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Jesse Lee Rea 1893–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1893

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 31 Jul 1934

Death Location: Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Rea

Mother: Mary Hundley

Spouse(s): Ada Hollandsworth, Ada Hollandsworth

Children(s): Mary Rea, William Rea

Jesse Lee Rea was born in 1893 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of William Edmund Rea And Mary Lillie Hundley. Jesse Lee Rea married Ada Elizabeth Hollandsworth, and had children including Mary Magdalene Rea, William Edward Rea. Jesse Lee Rea passed away in 1934 in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jesse Lee Rea was born in 1893 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of William Edmund Rea And Mary Lillie Hundley.
  • Jesse Lee Rea married Ada Elizabeth Hollandsworth, and had children including Mary Magdalene Rea, William Edward Rea.
  • Jesse Lee Rea passed away in 1934 in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rea
1862–1911
Birth Location: Henry Co., Virginia
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Mary Hundley
1869–1960
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Ada Hollandsworth
1900–1973
Birth Location: Brown Hill, Franklin, Virginia, United States
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Ada Hollandsworth
1900–1973
Birth Location: Brown Hill, Franklin, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Rea
1923–2006
Birth Location: Danville, Danville City, Virginia
MR
William Rea
1928–1987
Birth Location: Preston, Virginia, USA
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Jesse Rea's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Rea
1893–1934
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Edmund Rea
1862–1911
Henry Co., Virginia
Mary (Lillie) Hundley
1869–1960
Henry, Virginia
Grandparents
George (Owen) Rea
1818–1900
Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia, United States
Lucinda Carter
1832–1900
Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia, United States
John (Lee Hundley,) CSA
1847–1932
Henry Co, VA
Susan (Adeline) Grogan
1846–1934
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Rea
1770–1839
Frances East
1776–1854
Cary *
1789–1876
Granville Hundley
1823–1862
Mary Odell
1817–1900
Burwell Grogan
1806–1880
Susan Lewis
1811–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Horsley
1747–1806
Elizabeth Tureman
1731–1799
John Hundley
1773–1854
George Odell
1797–1873
Elijah GROGAN
1769–1841
Mary Grogan
1775–1842

Jesse Rea's Descendants

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Jesse (Lee) Rea (18 Sep 1893–31 Jul 1934) m. Ada (Elizabeth) Hollandsworth (18 May 1900–23 Jun 1973) m. Ada (Elizabeth) Hollandsworth (18 May 1900–23 Jun 1973)
  1. 1. Mary (Magdalene) Rea 1923–2006 m. Daniel (Chester) Shelton 1918–1990
    1. 1. Virginia (Carol) Shelton 1940–2007 m. Clarence (Henry) Mason 1944–1998 m. William (David) Philpott 1937–2006
    2. 2. Daniel (Rodger) Shelton 1942– m. Glynda (Sue) Joyce 1944–2022
  2. 2. William (Edward) Rea 1928–1987 m. Edeltrude (Marie) Mohr 1928–2017

Jesse Rea's Timeline

2 Records

1893
18 Sep 1893
Birth of Jesse Lee Rea in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1934
31 Jul 1934
Age 41
Death of Jesse Lee Rea in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1893
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
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