James W. LEGG ³

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census: 1830, McMinn County, Tennessee.

Household of Samuel Legg: Presumed to be one of the males age 5-10.

2. Census: 1840, Cole County, Missouri. ⁵

Household of Samuel Legg: Presumed to be one of the males age 15-20.

3. Military Service: 1846-1847, Cole County, Missouri. ^{6 7}

Per Cole County History book:
James W. Legg was a private in Cole Infantry in July 1846, which was part of the forces commanded by General Sterling Price in the Mexican-American War.

Per Pension Records:
Jas. W. Legg, Co. A, Angney's Battn, Mo. Inf. Mex War. attached to Clark's Battn, Mo Mex War Vols.
Enrolled 10 Jun 1846
Mustered in 15 Jun 1846 at Fort Leavenworth
Stationed 31 Aug 1846 to 31 Dec 1846 at Santa Fe, N. Mex.
Stationed 28 Feb 1847 at San Fernando De Taos
Stationed 30 Apr 1847 at Santa Fe, N. M.
Honorably discharged as a Pvt, 14 Jun 1847, at Santa Fe, New Mex upon expiration of term of service
Mustered out 31 July 1847 at Fort Leavenworth

4. Deed: 1848, Cole County, Missouri. ⁸

Dated 11 Feb 1848, Filed 21 Oct 1850, Bk I:368
Samuel Legg and Sarah his wife of Cole County to James W. Legg of Cole County; $125 for the W1/2 of the SE1/4 of Sec. 19, Twp. 44[N], Range 13W, containing 80 acres.

5. Census: 1850, Cole County, Missouri. ⁹

Dwelling 314, Family 319
James W. Legg, age 27, male, farmer, $200 real estate, born in Tennessee
Mary Ann Legg, age 21, female, born in Ohio
Elizabeth Legg, age 5, female, born in MIssouri, attended school
Mary A. Legg, age 3/12, female, born in Missouri

6. Deed: 1850, Cole County, Missouri. ¹⁰

Dated 5 Oct 1850, Filed 25 Oct 1852, Bk J:298
James W. Legg and Mary [Mary Ann per signature] his wife of Cole County to Rebecca Strong of Cole County; $200 for the W1/2 of the SE1/4 of Sec. 19, Twp. 44, Range 13, containing 80 acres.

7. Deed: 1851, Cole County, Missouri. ¹⁰

Dated 16 Jan 1851, Filed 9 Jan 1852, Bk J:106
James W. McCoy and Elenor his wife to James W. Legg; $200 for the NW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Sec. 33, Twp. 44, Range 13, containing 40 acres. Acknowledged 16 Jan 1851 before John R. Legg, J. P.

8. Deed: 1856, Cole County, Missouri. ¹¹

Dated 10 Nov 1856, Filed 12 Nov 1856, Bk L:450
James W. Legg and Mary Ann his wife to John Pistel; $400 for the NW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Sec. 33, Twp. 44, Range 13, containing 40 acres.

9. Deed: 1856, Cole County, Missouri. ¹²

Dated 13 Nov 1856, Filed 14 Aug 1857, Bk M:6
John H. Melton and Eliza C. his wife of Cole County to James W. Legg of Cole County; $285 for (1) the SW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Sec. 4, Twp. 43, Range 13 and (2) the SE1/4 of the SW14 of Sec. 4, Twp. 43, Range 13, [containing 80 acres].

10. Deed: 1857, Moniteau County, Missouri. ¹³

Dated 15 Sep 1857, Filed 15 Sep 1857, Bk E:636
Elisha Dawson and Elizabeth Jane his wife of Cole Co., MO to James W. Legg of Cole Co., MO; $200 for the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Sec. 17, Twp. 43, Range 14.

11. Census: 1860, Morgan County, Missouri. ¹⁴

Dwelling 219, Family 219, Moreau Twp.
Legg, James W., age 48, male, white, farmer, born in Tennessee
Legg, Mary, age 42, female, white, keeping house, born in Ohio
Legg, Mary, age 20, female, white, born in Missouri
Legg, Sarah, age 18, female, white, born in Missouri
Legg, John, age 12, male, white, farm laborer, born in Missouri
Legg, Henry, age 10, male, white, born in Missouri
Legg, Frank, age 8, male, white, born in Missouri
Legg, Martha, age 5, female, white, born in Missouri
Legg, James, age 3, male, white, born in Missouri
Legg, Eugean, age 8/12, female, white, born in Missouri

12. Deed: 1861, Cole County, Missouri. ¹⁵

Dated 18 Jul 1861, Filed 25 Jul 1861, Bk O:386
James W. Legg and Mary Ann Legg his wife of Cole County to E. H. Linsenbard; $500 for the S1/2 of NW1/4 [difficult to read] of Sec. 4, Twp 43 [43 written in words, but followed by parenthetical containing 44 in numbers], Range 13.

13. Military Service: 1861-1865, Cole County, Missouri. ^{16 17}

During the Civil War, James was in several different state units that were aligned with the Union. The roster cards are confusing as to his record of service. As best as I can recreate it, his record of service during the Civil War was as follows:

From 17 Jun 1861 to 1 Oct 1861, he served in Co. E of the Cole County, Missouri Home Guard. He entered as a Private and rose to the rank of Captain.

On 7 Apr 1862, he enlisted and was mustered in as a Private in Co. E of 5th Regt. Cav. S. M. Vols. Co. He was discharged the very same day. [See the following entry which helps explain this one day event.]

On 7 Apr 1862, he enlisted as a Private in Co. E. of the 42nd Regiment Enrolled Mo. Militia. He was ordered into active service 14 Aug 1862 and relieved from duty 17 Nov 1862. But, another roster card shows him serving as a Major in the 42nd Reg't Enrolled Mo. Militia from 12 Sep 1862 to 17 Nov 1862. [Might the period of service for this second roster card actually have been for 1863? See the next entry.]

On 30 Oct 1863, per an order of discharge rather than from a roster card, he was discharged from the 42nd Regiment Enrolled Mo. Militia as a Major. [This discharge is difficult to reconcile with the roster cards. See the prior and following entries.]

On 29 Mar 1864, he was enrolled as a 2nd Lieut in the 42nd Regiment Enrolled Mo. Militia. [Why not as a Major, his prior rank?] He was ordered into active service on 30 Sep 1864. He was a Capt from 14 Aug to 11 Sep [1864?], when he was promoted to Major. No date of discharge is given.

Per the Cole County History, in 1865 he served as a 1st Lt. in the 25th Missouri Militia.

14. Election: 1864, Cole County, Missouri. ¹⁸

J. W. Legg was elected a County Judge.

15. Census: 1870, Morgan County, Missouri. ¹⁹

Dwelling 219, Family 219, Moreau Twp.
Legg, James W., age 48(?), male, white, farmer, $390 personal property, born in Tennessee.
Legg, Mary, age 42, female, white, keeping house, born in Ohio.
Legg, Mary, age 20, female, white, born in Missouri.
Legg, Sarah, age 18, female, white, born in Missouri.
Legg, John, age 12, male, white, born in Missouri.
Legg, Henry, age 10, male, white, born in Missouri.
Legg, Frank, age 8, male, white, born in Missouri.
Legg, Martha, age 5, female, white, born in Missouri.
Legg, James, age 3, male, white, born in Missouri.
Legg, Eugean, age 8/12, female, white, born in Missouri.

16. Census: 1880, McDonald County, Missouri. ²⁰

J. W. Legg; self; married; male; white; age 58; born in Tennessee; farmer; father and mother born in Maryland.
Mary Legg; wife; married; female; white; age 52; born in Ohio; keeping house; father born in Kentucky; mother born in Ohio.
Henry Legg; son; single; male; white; age 20; born in Missouri; father born in Tennessee; mother born in Ohio.
Frank Legg; son; single; male; white; age 18; born in Missouri; father born in Tennessee; mother born in Ohio.
Martha Legg; daughter; female; white; age 15; born in Missouri; father born in Tennessee; mother born in Ohio.
James Legg; son; single; male; white; age 13; born in Missouri; father born in Tennessee; mother born in Ohio.

17. Census: 1890, McDonald County, Missouri. ²¹

War of Rebellion U.S. Veterans Schedule: Legg, James W., Major, enlisted 1861, discharged 1865.

18. Census: 1900, McDonald County, Missouri. ²²

Dwelling 278, Family 279, Prairie Twp.
Legg, James W.; head; white; male; born Oct 1822; age 77; married 55 years; born in Tennessee; father born in Maryland; mother born in Kentucky.
Legg, Mary A.; wife; white; female; born Dec 1827; age 72; married 55 years; born in Ohio; father born in [can't read]; mother born in Ohio.

James married Mary Ann WEAR on 16 Nov 1843 in Stringtown, Cole County, Missouri.^{2 3} (Mary Ann WEAR was born on 17 Dec 1827 in Ohio,³ died on 9 Aug 1901 in McDonald County, Missouri ³ and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, McDonald County, Missouri ³.)