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Sydney Lee 1846–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 1846

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1932

Death Location: Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: James Lee

Mother: Mimcy Joyce

Spouse(s): Berry Griffis

Children(s): Robert Griffis, Sidney Griffis

In 1846, Sydney Lee entered the world in Georgia, USA, born to James Jackson Lee And Mimcy Joyce. Sydney Lee married Berry Westberry Griffis, and had children including Robert General Griffis, Sidney Lee Griffis. Sydney Lee passed away in 1932 in Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Sydney Lee entered the world in Georgia, USA, born to James Jackson Lee And Mimcy Joyce.
  • Sydney Lee married Berry Westberry Griffis, and had children including Robert General Griffis, Sidney Lee Griffis.
  • Sydney Lee passed away in 1932 in Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Sydney Lee's Ancestors

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Sydney Lee
1846–1932
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
James Jackson Lee
1818–1894
Georgia, United States of America
Mimcy Joyce
1819–1890
Tattnall County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sydney Lee's Descendants

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Sydney Lee (September 1846–5 May 1932) m. Berry ((Westberry)) Griffis (24 August 1811–1 April 1895)
  1. 1. Robert (General) Griffis 1887–1953 m. Emma (Alice) Deloach 1887–1946
    1. 1. Marie Griffis 1921–2004 m. Horace Purvis 1923–1989 m. Ebin (Joe) Moody 1919–1978
      1. 1. Dale (Purvis) Green 1949–2015
      2. 2. Judy (L) Moody 1944–1946
    2. 2. William (Franklin) Griffis 1924–2006
    3. 3. Martha (L) Griffis 1910–1971 m. Eugene Minchew 1902–1971
      1. 1. Maybelle (Minchew) Vining 1934–2015
      2. 2. Martha (Jean Minshew Minshew) Zigler 1940–2012
      3. 3. John (Robert) Minshew 1942–2005
      4. 4. Arthur Minshew 1945–2021
    4. 4. Sarah Griffis 1917–
    5. 5. Vernie (J) Griffis 1917–1980
    6. 6. George Griffis 1906–1976 m. Mosie (Dell) Griffis 1911–1937
      1. 1. Carolway Griffis 1937–1942
      2. 2. Clennie Shell 1932–2021
  2. 2. Sidney (Lee) Griffis 1879–1931

Sydney Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1846
September 1846
Birth of Sydney Lee in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1932
5 May 1932
Age 86
Death of Sydney Lee in Haylow, Echols, Georgia, USA
Haylow, Echols, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1846
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1932
    Event Place: Haylow, Echols, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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