Jane Mais Whitehead

     Jane Mais was born on Thursday, 8 August 1839 in Elizabeth Lake, Oakland County, Michigan. She was the daughter of Almeron Weller Whitehead & Mary Ann Maise [m.25 December 1833 New York].¹ Jane Mais married Mortimer Allen Leggett, son of Augustus Wright Leggett and Eliza Seaman, on 7 April 1858 in Elizabeth Lake, Oakland County, Michigan. They were married on Wednesday at 8:00 by the Rev. Mr. Dooley, Episcopal. Mortimer & Jennie had children: William Haight [3/03/1859-12/12/1954][m. 11/18/1809 Eleanor Knight], Katherine Marie [9/04/1863-10/23/1945], May Elizabeth [6/05/1867-8/26/1952 ] [m. 2/07/1895 Frederick L. Abel], Percival [6/27/1874-7/29/1874] & Jane [6/27/1874-7/29/1874]. 5 June 1870, Jane and her husband, Mortimer, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Enumerated in this household were M. A. Leggett [32 New York - farmer - Property value $8,000 & personall $2,000], his wife: Jinnie M. [30 Michigan], their children: William H. [11 Michigan], Catharine M. [7 Michigan] & May [2 Michigan], Their Post Office was Drayton Plains.² Jane died on Saturday, 11 July 1874 in Waterford Township at her home - "The Willows" at age 34 years, 11 months and 3 days of dropsy of the lungs.³ She was buried at Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, in the Oak Hill Cemetery.