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Barnette Lea

Barnette Lea[1]

Male 1887 - 1935  (47 years)

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  • Name Barnette Lea 
    Born 13 Dec 1887  Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Sep 1935  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mt. View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I29703  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of Edward Powell
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2017 

    Father Corp. John Green Lea,   b. 1843, Leahurst Plantation, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1935, South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Mildred Helen Powell,   b. 9 Nov 1863, Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1934, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married Abt 1875 
    • Children of John Green Lea and Mildred Powell:
      John W. Lea (1878 - 1937)
      Frank Wright Lea (1881 - 1965)
      Barnette Lea (1887 - 1935)
    Notes 
    • John Green Lea was also married to Nannie R. Thomas
      Wife of John Green Lea (1843-1935) buried in Mt. View Cemetery, Danville, Va. John G. Lea (died in 1935 (age 92) in South Boston, Virginia. Confederate veteran, head of the Ku Klux Klan (Caswell County, North Carolina) in 1870 and participated in the murder of Senator John W. Stephens
      Spouse:
      John Green Lea (1843 - 1935)
      Children:
      Frank Wright Lea (1881 - 1965)
    Family ID F6467  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Barnette Lea-Obit
    Barnette Lea-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Sep 11, 1935

    Headstones
    Barnette Lea Headstone
Mountin View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia
    Barnette Lea Headstone Mountin View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia
    Barnette Lea.jpg

  • Notes 
    • 1910 US Census
      Name: Banbellan Lea [given name doubtful spelling]
      Age in 1910: 22
      Estimated birth year: abt 1888
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's Name: John G
      Father's Birth Place: Virginia
      Mother's Name: Mildred P
      Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
      Home in 1910: Danville Ward 2, Danville (Independent City),
      Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Household Members: Name Age
      John G Lee 66
      Mildred P Lee 46
      Banbellan Lee 22
      Harry G Lee 19
      Wallice B Lee 17
      Stanley R Lee 5
      Bessie Price 21


      !NAME:U.S. Census: 1910, U.S. Census: 1910

  • Sources 
    1. [S240] Lineage.
      Mildred Helen Powell (Mastin James Powell2, Jarrold
      Powell1) was born 09 NOV 1863 in North Carolina, and died
      BEF 29 SEP 1935. She was buried in Mr. View Cemetery
      (Danville, Virginia). She married John Green Lea ABT 1875,
      son of Thomas L. Lea ad Ann Blount Wright. He was born 1843
      in Leahurst Plantation, Caswell County, North Carolina, and
      died 29 SEP 1935 in South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia.
      He was buried in Mt. View Cemetery (Danville, Virginia).

      Children of Mildred Helen Powell and John Green Lea are:
      26 i. Barnett Lea was born ABT 1888 in Virginia. He
      married Unknown Peatross.
      27 ii. Harry G. Lea was born ABT 1891 in Virginia.
      28 iii. Wallace Bruce Lea was born ABT 1893 in Virginia.
      +29 iv. Stanley R. Lea was born ABT 1905 in Virginia.



    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99926046.