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Wright Handy Lee 1834–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1834

Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 30 Jul 1862

Death Location: dewery bluff, va co e 24th regiment, North Carolina, United States

Father: Edward Lee

Mother: Elizabeth Pritchett

Spouse(s): Margaret Ryals

Children(s): George Lee, W. Lee, William Lee, Jerry Lee

Wright Handy Lee was born in 1834 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States, the child of Edward Lee And Elizabeth Pritchett. Wright Handy Lee married Margaret Ryals, and had children including George Vinson Lee, Jerry Martin Lee, W E Lee, William Wright Lee. Wright Handy Lee passed away in 1862 in dewery bluff, va co e 24th regiment, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Wright Handy Lee was born in 1834 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States, the child of Edward Lee And Elizabeth Pritchett.
  • Wright Handy Lee married Margaret Ryals, and had children including George Vinson Lee, Jerry Martin Lee, W E Lee, William Wright Lee.
  • Wright Handy Lee passed away in 1862 in dewery bluff, va co e 24th regiment, North Carolina, United States.

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Wright Lee's Ancestors

Self
Wright Lee
1834–1862
Birth Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Edward Lee
1793–1854
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Pritchett
1807–1854
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (Lee) (1758)
1758–1835
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Raines
1765–1857
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Keziah Lee
1765–1820
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Lee
1725–1775
Mary Allen
1723–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lee
1691–1735
James Allen
1699–1771

Wright Lee's Descendants

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Wright (Handy) Lee (1834–30 Jul 1862) m. Margaret Ryals (Jan 1826–)
  1. 1. George (Vinson) Lee 1857–1944 m. Delitha (Elizabeth "Bessie") Hayes 1861–1898 m. Betty (Louanna) Jackson 1870–1944
    1. 1. Robert (Franklin) Lee 1894–1975 m. Nola (Pearl) Jernigan 1906–1988
    2. 2. John (Gilbert) Lee 1902–1995 m. Nellie (Harriett) Hughes 1909–1975
      1. 1. Pauline Lee 1941–2003
      2. 2. Elton (Ingram "Termite") Lee 1930–1995
      3. 3. Gilbert (Edward) Lee 1948–2004
      4. 4. Robert (David) Lee 1926–1991 m. Elizabeth (Inez "Panner") SMITH 1936–2004
      5. 5. Ella (Metter) Lee 1929–2013
      6. 6. Nathan (Henry) Lee 1932–2017
      7. 7. Stacey Lee 1935–1991
    3. 3. Jasper (Marion) Lee 1900–1977
    4. 4. Ethel (Francis) Lee 1905–1930
    5. 5. Fonnie (Beatrice) Lee 1908–1996
    6. 6. Grady (O'neal) Lee 1911–1944
    7. 7. Leon Lee 1914–1985
    8. 8. Willie (Rufus) Lee 1884–1956
    9. 9. William (Albert) Lee 1886–1941
    10. 10. Lonnie (B.) Lee 1882–1973
    11. 11. James (Monroe) Lee 1876–1951
    12. 12. Minnie (Elizabeth) Lee 1891–1967
    13. 13. Ella (Jane) Lee 1881–1908
    14. 14. Will (William) Lee 1895–1942
    15. 15. Preston (D) Lee 1888–
    16. 16. Fannie (Beatrice) Lee 1905–1930
  2. 2. W. (E.) Lee 1860–1865
  3. 3. William (Wright) Lee 1857–
  4. 4. Jerry (Martin) Lee –1937

Wright Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1834
1834
Birth of Wright Handy Lee in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
1862
30 Jul 1862
Age 28
Death of Wright Handy Lee in dewery bluff, va co e 24th regiment, North Carolina, United States
dewery bluff, va co e 24th regiment, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1862
    Event Place: dewery bluff, va co e 24th regiment, North Carolina, United States

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