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George Washington Custis Lee 1832–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 September 1832

Birth Location: Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 18 February 1913

Death Location: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Gen

Mother: Mary Custis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Alexander

Children(s): Thomas Sr, Lyla Lee, Maria Lee, Leila Lee, Ida Lee, Robert Lee, George Jr, Lancelot Lee, Maude Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Helen Lee

George Washington Custis Lee was born in 1832 in Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Robert Edward Lee Gen And Mary Anne Randolph Custis. George Washington Custis Lee married Elizabeth Liza Tillinghast Alexander, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Ann Clark Lee, George Washington Custis Lee Jr, Helen Sigismunda Lee, Ida Lee, Lancelot Bathurst Lee, Leila Bathurst Lee, Lyla C Lee, Maria Mary Mana Eugenia Parke Lee, Maude Earle Lee, Robert Alexander Lee, Thomas Alexander Lee Sr. George Washington Custis Lee passed away in 1913 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Washington Custis Lee was born in 1832 in Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Robert Edward Lee Gen And Mary Anne Randolph Custis.
  • George Washington Custis Lee married Elizabeth Liza Tillinghast Alexander, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Ann Clark Lee, George Washington Custis Lee Jr, Helen Sigismunda Lee, Ida Lee, Lancelot Bathurst Lee, Leila Bathurst Lee, Lyla C Lee, Maria Mary Mana Eugenia Parke Lee, Maude Earle Lee, Robert Alexander Lee, Thomas Alexander Lee Sr.
  • George Washington Custis Lee passed away in 1913 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America.

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George Lee's Ancestors

Self
George Lee
1832–1913
Birth Place: Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Robert Edward Lee Gen
1806–1870
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Anne Randolph) Custis
1807–1873
Boyce, Clarke, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Major (General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee) III
1756–1818
Leesylvania Plantation near Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Ann (Hill) Carter
1773–1829
Shirley Plantation, James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
George (Washington Parke "Wash") Custis
1781–1857
Mount Airy, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Mary (Lee "Molly") Fitzhugh
1788–1853
Arlington House, Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Maj. II
1729–1787
Lucy Grimes
1734–1792
John Carter
1689–1743
Elizabeth Hill
1690–1760
John Custis
1754–1781
Eleanor Calvert
1758–1811
William Fitzhugh
1741–1809
Mary Randolph
1747–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry I
1691–1747
Mary Bland
1704–1764
Charles Grymes
1697–1753
Frances Jennings
1690–1753
Colonel Carter
1663–1732
Judith Armistead
1665–1699
Daniel Col
1711–1757
Martha Washington
1731–1802
Benedict Calvert
1722–1788
Elizabeth Calvert
1730–1798
Col FitzHugh
1706–1742
Lucy Carter
1715–1763
Peter Randolph
1717–1767
Lucy Bolling
1719–1767

George Lee's Descendants

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George (Washington Custis) Lee (16 September 1832–18 February 1913) m. Elizabeth ("Liza" Tillinghast) Alexander (25 Sep 1833–10 Apr 1909)
  1. 1. Thomas (Alexander Lee) Sr 1855–1951
  2. 2. Lyla (C) Lee 1875–1924
  3. 3. Maria ("Mary" "Mana" Eugenia Parke) Lee 1875–1957
  4. 4. Leila (Bathurst) Lee 1858–1940
  5. 5. Ida Lee 1863–1930
  6. 6. Robert (Alexander) Lee 1866–1934
  7. 7. George (Washington Custis Lee) Jr 1871–1945
  8. 8. Lancelot (Bathurst) Lee 1869–1945
  9. 9. Maude (Earle) Lee 1877–1966
  10. 10. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Ann Clark) Lee 1873–1923
  11. 11. Helen (Sigismunda) Lee 1861–1929

George Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1832
16 September 1832
Birth of George Washington Custis Lee in Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America
Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America
1913
18 February 1913
Age 81
Death of George Washington Custis Lee in Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 September 1832
    Event Place: Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1913
    Event Place: Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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