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Lea, George Addison

Male 1857 - 1938  (81 years)


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  • Name Lea, George Addison  [1, 2
    Birth 17 Apr 1857  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 3853 
    Death 25 Dec 1938 
    Burial Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3808  Caswell County
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

    Father Lea, Thomas L.,   b. Abt 1806, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1867 (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Wright, Ann Blount,   b. Abt 1815, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1874 (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 16 Apr 1833  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    Family ID F1231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Lea, Major Robert Emmett,   b. 20 Jul 1886   d. 8 Oct 1918 (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Apr 1857 - Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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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

  • Sources 
    1. Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 354 (Article #441 "Thomas L. Lea" by Katharine Kerr Kendall).

    2. Details: Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Richmond, Virginia: 1915.