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Lela Mae Jackson 1936–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 December 1936

Birth Location: Jefferson, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 14 September 1969

Death Location: Sumrall, Lamar County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Grover Sr.

Mother: Mamie Gales

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Lela Mae Jackson was born in 1936 in Jefferson, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Grover T Jackson Sr And Mamie Lue Gales. In 1940, Lela Mae Jackson resided in Beat 3, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA. Lela Mae Jackson passed away in 1969 in Sumrall, Lamar County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lela Mae Jackson was born in 1936 in Jefferson, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Grover T Jackson Sr And Mamie Lue Gales.
  • In 1940, Lela Mae Jackson resided in Beat 3, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA.
  • Lela Mae Jackson passed away in 1969 in Sumrall, Lamar County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Lela Jackson's Ancestors

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Lela Jackson
1936–1969
Birth Place: Jefferson, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Grover T Jackson Sr.
1913–1993
Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Mamie (Lue) Gales
1918–1993
Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Monroe (Jackson) Sr
1886–
Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi
Etta (Harrold - Horton - Jackson -) Hardin
1893–
Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Monroe (Gales) Sr
1869–1953
Mississippi, USA
Hattie Gales
1873–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Handy Harris
1872–
Bella Jackson
1874–1946
Alec Gales
1839–
Sarah Gates
1855–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Emma Jackson
1853–1923

Lela Jackson's Timeline

3 Records

1936
24 December 1936
Birth of Lela Mae Jackson in Jefferson, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA
Jefferson, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA
1940
1940
Age 4
Lela Mae Jackson resided here in Beat 3, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
1969
14 September 1969
Age 33
Death of Lela Mae Jackson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 December 1936
    Event Place: Jefferson, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02034; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32-8
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 3, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02034; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1969
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sumrall, Lamar County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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