Delmar Lawrence Leger (1929 - abt. 2021)

Born 1 Jul 1929 in Franklin Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Son of Charles Nute Leger DC and Mabel Stanley (Reece) Leger

Husband of Wardeth Louise (McCallon) Leger — married 16 May 1959 in Lubbock, Texas, United States

Died about Dec 2021 at about age 92 in Montrose, Colorado, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Loretta Corbin [send private message]

Biography

Delmer Lawrence Leger was born on 15 May 1929 in Ohio, USA, son of Dr. Charles Nute Leger DC (1902 - 1989) and Mabel Stanley (Reece) Leger (1905 - 1990).

His siblings were:

1. Robert Charles Leger (1925 - 2003)
2. Myrneth Tabitha (Leger) Souza (1926 - 1991)
3. Wilma Jean (Leger) Jones (1932 - 1990)
4. Loretta Charlene (Leger) Corbin (1950 - living)

Delmar was in an obituary for his mother, Mabel Reece.^[1]

Del created and patented an art tool to measure the "Golden Mean" to help artists proportion the perspective of the paintings. Delmar was in a legal record in Montrose, Colorado, United States.^[2]

Delmer died about 2021 in Colorado, United States aged ~92. A true and loving brother.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 19 Jan 1990; Publication Place: Grand Junction, Colorado, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/539561288/?article=eb997bcd-d9c5-49b6-808d-5799dfaf73e6&focus=0.017080383,0.36671546,0.18376392,0.6875602&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #404048344 (accessed 18 May 2022)
   Name: Delmar Leger; Gender: Male; Newspaper Title: The Daily Sentinel; Mother: S. Mabel Leger.
2. ↑ Legal Record: "United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Patents, 1970-2019"
   The Patent Examination Data System. United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2020
   Ancestry Record 62219 #5737491 (accessed 27 March 2023)
   Name: Delmar Leger; Residence Place: Montrose, Colorado, USA; Certificate Number: 11050092; Case Number: 7043849; Others Listed (Name): Delmar Leger.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235960306/delmar-lawrence-leger: accessed 26 March 2023), memorial page for Delmar Lawrence “Del” Leger (1 Jul 1929–Dec 2021), Find A Grave: Memorial #235960306, citing Cedar Creek Cemetery, Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by ❈Tombstone Treasures❈ (contributor 47508956).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMXR-DJN : accessed 15 May 2018), Delmer L Leger in household of Charles N Leger, District 8, Knox, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 2B, line 88, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 763; FHL microfilm 2,340,498.

Charles N Leger M 27 Married Head Kentucky

Mabel Leger F 25 Married Wife Kentucky

Robert C Leger M 4 Single Son Ohio

Myrneth T Leger F 3 Single Daughter Ohio

Delmer L Leger M 0 Single Son Ohio

• Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  Lubbock County Clerk's Office; Lubbock, Texas; Lubbock County, Texas, Marriage Records
  Ancestry Record 9168 #926746008 (accessed 31 May 2023)
  Delmer Lawrence Leger marriage to Wardeth Louise McCallon on 16 May 1959 in Lubbock, Texas, USA.

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5L9-SZR : 22 May 2014), Del Leger, Residence, Mack, Colorado, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJKK-WRGX : 16 May 2014), Del Leger, Residence, Cimarron, Colorado, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.

• Obituary of mother S. Mabel Leger: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  The Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 19 Jan 1990; Publication Place: Grand Junction, Colorado, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/539561288/?article=eb997bcd-d9c5-49b6-808d-5799dfaf73e6&focus=0.017080383,0.36671546,0.18376392,0.6875602&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #404048344 (accessed 31 May 2023)
  Name: Delmar Leger; Gender: Male; Newspaper Title: The Daily Sentinel; Mother: S. Mabel Leger.

DNA Confirmation

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Loretta Corbin , GEDmatch kit # A124004, and Del Leger, GEDmatch kit # T490396, her half brother. Their most-recent common ancestor is Charles Leger, the father of both Loretta Corbin and Del Leger. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: Siblings, based on sharing 110.4 cM across 46 segments.