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George "Chicken George" Lea 1806–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1806

Birth Location: Caswell, Brunswick County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1890

Death Location: Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Father: Thomas Lea

Mother: Kizzy Waller

Spouse(s): Matilda Murray

Children(s): Tom Murray

George "Chicken George" Lea was born in 1806 in Caswell, Brunswick County, North Carolina, the child of Thomas Jarnigan Lea And Kizzy Kinte Waller. George "Chicken George" Lea married Matilda Mcgreggor Murray, and had children including Tom Lea Murray. George "Chicken George" Lea passed away in 1890 in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • George "Chicken George" Lea was born in 1806 in Caswell, Brunswick County, North Carolina, the child of Thomas Jarnigan Lea And Kizzy Kinte Waller.
  • George "Chicken George" Lea married Matilda Mcgreggor Murray, and had children including Tom Lea Murray.
  • George "Chicken George" Lea passed away in 1890 in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Lea's Ancestors

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George Lea
1806–1890
Birth Place: Caswell, Brunswick County, North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Jarnigan Lea
1799–1838
Caswell, Brunswick County, North Carolina
Kizzy (Kinte) Waller
1790–
Dr. William Waller Plantation
Grandparents
Major Lea
1771–1822
Tennessee (Lavinia) Jarnigan
1770–1849
Great-Grandparents
Luke Lea
1739–1813
Betty Wilson
1739–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lea
1707–1788
Anne Herndon
1712–1777

George Lea's Descendants

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George ("Chicken George") Lea (1806–1890) m. Matilda (Mcgreggor) Murray (1806–)
  1. 1. Tom (Lea) Murray 1833– m. Arena (Renie) Holt 1841–1908
    1. 1. Cynthia (Babica) Murray 1871–1950 m. William (E.) Palmer 1866–1928
      1. 1. Bertha (George) Palmer 1895–1932 m. Simon (Alexander) Haley 1890–1978
        1. 1. Alexander (Murray Palmer) Haley 1921–1992

George Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1806
1806
Birth of George "Chicken George" Lea in Caswell, Brunswick County, North Carolina
Caswell, Brunswick County, North Carolina
1890
1890
Age 84
Death of George "Chicken George" Lea in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee
Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Caswell, Brunswick County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

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