Cecil J Leggett
28 April 1920–30 March 2002 (Age 81)
Georgia, United States
The Life of Cecil J
When Cecil J Leggett was born on 28 April 1920, in Georgia, United States, his father, Carey Gordan Leggett, was 27 and his mother, Minnie Lee Dent, was 18. He lived in Wayne, Georgia, United States in 1935 and District 1519, Wayne, Georgia, United States in 1940. He died on 30 March 2002, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 81.
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Family Time Line
Carey Gordan Leggett
1892–1983
Minnie Lee Dent
1902–1996
Cecil J Leggett
1920–2002
Joe D Leggett
1926–2019
Joseph J. Leggett Jr.
1926–
Parents and Siblings
1892–1983Male
1902–1996Female
siblings
(3)
1920–2002Male
Joe D Leggett
1926–2019Male
Joseph J. Leggett Jr.
1926–Male
World Events (8)
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
Age 2
The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 3
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Age 22
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for an ambassador or representative, from Middle English and Old French legat, Latin legatus, ‘one who is appointed or ordained’. The name may also have been a pageant name or given to an person elected to represent his village at a manor court.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Cecil Leggett in household of Corey G Leggett, "United States Census, 1930"
- Cecil Leggett in household of Carey Leggett, "United States Census, 1940"
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