Your John Legrand Jr and his brother, William Legrand, along with other brothers, Andrew Jackson Legrand and James Legrand were all in the Missouri Volunteers, 33rd Regiment Infantry Volunteers of Iron Co., MO.
Both John and William Legrand had children, and both seem to have been deceased by 1870. I have some probate information for William that shows his children received his U. S. Pension; therefore, William must have died during Civil War as the pension payments were from the 1860's and 1870's.
I didn't find the same kind of record for the John Legrand Jr family. Since you asked about John Legrand, he married Keziah King, who is shown in the 1850 St. Francois Co., MO census, as is John Legrand Jr, son of John H. Legrand Sr. and his first wife, Nancy. By 1850 John Sr had remarried Sophia (Hanks) Lynch-Legrand 4 Oct 1842 in Dubois Co., IN.
1850 St. Francois Co. MO
9 Oct 1850 p. 197/393
John Legrand 57 Va [Moved to St. Francois Co., MO spring of 1847]
Sophia 41 Ky [Sophia (Hanks) Lynch-Legrand]
Elizabeth 23 Ind.
John 17 Ind. [Served in 33rd Reg’t of MO volunteers in Iron Co., MO]
William 15 Ind. [Served in 33rd Reg’t of MO volunteers in Iron Co., MO]
Matilda 13 Ind.
Tabitha 11 Ind.
James 6 Ind. [son of John and Sophia (Hanks) Legrand]
Sally Lynch 17 Ind.
John 15 Ind.
Nancy 12 Ind. mar. John Davidson 1860 St. Francois Census.
Elizabeth 11 INd.
William Legrand 1 Ind.
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John seems to be the same John Legrand that married Keziah King in St. Clair Co., MO, even tho they were living in St. Francois Co., MO in 1850.
John Legrand
in the Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983
Name: John Legrand
Spouse: Kisia King
Marriage Date: 23 Aug 1855
Location: St. Clair
State: Missouri
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I can't find them in the 1860 census, but by 1870 Keziah (King) Legrand was remarried to Joseph H. Thompson.
Keziay Legrand
in the Missouri Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: Joseph H. Thompson
Spouse: Keziay Legrand
Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1868
County: Iron
State: MO
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Reuben Legrand
in the 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Reuben Legrand
Age in 1870: 5
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1870: Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Ironton
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph H Thompson 50
Caziah Thompson 24 [Age is 34]
H Carter Thompson 6/12
Wm Harris 13
Elizbeth Harris 11
Mary Legrand 14 [Mary Elizabeth “Molly” (Legrand) Jordan-Wisecarver]
Levina Legrand 11 [May be Serena Legrand, she was Serena Jordan in 1880]
Reuben Legrand 5
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By 1880 Keziah and Reuben are staying with another family and both girls, Mary and Lavina (Serena) have both married Jordans, and are widows. I don't know what became of Lavina/Serena: however, Mary Elizabeth (Legrand) Wisecarver remarried. Her death certificate names her father as John Legrand, as does the death certificate of Reuben Lagrand [Legrand]. Both have their mother as unknown by informants.
Mary E. Jordan
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary E. Jordan
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1880: Bellevue, Washington, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Keeping House
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:
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Household Members:
Name Age
Mary E. Jordan 23
Joseph J. Jordan 6
William L. Jordan 4
Mary J. Jordan 2
Serena Jordan 20 [Serena (Legrand)Jordan, sister of Mary E. (Legrand) Jordan]
George Washington Jordan 4 [Nephew]
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I have more, but this is already too lengthy.
Steve W.