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Leigh (Family : 1876 : Leigh, William David, 1842-1917)

 Family

Biographical History

William David Leigh (1842-1917) and Elizabeth Davis Wood (1852-1943) were married on July 9, 1876, in Cedar City, Utah, and they had six sons and one daughter: William Henry (1877-1959), Samuel Bernard George (1879-1912), John Milton Wood (1882-1884), Rufus Wood (1884-1964), Stephen Franklin Wood (1887-1890), Ruby Elizabeth (1891-1974), and Elias Wood (1894-1981).

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, Mar. 6, 2020 (William David Leigh (1842-1917) and Elizabeth Davis Wood (1852-1943) were married on July 9, 1876, in Cedar City, Utah, and they had six sons and one daughter: William Henry (1877-1959), Samuel Bernard George (1879-1912), John Milton Wood (1882-1884), Rufus Wood (1884-1964), Stephen Franklin Wood (1887-1890), Ruby Elizabeth (1891-1974), and Elias Wood (1894-1981))

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Leigh and Berry family papers

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225538112]
Identifier: MSS 3319
Scope and Contents Contains various papers related to the family of William David Leigh and Elizabeth Wood, and the family of William Shanks Berry and Rebecca Rocena Beck. Includes a journal and other documents related to William David Leigh's service as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the British Mission from 1888-1891. Also includes some genealogical information and family histories related to the William David Leigh and William Shanks Berry families. Dated approximately...
Dates: approximately 1888-1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Leigh family history notes, date of production not identified

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225538112]
Identifier: MSS 3319 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Contains a folded sheet with notes related to Leigh family genealogy, including information about Reverend Edmund Leigh and Ann Pugh Leigh, who hailed from Wales.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Leigh and Berry family papers
Image of Leigh family history notes
Image of Leigh family history notes

Leigh family history notes

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS3319_I3_F1
Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Subject
Genealogy 2
Notes 2
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
Diaries 1
Family histories 1
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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Great Britain -- Diaries 1
Missions and Missionaries 1
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