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Caswell County Genealogy
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1857 - 1938 (81 years)
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Name |
Lea, George Addison [1, 2] |
Birth |
17 Apr 1857 |
Caswell County, North Carolina [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
3853 |
Death |
25 Dec 1938 |
Burial |
Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia |
Person ID |
I3808 |
Caswell County |
Last Modified |
11 Mar 2024 |
Father |
Lea, Thomas L., b. Abt 1806, North Carolina d. 1867 (Age ~ 61 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Wright, Ann Blount, b. Abt 1815, North Carolina d. 1874 (Age ~ 59 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Marriage |
16 Apr 1833 |
Caswell County, North Carolina |
Reference Number |
18674 |
Notes |
- North Carolina Marriage Bonds
Name: Ann B Wright
Gender: Female
Spouse: Thomas L Lea
Spouse Gender: Male
Bond date: 16 Apr 1833
Bond #: 000016499
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 008926
County: Caswell
Record #: 01 172
Bondsman: Willia Lea
Witness: Paul A Haralson
Household Members
Name Age
Thomas L Lea
Ann B Wright
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Family ID |
F1231 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- For the early history of the Lea family the searcher must seek in the records of Caswell county, North Carolina, where his task will be an easy one, since for generations that district has contained those bearing the name, their connection with public affairs and enterprises appearing in each generation and filling the annals of the county with their works and deeds. There resided John Calvin [Canebrake] Lea, grandfather of George Addison Lea, a native of the county, who married Hannah Slade, of Caswell county, brother of Nat Slade, a soldier in a North Carolina company in the Colonial army during the revolution. The story is told of Nat Slade that, when the Colonial force had encamped prior to the battle of Guilford Court House, he discovered a Tory spy in the camp, and was so enraged at his presence that he picked him up bodily and flung him into a large log fire about which the soldiers were grouped. Although a member of a family so indissolubly associated with the history of North Carolina, the life activity of George Addison Lea has been in Virginia scenes, and since his fifteenth year he has been a resident of Danville, linked with the business interests of that city at the present time as head of the firm of George A. Lea & Company and as director in several other important enterprises.
George Addison Lea was born in Caswell county, North Carolina, April 17, 1857, and in his youth attended the local schools, leaving home at the age of fifteen years to earn an independent livelihood. Coming to Danville at that time he entered the tobacco business, and for two years was employed as floor manager of the Grange Warehouse, after which he established in warehouse business for the sale of leaf tobacco, in partnership with his brother, John G., and J. B. Anderson, under the firm name of Lea, Anderson & Lea. This relation continued for two years and was then succeeded by John G. and J. B. Anderson. Mr. Lea then engaged in the leaf tobacco business and established the firm of George A. Lea & Company, at the present time holding the leading position in the direction of its business, which is extensive and profitable, measuring well with the other institutions of a similar nature in the city of Danville. He is a director of the Danville Knitting Mills, a director of the Danville Fair, and owns considerable land in Caswell county, North Carolina, including the old homestead of his birth. He holds membership in the House Rock Wheel Club, and belongs to the First Baptist Church. He was a prime mover in the organization of the Roanoke Female Institute and active in securing funds for the erection of the buildings housing that institution. Mr. Lea's political activity has always been in behalf of the Democratic party, in whose principles he is a sincere believer.
He married Emma M. Betts, born in Halifax county, Virginia, daughter of Captain William S. Betts. Her father, whose wife's maiden name was Faulkner, was a captain in the Confederate army, serving throughout the four years of the war between the states. Of the nine children of Mr. and Mrs. Lea, five are living at this time: George A., Jr., engaged in the real estate business in Columbia, South Carolina; Emma T., married A. A. Booth, of Richmond, Virginia, cashier of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad; Robert Emmett, a tobacco dealer of Danville; Gladys W., unmarried, lives at home; Daisy W. Through the military services of his ancestors Mr. Lea is a member of the Sons of the Revolution, while Mrs. Lea is a Colonial Dame.
Source: Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Richmond, Virginia: 1915.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 October 2018), memorial page for George Addison Lea (17 Apr 1857-25 Dec 1938), Find A Grave Memorial no. 102231490, citing Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by J.D. (contributor 47309475) .
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1860 US Census
Name: Geo A Lea
Age in 1860: 3
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Post Office: Yanceyville
Household Members: Name Age
Thos L Lea 54
A B Lea 45
J W Lea 24
R A Lea 19
A G Lea 16
T L Lea 13
M P Lea 11
Sidney Lea 8
Wm Lea 6
Geo A Lea 3
1870 US Census
Name: George Lea
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Age in 1870: 13
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Milton
He was living with his sister, Ann Lea Graves (in the household of her husband William Griffin Graves) at the time of the 1870 US Census.
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Geo. A. Lea
Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: E. B. Lea
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Dealer In Leaf Tob.
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Geo. A. Lea 23
E. B. Lea 21
U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Name: George A Lea
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1857
Birth Place: Caswell County, North Carolina
Age: 38
Residence: Danville, Virginia
Passport Issue Date: 8 Apr 1896
Passport Includes a Photo: No
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: George A Lea
Home in 1900: Danville Ward 3, Danville City, Virginia
Age: 42
Birth Date: Apr 1858
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Spouse's Name: Emma B Lea
Marriage year: 1880
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 20
Household Members: Name Age
George A Lea 42
Emma B Lea 41
George A Lea 18
Emma T Lea 15
Robert E Lea 13
Gladis Lea 6
Manie Genn 19
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: George A Lea
Age in 1910: 53
Estimated Birth Year: 1857
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Spouse's Name: Emma B Lea
Home in 1910: Danville Ward 4, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
George A Lea 53
Emma B Lea 51
George A Lea Jr. 29
Emma T Lea 21 [25]
Gladys W Lea 16
Daisy W Lea 8
Nora Adams 20
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George A Lea
Home in 1920: Danville Ward 4, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
Age: 63
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Emma B Lea
Father's Birth Place: Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
George A Lea 63
Emma B Lea 62
Daisy Lea 19
Augusta A Booth 40
Emma L Booth 37
Emma L Booth 7
Annie F Booth 5
Lea Booth 2
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Elizebeth Jones 19
Nannie Brandon 23
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Sources |
- Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 354 (Article #441 "Thomas L. Lea" by Katharine Kerr Kendall).
- Details: Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Richmond, Virginia: 1915.
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