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James Kennedy Lea 1819–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1819

Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 October 1852

Death Location: Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Pryor Lea

Mother: Maria Lea

Spouse(s): Della Hamen

Children(s): Charles Lea, Hamon Lea, Pryor Lea, Emily Lea

James Kennedy Lea was born in 1819 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Pryor Lea And Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea. In 1850, James Kennedy Lea resided in Southern Division, Carroll, Mississippi, USA. James Kennedy Lea married Della Porter Hamen, and had children including Charles Lea, Emily James Lea, Hamon Abraham Lea, Pryor Lea. James Kennedy Lea passed away in 1852 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • James Kennedy Lea was born in 1819 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Pryor Lea And Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea.
  • In 1850, James Kennedy Lea resided in Southern Division, Carroll, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Kennedy Lea married Della Porter Hamen, and had children including Charles Lea, Emily James Lea, Hamon Abraham Lea, Pryor Lea.
  • James Kennedy Lea passed away in 1852 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lea's Ancestors

Self
James Lea
1819–1852
Birth Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Pryor Lea
1794–1880
Lea Springs, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Maria (Stephenson Kennedy) Lea
1799–1828
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Lea
1771–1822
North Carolina, USA
Lavina Jarnagin
1770–1849
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
James Kennedy
1764–1825
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Kennedy
1772–1821
Great-Grandparents
Luke Lea
1739–1813
Elizabeth Wilson
1739–1792
Thomas Jarnigan
1746–1802
Mary Jarnagin
1753–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lea
1718–1788
Anne Tolbert
1706–1777

James Lea's Descendants

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James (Kennedy) Lea (27 November 1819–21 October 1852) m. Della (Porter) Hamen (29 September 1824–6 June 1911)
  1. 1. Charles Lea 1851–1940
  2. 2. Hamon (Abraham) Lea 1849–1910
  3. 3. Pryor Lea 1848–1867
  4. 4. Emily (James) Lea 1853–1930 m. Joseph (H.) Boothe 1852–

James Lea's Timeline

3 Records

1819
27 November 1819
Birth of James Kennedy Lea in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 31
James Kennedy Lea resided here in Southern Division, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
Southern Division, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
1852
21 October 1852
Age 33
Death of James Kennedy Lea in Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1819
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 579.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MEL
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Carroll, Mississippi; Roll: M432_369; Page: 230B; Image: 80
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Southern Division, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Carroll, Mississippi; Roll: M432_369; Page: 230B; Image: 80

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 October 1852
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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