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Cecilia "Loula" Lea 1829–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 SEP 1829

Birth Location: Tangipahoa, LA, USA

Death Date: 30 NOV 1888

Death Location: Amite, Tangipaho Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Alexander Lea

Mother: Mary May

Spouse(s): Henry Bankston

Children(s): Zachary Bankston

In 1829, Cecilia "Loula" Lea entered the world in Tangipahoa, LA, USA, born to Alexander Benjamin Lea And Mary Ann May. Cecilia "Loula" Lea married Henry Harrison Bankston, and had children including Zachary Taylor Bankston. Cecilia "Loula" Lea passed away in 1888 in Amite, Tangipaho Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1829, Cecilia "Loula" Lea entered the world in Tangipahoa, LA, USA, born to Alexander Benjamin Lea And Mary Ann May.
  • Cecilia "Loula" Lea married Henry Harrison Bankston, and had children including Zachary Taylor Bankston.
  • Cecilia "Loula" Lea passed away in 1888 in Amite, Tangipaho Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Lea
1792–1866
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
AL
Mary May
1797–1860
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
MM

Spouses(s)

Henry Bankston
1820–1902
Birth Location: Washington Parish, LA, USA
HB

Children(s)

Zachary Bankston
1846–1880
Birth Location: Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
ZB

Cecilia Lea's Ancestors

Self
Cecilia Lea
1829–1888
Birth Place: Tangipahoa, LA, USA
Parents
Alexander Benjamin Lea
1792–1866
Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) May
1797–1860
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Cooper) May
1770–1830
Trowbridge Wiltshire England
Mary (Bolton Crumpton ⬛) (May)
1770–1830
Greenwich, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John May
1741–1802
Sarah Holland
1740–1800
Henry Crumpton
1735–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William May
1709–1777
Ann Woodroffe
1717–1799

Cecilia Lea's Descendants

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Cecilia ("Loula") Lea (12 SEP 1829–30 NOV 1888) m. Henry (Harrison) Bankston (16 APR 1820–22 DEC 1902)
  1. 1. Zachary (Taylor) Bankston 1846–1880 m. Lulu (Josephine) Moore 1853–1880
    1. 1. Henry (Harrison) Bankston 1874–1952 m. Juanita ("Neta") Young 1880–1957
      1. 1. Flora (Eloise) Bankston 1906–1975 m. Otma (Slaughter) Matthews 1884–

Cecilia Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1829
12 SEP 1829
Birth of Cecilia "Loula" Lea in Tangipahoa, LA, USA
Tangipahoa, LA, USA
1888
30 NOV 1888
Age 59
Death of Cecilia "Loula" Lea in Amite, Tangipaho Parish, Louisiana, USA
Amite, Tangipaho Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1829
    Event Place: Tangipahoa, LA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1888
    Event Place: Amite, Tangipaho Parish, Louisiana, USA
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