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Lela May Reed 1931–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1931

Birth Location: Salada Bell, Texas

Death Date: 13 March 1986

Death Location: Belton, Bell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Beauford Reed

Mother: Millie Wier

Spouse(s): Lawrence Jr

Children(s):

Lela May Reed was born in 1931 in Salada Bell, Texas, the child of Beauford Edd Reed And Millie Irene Wier. In 1935, Lela May Reed resided in Temple, Bell, Texas. In 1940, Lela May Reed resided in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA. Lela May Reed married Lawrence Vern Turner Jr, and had children including Tammy Irene Turner. Lela May Reed passed away in 1986 in Belton, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lela May Reed was born in 1931 in Salada Bell, Texas, the child of Beauford Edd Reed And Millie Irene Wier.
  • In 1935, Lela May Reed resided in Temple, Bell, Texas.
  • In 1940, Lela May Reed resided in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • Lela May Reed married Lawrence Vern Turner Jr, and had children including Tammy Irene Turner.
  • Lela May Reed passed away in 1986 in Belton, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Reed's Ancestors

Self
Lela Reed
1931–1986
Birth Place: Salada Bell, Texas
Parents
Beauford Edd Reed
1907–1986
Millie (Irene) Wier
1911–1974
Salado, Bell, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Franklin) Wier
1880–1944
Macon County, Georgia, United States of America
Allie (Irene (Arrie)) Steverly
1883–1965
Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Nicholson
1854–1919
Martha Sowell
1855–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Sowell
1815–1883
Lucinda Turner
1827–1883

Lela Reed's Timeline

8 Records

1931
23 Jul 1931
Birth of Lela May Reed in Salada Bell, Texas
Salada Bell, Texas
1935
1935
Age 4
Lela May Reed resided here in Temple, Bell, Texas
Temple, Bell, Texas
1940
1940
Age 9
Lela May Reed resided here in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
1948
1948
Age 17
Lela May Reed resided here in Temple, Texas, USA
Temple, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
Lela May Reed resided here in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
1986
1986-1991
Age 55
Lela May Reed resided here in Temple, Texas, USA
Temple, Texas, USA
1986
13 March 1986
Age 55
Death of Lela May Reed in Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
1988
1988
Age 57
Lela May Reed resided here in Holland, TX
Holland, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1931
    Event Place: Salada Bell, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Temple High School; Year: 1948
    [2] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Temple, Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03984; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 14-27
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] Texas, Birth Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Temple, Bell, Texas; Roll: 3960; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 14-49A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Temple, Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03984; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 14-27

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Temple, Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03984; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 14-27

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Temple, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Temple High School; Year: 1948

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, 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: Temple, Bell, Texas; Roll: 3960; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 14-49A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986-1991
    Event Place: Temple, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988
    Event Place: Holland, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 1986
    Event Place: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belton, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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