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Lelia Emma Lewis 1878 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1878

Birth Location: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Death Date: 15 March 1973

Death Location: Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Elias McGehee

Mother: Cynthia Dykes

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In 1878, Lelia Emma Lewis entered the world in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, born to Elias Poindexter McGehee and Cynthia Rosa Lena "Smithie" Dykes. Lelia Emma Lewis passed away in 1973 in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Lelia Emma Lewis entered the world in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, born to Elias Poindexter McGehee and Cynthia Rosa Lena "Smithie" Dykes.
  • Lelia Emma Lewis passed away in 1973 in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Lelia Lewis's Ancestors

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Lelia Lewis
1878 – 1973
Birth Place: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Parents
Elias Poindexter McGehee
1856 – 1929
Amite Co, Mississippi
Cynthia (Rosa Lena "Smithie") Dykes
1856 – 1921
Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Caswell) McGehee
1830 – 1910
Virginia
Julia (Ann) Bell
1831 – 1860
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
David McGehee
1797 – 1848
Mariah Downs
1808 – 1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel McGehee
1759 – 1821
Olivia Muse
1750 – 1827
Crawford Downs
1814 – 1882
Susanna Downs
1817 – 1848

Lelia Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1878
29 October 1878
Birth of Lelia Emma Lewis in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
1973
15 March 1973
Age 95
Death of Lelia Emma Lewis in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1878
    Event Place: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1973
    Event Place: Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

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