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Lessie Geneva <I>Coley</I> West

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Lessie Geneva Coley West

Birth
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Death
23 Aug 1996 (aged 85)
Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Lessie was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Coley and Mary Lizzie Radford. She was married twice. Her first husband was Bithel Walter "Dick" Barnes. No children were had by him. Her second husband was Richard Mason West. She had children with Richard Mason West and they were: William Henry West, Dorothy Lee West, Edward Lee West, Richard Macon West Jr, George Washington West, Oliver Green West and Bennie Ray West.

January 13, 1938 Lessie was shot by her first husband Bithel Walter "Dick" Barnes. She managed to survive being shot in the stomach with a shotgun. Bithel killed himself. The story was in the Daily Southerner on January 14, 1938.
Lessie was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Coley and Mary Lizzie Radford. She was married twice. Her first husband was Bithel Walter "Dick" Barnes. No children were had by him. Her second husband was Richard Mason West. She had children with Richard Mason West and they were: William Henry West, Dorothy Lee West, Edward Lee West, Richard Macon West Jr, George Washington West, Oliver Green West and Bennie Ray West.

January 13, 1938 Lessie was shot by her first husband Bithel Walter "Dick" Barnes. She managed to survive being shot in the stomach with a shotgun. Bithel killed himself. The story was in the Daily Southerner on January 14, 1938.


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