Edward Tong Lee (1934 - 1981)

Born 3 Jun 1934 in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Oct 1981 at age 47 in Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Birth

Edward Tong Lee, son of Arthur Mein Lee and Mary Anna Olko was born on 3 June 1934 at Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan.^[1]

Marriage

Edward T. Lee and Mayanell Bolling were married on 10 October 1955 at San Mateo, California.^[2] The couple divorced on 30 August 1973 at Tarrant, Texas.^[3]

Military

Edward Lee, enlisted 29 Aug 1967, Branch AF, Released 31 May 1973.^[4]

Death

Edward T. Lee died on 12 October 1981 at Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan. He resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.^[5]

Burial

Edward T. Lee was buried at Assumption Grotto Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Inscription: "SSGT US Air Force Korea Vietnam"^[6]

Census

1940, Tract 870, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Township, Wayne, Michigan^[7]

Name Edward Wong Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Tract 870, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States Sex Male Age 5 Marital Status Single Race (Original) Chinese Race Chinese Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Michigan Birth Year (Estimated) 1935 Last Place of Residence Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Household:

Yick Foo Wong, Husband, M, 47, California

Mary Anna Wong, Wife, F, 26, Michigan

Edward Wong, Son, M, 5, Michigan

Raymond Wong, Son, M, 3, Michigan

Marie Wong, Daughter, F, 2, Michigan

Sources

1. ↑ Birth certificate, 1934, (see image).
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records—Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2014. Texas, USA: Texas Department of State Health Services.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
5. ↑ Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998. Original data: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index. Lansing, MI, USA.
6. ↑ Find a Grave 147316436
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHMQ-V3B : accessed 4 December 2017), Yick Foo Wong, Tract 870, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82-72, sheet 61B, line 60, family 229, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1829.

See also:

• "Michigan, Eastern and Western Districts, Naturalization Records, 1837-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CKBG-CPMM : 21 July 2020), Arthur Mein Lee, 1954.