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May Bell Cox 1895–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JAN 1895

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 29 AUG 1987

Death Location: Eastview Cemetery, Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: John Cox

Mother: Mary Dowis

Spouse(s): Henry Lee

Children(s): Milton Lee, Harold Lee, Horace Lee, William Lee, Bruce Lee, John Lee, James Lee, Mary Lee

In 1895, May Bell Cox entered the world in Oconee County, South Carolina, born to John Lewis Cox And Mary Jane Dowis. May Bell Cox married Henry Milton Lee, and had children including Bruce Eugene Lee, Harold Elmoe Lee, Horace Morgan Lee, James Clyde Lee, John Lewis Lee, Mary Jane Lee, Milton Ned Lee, William Henry Lee. May Bell Cox passed away in 1987 in Eastview Cemetery, Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1895, May Bell Cox entered the world in Oconee County, South Carolina, born to John Lewis Cox And Mary Jane Dowis.
  • May Bell Cox married Henry Milton Lee, and had children including Bruce Eugene Lee, Harold Elmoe Lee, Horace Morgan Lee, James Clyde Lee, John Lewis Lee, Mary Jane Lee, Milton Ned Lee, William Henry Lee.
  • May Bell Cox passed away in 1987 in Eastview Cemetery, Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cox
1856–1932
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
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Mary Dowis
1857–1932
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Henry Lee
1888–1945
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Milton Lee
1919–1920
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Harold Lee
1926–1937
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Horace Lee
1916–1988
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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William Lee
1913–1985
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Bruce Lee
1921–1990
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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John Lee
1923–1999
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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James Lee
1929–1995
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Mary Lee
1914–1955
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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May Cox's Ancestors

Self
May Cox
1895–1987
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
John Lewis Cox
1856–1932
Pickens District, South Carolina
Mary (Jane) Dowis
1857–1932
Grandparents
Andrew (Pickens) Cox
1832–
Georgia
Caroline Rholetter
1832–
Germany
John (Marion) Dowis
1834–
Pickens District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Dowis
1799–1882
Cintha Taylor
–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents

May Cox's Descendants

1.
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May (Bell) Cox (19 JAN 1895–29 AUG 1987) m. Henry (Milton) Lee (2 JAN 1888–2 MAR 1945)
  1. 1. Milton (Ned) Lee 1919–1920
  2. 2. Harold (Elmoe) Lee 1926–1937
  3. 3. Horace (Morgan) Lee 1916–1988 m. Vernice Kelly 1918–1969
  4. 4. William (Henry) Lee 1913–1985 m. Nekoda Boggs 1918–
    1. 1. Jimmy (Dale) Lee 1934–2008
  5. 5. Bruce (Eugene) Lee 1921–1990 m. Rosa (Bell) Collins 1923–
  6. 6. John (Lewis) Lee 1923–1999
  7. 7. James (Clyde) Lee 1929–1995
  8. 8. Mary (Jane) Lee 1914–1955 m. William (Marion) Blanchett 1914–1979

May Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1895
19 JAN 1895
Birth of May Bell Cox in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1987
29 AUG 1987
Age 92
Death of May Bell Cox in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1895
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 AUG 1987
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastview Cemetery, Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina
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