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Wilford Harold Lee 1925–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1925

Birth Location: Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 27 Aug 1976

Death Location: Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Clarence Lee

Mother: Ruth Zeigler

Spouse(s): Thelma Sampson

Children(s):

Wilford Harold Lee was born in 1925 in Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA, the child of Clarence E Lee And Ruth A Zeigler. In 1930, Wilford Harold Lee resided in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA. In 1935, Wilford Harold Lee resided in Rural, Shelby, Indiana. Wilford Harold Lee married Thelma Sampson. Wilford Harold Lee passed away in 1976 in Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wilford Harold Lee was born in 1925 in Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA, the child of Clarence E Lee And Ruth A Zeigler.
  • In 1930, Wilford Harold Lee resided in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1935, Wilford Harold Lee resided in Rural, Shelby, Indiana.
  • Wilford Harold Lee married Thelma Sampson.
  • Wilford Harold Lee passed away in 1976 in Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clarence Lee
1886–1954
Birth Location: Shelby County, Indiana, United States of America
CL
Ruth Zeigler
1895–1978
Birth Location: Indiana
RZ

Spouses(s)

Thelma Sampson
1925–
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
TS

Children(s)

Wilford Lee's Ancestors

Self
Wilford Lee
1925–1976
Birth Place: Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Parents
Clarence E Lee
1886–1954
Shelby County, Indiana, United States of America
Ruth (A) Zeigler
1895–1978
Indiana
Grandparents
John Lee
1865–1933
Shelby County, Indiana, USA
Mary (J.) Cowen
1867–1932
Washington Township, Shelby County, Indiana, USA
Cyrus (Roswell) Zeigler
1872–1948
Indiana, USA
Evelyn (Rebeca) Brown
1876–1913
Indiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Lee
1816–1892
Mary Bennett
1834–1887
Ephraim Drake
1841–1918
Rebecca Cowin
1833–1912
Roswell Zeigler
1843–1911
Eliza Means
1844–1921
George Brown
1848–1930
Martha Hawkins
1852–1939
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Winefred Ranger
1773–1860
Joseph Lee
1771–1862
David Brant
1799–1860
Caroline Axford
1814–1865
Sarah Fulks
1805–1870
Ephraim Drake
1799–1867
Barbara Slone
1798–1875
william Cowin
1793–1875
Alvira Tubbs
1819–1865
Jacob Zeigler
1815–1882
Margaret Billingsley
1814–1875
Joseph Means
1813–
Catharine Hippenstiel
1809–1867
Christian Braun
1814–1856
Sylvester Hawkins
1822–1903
Sylvester Hawkins
1822–1903

Wilford Lee's Timeline

8 Records

1925
7 Sep 1925
Birth of Wilford Harold Lee in Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Wilford Harold Lee resided here in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Wilford Harold Lee resided here in Rural, Shelby, Indiana
Rural, Shelby, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 15
Wilford Harold Lee resided here in Flat Rock, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Flat Rock, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
1946
1946
Age 21
Wilford Harold Lee resided here in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
1949
1949
Age 24
Wilford Harold Lee resided here in Shelbyville, Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
Wilford Harold Lee resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1976
27 Aug 1976
Age 51
Death of Wilford Harold Lee in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1925
    Event Place: Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [8] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Shelby, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Flat Rock, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelbyville
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1976
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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