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Virginia Lestrappes Lee 1859 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1859

Birth Location: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1955

Death Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Father: John Lee

Mother: Sarah Harwell

Spouse(s): James Greer

Children(s): Amable Greer, Lillian Bedichek, Genevieve Greer, Louise Greer, James Jr., John Greer, Francis Greer

Virginia Lestrappes Lee was born in 1859 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA, the child of John Bachman Lee and Sarah Elizabeth Harwell. In 1935, Virginia Lestrappes Lee resided in Waco, McLennan, Texas. In 1940, Virginia Lestrappes Lee resided in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA. Virginia Lestrappes Lee married James Francis (Jim Frank) Greer, and had children including Amable Constance Greer, Lillian Lee Bedichek, Genevieve Greer, Louise Foster Greer, James Francis Greer Jr., John Bachman Lee Greer, Francis Lee Carroll Greer. Virginia Lestrappes Lee passed away in 1955 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Virginia Lestrappes Lee was born in 1859 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA, the child of John Bachman Lee and Sarah Elizabeth Harwell.
  • In 1935, Virginia Lestrappes Lee resided in Waco, McLennan, Texas.
  • In 1940, Virginia Lestrappes Lee resided in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.
  • Virginia Lestrappes Lee married James Francis (Jim Frank) Greer, and had children including Amable Constance Greer, Lillian Lee Bedichek, Genevieve Greer, Louise Foster Greer, James Francis Greer Jr., John Bachman Lee Greer, Francis Lee Carroll Greer.
  • Virginia Lestrappes Lee passed away in 1955 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Virginia Lee's Ancestors

Self
Virginia Lee
1859 – 1955
Birth Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Parents
John Bachman Lee
1820 – 1885
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Harwell
1824 – 1915
Clarke, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Major (Robert Rivers) Harwell
1787 – 1833
Sussex, Sussex County, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Mason) Alston
1789 – 1864
Shocco Springs, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Sterling Harwell
1734 – 1806
Mary Rivers
1745 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mark Harwell
1700 – 1785
Sarah Pepper
1737 – 1783

Virginia Lee's Descendants

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Virginia (Lestrappes) Lee (10 Oct 1859 – 30 Jan 1955) m. James (Francis (Jim Frank)) Greer (24 JAN 1858 – 13 JAN 1907)
  1. 1. Amable (Constance) Greer (05 Feb 1884 – died as infant)
  2. 2. Lillian (Lee) Bedichek (15 Feb 1885 – Sept 1971)
  3. 3. Genevieve Greer (22 Jul 1886 – 22 Jun 1909)
  4. 4. Louise (Foster) Greer (abt 1891 – Jun. 13, 1968)
  5. 5. James (Francis Greer) Jr. (09 Nov 1893 – 21 Oct 1918)
  6. 6. John (Bachman Lee) Greer (15 Jun 1896 – 04 Jun 1944) m. Hazel Cannon (2 October 1901 – 9 October 1989)
    1. 1. John (B) Greer (29 Oct 1923 – 2 April 2015)
  7. 7. Francis (Lee Carroll) Greer (22 May 1901 – 14 November 1967)

Virginia Lee's Timeline

4 Records

1859
10 Oct 1859
Birth of Virginia Lestrappes Lee in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 76
Virginia Lestrappes Lee resided here in Waco, McLennan, Texas
Waco, McLennan, Texas
1940
1940
Age 81
Virginia Lestrappes Lee resided here in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
1955
30 Jan 1955
Age 96
Death of Virginia Lestrappes Lee in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1859
    Event Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04099; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 155-27
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04099; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 155-27

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04099; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 155-27

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1955
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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