Shuster/Leggett/Gillespie search
I am in search of an Amanda Catherine Leggett/Shuster.Amanda Leggett was married to my g/father John Shuster. She was born in about 1870. She and John Shuster married in Van Buren County, Iowa on July 19th, 1888. They lived and started a family in Vernon, Iowa-Van Buren Co.According to the divorce papers she was having an affair with a Benjamin Gillespie.They divorced in 1909.The father John, g/mother Sarah and g/father Isaac raised the 5 children of which one, William Allen is my father.We do not know if Amanda married the Benjamin Gillespie or not, but we do understand that she did remarry and lived and died in the Tampa area, Hillsborough County, Fl.in the 1940's. Amanda's father,James Leggett was a Methodist minister. The mothers maiden name was we believe Maria Custer Leggett.When Amanda was born the mother and father were living in Illinois somewhere. It seems that the father, James Leggett and wife and/or some of the familylived in Clark county Missouri, perhaps in the Alexandria/Kahoka area.It is quite possible that she, Amanda may had more children later as she was only in her late 30's or eary 40's when they divorced. If I could find the obit for James and/or Maria Leggett perhaps it would list the daughter as surviving.She was an only child as well as John Shuster being an only child, thus limiting the relatives out there. If anyone has parts of this picture in their family background, please contact me at [email protected] or leave a message on the board.