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Elizabeth Betsy Lee 1796–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1796

Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky

Death Date: Sep 1855

Death Location: Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Lee

Mother: Isabelle Morrow

Spouse(s): Lamon Speights

Children(s): Edward Speights

Elizabeth Betsy Lee was born in 1796 in Shelby, Kentucky, the child of Nathaniel Nathan D Lee And Isabelle Morrow. Elizabeth Betsy Lee married Lamon Speights, and had children including Edward L Speights. Elizabeth Betsy Lee passed away in 1855 in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Betsy Lee was born in 1796 in Shelby, Kentucky, the child of Nathaniel Nathan D Lee And Isabelle Morrow.
  • Elizabeth Betsy Lee married Lamon Speights, and had children including Edward L Speights.
  • Elizabeth Betsy Lee passed away in 1855 in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Elizabeth Lee's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Lee
1796–1855
Birth Place: Shelby, Kentucky
Parents
Nathaniel "Nathan" D. Lee
1771–1860
Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Isabelle Morrow
1773–1803
Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Lee's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Betsy) Lee (28 Oct 1796–Sep 1855) m. Lamon Speights (22 Jan 1794–Aug 1870)
  1. 1. Edward (L) Speights 1828–1863 m. Rena Tolbert 1820–1858 m. Mary (Matilda Louisa) Carter 1835–1910
    1. 1. Albert (Gallatin Brown) Speights 1853–1930
    2. 2. Elizabeth Speights 1855–
    3. 3. Mary Speights 1857–
    4. 4. Marcus Speights 1854–1937 m. Emma Thompson 1863–
      1. 1. Zula Speights 1891–1921 m. George Pickett 1895– m. William (M) Cromartie 1869–
        1. 1. Alphonso Cromartie 1912–1990 m. Dorothy (E.) Cromartie 1911–1961
        2. 2. Alcus (Guy) Cromartie 1912–1964
      2. 2. Rena Speights 1883–1945 m. Willie Willis 1874–1934
        1. 1. Robert (Edward Willis) Sr 1903–1976 m. Mary Willis 1904–
        2. 2. Paul (Lee) Willis 1905–1970
        3. 3. Emmitt (M) Willis 1909–1980
        4. 4. Lillie Wilis 1912–
        5. 5. Amos Willis 1910–
        6. 6. Rosa Jordan 1904–
        7. 7. Leon Jordan 1910–
        8. 8. Henry Willis 1916–
      3. 3. Emma (O) Speights 1887–1964 m. Atch Watkins 1881–
        1. 1. Irma Watkins 1911–
      4. 4. James (Lee "Lee") Speights 1884– m. Myrtle Wade 1899–
      5. 5. Joana Speights 1886–
      6. 6. Ella Speights 1895–1993
      7. 7. Robert (L) Speights 1895–
      8. 8. Luther (Martin) Speights 1886–1952
      9. 9. Marcus Speights 1891–

Elizabeth Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1796
28 Oct 1796
Birth of Elizabeth Betsy Lee in Shelby, Kentucky
Shelby, Kentucky
1855
Sep 1855
Age 59
Death of Elizabeth Betsy Lee in Whitesand, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
Whitesand, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1796
    Event Place: Shelby, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1855
    Event Place: Whitesand, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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