Born in Amite County Mississippi, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hampton Muse Lea
and Mariah (Gordon) Lea
Sister of
Lethe Ann (Lea) McDowell, George Sylvester Lea, Sicily Mary (Lea) Guy and Thomas Marshall Lea
Wife of
Charles F Felder
— married
26 Jan 1859 in Amite County, Mississippi
Mother of
Alva D Felder
Died
at age 24
in Amite County Mississippi, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 10 May 2017
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Biography
Melissa Jane Lea was born 5 Mar 1838 to Hampton Muse Lea and Maria Gordon.[1]
She married Charles F Felder on 26 Jan 1859 in Amite County, Mississippi.[1][2]
Issue
Alva D. Felder b. 1861[1]
She died at the age of 24 years, 7 months and 18 days on Oct 23, 1862 and is buried in Lea Cemetery, Huron, Amite County, Mississippi, USA[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find a Grave - Melissa Jane Lea Felder #[1] Created by: Alan Dale Gabehart. Find A Grave Memorial# 81267793
- ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (#[2] : 6 December 2014), Charles F. Felder and M. J. Lea, 26 Jan 1859; citing Amite,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 864,488.
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