Individual Details
Lee Chester Granville "Lg" Coursey
(4 Mar 1916 - 29 Jul 1994)
Events
| Birth | 4 Mar 1916 | Nine, McCullough County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census | 1920 | Coleman County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas | | | |
| Census-shared | 1940 | (Alvin Roy Coursey) Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas | | | |
| Military | From 13 Oct 1941 to 8 Nov 1945 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 29 Jul 1994 | Natural Causes of death - Temple, Bell County, Texas | | | |
| Alt name | Leychester Granville Coursey |
Families
| Father | James Robert Coursey (1870 - 1938) |
| Mother | Cynthia Elizabeth Farris (1875 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Mattie Lavina "Willie Mae" Coursey (1894 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Albert Edward Coursey (1896 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Cleo Patria Coursey (1898 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Lillian Viola "Lilly" Coursey (1900 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Coveda Coursey (1902 - 1902) |
| Sibling | James Ruben Coursey (1904 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Pauline Ina Aline Coursey (1906 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Ernest Raymond Coursey (1911 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Alvin Roy Coursey (1913 - 1991) |
Notes
Birth
Amended birth certificate gives the date of birth as 4 March 1916. This was amended in 1974. The Social Security death index gives 4 March as the date of birthCensus
James R Coursey rentrs home is 49 yrs, born Texas, father born Alabama, mother born Arkansas is a general laborerCynthia, wife, age 46 born Texas, fathr in Tennessee, mother born Georgia
Albert E son age 22, born Texas, general laborer
Pauline daughter age 13 born Texas
Ernest R. son age 8 born Texas
Alvin R age 7 born Texas
Chester age 3 years 7 months born Texas
Census
Alvin Coursey age 26 born Texas, married, residence in 1935 same place, rents home $15/month 8 grade, brand packer in flour millFrances age 23 born Arkansas, same place, 2 years of high school
Cynthia, mother, age 64, born Texas, Billinger Runnels County Texas, 5th grade
L C brother age 24, born Texas, Billinger, Runnels County, Texas, 5th grade, laborer in auto wrecking shop
Census-shared
Alvin Coursey age 26 born Texas, married, residence in 1935 same place, rents home $15/month 8 grade, brand packer in flour millFrances age 23 born Arkansas, same place, 2 years of high school
Cynthia, mother, age 64, born Texas, Ballinger Runnels County Texas, 5th grade
L C brother age 24, born Texas, Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas, 5th grade, laborer
Military
Name: Lee C CourseyName (Original): COURSEY LEE C
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 13 Oct 1941
Term of Enlistment:
Event Place: Dallas, Texas, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1916
Birthplace: TEXAS
Education Level: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Serial Number: 38045599
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 12806.46
Release date: 8 Nov 1945
Death
Given Name: Lee C CourseyBirth Date: 4 March 1916
Social Security Number: 466-10-2053
State: Texas
Last Place of Residence: Temple, Bell, Texas
Previous Residence Postal Code: 76505
Event Date: 29 July 1994
Age: 78
Endnotes
1. 1930 US Census, Runnels County, Texas, population schedule, Ballinger city, ED 200-2, family 484, line 7, page 44, James R Coursey, NARA micropublication T626, roll 2389.
2. Lee Chester Coursey, birth certificate no, 122252 (1916), Texas Department of Health, Austin, Texas.
3. 1920 US Census, Coleman County, Texas, populstion schedule, Coleman, ED 48, family 331, line 37, page 44, James R Coursey, NARA micropublication T625, roll 1788.
4. Familysearch.org, online \<[Url]\\><, [Cd]><. Hereinafter cited as [ShortTitle]>.
5. 1940 US Census, Witchita County, Texas, population schedule, Witchita Falls, 2nd J-pct, ED 243-20, family 218, line 14, Sheet 12A, Alvin Coursey, NARA micropublication T627, roll 4163.
6. Fold3, "fold3," service records, Fold3.com (https://www.fold3: accessed ), ; citing National Archives.
7. United States, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records 1938 - 1946," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : viewed 14 January 2015), Lee C Coursey.
8. Lee Coursey, death certificate , Texas Department of Health, State Vital Stastics, Austin, Texas.
9. Lee C Coursey, no. 466-10-2053, 1994, Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," Family Search (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library)