Daughter ofS ilas Beauregaurde Lea and Nancy Brock Montgomery Lea.

Married to Carl Sylvester Perry.

Carl and Cornelia were the parents of Dorothy Cornelia Perry Ellis.
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Carnie Lee
Age: 8
Birth Date: abt 1892
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Johns River, Cabarrus, North Carolina
Ward of City: #1
Sheet Number: 31B
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 509
Family Number: 509
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Silas Lee
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Nannie Lee
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
Silas Lee 40
Nannie Lee 39
Gertrude Lee 14
Claudie Lee 12
Ollie Lee 10
Carnie Lee 8
Lucile Lee 3
Julia Stanfield 50

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Cornelia Le?
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Machand Aged Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Silas B Le?
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Namie B Le?
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Silas B Le? 48
Namie B Le? 48
Gertrude Le? 25
Cornelia Le? 15
Lucile Le? 12
Elma Le? 6

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Cornelia K Perry
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street address: Elliott Street
Ward of City: Part of Two
House Number in Cities or Towns: 207
Dwelling Number: 169
Family Number: 215
Age at First Marriage: 18
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Saleslady
Industry: Wholesale Sanitary
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl S Perry 37
Cornelia K Perry 35
Dorothy C Perry 12

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Cornelia Lea Perry
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 78
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Homemaker
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1894
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 4 Nov 1972
Death Location: Durham, Durham
Father's Name: Silas B Lea
Mother's Name: Nannie Montgomery
Residence: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Cause of death: Gram negative septicemia, post op rejection cancer colon, polymyositis, long term steroid
Informant: Mrs Dorothy Ellis, Rt 7, Durham