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Leona Byrd Fisher 1881–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1963

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Isaiah FISHER

Mother: Caroline Lee

Spouse(s): Vance Rollins

Children(s): Lenoir Rollins

The story of Leona Byrd Fisher began in 1881 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA. Leona Byrd Fisher married Vance Garrison Rollins, and had children including Lenoir Lora Belle Rollins. Leona Byrd Fisher passed away in 1963 in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Leona Byrd Fisher began in 1881 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Leona Byrd Fisher married Vance Garrison Rollins, and had children including Lenoir Lora Belle Rollins.
  • Leona Byrd Fisher passed away in 1963 in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaiah FISHER
1851–1936
Birth Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
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Caroline Lee
1856–1940
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Vance Rollins
1876–1946
Birth Location: Polk, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Lenoir Rollins
1899–1966
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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Leona Fisher's Ancestors

Self
Leona Fisher
1881–1963
Birth Place: Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Isaiah Slick FISHER
1851–1936
Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Caroline (Dorcus) Lee
1856–1940
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William ("Big Bill") Fisher
1818–1871
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Harriet (SIMMS) Fisher
1827–1905
South Carolina
William (F (1822) Lee) (1822)RichardSr(1801)Sarah
1822–1901
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Melissa (E.) Crocker
1822–1900
Pacolet River Plantation, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leona Fisher's Descendants

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Leona (Byrd) Fisher (2 Aug 1881–23 Dec 1963) m. Vance (Garrison) Rollins (20 Sep 1876–27 July 1946)
  1. 1. Lenoir ("Lora Belle") Rollins 1899–1966 m. James (Berry Burrell) Rev 1893–1985
    1. 1. Paul (Buster) Burrell 1917–1960 m. Dorothy (Jean) Rademacher 1921–2006
    2. 2. James (Clarence) Burrell 1919–1972 m. Louise (Annie) Burrell 1923–2002
      1. 1. Patricia (Fay) Burrell 1941–2013 m. Franklin Walton 1941–1998
      2. 2. James (C Burrell) Jr 1946–2003
      3. 3. Paul (R) Burrell 1943–2016
      4. 4. Helen (Louise) Burrell 1948–1984
    3. 3. Ray (Garrison Burrell) SR 1922–2007 m. Kathleen (Artie) Sherrill 1922–1996
      1. 1. Ray (Garrison JR) Burrell 1944–2012
    4. 4. Charles (Boyd Burrell) SR 1923–2005 m. Martha (Murphy) Burrell 1925–2016
      1. 1. Bonnie (Ruth) Burrell 1947–2023
    5. 5. Ernest (R) Burrell 1918–1919

Leona Fisher's Timeline

2 Records

1881
2 Aug 1881
Birth of Leona Byrd Fisher in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
1963
23 Dec 1963
Age 82
Death of Leona Byrd Fisher in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1963
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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