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William T. Leggette

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William T. Leggette

Birth
Mississippi, USA
Death
19 Dec 1901 (aged 43)
Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Aimwell, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Death - William T. Leggette's 18 year old daughter Virginia Florence Leggette eloped and married Joseph Allen Purvis, Jr. When her father found out, he got on his horse and went to where the couple was and planned to kill her husband. When her father arrived, Florence's father-in-law. Joseph Daniel Purvis, shot and killed William T. Leggette off his horse.
Death - William T. Leggette's 18 year old daughter Virginia Florence Leggette eloped and married Joseph Allen Purvis, Jr. When her father found out, he got on his horse and went to where the couple was and planned to kill her husband. When her father arrived, Florence's father-in-law. Joseph Daniel Purvis, shot and killed William T. Leggette off his horse.


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  • Maintained by: Diane Relative Great-grandparent
  • Originally Created by: JR
  • Added: Dec 9, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23311022/william_t-leggette: accessed ), memorial page for William T. Leggette (18 Jan 1858–19 Dec 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23311022, citing Andrews Cemetery, Aimwell, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Diane (contributor 47600396).