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My name is Philip Stanley (Phil) Lea. I live in Cleveland TN, USA and I put this website together.

I was born in Speck Hospital in Cleveland TN, was raised in the Benton Station Community, near Benton in Polk County TN and I now live in Cleveland TN.

Me and my 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu at the Fort Oglethorpe, GA cruise-in 03/20/2010

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My #1 pet-peeve:     The common mispronunciation of LEA     The correct pronunciation of Lea is: Lee     Lea is Not pronounced "Lee-Uh"      (That would be Leah.)     Do you drink iced TEA-Uh?     Eat a green PEA-Uh?     Would you find on your dog a FLEA-Uh?     Does a ship sail on the SEA-Uh?     Would an attorney enter a PLEA-Uh?     Was Opie's aunt, AUNT BEA-Uh? (Click HERE for the Merriam Webster's Dictionary Audio Pronunciation of LEA)     (BTW, Lea Thompson doesn't know how to pronounce her own name!!!)

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Pre-1915 picture of a Stump Puller my great-grandfather, Evan Francis Lea invented.
(He's on the far left.)
They would tie off to large stumps and use the horse to "winch" the smaller stumps up.
Leach Lonzo Lea, Sr. was my grandfather and he's on the far right.
(I don't know the man in the middle.)

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Leach Lonzo Lea, early 1900's

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Andrew J. Lea
(my Great, Great-Grandfather)
born 25 Mar 1825 in Monroe Co., TN, died 20 Sept. 1889
Buried at Sumac Church Cemetery, Chatsworth, GA
(stone is broken)

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Louisa Jane Lea 
(my Great, Great-Grandmother)
born 25 Sept. 1833, died 2 May 1901 
Buried at Sumac Church Cemetery, Chatsworth, GA 
Her stone reads: She hath done all she could

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Bradley County TN obituaries from the years 1926 - 1935

JOHN G. LEA
GEORGE J. LEA
J. PRYOR LEA
MRS. MARY ANN LEA
JOHN G. LEA

Henry B. HENEGAR, a prominent citizen and planter of Charleston, was born February 26, 1815 in Greene County. His parents were Capt. Henry and Charlotte (HENDERSON) HENEGAR. They were of German-Irish descent, and natives of Greene County. The father was born November 15, 1785, and died in his native county, February 10, 1839. He was by trade a saddler, in connection with which he carried on farming. He took part in the war of 1812, was also captain of a company in the Thirty-ninth Tennessee Regiment, which was under command of Col. John WILLIAMS. He was a Whig. His wife was born October 18. 1788, and died June 18, 1853. They were married May 21, 1807, and became parents of ten children. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church. Our subject is the fifth child. He was educated in the common schools. In 1836 he went to Missouri, where for two years he was a book agent. The summer of 1838 he returned to Tennessee, and entered the employ of John ROSS, the celebrated chief of the Cherokee Indians, as quartermaster. He accompanied the Indians to their possessions, west of the Mississippi River, and remained with them until December, 1839. In January, 1840, he landed in Greene County, Tenn., and that year farmed, from which time until 1848 he was engaged in trading live stock to Florida. In the winter of 1847-48 he went to Mexico; for several months was contractor at Jalapa, under Maj. Sam MILLIGAN, and returned to Tennessee, in July 1848. September 11, 1849, he married Miss Margaret, a daughter of Col. Luke LEA, of Tennessee, who served gallantly under Gen. JACKSON in the Florida and Indian wars.

In November, 1838, an entry-taker's office was opened at Cleveland with Luke Lea as entry-taker, and P. J. R. Edwards as land register.

Early Land Record Entries for the Ocoee District
Polk County Historical & Genealogical Society.

Leas who entered land in the Ocoee District, of which present day Polk County is a part. There were over five thousand entries from 1838 until 1903, what follows is simply a list of the Leas who entered claims.

Lea, Caswell
Lea, Francis W.
Lea, James A.
Lea, Pleasant J.
Lea, Pleasant M.
Lea, Wm. Park

Polk County Wills of Leas 1894-1970

Jennie Lea Lawson
Caswell Lea
Francis W. Lea
James A. Lea
Pleasant J. Lea
Pleasant M. Lea
Wm. Park Lea

Polk County, Tennessee
1840 Census

Lea, Abner
Lea, William P.

COMPANY C, THIRD TN INFANTRY
Descriptive roll of Company “C” Third Tenn. Confederate Infantry.
(From G. W. Clemmer’s Diary)

NAME             ENLISTED         RESIDENCE

G. M. Lea     May 16, 1861     Benton, Tennessee
J. F. Lea     May 16, 1861     Cleveland, Tennessee
J. C. Lea     July 21, 1861    Cleveland, Tennessee

LEA and PEARSON: Looking for parents of both Andrew J. LEA b. 30 Mar. 1825 in TN and wife Louiza Jane Marian Pearson LEA, b. 25 Sept. 1832. They were in Polk Co. in 1850, then moved to Murray Co. GA. - Teri ADAMS, 114 S. Main St., Weaverville, NC 28787-9207.

AIKENS, COUCH: Researching Samuel AIKENS who had daughter, Maud Louise b. ca 1880. She m. 1897 Meigs Co., TN to Samuel Lea GROSS b. 1875. Moved OK, d. typhoid 1909. Is Samuel AIKENS the same one in Bradley Co. 1880 census w /son James b. 1882. Also looking for John Harrison COUCH b. 1857 m. Josie COOK 1888 Meigs Co. Will gladly exchange info. Thanks! Mary STEPHENS, 844 Belvoir Crest Drive Chattanooga, TN 37412.

Cumberland Shed Cemetery

Lea, Infant - d/o J. B. & S. E. Lea; b/d June 12, 1897
Lea, J. B. - September 14, 1850 / January 12, 1924
Lea, Sarah E. - May 14, 1858 / February 6, 1934

Leas in the 1920 Polk County, Tennessee Census

LEA, Bill, 163
LEA, H., 163
LEA, John, 161
LEA, John, 164
LEA, Judge B., 100
LEA, Leach L., 93
LEA, Tom, 161

Company C, Tennessee Third Regiment

D. D. Lea
G. M. Lea Benton
H. L. Lea
J. C. Lea Cleveland
J. F. Lea Cleveland, TN

Presidential Pardons
For Bradley County, Tennessee Residents

Name: J. C. Lea
County: Bradley
Filed: 6 Sept 1865
Pardoned: 6 Sept 1865
Applied: 5 Aug 1865
Oath of Allegiance Card Included: Yes
Reason for Requesting Pardon: Captain in the Confederate Army
 

BRADLEY COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
Recorded Wills, February 1859 – December 1883

P.M. Lea
Rebecca Lea

Cobb Family History
Memories of Early Bradley County
by Isabel Cobb (born 1858)
Cobb Family History * by Isabel Cobb (born 1858)contains history of Bradley County, TN & Okla. Cherokee Indian Terr.

Transcribed and Submitted by: Danny Williams - a descendant of the Norman family related to the Cobbs.
For more info on Cobb and Norman families of Bradley County, TN, go to the Norman Family website.

The following letter is on file at the Oklahoma Historical Society.

In February 1870 our father Jos. B. Cobb sold his farm on Candy's Creek, E. Tenn., 3 1/2 miles N.W. of Cleveland in Bradley Co. to a Mr. Julian, an M.E. preacher and we turned our faces westward to the far off Indian Ty. Being part Cherokee Indian we all had a right to land in the Cherokee nation. We had relatives and acquaintances who had emigrated and sent glowing accounts back. So we came. There were six of us children, Isabel, Billy, Mattie, Joe, Alex and Sam. All of school age except the two youngest boys. No longer would we treck a mile and a half across Candy's Creek to school where Mr. Niblo taught us our first lessons in geography and guided us thro' the old blue backed spelling book and where a contest in spelling almost broke up the tie of friendship between us and one, Pocahantas Cowan, of our dearest loved cousins. And no longer would we walk the slim foot log across the Creek and hie us to school, two miles to a school in a grove near Mr. Kirby's where a Mr. James Rucker with a short leg, big owl eyes and a quid of tobacco bulging out one cheek, a switch under on arm, hopped about among his students, a terror to the little ones. But he was counted a good teacher in those times. Our timid heart never swelled and beat with more pride than one evening he overtook us going home, he on his pony with his crutch across the saddle in front of him, he said, "Well, Bell, you beat them all spelling". We had had a spelling of the whole school, a string of boys and girls, some young men and grown girls standing round the room against the wall. I well remember standing at the foot and spelling them all down and going to the foot again. it was the custom to go to the foot and then climb to the head again. It was also customary for the pupils to study aloud; the humming becoming so loud sometimes the teacher had to subdue it be rapping with his cane. Nannie and Will Kirby, Melissa and Dan Shipley, Nannie and Lou Beard, Darthula and Fannie Bradford, John and Annie Lea were pupils in that school at that time.

Across the Ridge where the other school was went the families of Larrisons, McReynolds, Normans, Clingans, Cowans and Cobbs. Aunt Bell rode a pony to school. Everybody was kind and thoughtful of her. One evening her pony did not come for her as usual and she walked home. It occurred that the pony had turned to the right on top of the ridge and gone to Walkers who knew him and sent him home.

The Clingan homestead was a fine old place 3+ miles N.W. from Cleveland, half mile east of Candy's Creek at the foot of a ridge called Candy's Creek Ridge which ran almost north and south. The place had been homesteaded by Grandfather Alexander Clingan, born February 20, 1801- Alex he was called for short, that must have been about the time he married our grandmother Martha (Patsy) Blythe, born January 31, 1812, daughter of Wm. blythe of Blythe's Ferry. The Blythes had emigrated from So. Carolina at an early date, and this William married Nancy Fields, granddaughter of Richard Fields, later of Texas history and about one eighth Cherokee Indian. Mother had several young brothers - Elijah, George and Frank.

Patsy Blythe, their daughter, our grandmother born May 11, 1828, was sixteen when she married Alex Clingan and started housekeeping at the homestead in a cabin which was later replaced by a substantial two story weatherboarded Ell building with three chimneys and twice as many fire places, a long front porch looked out on the big road and the Ridge beyond at the foot of which was the family graveyard.

A cellar beneath with folding outside doors on south side of the house, all surrounded by hard maple and cedar trees - which in the memory of the grandchildren were large trees with a walk thru to the front gate where there was a large plank for a mounting board - everybody rode horseback in the early day - not even buggies had come into use, so the women and girls had to have an elevation from which to mount their horses which in those days were saddled for them with sidesaddles - disgraceful to ride astride.

What was called the Big Road passed in front of the house running north and south from Cleveland several miles north till it turned West and crossed Candy's Creek bridge and east to Georgetown.

Near the Lea place-Mrs. Lea, widow of Frank Lea, raised several orphan children, Elvira, Carrie, Mary John and Annie Lea. Johnny married Lottie Beard later and Annie married Will Kirby after we moved from Tenn.

I saw Annie Lea Kirby at the Kirby home in 1881 when on a visit after graduating at Glendale, O. On this trip I visited Uncle Henry at Morganton and he took me to see Aunt Fannie Howard. We ate one meal with Aunt Fannie Howard's daughter, cousin Betty Cruzes - the best dinner! Among those poor hills and rocks, one wondered how the people could set such good tables. Aunt Fannie's son, Cousin Jimmy Howard was home. I think he was a member of the Legislature.


 

Bradley County, Tennessee , Chancery Court Case Files 1880-1900

Lea, Aaron 421 Debt, land sale, divorce
Lea, Aaron (d) 289b Estate settlement
Lea, Belle 805 Partition of land
Lea, Caswell 902 Debt
Lea, Critis 805 Partition of land
Lea, Frank 734 Guardianship, land rights
Lea, Frank 884 Estate settlement
Lea, G.J. 234 Estate settlement, land property sale
Lea, G.J. (d) 476 Land title. See also #472, #473
Lea, George 476 Land title. See also #472, #473
Lea, George J. 238 Debt, protection of property rights
Lea, George J. 798 Debt
Lea, J.P. 411 Debt
Lea, J.P. 492 Debt
Lea, J.P. 566 Debt
Lea, J.P. 580-581 Estate settlement
Lea, J.P. 734 Guardianship, land rights
Lea, J.P. 820 Debt
Lea, J.P. 122z Estate settlement
Lea, J.P. (d) 328 Estate settlement
Lea, Jack 511 Real estate sale to benefit heirs
Lea, Jack 805 Partition of land
Lea, John 257 Estate settlement
Lea, John 884 Estate settlement
Lea, John 944 Land dispute
Lea, John (d) 734 Guardianship, land rights
Lea, John G. 710 Debt
Lea, John G. 790 Debt
Lea, Katie 884 Estate settlement
Lea, Luke 753 Estate settlement
Lea, M.E. 944 Land dispute
Lea, Mable 884 Estate settlement
Lea, Margaret 128 Estate dispute
Lea, Margaret 320b Property title
Lea, Margaret 809 Property dispute
Lea, Minerva 753 Estate settlement
Lea, Minerva 870 Partition of land
Lea, Morgan A. 452 Debt
Lea, Pleasant 396 Land dispute
Lea, Pryor 208 Debt, land sale
Lea, Pryor 328 Estate settlement
Lea, Quitta 511 Real estate sale to benefit heirs
Lea, Robert 257 Estate settlement
Lea, Robert 389 Debt
Lea, Robert 447a Debt
Lea, Thomas 447a debt
Lea, Thomas J. 168z Estate settlement
Lea, W.C. 714 Partition of land
Lea, W.C. (d) 706 Land fraud, debt
Lea, William 282a Estate settlement
Lea, William 421 Debt, land sale, divorce
Lea, William 745 Estate settlement
Lea, Wilson 511 Real estate sale to benefit heirs
Lea, Wilson 805 Partition of land

PETITION TO INCORPORATE FEMALE ACADEMY
Petition Number 206, Year 1846
"A petition from Sundry Citizens of Bradley County praying for the Incorporation of Cleveland Male and Female Academy in Said County of Bradley".
Cleveland, Tenn. Dec. 14th, 1847
To the Genl. Assembly of the State of Tennessee Now in Session
The undersigned your petitioners Respectfully Request Your Honerable Body to incorporate the Cleveland Female Academy for Bradley County.
And we further Request that this Academy be allowed One half of the Academy fund to which the County of Bradley is Entitled.
Very respectfully

J.J.R. Edwards
James A. Haitley[?]
Wm. H. Tibbs
J.W. Inman
Wm. S. Montgomery
Wm. L. Brown
G[?] Masters[?]
P.J. Lea
P.J.R. Edwards
E.F. Johnston
Wm. H. Tibbs
G.W. Parks
J.W. Inman
L.B. Miller
Isaac Lowe
J.L. Graves[?]
J.D. Trayner
A.J. White
G.W. Parks
Isaac Lowe
John H. Payne
Jas. M. Johnston
George W. Sallee
Josiah Johnston
James Batt[?]
James A. Gamble
Jonas Hoyl
James Berry
Daice[?] Buck[?]
H.L.W. Swan[?]

Cleveland was laid off and the streets surveyed by John C. Kennedy in 1836 upon land occupied by Andrew Taylor, who had come into the Nation sometime before, and married a Cherokee woman. His house stood about where Hartsell's store now is, on the west side of the public square. In 1837 the General Assembly passed an act establishing the town of Cleveland as the county seat and appointing the following commissioners: Levi Trewhitt, Nicholas Spring, P. J. G. Lea, James Berry, John C. Kennedy, Robert Swan, John Hardwick, Robert Bashears and Burrows Buckner, provided they agreed to the provisions of the act appointing them.

The town was settled quite rapidly, and by 1840 the inhabitants numbered bout 500. Among the first merchants were Dr. Nicholas Spring, P. J. G. Lea, John D. Traynor, Baldwin Harle, Robert Humphreys, L. B. Miller, Lowry & Wasson, Robert Bashears, Robert and Isaac Swan, Andrew Russell, A. B. Foster, W. K. Pickens, D. C. Kenner, Washington Parks and W. H. Tibbs.

Bradley Countians in the War of 1812

Hon Luke Lea

Bradley County Soldiers in the Mexican American War

Armstrong Lea

Hon. John G. CARTER, a prominent citizen and farmer of Bradley County, was born April 14, 1823, in Pittsylvania County, Va., of which State his parents were also natives. The father was born in 1786, and immigrated to Jefferson County, Tenn., in 1826. In 1844 he moved to Cleveland, Bradley County. He began life as a farmer, and afterward became a blacksmith. He was a Whig and after the war a Democrat. He died in 1878 at his son's home, where he had resided since 1869. His wife was born in 1795 and died in 1878. They were married in 1812 in their native State, where they spent the following fifteen years. Both were members of the Methodist Church, and parents of six children, of whom our subject is fifth. He received a common school education in Jefferson County. In 1838, November 10, at the age of fifteen, he went to Cleveland and entered the store of P. G. LEA, as salesman, beginning on a salary of $30 dollars per annum. He remained nine years, the last four of which he received $200 per annum.

Franck W. Lea (of Bradley County?)

Caswell Lea (of Bradley County?)
 

2007-04-01 Email

From: Lencola@aol.com
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 07:55:01 EDT
Subject: Lea Family, Knoxville, Tn

Hi there, ran across your site using google. My family are Lea/Lee's in Knoxville and was quite astonished when looking at the pictures of you as you look very much like several of my cousins. My GGgrandfather was John Henry Lee and from what information I have found his father was Henry Lewis Lea. Wondered if you have ever heard of these names. Below is a picture of John Henry Lee, he had a sawmill and a grocery store in Knoxville but later in his life moved to Maryville, TN and died there. Enjoyed your site, my grandfather played the piano, mandolin and guitar also. Very musically inclined family but unfortunately I didn't inherit those genes. If you do have any info about any of my family and would like to share, would very much appreciate it. Thanks, Lenora from Kodak, TN

     John Henry Lee

2007-03-14 Email

From: "Bobby&Debbie Lea" <bdlea3@grandecom.net>
Subject: The Leas
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007
Howdy from Texas.
I enjoyed you site and I'm glad you clarified the way we pronounce our name. I just got a call today and they asked for Mr. Le-uh. He doesn't live here was my reply. Anyway I'm going to read more when I get more time.

Thanks for your time and research.
Robert Edward Lea III

2007-03-07 Email

Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 20:18:13 -0500 (EST)
From: "Rhonda P D1G" <rhonda@room343.english.uga.edu>
Subject: Rhonda Lea Payne

Phil,

Garland's DNA was a 100% match to another Lee/Lea male, so we are definitely
related to John, Elijah and Alfred Lee. I haven't done any genealogy lately
but I heard from Randy who had asked for a male DNA sample from our line.

Love
Rhonda

From: "Li Ann Lee" <nanabear39@comcast.net> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Lea/Lee Family
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 12:29:12 -0700

Clint Lee showed me your website. My husband is part of the Lee DNA project. My husbands great grandfather was Alfred Lee b. 1799 NC, d. abt 1868 in Howell Co., MO. We are fairly sure that he is the son of Elijah Lee who was in Monroe Co. My husbands lineage is:

Robert Alvin Lee (my husband)
Moses Albert Lee (Bob's father)
Robert Nelson Lee (Bob's grandfather)
Alfred Joseph or Joseph Alfred Lee (Bob's ggrandfather)
Elijah Lee (Bob's gggrandfather)

We would appreciate it if you have any information on this family, especially the descendants of Elijah Lee. It took the DNA test to confirm that he was a 100% match to Elijah.

Seeing that you are sitting right next to Monroe Co., we are hoping you too would descend from Elijah.

Li Ann Lee

06-15-2005 my dad, Edward Lea, told me:

My great-aunt (my grandfather's sister) was Lillie Eldora Lea ("Aunt Lillie") 
She married Andy Carden.
They had three (3) children: Clifford, Vina Lea (sp?)  and Iola.

Clifford may have 2 girls and a boy.
Vina Lea married Francis Davis. They had 2 boys, Andy and Glen? 
Iola married Clyde Watkins.

Here's some information received from my first cousin, Rhonda Lea Payne, daughter of the late Evan Lea:

Leach Lonzo Lea--born 10 Sept. 1884 in Murray Co., GA died 20 Sept. 1967 Polk Co., TN (wife: Sara Elizabeth Wright b. 9 Oct. 1890, died 5 July 1956)

Evan Francis Lea--born 22 Nov. 1856 in Murray Co, GA. died 4 Sept. 1929 (wife: Sarah Elizabeth Mantooth b. 7 Aug. 1866 in TN, died 26 Sept. 1948) (NOTE: someone's records say she was born in Sept, but Great Aunt Lucy gave me those dates before she died)

Andrew J. (Jackson, I think) Lea--born 25 Mar 1825 in Monroe Co., TN died 20 Sept. 1889. Buried Sumac Church, Chatsworth, GA. (His wife is given on the will as Louisa Jane Marion but I don't know if Marion is her maiden name or another given name. I haven't been able to trace her ancestors. Louisa Jane was born 25 Sept. 1833, died 2 May 1901. BTW, I discovered that Andrew was exempted from service in the Civil War due to his occupation of tanner/saddler/harness maker. He was the trustee of the school in Cisco in 1878.

I have recently come to the conclusion that A.J.'s father was John Lea, listed as Lee in the census. I found a will of his that gives the names of his sons, plus he was in the right place at the right time. A.J. was also listed as Lee in some of the early census records. Spelling wasn't a strong job qualification for census takers back then or else the spelling has changed back and forth over time.

If Ed can get me the birth and death and marriage dates/names of spouses for all of his brothers and sisters it would allow me to pay back the Mantooth distant relative who just gave me information on our ancestor Doctor Houston Mantooth. Judge Lea wasn't a judge and Doctor wasn't an MD, but those were apparently legal names.

Here an email I received 07-31-2001 about my great-grandfather and my reply:

Ruth Hartman wrote:

I came across your ad for land to sell in Ocoee while researching the area. My father was born in Ocoee in 1898. He died when I was a baby and I have no memory of him but lately, through the internet, I have discovered relatives of his around Ocoee. From what I understand his mother died when he was very small and he was given to Even Lea and his wife to raise.

My father's name was Edwin Taylor Arthur. Seeing your name in this area made me wonder if you were of the same Lea family. Maybe this was the land he was raised on? If you have any information I would appreciate hearing from you. Thank you .

Ruth Hartman
1717 Rhode Island St.
Seminole, OK 74868

My reply:

Dear Ruth;

Thank you for your email.

Evan Francis Lea was my great-grandfather.
My Grandfather was Leach Lonzo Lea.
My father is Hughie Edward (Ed) Lea.
(Dad was the youngest and he had a brother also named Evan after their grandfather.)

I called my dad and asked him about your dad.

He said: My great-grandfather Evan "took in" your dad when his mother died when he was young.

My grandfather, grandmother, uncle's Lester (1912) & Fletcher (1914), great-grandfather, great-grandmother and your dad moved to Texas around 1915?.
(It was before my dad and his other siblings were born.)

Dad says they called your dad Ed.

I think it was pretty tough (dry) there and they moved back to Tennessee after about a year, but your dad stayed in Texas. (I guess he was about 17.)

(The Arthur's and the Lea's were fellow Masons.)

They were raised in the "lower end" of the (Polk) County, between Ocoee and Old Fort off Old Federal Road.

One of my friends and schoolmates, Morris McClary's, mother is Blanche Arthur McClary. She is the daughter of Marvin Arthur, your dad's brother. She and Glen are still living.

Dad thinks that Glen invented something to do with oil wells and received royalty checks!?!?

I would like to hear from you again and what you know about your dad and Glen.

Dad wants to know if Bill is still living. If so how is he and would you ask him if he remembers my dad or Junior Lea??

(I'm 49, by the way)

Your "cousin",

Phil Lea

PS: Dad said he met your brother, Bill, a few times when he was in visiting relatives in this area.

1999-05-25 posting on http://www.knoxcotn.org/knoxqryarchive/knoxmay99.html

Texanna M. Lea --Daniel Ferry

Posted by Laura L Wright <lsllwright@fuse.net> on Tue, 25 May 1999

Surname: Frost, Ferry, Bunch, Wright

I am still searching for information about Texanna Mary Lea who married Daniel T. Ferry in Knox Co. Tenn in or around 1860+ I really need her death record, marriage record, any information at all would be a big help. Any other Leas from Knox co. Thank you Laura Wright

1999-05-21 posting on http://www.knoxcotn.org/knoxqryarchive/knoxmay99.html

starkey family

Posted by michelle <michelle0075@intermediatn.net> on Fri, 21 May 1999

Surname: starkey, lee

I have a Sarah Jane Starkey in my family geneology. I don't have her parents though. If you can help, it would be appreciated. Sarah married John Henry Lee in 1866. They had a child, William Josiah Lee. My line goes from him to Luther Hayes Harrison Lee then his daughter, Edna Belle Lee was my Grandmother. Thanks, Michelle
 

1999-05-14 posting on http://www.knoxcotn.org/knoxqryarchive/knoxmay99.html

Mary Texanna Lea (Lee)

Posted by Laura L Wright <lsllwright@fuse.net> on Fri, 14 May 1999

Surname: Lee, Lea, lee, Ferry, Farrey

I need information on a Texanna Lea (Lee) married to Daniel Farrey ,her first name could have been Mary. Any information on either would be deeply appreciated. She was suppose to have died in Knox co. in 1864 but I also have information that she didnt die untill 1898 1899 ????Please Help Thank you Laura Wright

Click HERE for the following website:
Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, Barque Cacholet
Valparaiso, Chile & Panama to San Francisco, CA
July 1, 1850

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Click HERE for the following website:
CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION RECORD: INDEX
Laudreneau - LeJeunne Donated by the Louisiana State Archives

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Click HERE for the following website:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/lea/

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Click HERE for the following website:
Abstract of Circuit Court Record Books 1853 - 1856
GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI, CIRCUIT COURT CASES
(We weren't all perfect????)

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Click HERE for the following website:
Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
Chatsworth (Murray County) Georgia
Burial site of:
A.J. Lea 9-20-1889
Louisa Lea 9-25-1839 5-2-1901
Dr. Thomas Lea 1816 10-1-1905

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Click HERE for the following website:
Notes on the LEA Family Heritage
From John Lea in England to Kimbery M. Owen and
Stephen M. Owen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
GREAT SITE FOR LEA HISTORY!!!!!

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Glenda with her Cadillac Eldorado

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Ed with his old '91 Ford Ranger

Pop's Ranger

POP'S TOY

Ed and is 1984 Monte Carlo cruiser

1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Restored with new pain, Rally wheels, 350 crate motor, Flowmasters, etc.....

We live in the Benton Station Community of Polk County, Tennessee U.S.A.
We have one son, Philip (Phil) Lea of Sweetwater TN.

Edward's full name is Hughie Edward Lea and he was born in the Ocoee/Old Fort area.
His nickname is Pop Lea or H.E. Lea and he graduated from Polk County High School in 1944.
He's very active at the Benton Station Baptist Church and is a Deacon there.
He is retired from the Louisville and Nashville (L&N) and later CSX Railroad.
His father was Leach Lonzo Lea, Sr.
His mother was Elizabeth Wright Lea
His brothers: Evan Lea (deceased), Fletcher Lea, Rev. Lester Lea (deceased) and Leach Lea, Jr.
His sisters: Ruth Lea Day and Anna Mae Lea Arthur Ross (deceased)

Glenda's maiden name was Emma Glenda Tinsley.
Her nickname is Dun Dun.
She was a self employed hairdresser for 30 years.
She later was an award-winning salesperson with Friedman's and Marks & Morgan Jewelers.
She was born and raised on South Lee Highway in Cleveland TN.
Her father was Junior Fox (June) Tinsley.
Her mother was Jessie Schabell Tinsley.
Her brothers: Hoyt Junior Tinsley and Daniel Richard (Danny) Tinsley.
Her sisters: Pauline Elizabeth Tinsley Adams and Sadie Yvonne Tinsley Ware.
She lost an older brother, Paul Tinsley to lockjaw when he was small.)  (tetnus / tetanus)

Me, Phil Lea, and my Harley Heritage Softail

 

Hello! My name is Phil Lea.
 

20078 days, 14 hours, 58 minutes, and 47 seconds have passed since I was born!

 

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Phil Lea
868 Benton Station Road
Benton TN 37307
 

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Only 8,000 miles, Rare original yellow & white paint, wide white-walls

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Click HERE to see my "Want To Buy" list, my "Wish List", my "WANTED" list of items I want to buy, www.drwebman.com/want

 

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Click 
HERE
to see my
INTERNET YARD SALE

 

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Phil's LINKS below!

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My www.DRWEBMAN.com FREE WEBSITES Webmaster site
My www.FSBOTrader.com site to Buy, Sale & Trade all Kinds of Items that's For Sale By Owner
My www.OcoeeRealty.com, site to BUY, SELL or TRADE Homes, Land, Properties, etc...
My www.DRTRAIN.com Model Train website
My www.DRKARAOKE.com DJ/KJ website
My www.BentonStation.com website
My www.EUCHEE.com Internet Yard Sale website
My www.drwebman.com/cd List of original audio, music discs
My www.drwebman.com/cdg List of Karaoke Disc CDGs for sale
My www.drwebman.com/harley Heritage w/7,000 miles
My www.LeroyMercerCD.com Website The real story of the "Real Leroy Mercer"  (aka: John Bean) tribute
My www.euchee.com/yuchi tribute
My www.drwebman.com/signs Funny / off-color HERE'S YOUR SIGN pics found across the world
My www.PhotosOfCleveland.com old photos of Cleveland TN website
My www.drwebman.com/sweatbee website the tells how I keep sweat bees from sting me
My www.MyLostToys.com website that's a search for MY LOST TOYS
My www.TroopTrain.com website that pays tribute to the L&N WW-II train wreck near Jellico TN
My www.drwebman.com/sellit/#j45 for more information on my 1964 Gibson J-45 Guitar For Sale
My www.drwebman.com/sellit/#strad for more information on my FOR SALE Upright Stradivarius Bass "Fiddle" with Carved top
My www.OcoeeTN.com website
My www.1967Malibu.com website that features my 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu with Factory Air
My www.drwebman.com/classof70 website for our Polk County High School graduating class of 1970
My www.drwebman.com/2003ranger website
My www.drwebman.com/8-tracks website about 8-track tapes, 8-tracks, 8-track tape players

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CLICK TO SEE MY PARTS FOR SALE WEBSITE
www.FSBOTrader.com

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OcoeeRealty.com is a great website where you can buy, sell or trade properties.

Advertise your property on Ocoee Realty .com or browse the ads.

(Click on the images below for more information on the properties for sale.)

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For you next Karaoke Party, contact:

www.DRKARAOKE.com

 

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Check out my MyLostToys.com website

 

that features toys from my childhood 

www.MyLostToys.com

 

 

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Check out my Dr. Shock website:
www.drwebman.com/dr_shock  

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Check out my tribute to Cleveland TN 
www.PhotosOfCleveland.com

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Click HERE to see my "MEMORIES OF A CHILD 50s" website, www.drwebman.com/memories

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      Ingrid                 Rebel and Bob Brandy

Click HERE to see my Tribute To Bob Brandy

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John Bean 
1951-1984
(the REAL, the one, the only true Leroy Mercer)

www.LeroyMercerCD.com

Click HERE to see my Tribute To the REAL Leroy Mercer

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www.TroopTrain.com

My website that chronicles the WW-II Troop Train wreck near Jellico TN on July 6, 1944

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The BAT CREEK STONE

www.euchee.com/yuchi

My tribute to the Yuchi Indians

(Could the Yuchi be one of the lost tribes of Israel???)

 

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Grave of a Capt. Andrew Jackson Lea
(I was sent this image from a very nice lady.)
This is what his grave stone in Quitman GA is thought to read:
Born in North Carolina Sept. 7, 1816
Died in Madison Co. Florida Sept. 10, 1883
(I don't know if I'm related to this Andrew Jackson!?!?!?)

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