
Robert A. Noreen..Son..28..IL

(Living with mother and step-father who apparently adopted him.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Rockford, IL on 17 April 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 101-61, Family 281
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
1718 - 14th Street; home owned $3000
Location in 1935: same house
Robert Legget..Son..39..IL..1st grade

(Living with widowed mother.)
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• He was buried after 16 January 1980 in the Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum in Peoria, IL.

Rose Hill, Section 1, Lot 06869, Tier 20, Grave 04 (unmarked)
Find a Grave Memorial 180656336
. 5

• His obituary was published in the Peoria Journal Star on 17 January 1980 in Peoria, IL.

5 Robert Leggett, 76, a patient at Richwoods Terrace Nursing Home, died yesterday in St. Francis Hospital, where he was admitted January 8.

He was born in Massachusetts July 26, 1903.

There are no known survivors.

Services at Wilton Mortuary and burial in Springdale Cemetery.


(Source: Peoria Journal Star, 17 Jan 1980, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States)

NOTE - Birth location of Massachusetts is not accurate.
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Sources


1 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 2B, dwelling 34, family 38, Clarence A. Leggett and Adeline Marie Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 216, sheet 7B, dwelling 132, family 152, Charles E. Noreen and Adeline Marie Holmes; index and images (accessed 23 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 61, p. 13B, household 281, Adeline Marie Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

4 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 30 Mar 2020), Robert Leggett, Jan 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 30 March 2020, memorial page for Robert Leggett (25 Jul 1901-16 Jan 1980), Find a Grave Memorial no. 180656336, citing Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 101-55, sheet 20A, dwelling 400, family 467, Charles E. Noreen and Adeline Marie Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 572.


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