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Melvin Clark Lee 1879–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1879

Birth Location: Van Buren , Iowa, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1944

Death Location: Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA

Father: Joshua Lee

Mother: Cerentha Long

Spouse(s): Doris Philpot, Elizabeth Gill, Doris Philpott

Children(s): Dwight Lee, Nellie Lee, Donald Lee, Doris II, Pearl Lee, Goldie Lee, Jessie Lee, Lessie Lee

Melvin Clark Lee was born in 1879 in Van Buren , Iowa, USA, the child of Joshua C Lee And Cerentha Eveline Long. Melvin Clark Lee married Doris M Philpott, Doris Mae Philpot, Elizabeth J Gill, and had children including Donald Keith Lee, Doris Mae Lee Ii, Dwight A Lee, Goldie May Lee, Jessie Lucille Lee, Lessie Lee, Nellie Virginia Lee, Pearl William Lee. Melvin Clark Lee passed away in 1944 in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin Clark Lee was born in 1879 in Van Buren , Iowa, USA, the child of Joshua C Lee And Cerentha Eveline Long.
  • Melvin Clark Lee married Doris M Philpott, Doris Mae Philpot, Elizabeth J Gill, and had children including Donald Keith Lee, Doris Mae Lee Ii, Dwight A Lee, Goldie May Lee, Jessie Lucille Lee, Lessie Lee, Nellie Virginia Lee, Pearl William Lee.
  • Melvin Clark Lee passed away in 1944 in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Lee
1858–1911
Birth Location: Tippecanoe, Henry, Iowa, USA
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Cerentha Long
1857–1950
Birth Location: Douds, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Doris Philpot
1899–1979
Birth Location: Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Elizabeth Gill
1881–1923
Birth Location: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
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Doris Philpott
1899–
Birth Location: Iowa
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Children(s)

Dwight Lee
1916–1943
Birth Location: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Nellie Lee
1918–1998
Birth Location: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Donald Lee
1924–1983
Birth Location: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Doris II
1930–2013
Birth Location: New London, Henry, Iowa, USA
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Pearl Lee
1900–1964
Birth Location: Tippecanoe, Henry, Iowa, USA
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Goldie Lee
1904–1988
Birth Location: Marion, Henry, Iowa, USA
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Jessie Lee
1907–
Birth Location: Henry, Iowa, USA
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Lessie Lee
1907–
Birth Location: Iowa
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Melvin Lee's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Lee
1879–1944
Birth Place: Van Buren , Iowa, USA
Parents
Joshua C. Lee
1858–1911
Tippecanoe, Henry, Iowa, USA
Cerentha (Eveline) Long
1857–1950
Douds, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Conrad) Long
1814–1898
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Elizabeth (Ann) Greene
1818–1858
Tennessee, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Reynolds Greene
1780–1848
Francis Hall
1789–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Green
1750–1818
Judith Gordon
1750–1793
John Sr
1758–1835
Mary Chaney
1760–1813

Melvin Lee's Descendants

1.
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Melvin (Clark) Lee (3 Oct 1879–7 May 1944) m. Doris (Mae) Philpot (6 Jan 1899–Feb 1979) m. Elizabeth (J.) Gill (27 May 1881–1923) m. Doris (M) Philpott (abt 1899–)
  1. 1. Dwight (A.) Lee 1916–1943
  2. 2. Nellie (Virginia) Lee 1918–1998
  3. 3. Donald (Keith) Lee 1924–1983
  4. 4. Doris (Mae Lee) II 1930–2013
  5. 5. Pearl (William) Lee 1900–1964 m. Katherine Giberson 1888–1964 m. Sylvia (B) Frey 1897–
    1. 1. Edna (Frances) Lee 1923–2000
    2. 2. Erma (Katherine) Lee 1925–2006
    3. 3. Melvin (Leroy) Lee 1927–1995
    4. 4. Grace (L.) Lee 1920–
    5. 5. Arthur (Eugene) Lee 1920–1979
    6. 6. Harold (Arthur) Lee 1930–1974 m. Gladys (Bernice) Manning 1931–1962
      1. 1. Gladys (Marie) Lee 1948–1948
    7. 7. Harold (O) Lee 1910–
    8. 8. Harold Dovenspikes 1911–1984
  6. 6. Goldie (May) Lee 1904–1988
  7. 7. Jessie (Lucille) Lee 1907–
  8. 8. Lessie Lee 1907–

Melvin Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1879
3 Oct 1879
Birth of Melvin Clark Lee in Van Buren , Iowa, USA
Van Buren , Iowa, USA
1944
7 May 1944
Age 65
Death of Melvin Clark Lee in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Van Buren , Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1944
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
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