Son of William Archer Lea and Martha Booker Carter Lea.

Married to Leah Fonville Debnam on August 1, 1888 in Durham County, North Carolina.

Edward and Leah were the parents of:
William A Lea
Hubert Vincent Lea
Edward Thomas Lea Jr
Willard N Lea(Nov 1897)
Carrie Lea Brown Spathis
Coral Lea Rigsbee
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North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: E T Lea
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1865
Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1888
Marriage Place: Durham, North Carolina
Spouse: Leah Debnam
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Event Type: Marriage

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Edward T Lea
Age: 34
Birth Date: Mar 1866
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Dowd
House Number: 205
Sheet Number: 1B
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 16
Family Number: 17
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Leah Lea
Marriage Year: 1888
Years Married: 12
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Twnsher Asstable
Months not employed: 3
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: R
Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward T Lea 34
Leah Lea 30
William Lea 9
Hubert Lea 6
Edward Lea 4
Willard Lea 12

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Edward T Lea
Age in 1910: 44
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Watts Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Leah F Lea
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 23
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward T Lea 44
Leah F Lea 35
William A Lea 20
Hubert V Lea 18
Edward T Lea Jr. 16
Willard N Lea 13
Carrie V Lea 5
Corral Lea 2

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Edward T Lea
[Edward T Ledo]
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Durham Ward 2, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Markham St
House Number: 502
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lar F Lea
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward T Lea 54
Lar F Lea 49
Hubert Lea 23
Carrie Lea 14
Corral Lea 12

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: Edward T Lea
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 58
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: abt 1863
Birth Place: Caswell, North Carolina
Death Date: 9 Nov 1921
Death Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Father: William Lea Caswell Co
Mother: Martha Canter Halifax Co
Cause of death: Organic heart disesae
Informant: William Lea, Durham