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Cora Lee Lewis 1916–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1916

Birth Location: Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1950

Death Location: Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Lewis

Mother: Bettie Speakman

Spouse(s): Jessy Thomas, Henry Head, Walter Russel

Children(s): Thomas Head, Margaret Russell

The story of Cora Lee Lewis began in 1916 in Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA. Cora Lee Lewis married Henry Albert Head, Jessy Alton Thomas, Walter Russel, and had children including Margaret Lucille Russell, Thomas Albert Head. Cora Lee Lewis passed away in 1950 in Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Cora Lee Lewis began in 1916 in Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA.
  • Cora Lee Lewis married Henry Albert Head, Jessy Alton Thomas, Walter Russel, and had children including Margaret Lucille Russell, Thomas Albert Head.
  • Cora Lee Lewis passed away in 1950 in Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lewis
1892–1944
Birth Location: Rural, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
TL
Bettie Speakman
1896–1979
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
BS

Spouses(s)

Jessy Thomas
1906–
Birth Location: –
JT
Henry Head
1915–
Birth Location: Illinois
HH
Walter Russel
1894–1939
Birth Location: New Haven, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
WR

Children(s)

Thomas Head
1939–1941
Birth Location: Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
TH
Margaret Russell
1934–2024
Birth Location: Union, Kentucky
MR

Cora Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Cora Lewis
1916–1950
Birth Place: Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas W Lewis
1892–1944
Rural, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Bettie Speakman
1896–1979
, , Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Lewis
1867–1944
Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Lee) Fowler
1870–1968
Tennessee, USA
Ulysses (S) Speakman
1871–1962
Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Ellen) Hall
1869–1946
, , Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Lewis
1840–1896
Sophronia Craig
1845–1896
John Fowler
1840–1897
Nancy Bain
1844–1930
Newton Speakman
1851–1930
Nancy Botts
1853–1918
David Hall
1849–1925
Isabelle Hagwood
1849–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willis Lewis
1807–1882
Lucretia Dickson
1811–1883
Mary Green
1819–
Samuel Speakman
1825–1893
Charlotte Mainor
1828–1914
John Botts
1830–1885
Docia Austin
1833–1885
James Hall
1819–1880
Mary Reed
1822–1912
Jacob Hegwood
1819–1870
Nancy Hagwood
1827–1860

Cora Lewis's Descendants

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Cora (Lee) Lewis (27 Apr 1916–17 Jun 1950) m. Jessy (Alton) Thomas (abt 1906–) m. Henry (Albert) Head (1915–) m. Walter Russel (1894–23 June 1939)
  1. 1. Thomas (Albert) Head 1939–1941
  2. 2. Margaret (Lucille) Russell 1934–2024 m. Laymon (Alen (Aillan Layman Speakman)) Speakmon 1930–2013

Cora Lewis's Timeline

11 Records

1915
27 Apr 1915
Birth of Cora Lee Lewis in Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
1916
27 Apr 1916
Birth of Cora Lee Lewis in Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
1916
27 Apr 1916
Birth of Cora Lee Lewis in Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Cora Lee Lewis resided here in Sturgis, Union, Kentucky
Sturgis, Union, Kentucky
1925
1925
Age 9
Cora Lee Lewis resided here in Gillespie, Illinois, USA
Gillespie, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Cora Lee Lewis resided here in Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 14
Cora Lee Lewis resided here in Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 24
Cora Lee Lewis resided here in Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
1950
17 Jun 1950
Age 34
Death of Cora Lee Lewis in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1950
17 Jun 1950
Age 34
Death of Cora Lee Lewis in Mt Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Mt Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1951
17 Jun 1951
Age 35
Death of Cora Lee Lewis in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sturgis, Union, Kentucky; Roll: T625_600; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 409.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 779; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 140.0.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1946; Film: #10
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 779; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 140.0.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sturgis, Union, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sturgis, Union, Kentucky; Roll: T625_600; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 409.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Gillespie, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 779; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 140.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 779; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 140.0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1951
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Daily Republican-Register - 18 Jun 1951 - Page 2, 18 Jun 1951

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Trumann, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1951
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1950
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1950
    Event Place: Mt Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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