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Lee Shelton Underwood 1906–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1906

Birth Location: Harris, Obion County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1980

Death Location: Water Valley, Graves County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Charles Underwood

Mother: Melvina Underwood

Spouse(s): Mary Cook

Children(s): Frances Underwood, Lee Underwood, Martha Underwood

Lee Shelton Underwood was born in 1906 in Harris, Obion County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Charles Miles Charlie Underwood And Melvina Palsgrove Underwood. In 1910, Lee Shelton Underwood resided in Civil District 1, Obion, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Lee Shelton Underwood resided in McAlister, Hickman, Kentucky, USA. Lee Shelton Underwood married Mary Katherine Cook, and had children including Frances Nell Underwood, Lee Sheldon Underwood, Martha Jean Underwood. Lee Shelton Underwood passed away in 1980 in Water Valley, Graves County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Lee Shelton Underwood was born in 1906 in Harris, Obion County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Charles Miles Charlie Underwood And Melvina Palsgrove Underwood.
  • In 1910, Lee Shelton Underwood resided in Civil District 1, Obion, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Lee Shelton Underwood resided in McAlister, Hickman, Kentucky, USA.
  • Lee Shelton Underwood married Mary Katherine Cook, and had children including Frances Nell Underwood, Lee Sheldon Underwood, Martha Jean Underwood.
  • Lee Shelton Underwood passed away in 1980 in Water Valley, Graves County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Underwood
1875–1940
Birth Location: Fulton, Fulton County, Kentucky, USA
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Melvina Underwood
1871–1952
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cook
1910–1964
Birth Location: Hickman County, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Frances Underwood
1927–2005
Birth Location: Hickman Co, Kentucky
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Lee Underwood
1930–1979
Birth Location: Clinton Hick, Kentucky
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Martha Underwood
1936–2011
Birth Location: Fulton County, Kentucky, USA
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Lee Underwood's Ancestors

Self
Lee Underwood
1906–1980
Birth Place: Harris, Obion County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Charles Miles “Charlie” Underwood
1875–1940
Fulton, Fulton County, Kentucky, USA
Melvina (Palsgrove) Underwood
1871–1952
Kentucky
Grandparents
Henry (P) Polsgrove
1843–1924
Hickman County, Kentucky, USA
Louisa (D) Graham
1846–1925
Fulton, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Graham
1802–1871
Nancy Jennings
1803–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hartsell Jennings
1780–1826
Eleanor Anderson
1785–1860

Lee Underwood's Descendants

1.
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Lee (Shelton) Underwood (29 Nov 1906–1 Jan 1980) m. Mary (Katherine) Cook (30 Dec 1910–2 Aug 1964)
  1. 1. Frances (Nell) Underwood 1927–2005 m. James (Elbert) Gilbert 1926–1989
  2. 2. Lee (Sheldon) Underwood 1930–1979 m. Edith (Estelle) Shepherd 1931–2016
  3. 3. Martha (Jean) Underwood 1936–2011

Lee Underwood's Timeline

9 Records

1906
29 Nov 1906
Birth of Lee Shelton Underwood in Harris, Obion County, Tennessee, USA
Harris, Obion County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Lee Shelton Underwood resided here in Civil District 1, Obion, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Obion, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Lee Shelton Underwood resided here in McAlister, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
McAlister, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Lee Shelton Underwood resided here in Clinton, Clinton, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
Clinton, Clinton, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Lee Shelton Underwood resided here in Rural, Fulton, Kentucky
Rural, Fulton, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 34
Lee Shelton Underwood resided here in Mag Dist 4, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 4, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Lee Shelton Underwood resided here in Hickman, Kentucky, USA
Hickman, Kentucky, USA
1952
Abt 1952
Age 46
Lee Shelton Underwood resided here in Fulton Route 1
Fulton Route 1
1980
1 Jan 1980
Age 74
Death of Lee Shelton Underwood in Water Valley, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Water Valley, Graves County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Harris, Obion County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hickman, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01317; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 53-7
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clinton, Hickman, Kentucky; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340486
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hickman, Kentucky; Roll: 3716; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 53-10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Obion, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: McAlister, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clinton, Hickman, Kentucky; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340486

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Fulton, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hickman, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01317; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 53-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist 4, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hickman, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01317; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 53-7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hickman, Kentucky, 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: Hickman, Kentucky; Roll: 3716; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 53-10

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1952
    Event Place: Fulton Route 1
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1980
    Event Place: Water Valley, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
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