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Note: CENSUS: 870 Database: 1870 United States Federal Census -------------------------------------------------------- Name: Temperance Legg Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816 Age in 1870: 54 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1870: Clay, Dearborn, Indiana Family and neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Dillsboro Roll: M593_307 Page: 431 Image: 158 Year: 1870 1870 United States Federal Census Name Home in 1870 (City, County, State) Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Race Gender View Image Save This Temperance Legg Clay, Dearborn, IN abt 1816 Indiana White Female Rebecca Mesner Clay, Dearborn, IN abt 1849 Indiana White Female Daughter? Margaret Rebecca Legg Scott Mesner Clay, Dearborn, IN abt 1847 Indiana White Male Maggie Mesner Clay, Dearborn, IN abt 1869 Indiana White Female June First 1964 Courthouse in Lawrenceburg County of Dearborn State of Indiana June term of court In the matter of the Guardianship of John Legg, Clarissa Legg, Benjamin Legg, Hartzell Leg, Amos, Legg & others Temperance Legg Guardian Now comes said Guardian and presents to the court a report of her trust herein verified by affidavit. To the Common Pleas Court of Dearborn County Temperance Legg Guardian of the present and estate of Clarissa Legg, Benjamin Legg, Hestal Legg, Constance (??nnar) Legg, and Magarith Rebeca Legg would report that has come to her hands as such guardian the following amount to wit The Distributive share of said wards in the estate of Owen D. Legg amounting altogether To the sum of thirty Dollars $ 30.00 That the above sum c--t--re all the estate of said wards except a tract of land of 58 acres in Clay Township in this county on which there is a small Dwelling House and twenty acres.....reserved land. Which tract of Land was??? subject to right of dower of said Guardian as the Widow of said Owen D. Legg. that at the time of the death of her said Deceased Husband, the ages of said wards Ranged from one year to sixteen years. That said wards have continued to live with her occasional exception until the older of them arrived at sufficient age and ??????? to act for themselves ???? that three of them still live with her. That in the education & maintenance of ???? she has not only exhausted all the proceeds of the Land aforesaid, but has been compelled by her personal labor to ??? servant. She claims credit for the following payment made ???----- herewith Paid N Hamilton Taxes 1850 1 1.74 " " " " 1851 2 5.49 " Johnson " 1855 3 2.04 " C. O'Brien " 1849 4 2.18 " Hamilton " 1852 5 3.12 " S. S, Quinn " 1854 2.81 " " 1858 3.26 Making sum total of $20.64 Leaving in her hands the sum of $9.36 That the foregoing constitutes a full statement of all her Doings in the premises Temperance X Legg Guardian (her mark) Sworn to and subscribed in open court March 13, 1956 Samuel L? Jones Clerk And the Court having seen and examined said report and vouchers and all things touching the same do accept and allow the same, And this matter is continued and do now discharge said Guardian from Citation upon her paying the costs of the same out of her now money. And afterward to wit on the 13 day of June 1864 it being the 1st Judicial day of the June Term 1864 the further ...? preceding were had to wit. In the matter of the Guardianship of heirs of Owen D. Legg dec/d Temperance Legg Guardian Final Settlement Now at this time comes the said Guardian and on final settlement of her trust as such she makes and presents to the Court her report which is verified by affidavit and ..? as follows to wit To the Common Pleas Court of Dearborn County Temperance Legg Guardian of the minor heirs of Owen D. Legg deceased 8 in Number reports to this court that by her last reportthere remained in her hands the sum of $50.00 That said wards ..... 20 acres of Improved Land in which she ?? had a dower right in which she said wards have lived as a familysince her appointment as Guardian. That she is the mother of ...ward and that they have lived with her most of the time....her husband's death that at the time of her husband's death her ...were young the youngesdt being onlr eleven months old. That said real estate was insufficient to support said .... and that she has long since expended said sum of $20 in the support of said wards and in the payment of Taxes on said land. She therefore asks to be discharged from said trust. Temperance X Legg (her mark) Guardian Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 13 day of L\June 1864 John F. Cheek,Clk. And the court having seen and examined the said report, approves and accepts the same as a Final settlement of her trust as such and orders that she be discharged upon payment of the costs. INTERNET: World Connect Project ID: I00675 Name: Unknown Mason Sex: M Birth: in Pennsylvania Death: in Hamilton County, Ohio Note: Temperance is one of fifteen children born to the Mason family, whose names were recorded in the family Bible, which is in the possession of Chester and Genelle Henderson. The ink is so faded that we can not read the last two entries. The order of birth is as given, but parts of several dates are also faded beyond legibility. Temperance (Mason) Legg stated for the 1880 census of Dearborn County, Indiana, that she was aged 66 years, occupied as a weaver, living in the home of Cass and Emily Burroughs but was not part of their family. She stated that both her parents were born in Pennsylvania. Census taken 24 June 1880; page 4 # 7. Family 1 Unknown b: in Pennsylvania Children 1.John Mason b: 13 JUL 1799 2.Jesse Mason 3.Samuell Mason b: 1802 4.Rhonda Mason 5.Sally Mason b: 6 MAY 1807 6.Abraham Mason b: 1811 7.Temperance Mason b: 20 NOV 1813 in Hamilton County, Ohio 8.Asbury Mason b: 1816 9.Isaac Mason b: 1818 10.William Mason b: 1820 11.Rebecca Mason b: 1822 12.Benjamin Mason b: 10 DEC 1824 13.James Mason b: 15 JUL 1826 14.Illegible Mason
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