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Merle Rose Lee 1937–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 February 1937

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 18 December 2020

Death Location: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Lee

Mother: Ella Robertson

Spouse(s): Chester Thompson

Children(s):

Merle Rose Lee was born in 1937 in Virginia, the child of Joseph Benjamin Franklin Lee And Ella Blanche Robertson. In 1950, Merle Rose Lee resided in Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Merle Rose Lee married Chester Alvin Thompson, and had children including Evelyn Thompson, Wayne Earl Thompson. Merle Rose Lee passed away in 2020 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Merle Rose Lee was born in 1937 in Virginia, the child of Joseph Benjamin Franklin Lee And Ella Blanche Robertson.
  • In 1950, Merle Rose Lee resided in Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
  • Merle Rose Lee married Chester Alvin Thompson, and had children including Evelyn Thompson, Wayne Earl Thompson.
  • Merle Rose Lee passed away in 2020 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Merle Lee's Ancestors

Self
Merle Lee
1937–2020
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Joseph Benjamin Franklin Lee
1911–1953
Samson, County, North Carolina, USA
Ella (Blanche) Robertson
1913–2000
Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Emily (Ann) Hill
1885–1953
Grantham, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Edgar Robertson
1867–1941
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Willie (Kate) Gill
1875–1944
Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Archie T.
1826–1881
Ann Seay
1834–1880
Jesse Gill
1837–1903
Mary Phillips
1837–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Robertson
1802–1893
Elizabeth Conner
1805–1842
James Seay
1782–1846
Elizabeth Minton
1812–1878
Stephen Gill
1796–
Sarah Henry
1800–1870
griffin phillips
1810–1880
Matilda Arthur
1810–1880

Merle Lee's Timeline

3 Records

1937
18 February 1937
Birth of Merle Rose Lee in Virginia
Virginia
1950
1950
Age 13
Merle Rose Lee resided here in Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
2020
18 December 2020
Age 83
Death of Merle Rose Lee in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 February 1937
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 December 2020
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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