Family Group Record, William Wallace Lee MD, Franklin Parish, LA Submitted by: John Smallwood ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** FIRST GENERATION 1. William Wallace Lee MD (son of Henry Bryant Lee and Margaret Bell Lee) was born on 3 Jun 1836 in GA. He died on 8 Dec 1911 in Franklin Par., LA. He was married to Mariah Florence Beamon about 1858. William Wallace Lee MD and Mariah Florence Beamon had the following children: 2 i. William Yancey Lee was born in 1859 in Scott Co., MS. +3 ii. Henry Beamon Lee (born in Sep 1860). +4 iii. Mary Florence Lee. +5 iv. Eula B. Lee . He was married to Josephine R. Gilbert on 22 Feb 1870. Josephine R. Gilbert was born on 7 Apr 1847. She died on 3 Sep 1904 in Franklin Par., LA. She was buried in Oakley Cem., Franklin Par., LA. William Wallace Lee MD and Josephine R. Gilbert had the following children: 6 i. West Lee was born on 6 Dec 1870 in Franklin Par., LA. He died on 4 Mar 1898 in Franklin Par., LA. He was buried in Oakley Cem., Franklin Par., LA. 7 ii. Claire Lee was born on 15 Apr 1873 in Franklin Par., LA. He died on 4 Nov 1891 in Franklin Par., LA. He was buried in Oakley Cem., Franklin Par., LA. +8 iii. Louise Thacker Lee (born on 28 Dec 1874). +9 iv. Jessie Lee (born on 30 Aug 1876). +10 v. William Wallace Lee Jr. (born on 25 Jun 1884). 11 vi. Joseph Lee was born on 8 Sep 1887 in Franklin Par., LA. He died on 25 Oct 1895 in Franklin Par., LA. He was buried in Oakley Cem., Franklin Par., LA. SECOND GENERATION 3. Henry Beamon Lee (William Wallace-1) was born in Sep 1860 in Scott Co., MS. He was married to Mattie Jane Wallace on 16 Jan 1910. 4. Mary Florence Lee (William Wallace-1) . She was married to Joe Patterson. 5. Eula B. Lee (William Wallace-1). She was married to George Thornton. 8. Louise Thacker Lee (William Wallace-1) was born on 28 Dec 1874 in Franklin Par., LA. She died on 23 Apr 1947. She was married to William Oscar McClendon. William Oscar McClendon was born on 16 Jan 1875. He died on 2 Jul 1954. He was buried in Oakley Cem., Franklin Par., LA. 9. Jessie Lee (William Wallace-1) was born on 30 Aug 1876 in Franklin Par., LA. She died on 28 Mar 1901 in Franklin Par., LA. She was buried in Oakley Cem., Franklin Par., LA. She was married to John L. Chennault. Jessie Lee and John L. Chennault had the following children: +12 i. Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault (born on 6 Sep 1890). 13 ii. William S. Chennault. 10. William Wallace Lee Jr. (William Wallace-1) was born on 25 Jun 1884 in Franklin Par., LA. He died on 24 Feb 1915. He was buried in Oakley Cem., Franklin Par., LA. He was married to Alice Barnes. Alice Barnes was born on 11 Jul 1882. She died on 23 Feb 1966. She was buried in Oakley Cem., Franklin Par., LA. William Wallace Lee Jr. and Alice Barnes had the following children: 14 i. William B. Lee was born on 30 Mar 1907. He died on 8 Aug 1907. He was buried in Oakley Cem., Franklin Par., LA. THIRD GENERATION 12. Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault (Jessie Lee-2, William Wallace-1) was born on 6 Sep 1890 in Commerce, TX. He died on 27 Jul 1958 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., LA. He was buried in Arlington National Cem., Arlington, Fairfax Co., VA. He was married to Nell Thompson on 24 Dec 1911. He was divorced from Nell Thompson about 1945. Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault and Nell Thompson had the following children: +15 i. John Stephen Chennault (born on 20 May 1913). 16 ii. Max Chennault. 17 iii. Claire Chennault. 18 iv. Charles Chennault . 19 v. David Chennault. +20 vi. Peggy Chennault. 21 vii. Robert Chennault. +22 viii. Rosemary Chennault. He was married to Anna Chen on 2 Dec 1947. Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault and Anna Chen had the following children: 23 i. Cynthia Chennault. 24 ii. Claire Anna Chennault. Prepared by: John Smallwood 118 107th Avenue, NE B-310 Bellevue, WA 98004 425-451-3766 jhs1964@worldnet.att.net