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Lela Dessie Phillips 1879–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1879

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 February 1962

Death Location: Pampa, Gray County, Texas, USA

Father: Massena Phillips

Mother: Harriet Howard

Spouse(s): John Wolford

Children(s): Cora Wolford, Noble Wolford, John Wolford, Mable Wolford, Oscar Wolford, Arthur Wolford, Rildy Wolford, Mastes Wolford, Lela Wolford, Beulah Wolford

Lela Dessie Phillips was born in 1879 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Massena Laurence Phillips And Harriet Howard. In 1957, Lela Dessie Phillips resided in Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA. Lela Dessie Phillips married John Thomas Wolford, and had children including Arthur Wolford, Beulah Edith Wolford, Cora Florence Wolford, John Pershing Wolford, Lela Dessie Wolford, Mable Harriet Wolford, Mastes Oliver Wolford, Noble Eugene Wolford, Oscar Eugene Wolford, Rildy J Wolford. Lela Dessie Phillips passed away in 1962 in Pampa, Gray County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Lela Dessie Phillips was born in 1879 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Massena Laurence Phillips And Harriet Howard.
  • In 1957, Lela Dessie Phillips resided in Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA.
  • Lela Dessie Phillips married John Thomas Wolford, and had children including Arthur Wolford, Beulah Edith Wolford, Cora Florence Wolford, John Pershing Wolford, Lela Dessie Wolford, Mable Harriet Wolford, Mastes Oliver Wolford, Noble Eugene Wolford, Oscar Eugene Wolford, Rildy J Wolford.
  • Lela Dessie Phillips passed away in 1962 in Pampa, Gray County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Phillips's Ancestors

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Lela Phillips
1879–1962
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
Massena Laurence Phillips
1846–1904
Meritville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Harriet Howard
1847–1928
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lela Phillips's Descendants

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Lela (Dessie) Phillips (13 March 1879–26 February 1962) m. John (Thomas) Wolford (20 March 1877–16 April 1969)
  1. 1. Cora (Florence) Wolford 1905–2002
  2. 2. Noble (Eugene) Wolford 1909–1930
  3. 3. John (Pershing) Wolford 1917–1973
  4. 4. Mable (Harriet) Wolford 1912–1995
  5. 5. Oscar (Eugene) Wolford 1898–1898
  6. 6. Arthur Wolford 1899–1899
  7. 7. Rildy (J.) Wolford 1907–1907
  8. 8. Mastes (Oliver) Wolford 1911–1911
  9. 9. Lela (Dessie) Wolford 1914–1984
  10. 10. Beulah (Edith) Wolford 1901–1992 m. Leander (Grady) Norris 1900–1953
    1. 1. Lela (Emaline) Norris 1931–2004
    2. 2. Grady (Weldon) Norris 1936–1937
    3. 3. Dorothy (Helen "Dot") Norris 1929–1993
    4. 4. Louis (Monroe) Norris 1923–1987
    5. 5. Mildred (Avon "Millie") Norris 1932–2001
    6. 6. Leander (John) Norris 1927–1962
    7. 7. Edith (Katherine) Norris 1925–1978 m. Charlie (Roy) Harper 1924–1995
      1. 1. Roy (Lynn) Harper 1947–2015
      2. 2. Charles (Edward) Harper 1945–2005

Lela Phillips's Timeline

3 Records

1879
13 March 1879
Birth of Lela Dessie Phillips in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1957
1957
Age 78
Lela Dessie Phillips resided here in Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
1962
26 February 1962
Age 83
Death of Lela Dessie Phillips in Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA
Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1879
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 February 1962
    Event Place: Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pampa, Gray County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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