Leona Agnes (Wissert) Laporte (1913 - 1976)

Born 1913 in Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Martin Wissert and Hilda Victoria (Youngren) Wissert

Wife of Louis Laverne Laporte — married 30 Apr 1938 in Lane, Oregon, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1976 at about age 63 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Leona was born in 1913. She passed away in 1976. She gave birth to a son Jerrold Wycoff and Alvin F Cantrell is the biological father. Leona was unwed at the time and gave her son to her sister Carrie Mable (Wissert) Wycoff and her husband Archie Percy Wycoff to raise together.

DNA proves Leona is the mother of Jerrold Wycoff.

Sources

• "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZHQ-F48 : 11 December 2014), Leona Agn Laporte, 01 Aug 1976; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Lane, Oregon, certificate number 76-12717, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KW1-C1KW : 10 February 2023), Leona A Wissert in entry for Leroy Leon Laporte, .
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/GHD1-K54

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #70875959

DNA Confirmations

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between J (Wycoff) Head and LaVerda (LaPorte) Gallagher, her half great aunt. Their most-recent common ancestor is Leona Wissert, the great grandmother of J (Wycoff) Head and mother of LaVerda (LaPorte) Gallagher. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Ancestry, based on sharing 476 cM across 17 segments.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between J (Wycoff) Head and Michael Wiscarson, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Martin Wissert and Hilda Youngren, the great great grandparents of J (Wycoff) Head and great grandparents of Michael Wiscarson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Ancestry, based on sharing 214 cM across 6 segments.