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James Kerr Lea

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James Kerr Lea

Birth
Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Death
20 Jun 1872 (aged 63)
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Section 6, Lot 50
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James was the son of Benjamin Lea and Nancy Kerr of Caswell Co., NC. He was a wealthy planter prior to the civil war. He lost two of his sons in the war. After the war, his wealth in land and slaves dissolved, he moved with his wife and children to Hinds Co., MS. Shortly after his death, his wife Margarett moved back to North Carolina where she died in 1908 in Guilford County.

Caswell County Genealogy: General James Kerr Lea. [Biographical information provided by Carolina Caswell.]
James was the son of Benjamin Lea and Nancy Kerr of Caswell Co., NC. He was a wealthy planter prior to the civil war. He lost two of his sons in the war. After the war, his wealth in land and slaves dissolved, he moved with his wife and children to Hinds Co., MS. Shortly after his death, his wife Margarett moved back to North Carolina where she died in 1908 in Guilford County.

Caswell County Genealogy: General James Kerr Lea. [Biographical information provided by Carolina Caswell.]

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