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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)
Marguerite Ilene Leggett
(1893-1988)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Carl Anderson
2. Elvin Warner Stonewall

3. Nelson

Marguerite Ilene Leggett 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 21 January 1893, Illinois 2 4 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Carl Anderson in 1908 1
  • Marriage (2): Elvin Warner Stonewall on 3 October 1918 in Geneva, IL 2 3
  • Marriage (3): Nelson after 1940
  • Died: 23 January 1988, Titusville, FL at age 95 6 7 8
  • Buried: After 23 January 1988, Cocoa, FL 8
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bullet  General Notes:


Marguerite's gravestone shows a married name of Nelson. However census records show that she used the Stonewall married name through 1940 so if she ever did remarry to a Nelson, it must have been late in life.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Age: 95
Given Name: Margie
Middle Name: I
Surname: Nelson
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1893
State: Illinois
Last Place of Residence: Titusville, Brevard, Florida
Previous Residence Postal Code: 32796
Event Date: 23 Jan 1988

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2T5-LZL : 20 May 2014), Margie I Nelson, 23 Jan 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Affiliate CD Number: FDI12
Certificate Number: 525
Name: Margie I Nelson
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 23 Jan 1988
Event Place: Brevard, Florida, United States
Gender: Unknown
Age: 95
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1893
Affiliate File Name: FDI12.txt
Affiliate Line Number: 38247

Citing this Record
"Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVD3-7RJ : 25 December 2014), Margie I Nelson, 23 Jan 1988; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Vol. , certificate number 525, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1890 and a birth location of Illinois.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 20 on the 1910 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rockford, IL on 9 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 19A, District 141, Dwelling 320, Family 416
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
224 - 12th Street; house rented
Marguerite I. Leggett..Daughter..Jan 1893..7..IL..At School

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rockford, IL on 22 April 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 163, Family 274, Roll 336
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States, Ward 2
1413 17th Avenue; Home rented
Married 2 years
Margurite Anderson..Wife..20..IL

(Living with 1st husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 21 Jan 1893, then her age should have been 17 instead of 20.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Rockford, IL on 17 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 216, Family 317, Roll 417, Ward 8
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
1319 14th Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Marguerite Stonewall..Wife..26..Illinois

(Living with 2nd husband and 1 son.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Rockford, IL on 11 June 1940. 5

1940 US Census
Sheet 62A, District 101-22, Family 309, Roll 912, Ward 2
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
111 Madison; Home rented $12
Margie Stonewall..Head..47..IL..Divorced..8th grade..Bookbinder, Printing
John Stonewall..Son..21..IL..12th grade..Truck Driver, Pattern Shop
William Stonewall..Son..18..IL..8th grade..new worker

(Marguerite was divorced and living with 2 sons.)
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• She was buried on 23 January 1988 in the Brevard Memorial Park in Cocoa, FL.

PLOTPatio mausoleum
Find a Grave Memorial 35140077
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Marguerite married Carl Anderson in 1908.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Carl Anderson was born in 1884 in Sweden 1 and died after 15 April 1910.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rockford, IL on 22 April 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 163, Family 274, Roll 336
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States, Ward 2
1413 17th Avenue; Home rented
Married 2 years
Carl Anderson..Head..26..Sweden..Machine hand, Glass works
Margurite Anderson..Wife..20..IL
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• Carl Anderson and Marguerite Ilene Leggett were divorced before 3 October 1918.


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Marguerite next married Elvin Warner Stonewall, son of John Stonewall and Joanna Johnson, on 3 October 1918 in Geneva, IL.2 3 The marriage ended in divorce. (Elvin Warner Stonewall was born on 25 March 1877 in Sweden,2 9 10 died on 13 November 1952 in Elgin, IL 10 and was buried after 13 November 1952 in Rockford, IL 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 3 October 1918, in , Kane County, IL. 3

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Rockford, IL on 17 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 216, Family 317, Roll 417, Ward 8
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
1319 14th Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Elvin W. Stonewall..Head..42..Sweden..Naturalized 1885
Marguerite Stonewall..Wife..26..Illinois
John Warner Stonewall..Son..7m
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• Elvin Warner Stonewall and Marguerite Ilene Leggett were divorced after 1920.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Elvin W Stonewall
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 03 Oct 1918
Event Place: Kane, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Marguerite Anderson
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Mrs
Spouse's Gender: Female

Citing this Record
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2N-KXZ : 27 September 2017), Elvin W Stonewall and Marguerite Anderson, 03 Oct 1918; citing Kane, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,481,096.
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Marguerite next married Nelson after 1940. (Nelson was born about 1888 and died after 1940.)


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Sources


1 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 163, sheet 15B, family 274, Carl Anderson and Marguerite Ilene Leggett; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Mar 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 336.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 216, sheet 18B, family 317, Elvin Warner Stonewall and Marguerite Ilene Leggett; index and images (accessed 29 Mar 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 417.

3 "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803970 : accessed 29 Mar 2020), Elvin W Stonewall and Marguerite Anderson, 03 Oct 1918; citing Kane, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,481,096.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 141, sheet 19A, dwelling 320, family 416, Clarence A. Leggett and Adeline Marie Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 101-22, sheet 62A, household 309, Marguerite Ilene Leggett; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Mar 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 912.

6 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 30 Mar 2020), Margie I Nelson, 23 Jan 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

7 "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946805 : accessed 30 Mar 2020), Margie I Nelson, 23 Jan 1988; citing vol., certificate number 525, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 29 March 2020, memorial page for Margie Ilene Leggett Nelson (1893-1988), Find a Grave Memorial no. 35140077, citing Brevard Memorial Park, Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida, USA

9 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 February 2021); Elvin Warner Stonewall.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 29 March 2020, memorial page for Elvin Warner Stonewall (21 Mar 1877-13 Nov 1952), Find a Grave Memorial no. 197072964, citing Scandinavian Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA


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