Individual Details

Missouri Elizabeth Corley

(25 Sep 1871 - 20 Feb 1942)



1900 Census. Johnson Twp, Logan Co, AR, Hh 39
Frank C. Lee, b. Nov 1867, 32, married 11 years, all b. AR, Farmer
Missouri, wife, b. Sep 1871, 28, 4 children, b. AR, parents b. MO
Jennie May, dau, b. Sep 1890, 9
Frederick, son, b. Sep 1892, 7
Horace, son, b. Apr 1894, 6
Vernon, son, b. Jan 1899, age 1

Delayed Arkansas Birth Certificate #4447
Atha Corinne Lee was born at Rt 1, Paris, Logan Co on 22 May 1903. Her father was Franklin Clout Lee, age 37; her mother Missouri Elisabeth Corley, age 32, both said to have been born in Paris, AR. She was the 6th child born to this mother. Mrs. B. Lasater, sister, of Muskogee Co, OK, age 64, made affidavit on 4 Mar 1955.

By 1920 the family was in Haskell Co, OK - in 1930, they lived in Casa Grande, Pinal Co, AZ, Hh 54
Frank C. Lee, 64, married at age 34, laborer, dairy farm.
Missouri, wife, 58, married at 18
Wanda, dau, 17
Ida F., dau, 15

1941 Phoenix, AZ City Directory
Lee, Missour E. Mrs. home - 2203 W. Jefferson

Arizona, Death Certificate #269
Missouri Elizabeth Lee died 20 Feb 1942 of cancer complicated by heart disease. Her residence was 1815 W. Washington in Phoenix, Maricopa Co, where she had lived since 1900. She was a widow, born 25 Sep 1871 in Paris, Logan Co, Arkansas. Her father was Pink Corley, mother unknown. The informant was Horace Lee of Casa Grande. She was buried in Casa Grande on Feb 24th.

Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, 22 Feb 1942, Sunday, p.3
Casa Grandean Succumbs Here
Funeral services will be held at 4 pm tomorrow in the chapel of the Grimshaw Mortuary for Mrs. Missouri Elizabeth Lee, a Casa Grande resident for 27 years, who died here Thursday.
Mrs. Lee, a native of Paris, Ark., was a Gold Star Mother and an honorary member of the Luke-Greenway American Legion post auxiliary here. The auxiliary will assist in the services, to be conducted by the Rev. Rollo C. LaPorte.
Private burial services will be held at Casa Grande Tuesday.
Surviving are twelve children: Mrs. Jane Lasater, Muskogee, Okla.; Horace Lee, Casa Grande; Vernon Lee, Pomona, Calif.; Mrs. Zetha Mitchel, Tracy, Calif.; Miss Connie Lee, Oakland, Calif.; Miss Marie Lee, Phoenix; Henry Lee, Clifton; William Lee, Pomona; Mrs. Virginia Jones, Porterville, Calif.; Quinn Lee and Miss Wanda Lee, Phoenix; and Ila Lee, Hollywood.




Arizona Death Certificate #8193
Marie I. Lee died 8 Aug 1966 at St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, Maricopa Co, of colon cancer. She was single, a school teacher. Her residence was 4116 N. West View in Phoenix. She had lived in Phoenix for 30 years; in Arizona for 40 years. Born 18 Apr 1905 in Arkansas. Father was Frank Cloud Lee; mother was Missouri Elizabeth Corley. Information came from the records of A. L. Moore & Sons, Phoenix. Cremated at Greenwood Cremabory, Aug 11th.

Texas Death Certificate #11367
Henry Clay Lee, died 11 Feb 1980 at the Panola General Hospital, Carthage, Panola Co, TX of pneumonia and cancer of the stomach. He was married - his spouse, Mary Edgar. He was an operating Engineer on the Santa Fe Railroad. His usual residence was 1013 Edith, Carthage. Parents were Frank Cloud Lee and Missouri Elizabeth Corley. Mary G. Lee was the infomant. Buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Carthage on Feb 13th.

Events

Birth25 Sep 1871Paris, Logan County, Arkansas
Marriage10 Nov 1889Logan County, Arkansas - Franklin Cloud Lee
Death20 Feb 1942Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Families

SpouseFranklin Cloud Lee (1865 - 1939)
FatherJames Pinkerton Corley (1846 - 1937)
MotherMary Frances Frost (1849 - 1895)
SiblingHenry Eldridge Corley (1873 - 1956)
SiblingMary Emma Corley (1875 - )
SiblingJames William Corley (1876 - 1940)
SiblingLena Corley (1878 - 1896)
SiblingRufus Allman Corley (1879 - 1940)
SiblingWinford Arthur Corley (1881 - 1939)