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James Madison Garfield Lea 1881–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Mar 1881

Birth Location: Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 21 Feb 1958

Death Location: Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Preston Lea

Mother: Victoria VanZandt

Spouse(s): Sarah Hilburn

Children(s): William Lea, Luther Lea, Eartie Lea, Sylvia Lee, Richard Lea, Marguerite Lea, Minnie Lea, Ruthena Lea, Hubert Lea

James Madison Garfield Lea was born in 1881 in Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States, the child of Preston Lea And Victoria Vanzandt. In 1900, James Madison Garfield Lea resided in Pleasant Ridge, Barry, Missouri, USA. In 1910, James Madison Garfield Lea resided in Shell Knob, Barry, Missouri, USA. James Madison Garfield Lea married Sarah Anna Hilburn, and had children including Eartie May Blanche Lea, Hubert Lea, Luther Lemuel Lea, Marguerite Tina Jessee Mrs Rux Lea, Minnie Mary Mrs Baxter Lea, Richard Lea, Ruthena Rachel Herinda Mrs Earls Lea, Sylvia Belle Lee, William Preston Ralph Lea. James Madison Garfield Lea passed away in 1958 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Madison Garfield Lea was born in 1881 in Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States, the child of Preston Lea And Victoria Vanzandt.
  • In 1900, James Madison Garfield Lea resided in Pleasant Ridge, Barry, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1910, James Madison Garfield Lea resided in Shell Knob, Barry, Missouri, USA.
  • James Madison Garfield Lea married Sarah Anna Hilburn, and had children including Eartie May Blanche Lea, Hubert Lea, Luther Lemuel Lea, Marguerite Tina Jessee Mrs Rux Lea, Minnie Mary Mrs Baxter Lea, Richard Lea, Ruthena Rachel Herinda Mrs Earls Lea, Sylvia Belle Lee, William Preston Ralph Lea.
  • James Madison Garfield Lea passed away in 1958 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Preston Lea
1842–1903
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
PL
Victoria VanZandt
1855–1892
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hilburn
1886–1963
Birth Location: Aurora, Barry County, Missouri, USA
SH

Children(s)

William Lea
1904–1970
Birth Location: Joplin, Barry, Missouri, United States
WL
Luther Lea
1906–1978
Birth Location: Joplin, Barry, Missouri, United States
LL
Eartie Lea
1907–1987
Birth Location: Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
EL
Sylvia Lee
1908–1977
Birth Location: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
SL
Richard Lea
1911–1939
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
RL
Marguerite Lea
1914–1998
Birth Location: Shell Knob, Barry, Missouri
ML
Minnie Lea
1916–1967
Birth Location: –
ML
Ruthena Lea
1919–1995
Birth Location: Panama, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
RL
Hubert Lea
1911–1939
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
HL

James Lea's Ancestors

Self
James Lea
1881–1958
Birth Place: Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
Parents
Preston Lea
1842–1903
Arkansas, USA
Victoria VanZandt
1855–1892
Arkansas
Grandparents
Isaac (Newton) Lea
1803–1866
Bledsoe, Hawkins, Tennessee
Frances ("Fannie") McKinney
1803–1885
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Lea
1771–1822
Lavina Jarnagin
1770–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lea's Descendants

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James (Madison Garfield) Lea (09 Mar 1881–21 Feb 1958) m. Sarah (Anna) Hilburn (10 Jun 1886–21 Jun 1963)
  1. 1. William (Preston " Ralph") Lea 1904–1970 m. Ella Earls 1906–
    1. 1. Harvey (Leon) Lea 1928–2006
  2. 2. Luther (Lemuel) Lea 1906–1978 m. Leila (Irene Avila) Sartin 1916–1991
    1. 1. Dewey Lea 1937–1999
    2. 2. Nova (Nell) Lea 1939–2004 m. Jerry (Lee) Upshaw 1939–2016
    3. 3. Robert (Bennet) Lea 1934–2007
  3. 3. Eartie (May Blanche) Lea 1907–1987 m. Melvin (Arie) Wilson 1905–1975
    1. 1. Helen (Gladys) Wilson 1926–1960
    2. 2. Arie (Floyd) Wilson 1936–1936
    3. 3. OSCAR WILSON 1938–1938
  4. 4. Sylvia (Belle) Lee 1908–1977 m. Charles (M) Myers 1902–
    1. 1. Margaret (Lucille) Myers 1933–2010
    2. 2. Dorothy (Ann) Myers 1936–2003
  5. 5. Richard Lea 1911–1939
  6. 6. Marguerite (Tina Jessee (Mrs Rux)) Lea 1914–1998
  7. 7. Minnie (Mary (Mrs Baxter)) Lea 1916–1967 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Baxter 1911–1998
    1. 1. Virginia (Leona) Baxter 1939–2012
    2. 2. Vic (Vestle Lee) Baxter 1931–2014
    3. 3. Dorthey (Jo Spriggs Sullivan) Baxter 1933–2002
  8. 8. Ruthena (Rachel Herinda (Mrs Earls)) Lea 1919–1995
  9. 9. Hubert Lea 1911–1939

James Lea's Timeline

8 Records

1881
09 Mar 1881
Birth of James Madison Garfield Lea in Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
1900
1900
Age 19
James Madison Garfield Lea resided here in Pleasant Ridge, Barry, Missouri, USA
Pleasant Ridge, Barry, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 29
James Madison Garfield Lea resided here in Shell Knob, Barry, Missouri, USA
Shell Knob, Barry, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
James Madison Garfield Lea resided here in Heavener, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Heavener, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 49
James Madison Garfield Lea resided here in Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1940
1940
Age 59
James Madison Garfield Lea resided here in Brooks, Marion, Oregon, USA
Brooks, Marion, Oregon, USA
1950
1950
Age 69
James Madison Garfield Lea resided here in Hayesville, Marion, Oregon, USA
Hayesville, Marion, Oregon, USA
1958
21 Feb 1958
Age 77
Death of James Madison Garfield Lea in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brooks, Marion, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03373; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 24-6
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Heavener, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1468; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 103
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341645
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Le Flore; Roll: 1851804
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant Ridge, Barry, Missouri; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1240838
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shell Knob, Barry, Missouri; Roll: T624_767; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1374780
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Capital Journal; Publication Date: 22 Feb 1958; Publication Place: Salem, Oregon, United States of America; ,0.29572624,0.6636956,0.4787953&x
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hayesville, Marion, Oregon; Roll: 1394; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 24-67

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pleasant Ridge, Barry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant Ridge, Barry, Missouri; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1240838

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Shell Knob, Barry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shell Knob, Barry, Missouri; Roll: T624_767; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1374780

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Heavener, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Heavener, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1468; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 103

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341645

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brooks, Marion, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brooks, Marion, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03373; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 24-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hayesville, Marion, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hayesville, Marion, Oregon; Roll: 1394; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 24-67

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1958-02-22
    Event Place: Salem, Oregon
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Capital Journal - 1958-02-22 - Page 8, Obituary for James Madison Lea (Aged 85) 1958-02-22

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1958
    Event Place: Salem, Oregon
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Capital Journal - 22 Feb 1958 - Page 8, Obituary for James Madison Lea (Aged 85) 22 Feb 1958

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1958
    Event Place: Salem, Oregon
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Capital Journal - 24 Feb 1958 - Page 5, 24 Feb 1958

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brooks, Marion, Oregon
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brooks, Marion, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03373; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 24-6

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Le Flore; Roll: 1851804

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salem
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Capital Journal; Publication Date: 22 Feb 1958; Publication Place: Salem, Oregon, United States of America; ,0.29572624,0.6636956,0.4787953&x

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1958
    Event Place: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon, Death Index, Oregon State Library; Oregon Death Index 1931-1941
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Capital Journal; Publication Date: 22 Feb 1958; Publication Place: Salem, Oregon, United States of America; ,0.29572624,0.6636956,0.4787953&x

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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