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Willis Lee 1775–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1775

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: Apr 1846

Death Location: Whiteville, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: David Lee

Mother: Anna Eldridge

Spouse(s): Ruth Lindsey

Children(s): Susan Fletcher

The story of Willis Lee began in 1775 in Virginia, United States of America. Willis Lee married Ruth Lindsey, and had children including Susan Fletcher. Willis Lee passed away in 1846 in Whiteville, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Lee began in 1775 in Virginia, United States of America.
  • Willis Lee married Ruth Lindsey, and had children including Susan Fletcher.
  • Willis Lee passed away in 1846 in Whiteville, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Lee's Ancestors

Self
Willis Lee
1775–1846
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
David (Short) Lee
1755–1831
Anna Eldridge
1757–1833
Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Peter Lee
1731–1804
North Carolina, USA
Mary Cato
1735–1777
Samuel Eldridge
1708–1778
New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Bryan
1735–1778
Great-Grandparents
Peter Lee
1715–1738
Samuel Eldridge
–1709
Lewis Bryan
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lee
1691–1761
Rebecca Burchet
1685–
Samuel Eldridge
–1665

Willis Lee's Descendants

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Willis Lee (28 Feb 1775–Apr 1846) m. Ruth Lindsey (03 Nov 1781–)
  1. 1. Susan Fletcher 1825–1910

Willis Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1775
28 Feb 1775
Birth of Willis Lee in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1846
Apr 1846
Age 71
Death of Willis Lee in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1775
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1846
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whiteville, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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