Marie Ann daughter of Anton & Theresa (Immel) Simmet was born in Birch Creek, Wisconsin.
Marie married Richard J., son of Felix Joseph & Odile Marie (Duquaine) Legois, in Birch Creek on September 27, 1924.
Richard moved with his family to Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan when he was 4 years.
His father was a blacksmith & worked in the area lumber camps.
Richard moved to Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan in 1920 at 17 to work on the railroad,
setting ties & clearing the right of way for the train tracks.
Marie became a substitute teacher in Breitung Township Schools. Richard sold radios; clothing
& lightning rods, then went to work for the Ford Motor Plant. He was Breitung Township Treasurer.
He invented the "Stor-a-lite", which was sold by Grand Union Tea Products & finally worked for
Breitung Township Schools as maintenance & transportation supervisor until 1951. Richard &
Marie moved to Racine, Wisconsin where he went into the tool & die business for himself.
They were the parents of 4 children.
(Dickinson County Centennial Book: From the Earliest Times Through the Twenties)

1910

1920

United States Census, 1930
Marie Legois Age 28 Married
Birth 1902 Birthplace Michigan
Relationship to Head of Household Wife

Kingsford, Dickinson, Michigan
Marie Legois's Spouse and Children
Richard Legois Husband 27 Wisconsin
La Vern Legois Daughter 3 Michigan
Lorraine Legois Daughter 4 Michigan
Audrey Legois Daughter 1 Michigan

United States Census, 1940
Marie Legois Age 38 years Birth 1902 Married
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Breitung Township, Dickinson, Michigan
Sheet Number 1
Affiliate Publication Number T627
Marie Legois's Spouse and Children
Wayne Legois Son 8 Michigan
Laverne Legois Daughter 13 Michigan
Lorraine Legois Daughter 14 Michigan
Richard Legois Husband 37 Wisconsin
Audrey Legois Daughter 11 Michigan

[Researched by Karlene Hall]