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Willie J. Lee 1907–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1907

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 1979

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA?

Father:

Mother: Lillie Boyd

Spouse(s): Sarah Hughes

Children(s): Betty Lee, Willie Jr., Amos Lee, James Lee

Willie J. Lee was born in 1907 in South Carolina, the child of Eddie Boyd And Lillie Lee Russ Boyd. In 1935, Willie J. Lee resided in Lake City, Florence, South Carolina. Willie J. Lee married Sarah Peterson Hughes, and had children including Amos C Lee, Betty Lee, James Beasley Lee, Willie James Lee Jr. Willie J. Lee passed away in 1979 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA?.

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Biography

  • Willie J. Lee was born in 1907 in South Carolina, the child of Eddie Boyd And Lillie Lee Russ Boyd.
  • In 1935, Willie J. Lee resided in Lake City, Florence, South Carolina.
  • Willie J. Lee married Sarah Peterson Hughes, and had children including Amos C Lee, Betty Lee, James Beasley Lee, Willie James Lee Jr.
  • Willie J. Lee passed away in 1979 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA?.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lillie Boyd
1889–1973
Birth Location: Texas
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hughes
1913–1945
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Betty Lee
1935–2007
Birth Location: Lake City, Florence, South Carolina, USA
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Willie Jr.
1930–1979
Birth Location: Lake City, Florence, South Carolina, USA
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Amos Lee
1934–2005
Birth Location: South Carolina
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James Lee
1937–1987
Birth Location: Lake City, Florence, South Carolina
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Willie Lee's Ancestors

Self
Willie Lee
1907–1979
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Lillie ((Lee) Russ) Boyd
1889–1973
Texas
Grandparents
Fannie Ross
1854–
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Lee's Descendants

1.
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Willie (J.) Lee (30 Sep 1907–1979) m. Sarah (Peterson) Hughes (1913–8 Jul 1945)
  1. 1. Betty Lee 1935–2007
  2. 2. Willie (James Lee) Jr. 1930–1979 m. Earline Welch 1930–2006
  3. 3. Amos (C) Lee 1934–2005 m. Virginia (Jacobs) Lee 1942–2011
  4. 4. James (Beasley) Lee 1937–1987

Willie Lee's Timeline

6 Records

1907
30 Sep 1907
Birth of Willie J. Lee in Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA
Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA
1907
30 Sep 1907
Birth of Willie J. Lee in South Carolina
South Carolina
1935
1935
Age 28
Willie J. Lee resided here in Lake City, Florence, South Carolina
Lake City, Florence, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 33
Willie J. Lee resided here in Lake City, Florence, South Carolina, USA
Lake City, Florence, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Willie J. Lee resided here in Lake, Florence, South Carolina, USA
Lake, Florence, South Carolina, USA
1979
1979
Age 72
Death of Willie J. Lee in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA?
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA?

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1907
    Event Place: Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 115
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lake City, Florence, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03809; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 21-33A
    [3] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lake, Florence, South Carolina; Roll: 5299; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 21-54

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1907
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lake City, Florence, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lake City, Florence, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03809; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 21-33A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lake City, Florence, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 115
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lake City, Florence, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03809; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 21-33A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lake, Florence, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lake, Florence, South Carolina; Roll: 5299; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 21-54

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Florida
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA?
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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