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Mary Lee Whitfield 1924–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1924

Birth Location: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 1982

Death Location: Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Henry Ivy

Mother: Leana Gentry

Spouse(s): Willie McGee

Children(s): Robert McGee, Willie Jr.

Mary Lee Whitfield was born in 1924 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA, the child of Henry Ivy And Leana Gentry. In 1930, Mary Lee Whitfield resided in Beat 3, Beat 3, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA. In 1935, Mary Lee Whitfield resided in Humphreys, Mississippi. Mary Lee Whitfield married Willie Mcgee, and had children including Georgia Mcgee, Robert E Mcgee, Willie Mcgee Jr. Mary Lee Whitfield passed away in 1982 in Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Lee Whitfield was born in 1924 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA, the child of Henry Ivy And Leana Gentry.
  • In 1930, Mary Lee Whitfield resided in Beat 3, Beat 3, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1935, Mary Lee Whitfield resided in Humphreys, Mississippi.
  • Mary Lee Whitfield married Willie Mcgee, and had children including Georgia Mcgee, Robert E Mcgee, Willie Mcgee Jr.
  • Mary Lee Whitfield passed away in 1982 in Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Ivy
1900–1953
Birth Location: Lafayette Springs Town, Lafayette, Mississippi
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Leana Gentry
1901–1994
Birth Location: Belzoni, Mississippi
LG

Spouses(s)

Willie McGee
1918–2004
Birth Location: Silver City, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
WM

Children(s)

Robert McGee
1913–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Willie Jr.
–2023
Birth Location: Belzoni, MS
WJ

Mary Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Mary Whitfield
1924–1982
Birth Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Henry Ivy
1900–1953
Lafayette Springs Town, Lafayette, Mississippi
Leana Gentry
1901–1994
Belzoni, Mississippi
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson “Andy”) Ivy
1845–1930
Mississippi
Dilsey Rogers
1865–1953
Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
Phillip James
1875–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Silas Owner)
1812–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Whitfield's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Lee) Whitfield (9 Oct 1924–18 Nov 1982) m. Willie McGee (6 Oct 1918–2004)
  1. 1. Robert (E) McGee 1913–
  2. 2. Willie (McGee) Jr. –2023

Mary Whitfield's Timeline

7 Records

1924
9 Oct 1924
Birth of Mary Lee Whitfield in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Mary Lee Whitfield resided here in Beat 3, Beat 3, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Beat 3, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Mary Lee Whitfield resided here in Humphreys, Mississippi
Humphreys, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 16
Mary Lee Whitfield resided here in Beat 3, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
1948
1 Nov 1948
Age 24
Mary Lee Whitfield resided here in Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Mary Lee Whitfield resided here in Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
1982
18 Nov 1982
Age 58
Death of Mary Lee Whitfield in Chicago Cook, Illinois
Chicago Cook, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1924
    Event Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Humphreys, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02030; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 27-14
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Humphreys, Mississippi; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340884
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Humphreys, Mississippi; Roll: 3257; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 27-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 3, Beat 3, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Humphreys, Mississippi; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340884

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Humphreys, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Humphreys, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02030; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 27-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 3, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Humphreys, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02030; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 27-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1948
    Event Place: Greenville, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Delta Democrat-Times; Publication Date: 1 Nov 1948; Publication Place: Greenville, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Humphreys, Mississippi, 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: Humphreys, Mississippi; Roll: 3257; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 27-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1982
    Event Place: Chicago Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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