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Tempy Leigh 1828–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1828

Birth Location: , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1912

Death Location: , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Leigh

Mother: Amelia Best

Spouse(s): William Harrell

Children(s): Lyda Harrell, Thomas Harrell, Mary Harrell, Massie Harrell, Mack Harrell, Caswell Harrell, Amy Harrell, GEORGE HARRELL, Joseph Harrell, John Harrell, Alice Harrell

Tempy Leigh was born in 1828 in , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Christopher Leigh And Amelia Amy Best. In 1880, Tempy Leigh resided in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. Tempy Leigh married Temperance Lee, William Union Harrell, and had children including Alice Harrell, Amy Harrell, Caswell Harrell, George Washington Harrell, John H Harrell, Joseph Benjamin Harrell, Lyda A Margaret Harrell, Mack Gilbert Harrell, Mary Francis Harrell, Massie Harrell, Thomas Harrell. Tempy Leigh passed away in 1912 in , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Tempy Leigh was born in 1828 in , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Christopher Leigh And Amelia Amy Best.
  • In 1880, Tempy Leigh resided in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • Tempy Leigh married Temperance Lee, William Union Harrell, and had children including Alice Harrell, Amy Harrell, Caswell Harrell, George Washington Harrell, John H Harrell, Joseph Benjamin Harrell, Lyda A Margaret Harrell, Mack Gilbert Harrell, Mary Francis Harrell, Massie Harrell, Thomas Harrell.
  • Tempy Leigh passed away in 1912 in , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Tempy Leigh's Ancestors

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Tempy Leigh
1828–1912
Birth Place: , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Christopher Leigh
1802–1855
, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Amelia ("Amy") Best
1808–1838
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Leigh
1767–1831
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Temperance (Lee) Cherry
1785–1852
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Tempy Leigh's Descendants

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Tempy Leigh (Sep 1828–1912) m. William (Union) Harrell (Dec 1821–25 Feb 1903)
  1. 1. Lyda (A Margaret) Harrell 1850–
  2. 2. Thomas Harrell 1852–1903
  3. 3. Mary (Francis) Harrell 1867–1892
  4. 4. Massie Harrell 1867–
  5. 5. Mack (Gilbert) Harrell 1859–1911
  6. 6. Caswell Harrell 1864–1949
  7. 7. Amy Harrell 1848–
  8. 8. GEORGE (WASHINGTON) HARRELL 1856–1926 m. William (Ann) Trevathan 1876–1957 m. Mamie Cobb 1862–
    1. 1. Wiley Harrell 1910–1949
    2. 2. Bennie Harrell 1907–1936
    3. 3. George (L) Harrell 1887–
    4. 4. Juanita Harrell 1890–
    5. 5. Allice Harrell 1893–
  9. 9. Joseph (Benjamin) Harrell 1853–1911
  10. 10. John (H) Harrell 1846–1919 m. Martha (E.) Harris 1850–
    1. 1. John (W.) Harrell 1867–
  11. 11. Alice Harrell 1869–1892

Tempy Leigh's Timeline

4 Records

1828
Sep 1828
Birth of Tempy Leigh in , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1832
1832
Age 4
Birth of Tempy Leigh in , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Tempy Leigh resided here in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1912
1912
Age 84
Death of Tempy Leigh in , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Deaths
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 962; Family History Film: 1254962; Page: 48D; Enumeration District: 060; Image: 0383

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1828
    Event Place: , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 962; Family History Film: 1254962; Page: 48D; Enumeration District: 060; Image: 0383

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1912
    Event Place: , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

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