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Margaret Lea 1878–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 November 1878

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 1 February 1973

Death Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Morris

Mother: Elizabeth Morris

Spouse(s): William Lea

Children(s): William Lea, Reedie Lea, Bessie Miller, Cora Palmer, Floyd Allen, Minnie Lea, Mary Lea, Mill Lea, John Tobin

Margaret Lea was born in 1878 in Arkansas, the child of William Morris And Elizabeth Morris. In 1880, Margaret Lea resided in Bayou Metoe, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA. Margaret Lea married William Lea, and had children including Bessie Mae Miller, Cora Lea Palmer, Floyd Allen, John W Tobin, Mary Elizabeth Lea, Mill T Lea, Minnie L Lea, Reedie Lea, William Claude Lea. Margaret Lea passed away in 1973 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Lea was born in 1878 in Arkansas, the child of William Morris And Elizabeth Morris.
  • In 1880, Margaret Lea resided in Bayou Metoe, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.
  • Margaret Lea married William Lea, and had children including Bessie Mae Miller, Cora Lea Palmer, Floyd Allen, John W Tobin, Mary Elizabeth Lea, Mill T Lea, Minnie L Lea, Reedie Lea, William Claude Lea.
  • Margaret Lea passed away in 1973 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Morris
1847–1890
Birth Location: Coker Tuscaloosa County Alabama, Alabama, USA
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Elizabeth Morris
1847–1906
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

William Lea
1875–1949
Birth Location: Tennessee
WL

Children(s)

William Lea
1898–1975
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Reedie Lea
1905–1977
Birth Location: Mc Almond, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
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Bessie Miller
1901–1984
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Cora Palmer
1903–1987
Birth Location: Arkansas
CP
Floyd Allen
1909–
Birth Location: Arkansas
FA
Minnie Lea
1903–1974
Birth Location: Marietta GA
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Mary Lea
1907–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Mill Lea
1908–1992
Birth Location: Tennessee
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John Tobin
1912–1975
Birth Location: Marietta, Georgia
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Margaret Lea's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Lea
1878–1973
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
William Morris
1847–1890
Coker Tuscaloosa County Alabama, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth Morris
1847–1906
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Andrew (John) Morris
1819–1877
Shelby,Rutherford County,North Carolina
Mary (Anna) Freshour
1823–1870
South Carolina
John (G) Kelley
1814–1882
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Mary Preston
1821–1869
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dodson grandfather
1795–1874
Caroline Johnson
1800–1872
George Freshour
1787–1871
Edmund Kelley
1783–1850
Elisabeth Kelly
1790–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susanna Washburn
1772–1848

Margaret Lea's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Lea (8 November 1878–1 February 1973) m. William Lea (abt 1875–25 October 1949)
  1. 1. William (Claude) Lea 1898–1975 m. Effie (May) Lea 1905–1979 m. May Lea 1907–
    1. 1. Thelma (Flonnie) Tuggle 1922–2014
  2. 2. Reedie Lea 1905–1977 m. Elizabeth Lea 1914–1978
    1. 1. John (E.) Lea 1945–2015
  3. 3. Bessie (Mae) Miller 1901–1984 m. Lester (Carter) Miller 1891–1969
    1. 1. Bessie (Marie) Fort 1924–1981
    2. 2. Mary (Louise) Rihn 1928–1991
    3. 3. Laura (Margaret) Bratcher 1919–2017
    4. 4. Louie (L) Miller 1923–
  4. 4. Cora (Lea) Palmer 1903–1987 m. James (Whitcomb Riley) Palmer 1896–1964
    1. 1. Barbara Bunce 1928–2006
    2. 2. James (Bryant) Palmer 1921–1976
    3. 3. Carney Palmer 1924–
  5. 5. Floyd Allen 1909–
  6. 6. Minnie (L) Lea 1903–1974
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Lea 1907–
  8. 8. Mill (T) Lea 1908–1992
  9. 9. John (W) Tobin 1912–1975

Margaret Lea's Timeline

13 Records

1878
8 November 1878
Birth of Margaret Lea in Arkansas
Arkansas
1880
1880
Age 2
Margaret Lea resided here in Bayou Metoe, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Bayou Metoe, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1892
23 Oct 1892
Age 14
Margaret Lea was married in Pope, AR
Pope, AR
1900
1900
Age 22
Margaret Lea resided here in Eastman, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Eastman, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
Margaret Lea resided here in Mineral, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Mineral, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
Margaret Lea resided here in Shreveport Precinct 4, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport Precinct 4, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
1924
1924
Age 46
Margaret Lea resided here in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
Margaret Lea resided here in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1933
Abt 1933
Age 55
Margaret Lea resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 57
Margaret Lea resided here in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
1940
1940
Age 62
Margaret Lea resided here in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1943
1943
Age 65
Margaret Lea resided here in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
1973
1 February 1973
Age 95
Death of Margaret Lea in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1878
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Pope, AR
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bayou Metoe, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Eastman, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mineral, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Shreveport Precinct 4, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1933
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1973
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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