Elizabeth Wells
1826 - 1904 (77 years)
Person ID: I2212
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Name Elizabeth Wells Name From 1845 Eliza Legge Born 7 Apr 1826 Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States 
[1, 2, 3] - Also reported (on the 1880 Census) that her parents were born in Pennsylvania.
Gender Female Died 1904 Licking, Ohio, United States Buried 1904 Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States [4] gravestones\LEGGE Eliza Wells d1904 Siblings None -
Parents
Father William Wells, b. Est 1800, Pennsylvania, United States , d. Yes, date unknown -
Family
Husband William Harrison Legge, b. 9 Jun 1818, Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States , d. 22 May 1910, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States (Age 91 years) Married 1844 Licking, Ohio, United States [2] Children 1. George William Legg, b. 27 Jul 1845, Fallsbury Township, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 20 Oct 1879 (Age 34 years)2. Martha Jane Legge, b. 26 Oct 1846, Fallsbury Township, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 20 Jan 1925, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States (Age 78 years)3. Alonzo M Legge, b. 1849, Fallsbury Township, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 25 Feb 1933, Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States (Age 84 years)+ 4. Belle Irene Legge, b. 1853, Fallsbury Township, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown+ 5. Mary Alice Legg, b. 30 Aug 1855, Fallsbury Township, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 7 Oct 1950 (Age 95 years)6. Sarah M. Legg, b. 8 Oct 1857, Fallsbury Township, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown+ 7. Lillian Gertrude "Lillie" Legge, b. 28 Feb 1860, Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, United States , d. 31 Jul 1942, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States (Age 82 years)8. Anna Laura Legge, b. 1 Aug 1865, Hanover Township, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 26 Feb 1890, Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States (Age 24 years) -
Other Personal Events
Family Search ID KC1Z-JFF Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1850 - Witness Role: Resident Name: Anne M. Ruckle
Witness Role: The dwelling seems to be the Ruckle house, 3 orphaned daughters bringing the Legge family in as boarders and caretakers.
Witness Role: Resident Name: Eveline E. Ruckle
Witness Role: Resident Name: Mary J. Ruckle
Witness Role: Principal William Harrison LEGGE
Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1860 - Witness Role: Principal William Harrison LEGGE
Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1870 - Witness Role: Principal William Harrison LEGGE
Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1880 - Witness Role: Principal William Harrison LEGGE
Ω Census mother-in-law 1 Jun 1900 - Witness Role: Principal David William MATTICKS
_UID 85DE1988A2A2455296D4FA97DCEC721A2E37 - Witness Role: Resident Name: Anne M. Ruckle
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Photos gravestones\LEGGE Eliza Wells d1904
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Event Map
Born - 7 Apr 1826 - Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States 
Married - 1844 - Licking, Ohio, United States Died - 1904 - Licking, Ohio, United States 
Buried - 1904 - Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- [S33] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1880 US Census, Ohio, Licking County, Newark, 4th Ward, p.42-3", (1 June 1880), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 5 December 2018)..
- [S274] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1900 US Census, Ohio, Licking County, Newark Township, e.d.153, p9a", (1 June 1900), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 5 December 2018)..
- [S272] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1870 US Census, Ohio, Muskingum County, Wayne Township, p.27", (1 June 1870), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 7 December 2018)..
- [S714] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 March 2021), memorial page for Eliza Wells Legge (Apr 1825–1904), Find a Grave Memorial no. 64737403, citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Debbie Klotsche (contributor 46805461) ..
- [S33] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1880 US Census, Ohio, Licking County, Newark, 4th Ward, p.42-3", (1 June 1880), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 5 December 2018)..