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Rufus Terry Lea 1871–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1871

Birth Location: , North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 26 Nov 1963

Death Location: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Lea

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Rufus Terry Lea was born in 1871 in , North Carolina, United States, the child of John Wesley Lea And Pauline Dodson. Rufus Terry Lea passed away in 1963 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Terry Lea was born in 1871 in , North Carolina, United States, the child of John Wesley Lea And Pauline Dodson.
  • Rufus Terry Lea passed away in 1963 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

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Rufus Lea's Ancestors

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Rufus Lea
1871–1963
Birth Place: , North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Wesley Lea
1839–
North Carolina
Grandparents
James (Selby) Lea
1813–
N.C.
Barbara (Spencer) Murphy
1818–1869
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Lee
1752–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1720–1781
Anne Carter
1720–1781

Rufus Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1871
25 Feb 1871
Birth of Rufus Terry Lea in , North Carolina, United States
, North Carolina, United States
1963
26 Nov 1963
Age 92
Death of Rufus Terry Lea in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1871
    Event Place: , North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1963
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

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